8 Months Old

Weight:  I'm not sure on height.  We weighed them at the airport during our 4 hour delay coming home (the things we entertain ourselves with).  Kendall was 17 lbs and Seren was 18 lbs.

Eating:  8 oz of formula every 3 1/2 to 4 hours and baby food that I make myself. 

Foods They Like:  Cheerios and cereal puffs (they love them), apples, pears, sweet potatoes, squash, beans, carrots, parsnips, etc.

Foods They Don't:  They still don't love tart food but they are starting to like them.  Peas and green beans (I think we need more exposure to the basics).

Favorite Things:  They still love each other (more and more).  They liked the airport and all the people.  They both usually love people...no stranger anxiety here yet.  They love my parents and really enjoyed playing and being with them.  They like trying new foods now and pretty much want to taste anything we have (not that we let them). 

Dislikes:  Being hungry and tired.  Not being able to mobilize better.  The ocean (sad).  We took them to the surf's edge and tried that first.  They freaked out and cried.  So then we held them and brought them in the water with us.  They cried and screamed.  This was the first attempt.  The second attempt was better and they didn't cry or scream but also didn't love it. 

Their Accomplishments:  Both girls are sitting on their own pretty well.  Kendall started army crawling in Florida and has become pretty good at it already.  Seren scoots backwards but is also up on her knees and rocking.  Kendall moves her knees but hasn't figured out the hands to "real" crawling.  They are great eaters.  Seren is a babbler and says "ba ba" "ma ma" "da da" and other syllables.  Both girls are blowing raspberries.  Still no teeth but I love their toothless smiles.

Our Accomplishments:  We have them on a good schedule for eating, napping and sleeping.  We take them out when we want to (their being able to sit in high chairs makes this so much easier).  We took our first flight with them from Utah to Florida to see my parents and they did wonderful!  

Sleep: Still sticking to our routine of bedtime bottle, bath time (sometimes a wash down and others just getting wet), change into PJs and then a story and to bed.  LOVE IT!!  

Looking forward to:  Kind of excited (and nervous) for them to start crawling and be more mobile.  Looking forward to moving beyond purees and having more fun with their food eventually.

*pictures to come still.  Blah...no pictures.  My laptop won't recognize my SD card so it might be a while*