It's been a busy week!! I have lots of updates...
The babies took their first plane ride last Thursday up to PA to visit Scott's family. We had a direct fight from Charleston to Philadelphia (thank goodness!) and they did SO great. I was so worried they would cry/scream the whole way there but I was pleasantly surprised. We got to the airport Thursday at our planned time, and got everything checked that we needed to and through security with plenty of time to spare. After waiting for about 20 minutes, they announced we'd be having a 2 hour delay because of the weather in Philadelphia. AAAH! So, we had time to get lunch and then the babies started getting pretty restless in their strollers, not that I can blame them! Then Addison had a MAJOR diaper blowout that even required a wardrobe change. Scott was lucky enough to change that one. :) Finally we got on the plane and found out we couldn't sit together because on the smaller planes there are only 3 oxygen masks per 2 seats. Oh well.... Fischer then had a MAJOR blowout on the plane but at least his didn't require a new outfit. We finally landed in Philadelphia, went to get our car (where we had to wait in line for an hour) then we were on our way, just in time for the evening rush hour. Great.
We got to Scott's mom's Thursday around 6:30, just in time for the babies to eat. Finally their Grandma K was able to hold them (when she came down in March, she was sick and couldn't hold them). Their Great-Grandma was there too and she got to hold them too! That night was a little rough because they were tired from traveling but we finally got them settled down and put to bed and they slept until 6:15 am! WOW! We just hung out on Friday, and that night the babies got to meet their Aunt Julie, Uncle Brian, and cousins Griffin, Ashlyn and Cohen, who did SO great with the babies. Ashlyn is a little mommy-in-training. :) Saturday we just spent the day hanging out and visiting. Sunday, it was back in the car to go meet up with Scott's dad and Meg. They were so excited to meet Addison and Fischer. And it was neat because Scott got to see his dad on Father's Day, which rarely happens. We had a nice lunch and visit with them, then headed back to his mom's for dinner.
Monday morning we got up, fed the babies, then headed to the airport. Luckily it didn't take an hour to turn our car in like it did to get it. Once we finally got all of our gear out of the car, we had to get on the shuttle and the babies took their first bus ride. Our flight was on time, and we headed home. Once again, the babies did pretty well on the flight. Addison was sort of fussy but she is also teething and we could tell that was really bothering her. Numerous people on both flights told us how well they did, so that made me feel better.
While we were at their Grandma's, they slept in their brand new peapods! They are little tents just for babies. They slept so great in them, and they were so easy to travel with. I highly recommend them. They are good for UV protection too if you want to take them outside. They also got some really cute new outfits from their Grandma, so they had fun wearing those...especially Addison. :) She also read them a lot of stories, which they seemed to enjoy! And, of course they got carried around a lot!
After such a busy few days, we had to get the babies up this morning and take them to their 4 month appointment. They were officially 4 months yesterday. I can hardly believe it!! Their checkup went so well, and the Dr. said they look great. She doesn't notice any delays at all, which is awesome news!! I was worried about a couple of things but the Dr. assured me they are on track with any other 4 month old. Yay Addison and Fischer!! Their stats are as follows:
Addison - 11 lb. 9 oz. (5th percentile), 23 3/4" (18th percentile), and head 15 1/2" (5th percentile)
Fischer - 11 lb. 8 oz. (less than 3rd percentile), 24 1/4" (13th percentile) and head 16 1/4" (16th percentile)
We are going to continue feeding them the same amount of formula, and we now have the go ahead to try some rice cereal once a day by spoon. Bring on the mess!! Once they are tolerating that pretty well, we are allowed to introduce fruits and vegetables. The Dr. said to work up to 2 servings of fruits and veggies a day by 6 months. I think we are going to try rice cereal Friday evening for the first time! I'm sure it'll be funny to watch. She said to do it by spoon so they get used to having that in their mouth and get used to swallowing off of it. If Addison tolerates it ok, we are allowed to add a little to each bottle to see if it helps with her spitting up. We are also increasing each of their Zantac doses because their spitting up has increased. It doesn't so much stop the spit up, but helps with the painful acid that can come with it. She said she would like them to stay on it until at least 6 months and we'll reevaluate then. She also wants us to work on an actual set afternoon nap time to see if they will do more than just cat nap. We'll see how that works - they aren't great nappers. :) She also felt their teeth and said she can feel that they are moving into place, but none are actually coming up yet. Poor Addison seems to feel it the most. We have these teething tablets that instantly dissolve and they work wonders! That pretty much sums up their appointment!
Addison has really started talking, especially in the mornings. It's like she's telling us about her nights and the dreams she had. :) The Dr. said today that boys usually move more and girls are usually more verbal at this stage. So far that is so true in our house.
The pictures below are from our trip!
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