Nine Months of Double Loving

My sweet Gracie and Bailey turned 9 months old on May 2nd. I feel so blessed to have been able to love them these past 9 months. It is amazing to watch them grow and to witness their love for one another. This post is a little late because our house was attacked with an icky cold virus and so we are just getting back into the swing of things. I am relieved that my babies are feeling better. If you want a challenge then try to take care of two sick babies at one time. When babies are sick they want to be held and when there are two of them and one of me then things get a little difficult to say the least!

We had our nine month checkup and Bailey stats were as follows: weight 18.11pds 20%, length 27 3/4 in 30%, and head 18 1/4 75%. Gracie's stats were: weight 16.3 pds 20%, length 26 1/2in 15%, and head 17 1/8 30%. It was kind of funny going into the apt because we all thought that Bailey had really outgrown Gracie. He seemed to be eating more and just felt heavier. We were surprised to find that they are in the same percentile and that the difference is made up in him being a boy and her a girl. I try pretty hard not to compare the twins and this taught us our lesson and that Mrs. Skinny Minny as we call her is doing just fine!

"Bailey Boy" as we call him is always busy. He is constantly looking for something to play with or is rolling across the floor. Rolling on the floor seems to be his new hobby. He can get from one side of the room to the other in 5 secs flat by rolling. His favorite toy is now his laptop and he has discovered the taggies on things. He goes straight for the tag on most of his toys and he is content. Bailey continues to love bath time and he likes to try to grab his sisters toes while in the tub. He has been enjoying his swimming pool and loves to fish for his pool toys. Bailey now has four teeth and his fifth tooth should be in any day now, needless to say he is chewing on everything in sight. Bailey eats anything and everything that we give him and he doesn't really seem to have preferences. He is still on the number 2 foods and has had some "real people " mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, apple sauce, croissant roll and mac and cheese. Bailey is quickly outgrowing his swing but it is still is favorite place to nap and he is sleeping a very consistent 11 hours every night! I have the privilege of tucking Bailey in each night and my favorite part of the day is having him fall asleep in my arms, Daddy usually wakes us both up in order to put him in bed. Bailey still seems to be a mama's boy and is easily scared by his sister when she screams at him. He prefers to sit in his carrier while in the stroller so that he can be close to me. Bailey still has the biggest and sweetest smile and I love when he reaches for Gracie, he is constantly wanting to hold her hand, foot, head... well really any part of her.

"Crazy Gracie" as we call her, seems to be into everything and has become even more independent. She has discovered how to stand and hold onto things and thus wants nothing to do with sitting or crawling. She still enjoys to watch Bailey play but now she has learned how to steal toys away from him. Her favorite game to play is to throw everything off of her exersaucer and to have mommy pick it up numerous times. She absolutely adores her puppy, Dixie and she looks for her every morning. Gracie's favorite toy is a stuffed soccer ball that she can actually catch and somehow throw pretty good. Gracie loves to kick and splash in the pool and the bathtub. She is our outdoor baby and loves being in the sunshine. She recently discovered the slide on our playground and giggles when mommy goes down it with her. Gracie is more picky about what she eats and she prefers fruits but turkey and rice is one of her favorite meals. She doesn't really seem to be into "real food" and wants nothing to do with it. We haven't discovered any teeth yet but hopefully she will get one soon. Gracie is a wonderful napper and goes right down. She sometimes wakes up at night time with belly aches but is doing pretty good. Daddy tucks Gracie in each night and she loves her special time with him. I love watching Gracie in the car, she will lean forward in her car seat to make sure that her brother is on the other side of the car.

I grow more and more in love with my Gracie and Bailey each day. I can't believe that they are 9 months old and it makes me want to hold them tight, hug them and kiss them as much as I can because they are growing up way too fast!

Nine Month Moments...

We have been working on sharing our toys and we play great together.

Bailey loves to sit up and play with his train.

Gracie loves to play catch with her soccer ball.

Bailey prefers to ride close to mommy on walks.

Gracie like to ride in the front seat with her feet propped up on walks.

We are discovering lots of new foods and we love to watch mommy dance while doing dishes.
We chew on just about anything these days!

Bailey loves to take naps in his swing.
We love to splash each other and play with our pool toys.