Coyle Family: Our Stories and Adventures: Seven months!

Friday, August 5, 2011

Seven months!

This weekend Luke and Amelia will be seven months old. This last week has been a fun and full week. Both my sister and brother have been in town with their families so we've enjoyed some good time together. It's been a joy to see all four cousins together. I think we officially wore the babies out! Today they both took three long naps and were still asleep for the night at 8pm ... mission accomplished! This week has also held several big transitions for the babes. Amelia now has two teeth. She's done so well with them. I don't think Luke is far behind given the amount of drool he's got going on! Both babies roll all over the place now -- back to front and front to back. I think we need to start baby-proofing the house sooner rather than later. They're also both eating solid foods now which is fun to see. So far their diet consists of rice cereal, bananas and avocados, all of which they seem to like. This is such a fun age, maybe my favorite so far! They are so smiley and entertain us constantly with their laughing and giggling. They're getting really interested in the people and things around them which is really neat to see. And they're not quite mobile yet, which I'm enjoying while it lasts! It'll be fun to see them on the move, but I'm exhausted just thinking about chasing them in two different directions. Thankfully the sleep situation is improving. I've heard other parents of twins describe the first year as "a blur" due to the sleep deprivation and now I understand! The babes are now only getting up once or twice a night which makes a huge difference. They're sleeping in their cribs now instead of their bassinets and I think that transition was harder on Scott and I than on the babies. I got used to having them sleep next to us and being able to check on them throughout the night. But it's good to have them in their own room and to be establishing a routine. Now for the pictures ...