It Began with a BBFT

o.k. this post is mainly for my mom since she likes to hear the girls' weights and stuff. They had their 9 month visit today and Grace weighed 16 lb 15 ounces and Lydia was 16 lbs 12 ounces. They both are 27 inches which means that they can still be in their little bucket car seats. . yea! It's actually funny b/c I always made fun of my downtown clinic patients for leaving their kids in the infant carrier carseats until their legs were dangling over the sides. . . we are now those people. Both the girls are sick with a croup like thing. Lydia more than Grace. I actually called the pediatrician for a prescription for Lydia yesterday. Our first sick call. They both screamed and fussed pretty much the whole visit--especially with the finger stick to check their iron. Hopefully they'll be a little happier next time.

We decided to make a big deal about the first father's day and the first mother's day and after this it'll be all down hill :). Anyhow, Ryan is a tropical nut (just ask about our banana plant and other tropicals out back) so I dressed the girls up in cute little dresses with hibiscus flowers on them. They looked like they could've been Hawaiian tour guides (see pics below). We then hit the zoo in the morning before it got too hot and crowded. The girls didn't care about the animals (which we expected) but Ryan and I had a good time just strolling around the Columbus zoo. We had some relaxing downtime in the afternoon while the girls were napping and then a pizza picnic in the park with live music. Ryan is a great Dad to the girls and I hope he felt loved and appreciated by all of us. Oh, and Lydia developed her skill to say 'da, da, da' just in time for father's day (grace is an old pro at it).

We're working on our baby foods these days. They have been on some solids since 6 months but they're just now getting good at it. I think they have fun watching me stress about their abilities and milestones. My peds friends know I'm always looking for reassurance on the girls' development. Grace is going to be our best eater. She'll let you put just about anything in her mouth. Lydia however has a very strong gag apparently and has puked after trying puffers (like dissolvable cheerios), grits (Ryan tried it at cracker barrel) and I think green beans. She has decided though that she loves fruit. She makes the worst faces whenever she tries something new--even something that's a universal hit like ice cream. They it in their little high chairs now like big girls and eat their mashed up whatever.

On another note today is their 9 month birthday! I'm only a few weeks away from finishing residency (more on that later) and things are good. They're both jabbering on the monitor so I guess I should release them from their cribs soon :).




Grace's first attempt at eating a puffer. I think she missed the point




Lydia's classic "yuck" face