Dale and I took the girls for their 6 month well baby visits on Friday. Has six months already gone by? Where has the time gone? Where are my sweet newborns? Where is my proud NEW big brother? Cassie and Carlie are changing every day and it makes me have so many emotions. The girls interact more and more each day, they play with toys in new ways everyday. Connor has continued to be such a wonderful big brother, today he so kindly wiped the spit up off of Cassie's face. Not only did he clean her face but he made sure to wipe it off her shirt as well. I thought it was amazingly sweet and strong of a three year old to do! Lately, I have to remind him that he isn't quite big enough and the girls are still to small for him to carry them. He is always wanting to get them to smile and laugh at him. I'm still impressed at how well he has adjusted to having siblings.
Cassie weighs 13lbs, 4 oz and Carlie's weight is 14lbs, 11 oz. The girls are both doing good in height and head circumfrance. Dr. Patel did mention that Cassie is only in the 8 percentile for her weight and we need to make sure she doesn't keep moving down that chart. Eat up, little girl!! They are trying to sit up on their own and have tried several foods. Carrots, green beans, squash, bananas,and applesauce are all on the menu. Apples, green beans, and squash seem to be the favorites of both girls. A tooth or two shouldn't be to far off, Cassie and Carlie are chewing on everything possible. Cassie would love to crawl, it so funny to see how far she will get just with scooting and rolling. She's been found off the blanket a number of times. On friday night she made it from the middle of the living room nearly all the way to the kitchen while Dale and I were fixing tacos:) We're in trouble when they start crawling!!
As happy as I am that the girls are doing so well and growing up, it makes my heart break just as much. I wish I could stop time. To constantly live with a baby resting her head on my shoulder, the joys of seeing someone's first bite of bananas, ten seconds of sitting on their own, and the teeny tiny clothes. I will miss all these things and more. I know that as my children get older, new things will make my heart soar and make me want to help them become who they will be. I know that these are the last, first moments for my children. Dale is going to that "special" appointment on friday. Poor guy! I am happy that our family is complete and healthy, but incredibly sad that we are moving from having kids to raising kids. I think I will always have room in my heart for "one" more, but we have to stop before we turn into the Dugger family:)
Well, it's after ten on Saturday night and my bed is calling. Connor believes that waking up at 5:30 on the weekned is an appropriate time to get up. I couldn't disagree with him more, but it's a little hard to ignore a three year old whose trapped in his room. Good night!
