Well, the day after we came home (Jan 9th), Quinn began sitting up from a laying position. This was the start of many, quick milestones that would unfold. About a week after Quinn, Leyla mastered this feat as well. Around the same time Leyla mastered that, Quinn began crawling. His crawl was slow and uncoordinated but he could definitely get to where he wanted to be. They also began regularly pulling themselves to a stand in their cribs and up on gates. About 2 days before their 9 mo pediatrician appt, Leyla finally broke her 1st teeth--the bottom two. Phew! I was beginning to wonder if it would ever happen. Now, I really hope her other teeth will not be as painful for her!
At the 9 month appt, which was on Jan 22nd, Leyla weighed 18lbs 1oz and Quinn weighed 19 lbs 15.5ozs (so basically 20 lbs!). Their height was closer. Leyla measured 27.5 inches and Quinn 28 inches. They were each 50% in both categories. We received the green light for giving table food. Since then we have experimented with yogurt, apple sauce, gerber puffs, and gerber cookies. Hopefully we will try more table foods soon. Leyla did test low for iron, so we will have to hold off transitioning her to whole milk a little longer. :0(
Shortly after the appt, Leyla finally figured out how to crawl. I must say she does more of the traditional crawl than Quinn. Now, I think she might even be quicker than him. From their standing at holding things, I would say Leyla has better balance as she is okay to hold on one-handed. She also likes sitting on her knees a lot.
We also bought two bath seats, so now they have their baths in the regular tub. They love it!! They would probably play in the tub an hour if we let them. They also love their tub letters.
Changing them...my mom warned me! They no longer want to sit still for even 5 secs, so changing their diapers and clothes is quite the challenge. I try to distract them with toys, but that often does not work. It's quite the challenge to change them, and unfortunately, we face this challenge multiple times a day.
That is all for now....I promise it won't be so long before the next post!
Friday, February 1, 2008
Friday, January 11, 2008
5 year anniversary
Well, today is our 5 year anniversary! In some ways, the 5 years has flown. Hard to believe last year this time we had no children. It has been a wonderful 5 years, full of many great memories! We look forward to many awesome years to come full of countless more memories and good times.
Attack of the ants!
Well, unfortunately, it was late when we arrived home on Tues night, so we placed the sleeping babies into their cribs without turning on the light. In hindsight, a big mistake! The next morning we discovered ants all over the crib Leyla was sleeping in. No wonder the poor girl woke up screaming. Since we foggily brought her into our bed to sleep, we did not discover this fact til morning. Unfortunately, it was too late at that time! She already had about 20 bites. She had a miserable 2 days. Can you imagine how uncomfortable she must have been? Today most of the bites have scabbed over. (They were white and puss filled Wed and Thurs. See pic.)
We have a 2 year insect/pest control plan, so they came out Wed morning to remedy the problem.
We have a 2 year insect/pest control plan, so they came out Wed morning to remedy the problem.
Trip to Netherlands
Well, we departed on Thurs, Dec 27th, for the Netherlands. We had a direct flight from Hartford (we were there visiting my parents) to Amsterdam on NWA. It was a hectic start. At first, they said we could not go because we did not have the paper ticket for Leyla showing that we paid the taxes/custom fees on her since she was riding on our lap. After a LONG wait and some calls, they deemed we could pay a $100 lost ticket fee. Since there was no time to argue (now 1 hr til flight departure) we agreed to pay it. The security line was insane. Luckily, Tycho had his crew badge which enable us to go in the crew line (which of course is quicker and really no line). Once on the flight, we discovered the bassinet that we called 3 months in advance to reserve was not on the flight. Since the plane was rolling back from the gate though, we could not do much about it. Leyla slept most of the flight over in the carseat and we made Quinn a creative floor bed (with blankets and pillows) since we had the bulk head row. He too slept well.
During our time in the Netherlands, the babies schedule and sleeping patterns did not work out as well as we had hoped. I think some contributing factors were of course, the time difference, as well as the fact they both caught horrible colds which made them heavily congested. Oh well...
It was an enjoyable time visiting with Tycho's family. For our first five days, all his siblings were staying there with their families too. That made a total of 10 adults and 7 children (4 of them infants). It was busy and a bit noisy to say the least, but very great that we could all spend time together as we do not see them often. Here is a pic of all 17 of us.
New Year's Eve is an important holiday in The Netherlands, and especially to Tycho's family. It was a night FULL of family time, fireworks, drinks, and food. We played some pictionary and Who Wants to be a Millionaire with all the adults. Near midnight the 3 older children were awoken for the festivities. A champagne toast occurred at midnight. Then off to light the fireworks. Many people in Holland buy their own fireworks and set them off in front of their house, so after midnight, it is a sky full of fireworks popping up everywhere. It is fun, but a bit chilly. I stayed outside til 1am. Tycho, his brothers, his Dad, and Bas stayed out there til 2am lighting them off. I will try to include a video clip of it tomorrow for you to see.
The rest of the week consisted of some family time, lots of time spent playing the Wii (very fun!), some shopping, and for me, some work. :0(
We flew home on Tues, Jan 8th. We first returned to Hartford and meet my family briefly as we had a 4 hr wait between flights. We ate at Ruby Tuesday's with them which is down the street from the airport. It was great to see them all again, even if it was only briefly. Then we flew from Hartford to Tampa. Luckily that flight was basically empty so we brought on both carseats (yeah!) and each had an extra seat too. :0) We all slept a chunk of that flight. Unfortunately, I forgot which way to go on the 275 (I blame it on being tired!) and we headed to St. Pete before turning around and heading home. We arrived home around 11:30 and put the babies immediately to bed. It was a long night as they both woke up a few times!
During our time in the Netherlands, the babies schedule and sleeping patterns did not work out as well as we had hoped. I think some contributing factors were of course, the time difference, as well as the fact they both caught horrible colds which made them heavily congested. Oh well...
It was an enjoyable time visiting with Tycho's family. For our first five days, all his siblings were staying there with their families too. That made a total of 10 adults and 7 children (4 of them infants). It was busy and a bit noisy to say the least, but very great that we could all spend time together as we do not see them often. Here is a pic of all 17 of us.
New Year's Eve is an important holiday in The Netherlands, and especially to Tycho's family. It was a night FULL of family time, fireworks, drinks, and food. We played some pictionary and Who Wants to be a Millionaire with all the adults. Near midnight the 3 older children were awoken for the festivities. A champagne toast occurred at midnight. Then off to light the fireworks. Many people in Holland buy their own fireworks and set them off in front of their house, so after midnight, it is a sky full of fireworks popping up everywhere. It is fun, but a bit chilly. I stayed outside til 1am. Tycho, his brothers, his Dad, and Bas stayed out there til 2am lighting them off. I will try to include a video clip of it tomorrow for you to see.
The rest of the week consisted of some family time, lots of time spent playing the Wii (very fun!), some shopping, and for me, some work. :0(
We flew home on Tues, Jan 8th. We first returned to Hartford and meet my family briefly as we had a 4 hr wait between flights. We ate at Ruby Tuesday's with them which is down the street from the airport. It was great to see them all again, even if it was only briefly. Then we flew from Hartford to Tampa. Luckily that flight was basically empty so we brought on both carseats (yeah!) and each had an extra seat too. :0) We all slept a chunk of that flight. Unfortunately, I forgot which way to go on the 275 (I blame it on being tired!) and we headed to St. Pete before turning around and heading home. We arrived home around 11:30 and put the babies immediately to bed. It was a long night as they both woke up a few times!
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