Babies Check-In 10-29

[JRBL]

How are all those babies doing, new and not so new ones! What milestones have they reached now?

Eliya:
She's running, climbing, and still has that "monkey walk" going on. You know, where they swing their arms either up by their head or down around their chest. ::snort:: She LOVES to climb. Oy. She now has only SIX teeth, she JUST got the other two, she's had only four for soooo long now! Weird! She LOVES food, and of course, *my* food always tastes better than whatever it is she's eating.

She still sleeps a *lot*, like Helen did at her age, and I must say that I really needed a baby like her while pregnant like this. Getting the extra sleep and rest while SHE sleeps has really saved me a lot of energy waste and makes me feel better. So, praise GOD for that.

She is still suuuuuuuuuch a cuddle bug, my other girls were NOT cuddly once they could walk~ She loves for me to hold her and cuddle her... which, honestly, right now is a bit hard, because she wants me to hold her ALL the time... and with the growing belly. ::sigh:: But I'm soaking it up while I can, because I have a hunch she'll be getting more "hands-off" soon~

Eliya has always seemed more mature than her age, maybe because she was over due? I dunno. But right now, she acts more like a 2.5 year old than a one year old. It's weird. She communicates with her hands and grunts, and understands more complicated commands. I'm amazed. Cally was a lot like this at this age, too. Those mechanical minded gals seem to be this way younger. Anyway... that's about it.

What about you all??

[Eva]

Lydia is doing great! We had a rocky start weight wise, she was admitted to hospital last week as she lost more weight than she was supposed to. I wasn't too worried as Micah did the same thing but the midwife was a bit panicky and made us go to the hospital. anyway, we got discharged last wednesday and I got Lydia weighed this wednesday and she's put on 6oz so we are starting to climb back up....woohoo!!

She is such a good baby. She hardly ever cries, she is just so content and happy. I thought she might be laid back as she was in my womb. She is just such a fantastic baby!

[JRBL]

That's wonderful, Eva!! Praise the Lord for content babies!!1

[plaid]

Just so enjoying our little buddy. Lets see he is a very good night sleeper, not so much during the day. He is 12 pounds already and so tall. A big smiler and loves it when you talk to him and he makes little sounds back. So fun.

[JRBL]

He is precious Kathaleen!!! I love his smile!!!

[buttercup_97140]

Well.....since you asked!

Mak is working on 14 months...not quite there yet. She has just about 8 teeth, two are half way in. She is an AWESOME sleeper...loves her crib! She jabbers so much, seems to answer when you ask her a question, and gets into EVERYTHING! Kid still puts just about everything she can find on the floor into her mouth! haahaa.....
I am just in love with my girls. They love on each other, Mak usually goes up to Em when she first wakes up.....could that be any cuter?
Mak is walking pretty well now. She walks all over, and when she gets something in her hot little hands or mouth, she books thinking she can outrun the adult trying to get whatever she has away from her.
Lord has given us a feisty little sweetheart. She is a stinker, but loves to cuddle, and PTL still loves to nurse!

Thanks for the updates!!
Blessings,
Amber

[melloyellochelle]

So great to hear about all the babies! Thanks for asking Jen.

Grace just turned 3 months! She started rolling over from front to back just last week! I barely caught it on video. Here it is!


In other news, I *think* she is teething because she is soooooo slobbery! Plus she has her fists in her mouth all the time. I'll have to keep an eye out for a tooth.

[kim]

Callum is 12 mths. He is fully walking now...he took his first steps more than four weeks ago, but it took a while for him to take off with it. He is a climber too....can't remember if I posted the picture of him climbing the ladder on Liam's bunkbed. lol. Needless to say we don't leave it out anymore.

He has been in a toddler bed for a few weeks now and is doing really well with it. His nights have been somewhat unsettled lately though, I believe due to teething molars. And because he has taken to having a bm 45-50 minutes before he usually wakes up in the morning and throws a fit to be changed. So annoying! lol. Makes our days start really early around here.

He's not much for talking yet....just grunts and other odd noises. He is completely stubborn about signing too...we've been sure for quite a while now that he *can* do the signs we've been using on his own, he just *won't*. That was proven just the other day when I was in my craft room (which overlooks the kids playroon) and Callum wanted to come in. (It's a kid free zone.) I said no a couple of times only to have him sign "please" (*very* forcefully! rofl!) and point to me. haha. I think it'll just take him feeling like he really *needs* to communicate something to start talking...in sign or otherwise. Even still, he comprehends what we tell him well, so that's good.

[ChamomileFriend]

I am loving all these pics and Grace's video! She is so cute rolling over.

G is 2 weeks and 2 days old, still mostly sleeping and eating but she has surprisingly good head control already and has really been studying or faces and trying to touch/grab us when she looks at us. She is nursing really well, hooray! Her first ped visit is Thursday so I will see how much weight she has gained.

[mom2pbj]

Evelyn is doing great! She just had her 4 month check up on monday. She weighs 16#6oz and is 25.5" long. She is sleeping through the night and getting on a routine during the day. She is doing ok with her reflux, she spits up ALOT but it doesn't seem to bother her too much. She is taking 2 meds for it and sees a GI doc. She has rolled over twice and is starting to like tummy time, finally! She is smiling and talking and laughing now. She is so cute and fun and squishy These are some pics we had taken a 2 weeks ago.