Sara Beth and Seth: 6 Months

Insane. Completely insane that we just celebrated the twinsies half birthday. Celebrate we did! In a crazy moment at Walmart, I decided it would be a great idea to bake them a half-birthday cake. It actually turned out pretty cute, but I have made a note-to-self to purchase their first birthday cake. My parents came in town on their half birthday because we dedicated the babies at our church on the 15th. It was a wonderful weekend celebrating our precious little ones and our commitment as parents to raise them in a way that glorifies our Lord. Here's their sixth month update.

Measurements and Sizes:
Their sixth month appointment is a few days after Christmas, so I will have to come back and edit afterwards.
Edit: As of December 27, here are their stats:
Sara Beth:
Weight - 15 lb 5 oz (28th percentile)
Length - 27 in (84th percentile)
Head - 16.75 inches (46th percentile)

Seth:
Weight - 21 lb 12 oz (95th percentile)
Length - 28 in (88th percentile)
Head - 18 in (90th percentile)
 
Sara Beth is an almost perfect size 3-6 month baby now, and that is pretty much the only size she wears no matter what the brand. She has finally switched to size 2 diapers as of December 13 because we ran out of size 1.

Seth is mostly wearing size 6-9 months, with some 6-12 months and an occasional 12 month outfit. He is still wearing size 3 diapers during the day and size 4 diapers at night. This has really been the slowest growth rate for him, seeing as he gained one pound this month when he was doing that in a week!

Sleeping and Eating:
It's crazy how many new things have happened in this past month! They still sleep great at night, but they both grew teeth this month! Teething has interrupted our sleep schedule some, but I've been way more go-with-the-flow this month. Our nap time has been much more sporadic because we have been so busy, so they have gone to bed earlier several nights after being exhausted from a busy day. There were a few days where they were extremely fussy and didn't sleep well at night, but those few days resulted in four new teeth!

Eating has evolved a lot this month. I quit pumping, so they are now solely on formula. We also introduced several new foods this month, and they have loved them all! They have had sweet potatoes, pears, peas, carrots, and apples. We have done rice cereal and oatmeal some, but honestly, that stuff tastes disgusting, so I don't give it to them that often. They've had it in their bottles for several weeks now, so I feel like they get enough then.

Firsts This Month:
For foods, they had pears for the first time on November 19, peas on November 22, carrots on November 24, and apples on December 12. On November 21, Sara Beth (little miss independent) held her own bottle for the first time with the handles. The babies celebrated their first thanksgiving on November 28, and they both got their first two teeth on the bottom in the middle on December 2. On December 6, it snowed for the first time in our town, so they officially had their first snow day!

Favorite Pictures:

Mommy's Notes:

The holidays are so much fun with you two little munchkins! I can only imagine how much more fun it is going to be over the years. Each day you both grow and change so much. I still talk all the time about how you both got your first two teeth literally within an hour of each other. Seth, you woke up from a nap with two teeth, and about an hour later your sister had two as well. Watching you both learn to sit up has been so fun. You are both so much more alert and are interacting with everyone, including each other. Sara Beth, I'm afraid you've got too much of your momma in you... you love to go, go, go, and Bubby just tags along with us. You love to be out of the house, so we run errands a lot, and you both always do so great. Our days are fun and busy, and you both seem to love it. Daddy and I love you both so incredibly much!