Amy, Braden, Molly, Ellie & Jackson: 7 1/2 Months

We had our "6 month" appointment last week...a little late due to my insurance with my new company, but considering the doctor tracks their development off of their "correctional age" anyway, the timing worked out perfect!

Here are their sizes at 7 1/2 months:
Molly:
15 lbs 10.5 oz
27 inches tall

Ellie:
15 lbs 7.5 oz
26 inches tall

Ellie has shot through within the past couple of months...when we went for their ear infections at 6 mo, Ellie was almost 2 lbs less than Molly...now they are only 3 oz apart! It is strange how everything they have learned has been neck and neck, and now same goes with their sizes. They rolled over within days of each other, started sitting up within weeks of each other, and now we're inching our way towards crawling...together:) Neither of them lasts more than seconds on their back before rolling onto their belly. Molly loves to go back and forth and Ellie will keep rolling in one direction. I think crawling is still a little ways out, so I'm trying to appreciate their immobility for now!

Just this past week, I got their high chairs out (thank you Aunt Krissy!) and made their official seats at the dinner table. They are now eating with us and will munch on canned veggies, fruit, and litte pieces of whatever we're eating. Watching Lola eat ALL table food has helped encourage me to have them try whatever we are having...it helps when their 6-week-older cousin is the 3rd child!

Roles have also reversed lately since Ellie got her teeth. She is now a little tougher to get to sleep and Molly lays right down, sticks her thumb in her mouth, and is out. Ellie has also been waking up around 4, and I'm assuming she's in pain cause this is new for her. Molly has been a champ and will go to bed around 7 and wake up around 7...I'm trying to take advantage of this while it lasts, as I have learned that these great sleeping phases don't always last for long!

GREAT shot of those little teeth!