5 Months Old!

Sunday, November 24

Devyn and Kinley are already over 5 months old! I was just looking at some of the blog pictures from back in July. I can't believe how much they've grown! Both girls are doing great and growing like crazy. At all of their most recent appointments and evaluations they have been right where they should be in their development...which is somewhere between their actual age (5 months) and their adjusted age (2.5 months). They both are communicating, mostly with smiles and gurgles. And they're just starting to reach for and grasp some of their toys.  

 Rolling Over class with Professor Dad

 

Devyn loves to watch football with Daddy

Nana, the girls' great-grandmother, came in last weekend to meet her first great-granddaughters. I think she was surprised just how busy these gals can keep you!

 Kinley and Nana are pretty in pink.

 

I think the girls wore Nana out!

 I survived my return to work. I was sad to leave the girls, but it was much easier knowing they were home with Nana. Plus starting on a Thursday, and therefore having only a two-day work week, helped a bit too.

Grandma Carol and Keith are here for Thanksgiving too! So Devyn and Kinley have all sorts of people around to spoil them. Today we went to have our pictures taken (yes....again!) of the four generations. I didn't plan on taking, or buying, any photos of just the girls, since they've already had three sets of professional photos taken, but of course I couldn't turn them down once I saw them!

Grandpa Keith got right to work!

 Four Generations!

 Devyn was very cooperative today!
 

 Kinley was not in the mood!

Until.....

...the shoot was over!

 

Flower Children

Wednesday, November 13

Devyn and Kinley are 21 weeks old and doing great! As a matter of fact....maybe too great! Devyn has been put on a diet. Well...ok, maybe not a diet. At the pediatrician appointment this week she weighed in at 13 pounds 2 ounces. She's gained almost 10 pounds since birth! Even though the girls only get a small amount of formula (in addition to mom's milk), the pediatrician agreed that she no longer needs to be on the extra-calorie preemie formula.

"Just in case you didn't know.....I'm the favorite!"  -Devyn

Kinley now weighs 11 pounds 8 ounces. She's gaining weight well also, but the pediatrician is leaving her on the extra-calorie formula until she makes it onto the growth chart for her age group, which is currently 5 months (even though their adjusted age is more like two months).

Kinley's smile...along with a bit of drool!

Our recent doctor's appointments have gone very well! The ophthalmologist said the girls' eyes look very healthy and we don't need to see him again for 6 months. I'm sure Devyn and Kinley will be happy about that! We visited the lung doctor last week for the girls' first RSV vaccination. They didn't like the shot, but the doctor said their lungs are in great shape! Devyn has a visit with her orthopedic doctor to check on her feet and braces next week....other than that I think we're free from doctors for about a month!

The countdown has begun...I will be returning to work in 7 days:-( I can't believe how fast the time has gone! I am so thankful that I was able to be with the girls all summer while they were in the hospital and then for another 12 weeks once they were home. Thankfully Nana, the girls' great-grandma, is coming this weekend. She will be staying with us and watching the girls until Christmas break, so we won't have to figure out a daycare situation for another few weeks. We are so lucky she's coming!

Pictures from the past week:

 Making funny faces after dinnertime.

Daddy's little flower children

 

 Dad is explaining football to Devyn. She has been really interested in the TV lately.

 

Just relaxing....

 

 Devyn loves it when you make faces at her!

Kinley with her Wubba Nub.

Devyn (left) Kinley (right)

 

 

 

Family Photos

Tuesday, November 5

Devyn and Kinley are 20 weeks old already! Although I can't claim to have them on a set schedule, I can finally say that we are settled into a routine at home. The girls take after their Daddy and are quite the sleepers! They go down for the evening around 10 or 11 pm, and usually sleep until 5 or 6 in the morning. Devyn usually falls back to sleep after "breakfast" for another couple hours, while Kinley prefers to come to our bed to watch early morning TV.

Both girls are smiling like crazy now! And Kinley likes to have cooing conversations with us. They can easily hold their own heads up. They have such different personalities....Kinley is laid back and normally just goes with the flow. She is content to sit in her bouncy seat and look around. Devyn, on the other hand, continues to be the demanding daughter. She loves to be on the move! She prefers to be held, and especially carried around, but will settle for swinging instead.

A couple weeks ago we had our first family photos taken. What a mess! Between myself and Kinley, we ruined about half of the pictures with our eyes closed.  I had envisioned these intimate newborn pictures, and instead we got awkward family portraits. Ugh! These were the LEAST awkward photos....

   

So, last night we made another attempt with a different photographer. I am much happier with the results...which is good because I'm pretty sure another photo shoot would be out of the question with the husband!