Ok, I don't like the title of this post... they're growing up too fast! I don't want progress. I want them to stay just the way they are!
Ok, there's my rant. Now on to the stats and progress:
We had the babies' 6 month checkup last week...
Jackson:
16.5 lbs (75th percentile)
27 inches (97th percentile)
Veronica:
13.4 lbs (50th percentile)
almost 25 inches (75th percentile)
(These are the stats as if they are 4.5 month olds - "corrected age" - or from their due date. That's how preemies are measured for both weight/height and development.)
Ok, so both are tall. We all know they're going to be tall! :-)
Now on to the progress - we're starting solids!! We haven't done it yet because I wanted to change their formula first. We're trying Similac Organic. It's going ok so far. I wanted them on something organic. And cheaper than the Nutramigen. The Similac is half the price! Anyway, Saturday they'll have been on the Similac for 4 days so we'll then start rice cereal - with spoons. I can't wait! Then there is no looking back! We'll need to bring the high chairs in. Buy some spoons! And then a week later we'll be moving on to sweet potatoes and then... who knows what else!?
We also started giving them some juice (in bottles) for constipation. :-)
I'm planning to make most of their baby food. So that will be fun. I guess you can even make rice cereal - all you do is grind brown rice and add it to boiling water. Piece of cake!
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Piece of cake?! You are more brave than I! I meant to make some food, but I just didn't get to it. Solids can be fun. Very messy! And yes, they grow up way too fast!
ReplyDeleteGlad to see they are progressing so well. Healthy babies.... that's what we like to see. I have to laugh about the solid foods. My kids were so big at birth that they were on solids (cereals) at one week! And yes I fed it to them with a spoon. Are you going to be a two fisted feeder? lol.
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