4 Months Old!!!

I know I've gotten lazy with my blogs, but I DO have a very good excuse! I have been too tired to string together coherent sentences, LOL. The girls have been going through a growth spurt and eating every 90 minutes, even at night, so I am exhausted! Thankfully it seems to have passed, so hopefully I will be a little better rested and able to write something that makes sense.

The girls turned 4 months old yesterday! I can't believe they are a third of the way through their first year. My friend Damiane' asked if I had thought about their first birthday party yet... it seems so far away and yet so close! Even with those long colicky days in the beginning, the first year really does pass so quickly. It reminds me to treasure these precious baby days while I can.

The girls are growing so fast! I went through their closet yesterday and cleared out everything that was too small... they were left with only 5 outfits a piece (down from about 20!) There were outfits they never even got to wear! So we are off to go shopping this afternoon. There is a great children's resale store that we can sell their old clothing to and get store credit so we will start there.

Here is a brief 4 month update on each of our little cuties:

Candace -

She is rolling like crazy! She still only rolls from back to tummy, but she does it all the time. She likes to roll toward Cassidy when they are playing under their playmats. She also likes to roll onto her tummy in her crib to go to sleep. She has mastered grabbing objects and pulling them to her mouth. Her favorites are the big ball on her playmat and a soft babydoll rattle.

Perhaps the best bit of news about Candace is that she seems to have completely outgrown her colic/extreme fussiness! I have a feeling she will always be our more demanding baby, that's just her personality. She likes to be the center of attention and she wants her needs met immediately. She is just a more intense child, but she is also SOOOO happy and friendly. She has been giggling quite a bit and has a huge grin for everyone!

Cassidy -

Cassidy is still not rolling and shows no interest in doing so. She has however begun flipping herself around by kicking up her feet. She is constantly contorting herself from a vertical to a horizontal position under the playmat and in her crib! She is also learning to grasp objects, not quite as much as Candace, but she definitely can reach for and grab objects. She is just more selective about what she will grab. Candace will grab at anything and everything you put in front of her and Cassidy only grabs at what she finds interesting. Cassidy still has not broken the tooth we see under her gums, and it does still seem to bother her at times, so we are hoping it emerges soon.

Cassidy is a very content baby, although she does have a little bit of a temper that flares up if I'm not quick enough in feeding her or she gets overtired. She is more cautious and watchful than her sister and will give us the biggest, cutest grins and giggles, but still pouts and crys for most strangers. Oddly, she does seem to warm up to men easier than women, and although she still loves her Mama best, she definitely adores her Daddy. She has also found her thumb and it appears she will be a thumb-sucker just like her mama!

I feel so blessed everyday to have such sweet, beautiful girls and it is so neat to watch their little personalities emerge more and more each day. They are so different and equally amazing! They have their 4 month check up tomorrow so I will post more then!