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10 Months Already!

Wow time flies. The twins turned 10 months this week. They are very mobile now. They are so entertaining to watch. They are hilarious. Luci still has 2 teeth and Eli has none! It doesn't slow down his eating though! Eli is starting to attempt to pull up on things. He can get up on his hands and knees but he doesn't crawl that way. If you lay on the floor he'll climb right over you. Luci is still in physical therapy for her neck. She hates it and cries and screams. Hopefully she'll get better the more she goes. A little about the pictures: Elijah passed out playing, the other 3 are the twins crawling down the hall. Eli decided he couldn't make it back and put his head down, and Luci is reaching for the camera. Not much more news but here are some new pictures!

The PlayZone!

We picked up this playzone this week. We were instantly in love with it! Since the twins are mobile (they do a mean low crawl!) this helps contain them a little. It also keeps the dogs off of their play area which is a bonus. The playzone has one panel that is full of toys/activities for them to play with. They love it. Spinning beads, music and lights, and other stuff. This thing is a blessing and extremely helpful. At least until they start walking! In other news, Luci is getting a 3rd tooth (Eli still has nothing) and Eli is pushing up and rocking back on forth on his hands and knees. He'll be pulling up on things in no time! Yep, brace yourself (or myself!).

Just some pics!

Here are just some random pictures I've taken lately. We spent 5 days at Lance and Gail's recently. Dan was in the hills bow hunting so we stayed at their house. Always many photo ops there. Luci and Eli recently have begun to low-crawl and they are quick. I can't turn around twice without them disappearing. We just got them this foam playmat and next we are getting them the "Playzone". I think it's a nicer name for kid cage. It's pretty neat and has some activities attached to it.

Luci had her first physical therapy appointment yesterday. She was getting M-A-D at the therapist. The therapist kept making her do things she didn't want to, taking toys from her and making her re-grab them, put her in positions she didn't like. Attitude! The appointment went well. Nothing serious. Just working on the muscles on her right side and her neck. If we don't do it now it could affect her posture later. And then they want to watch her right thumb. When she grabs it curls under. Doesn't happen everytime though. We have quite a few activities to do with her here at home to help.

9 months already!

We just had our 9 month check up yesterday. Everything went well. Elijah is 20 lbs 5 ounces and is 27 1/2 inches long. Lucianna is 17 lbs 10 ounces and is 28 inches long. Still no vaccines. A collaborative decision puts them getting vaccines when they are close to 2 years. The medical risk to Elijah outweighs the disease risk. He had such a bad vaccine reaction at 4 months that we aren't willing to take a chance at it happening again. They are stay-at-home babies so the risk of them getting sick is very low. Of course if the child care changes we'll get the vaccinated sooner but right now it is to protect Eli. And although Luci never had a problem with vaccines it's easier to keep them on the same schedule. Luci has to go back to physical therapy for her neck. She was diagnosed with torticollis at 4 months and went through physical therapy then but she is tilting her head to the left so the doctor wants her to go through more therapy to strengthen the muscles on the right side. Everything else checks out well. They are eating just right and their physical and social developments are right on track. Luci has 2 bottom teeth already. They came in at the same time. Nothing for Eli yet but he acts like they are coming soon. He's always rubbing his gums on toys and biting on our fingers. They both will walk some if you hold their hands and they'll stand at the coffee table on their own and play for a little while. No crawling but they roll around the house quite well! And they sit well on their own. They are trying to sit up themselves from laying down. Almost have it. The sitting sure makes bathtime easier!! So everything looks great and they don't go back until they are 1. In 3 months, wow!

Oceanside Beach

This past weekend we took the twins to the beach for the first time with Gail, Zach, and Amber. Lance couldn't come because of his recent work schedule. We went to the Oceanside pier. We all had a good time. The twins had fun too. A lot of different things for them to look at. And a lot of people for us to look at (and maybe laugh at a few! Which is why I didn't wear a bathing suit - nobody was going to laugh at me!) We took them down to the water and Elijah loved it. He flapped his arms and kicked his legs. Luci cried. The water scared her. We took our picture together in the waves and she tried to turn around and cling onto me. There were some good waves and Amber rented a boogie board and was out there for quite a while. Zach was digging a hole to China! We were going to bury him in it but he wouldn't let us! Darn! After awhile, the twins crashed and we decided to pack it up and head home. It was a very nice day out.

For Aunt Eunice

I took this picture for my Aunt Eunice. She is actually my great aunt. Wow, which makes her the twins great-great aunt. Aunt Eunice bought these outfits for the twins and was very excited about them. This was taken in their room with their moose rug. Aunt Eunice loves to get pictures of the twins and loves to get updates on them. She is very ill right now and in the hospital so I took this picture today for her. Hopefully when she wakes up it will bring a smile to her face. We are all praying for you. Luci and Eli send you hugs and kisses.