We went to get their first pumpkins today and even though it was freezing and I didn’t get the cutesy sitting in the patch with their pumpkin pictures I hoped for, I think these are pretty cute anyway:)
We met up with some MoM group families, saw some animals, cuddled with momma and daddy and got to hold our new pumpkins. Kira had her runny nose literally dripping onto the floor and Caelyn fell asleep on the way back from the patch to purchase them. She was not a pumpkin fan apparently either.
Wow these girls are amazing.
Caelyn is such a sweetie pie and has a very demure smile. She loves cuddling with momma, but daddy and grandma K are amazing also. She smiles at sissy and they hold hands all the time. She sleeps flat on her belly and has started sucking her thumb during the day a little as well. We are working on new stretches that her PT gave us and she is doing well. She loves sleep, needs a few minutes to adjust to being awake and her favorite toy is a abacus looking thing.
Kira continues to overflow with lots of spirit and has been very fussy with cutting her TWO teeth. We JUST got back to them sleeping their usual amount overnight and this lady thought she would die of exhaustion again. It was like newborns, but heavier and less day naps. She loves this little dori toy and is so cute when she gets startled, because it happens all the time. She likes to say “gi” and is practicing using her quiet squeaky voice.
We are continuing with baby led weaning and so far, they have tried banana, avocado, homemade bread, sweet potato, chicken, homemade beef jerky, peaches, egg yolk, oranges, apples, broccoli, hummus, carrots, teething wafers, cucumber and noodles.
Here are some more cute recent pictures!
On September 7th, Kira had her first tooth break through and as of today, her second is there too. I have been trying since then to get a picture and finally got one yesterday during the girls’ six month photos. I’ll share the good one at the end, but here are some of my favorite attempts over the past days.
We went to the specialist on September 4th and got Caelyn’s helmet fitted. We live almost two hours away with traffic and had to leave at 8am to get their for her first appointment to get the band. They did some initial adjustments and then we left for four hours and had to go back in for them to check the fit, shave more areas and check her skin for potential rashes. Everything checked out and she is doing well so far. Even though it was a very long day.
Caelyn has been wearing it since then, with the exception of skin checks and stretches for her tortocollis. She is doing great and doesn’t seem to mind it. We also had her appointment for early intervention for the tortocollis and they were shocked to not see any developmental deficits that are normally present. They said that they can tell she has it, but her development is right on track and they could tell we have been really working with her to be able to do the same things, since it is more difficult for her to do. One example is passing toys from hand to hand, as torticollis babies find it difficult to look to one side and tend to avoid that hand. They will be coming twice a month at my request and will step back to once a month when I feel comfortable.
Self explanatory. First time drinking out of a sippy cup and wanted to share the cuteness:)
We have a sitter! Caelyn randomly decided that she would wake up being able to sit and she is able to stay in this position for 30 seconds or more at a time before she topples over. She is so chill and doesn’t even cry when she falls over.
Kira is super close as well, but still needs a hand on her shoulder or to hold my hand. I’ll post an update when she has it down, but today is a big hurray for Ms. Caelyn!!!
I can’t believe we are at 5 months! Kira and Caelyn are sleeping about 10 hours in a stretch overnight, can wear 0-3, 3 and 6 month clothes, depending on the item and how big they can pull off without looking silly. They love each other very much and will touch faces, hold hands or pull at each others clothing. They already low key fight over toys and will both pull toys away from each other (Kira does this more often though), but they don’t mind sharing.
Caelyn loves her new trick of rolling over and did it during a nap today and got mad afterwards. Anytime she is on her back, she will almost immediately flip over and she is very good at getting her knees underneath her and putting her butt in the air. In fact, she lifts herself over her lower arm when she rolls to her belly. She has really turned a corner these past few days with how content she is and while naps area struggle, she is working on a new normal. We have another evaluation for her tortocollis and plagiocephaly from in utero and are doing stretches in the meantime. She loves kisses on her cheeks, the cat and her feet. She is talking more and even does so when she is by herself. She also gave her first belly laugh the day before she rolled over and you can get her going uncontrollably now.
Kira is the fussy one right now and I think she is working on some new development on her brain, because she has been more cuddly and generally discontented. She loves to stand and thinks sitting is for the birds. She spins in circles on her tummy and loves her fish and a musical elephant toy. She loves to scream out of excitement, boredom, frustration, etc. and is constantly doing so or babbling. She is really good with her hands and will grab at anything and put it directly into her mouth. If it doesn’t fit, then everyone around her will hear all about it. She is starting to outgrow her sister and I can feel her getting heavier. She loves the water and gives big smiles whenever you look at her. She has been needing a bit more sleep during the day and middle of the night “hello” screams come from her side of the crib most mornings before she falls back asleep. She is a very spirited little girl for sure.
Mom and dad love seeing them become more active, independant and more in love with us and each other. We also love the new play room we made, as it allows them to have a safe place to explore what their bodies can do.
I managed to get a video for a first of Caelyn’s today! She was moving and shaking and rolling both directions today, while also getting her knees underneath her and scootching around. Here is a sped up version, since the original is a little long.
We turned our dining room into a baby area with a room divider baby gate, padded mat and their floor toys, so they are able to explore as they become more mobile and I dont go crazy cleaning up the stuff Chris and the dog track in or the dog and cat for every time I put them on the floor. I think they like it:)
I also wanted share that Caelyn is now getting her knees underneath her and is using alternating feet to scootch forward. I think she may have Kira beat on crawling soon!
This beauty rolled over from back to front on Sunday afternoon during floor time. Chris just barely missed it, but I got to see the whole thing. She’s a mover for sure! Here’s my other angel because there is no such thing as too much cute.
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