I can't believe it has been soooo long since I posted any kind of update. I imagine I lost many blog followers! lol! Life is just so busy and hectic these days. I have every intention of updating the blog, as well as their baby books, but some how it just never happens. I actually began this blog with scrapbooking in mind and I haven't scrapbooked a single picture of Tanner, which means no scrapbooking in 19 months!!
Yes, Tanner is over 19 months now. It seems to hard to believe. I look at him almost every day and wonder where my lil' preemie baby went. He is so big now and resembles a little boy way more than a baby. He weighs 29 lbs and has all teeth including the canines which are almost completely in now. He can point to his eyes, ears, mouth, teeth, hair, hands, fingers, feet, toes, and belly. He is talking more and more saying short phrases like: "I don't know"
or "Help me", in addition to single words like: no, ball, up, bye, mama, dada, baby, uh oh, oh no, shoe, hi, boo, woof, yea for yes, hot (which he whispers), night night, and morning which he greets me with when I open his door of a morning. He will eat just about anything we put in front of him and mainly eats what we eat now. Although, he gets way more pudding, Jello, and mandarin oranges than I eat! There for awhile, he used sign language for "more," but I only see that every once in a while here lately.
Tanner has taken more of a liking to Kinsey finally. It concerns him when she cries. Of a morning, if he hasn't seen her within about ten minutes of getting up, he will say, "Baby??" He has even given her a kiss a couple of times.
Little Miss Kinsey is really getting to be more fun! She smiles and even giggles some! She had her 4-month well-baby appointment today even though we are 20 days past 4 months. She was quite the trooper with her shots and stopped crying within 20 seconds. She weighs 15.2 lbs and that is in the 80th percentile. She fell into the 90th percentile on height and 70th on head circumference. She can roll from belly to back and possibly vice versa. She doesn't get as much floor time as Tanner did because he is always on the loose and cannot be trusted with her on the floor. She DOES have a tooth coming in (bottom right) which seems a little early. We can now start her on orange and yellow baby foods, in addition to the rice cereal she is already attempting. She likes to hang out
in an upright position, and has good neck control, but without the trunk control it is a little limiting. She has developed some mild version of eczema and we will begin putting Aquaphor on her cheeks so they don't look so "windburned."
Christmas was fun with both of them, but I imagine next year will be even better. Tanner was scared of Santa! I'm still debating how I want to handle the whole "Santa" thing considering gift-giving, but I have a year to think about it!
Tobin and I are doing well considering the stress that goes along with two under the age of 19 months and 15 months apart. We have our moments, but luckily our solid relationship gets us through the rough moments. Having two that are teething, in diapers, and both needing you for just about everything is quite trying on one's nerves and patience. I'm thankful to live near family!
