milestones

I have a lot of people with multiples asking me about milestones. I am not a fan of people who make a big deal about milestones in front of everyone, especially because it is always the one who's child exceeded a milestone early, or the people who tell you that your child is behind or that they will never catch up.  When I delivered the girls, I got an email to subscribe to baby centers milestone updates.  I am also not a fan of those, I have been getting weekly updates from the day they were born.

Let me just tell you all, milestones are GUIDELINES!  With that being said, your child should meet these milestones, but at their own pace and when they are ready.  Some babies achieve the milestones before the targeted age, some achieve it right on the day, and some don't achieve it for a couple weeks.  Don't worry, and DON'T listen to the other not so nice mothers (yes, we have all encountered them!) who like to make you feel like your not doing a good job, or that your child will be delayed.  If you have any concern at all, talk to your pediatrician.

Every child develops differently, if they all developed the same then it would not be fun and exciting.  I don't mind that they are sometimes delayed because I get to watch other children who are a month or more older than the girls and see what I am in for!  I get to keep them at their previous stage a couple weeks longer!  Just embrace it, enjoy it, and don't rush them!  When they are ready, they will let you know or show you.  It is an awesome feeling watching your children change day to day!

The girls have been delayed by about a week from the time they were born (sometimes longer such as walking).  Now they are starting to achieve them right around the correct time frame.  Our pediatrician told us that by around two this would happen! The girls were ahead of one milestone that I got in an email.  At 22 months, it said that children will begin to jump, but not off 2 feet yet and that it will take a couple weeks to a month.  Well, the girls have been jumping off two feet since they were 21 months old!

Here is just a fun clip of the girls!

what did you just say?

We have been so busy lately, that I keep forgetting to write in the girls books about all their new milestones.  Today, Harly said a bad word!  She was helping me clean their high chairs and was trying to sit in it.  I had it flipped over, she was trying to fix it and sit in it, this is what it sounded like, "mommy, sh*t chair.  Mommy sh*t chair, MOMMY SH*T CHAIR!  uh oh!  what she was trying to say was mommy sit in chair.  That is not what it sounds like!  So all day we have been practicing the right way to say it, but so far it is not working!

They are all about singing their abc's and it is so cute!  They can say c, efg, p, s, v, and z.  O I just love it and will get a video posted of it so I can compare it in about a month when they can say it all!  I have one video but they are in the bathtub and I would rather not post that one!

They are getting good with their numbers! We pretty much have them all down, now it is just putting them in the right place.  Sometimes its 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 8, 10!

They repeat everything you say.  My new all day line is " sit down, please." They have this fascination with standing on the couch.  That is now Zoey's favorite line to Harly.  "Sit DOWN, sissy."  she emphasizes down!

Looking in the mirror, they still think it is sissy.  It is going to be so exciting the day they realize it is not sissy, it is them!

they could read books all day!

One of my favorite pics, they still sleep like this when they are in our bed, always touching and cuddling with each other!

One another note, we just got our twins day packet and I am so bummed we are not going to be able to make it.  One thing Ian and I have talked about was this.  We made a promise that no matter where we live, we will always go to twins day.  The girls have not missed one since they were born, this will be the first (but I can't pass up the beach!)  The good thing about this is the girls don't understand it yet and won't remember it.  We will do our best as they get older and start to understand to make sure to keep twins day weekend free for them to attend!

M.I.A

Sorry I have been MIA this past week.  there are a lot of changes happening in our life.  I will fill you all in at some point.  What to look forward to on the blog:

*how to photograph in your home

* I could hold you in my arms forever part 2

* car seat safety

* decluttering all the kids toys (Thanks to Stephanie for writing a blog about this, can't wait to link her up and post our organized rooms)

* milestones!!! There were some exciting ones that have happened!  Such as not being able to get the girls to stop talking!

*sleepless nights, daylight savings

* potty training

* the continuous of our everyday, crazy dance parties!

and the list goes on...I can't wait to share all of this.  I have a few projects I am doing right now that are holding me back from being able to sit and blog.  One is for Erin who is battling cancer and her family, one is for other mothers of twins, and the last one is "staging our house"  The last one should give you a hint of the major changes going on in our lives!

Zoey

Harly