Growing...growing..growing...

Harper and Aven are growing! We attended their 9 month checkup today and the doctor said that they are looking really good and are on track for their adjusted age of 6 months! Harper weighed in at a whopping 12 lbs and Aven is a bit heavier at 13 lb 14 oz.  Harper is 23 inches long and Aven is 26 inches long (he grew 4 inches in 3 months)!  We have been given the go-ahead for Aven to begin eating fruits and vegetables. Harper is still hesitant to eat her rice cereal, so we will continue working on eating with her.  Tomorrow the babies will be evaluated by Birth23 of CT to see what services (PT/OT/Speech, etc) they will receive to make sure that they continue to meet the milestones for their adjusted age.  

9 Months...

Today, the babies turned 9 months old! Can you believe it?  They are doing great sitting up by themselves, have started to eat cereal with banana and are babbling all the time! Harper even sounds like she is saying "hi" and "dada"! Aven is always on the move and is such a carefree little man! Harper is a little stubborn and has recently started making strange when she doesn't recognize someone.  She hates doing tummy time and prefers to be held rather than sit.  She has quite the diva-esque personality!  It is hard to believe that they will be 1 in only 3 short months!!!

Happy Valentine's Day...

Recently, while browsing Pinterest for Valentine's Day gift ideas for Harper and Aven's grandparents, I came upon a pretty cute idea! I was a little hesitant about how they would turn out, but I am very pleased with the end result! I bought the platters at TJ-Maxx and the acrylic paint from Michael's.  The babies loved the feeling of the paint on their feet! I am already thinking about craft ideas for St. Patrick's Day!