Wow...so much has happened since last post

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!