21 weeks - Where is the Hair?!?!

I've blogged about my hair falling out (still falling out like crazy, its all over the place, its unmanageable) but what I haven't given much thought until recently is just how bald my two kids are. Where is their hair??!!

Alex's hair fell out pretty quickly after she was born, and is being replaced with what looks like is going to be some nice thick dark hair. It is coming in pretty evenly, too, and is very soft.

Josie's hair was whispy at birth, she has rubbed off a lot of it where her head rests on the floor or bed, she has a little duck tail of leftover baby hair that is long, and at the top of her head her hair is growing in sporadically - some is long, some short, some SUPER long that I wonder if I should cut?? It looks reddish or blond in certain lights and is pretty thin.

We are a long way from cute little pony or pig tails for these girls! I need to stop comparing their pictures to other babies their age because really - I think they are the only ones with NO hair.

New things this week:
Alex rolled a few more times!
The girls are splashing in the tub now, and don't want to get out.
Josie is wiggling around - she usually moves from the spot you put her down in.
The girls both grab at things I put in front of them, and are getting good at moving things from hand to hand.
Josie is controlling her bottle when you feed her, and is eating more, yay!

From WebMD: Your baby is on the go at this age. He likes to move--he may creep around the floor and turn his direction to get a new view. In fact, he might be too busy to play with you. Honor his need for space. Put him on the floor or in a playyard and let him entertain himself. Keep your eye on him, but enjoy a few minutes of free time! 

Lexie Swinging

And here is one of Lexie!

New Toys

We got the girls a jolly jumper, seeing as how Josie LOVES when you make her jump. Now that the girls are over their cold, we put them in the jumper to test it out: Josie loves it and gets mad when you take her out (she goes for over a half hour!! Seems like a long time!) Alex likes it but she really likes when you swing her in it. I get some good belly laughs from her when she is swinging in the jumper, which she doesn't do often!

Josie after a few practice sessions:

Alex trying it out for the first time (this video is really good at about 43 seconds in, I HAD to post it!):

Alex rolled over last week and refuses to do it again, and Josie hasn't rolled over at all, lazy girl! I put Alex in tummy time and instead of rolling she just falls asleep.

The other new toys we got are a set of bumbo seats - I was hesitant to get these because they can make spit up worse, and I've confirmed that, the girls spit up the whole time they are in them. Something about the way their tummies are squished. Also, they are $50 a pop and are moot once the girls sit on their own. When a twin mom was selling a pair for $25 total, I jumped at the opportunity. The girls like being in them and sitting up. And they really like facing each other. I caught them playing footsie, on purpose, and had to take a video!

The girls and I have recovered, mostly, from our cold. James has it in full strength now and is pretty miserable. Meanwhile, I got a horrendous stomach bug that kept me up all night on Saturday night. Like really bad, I haven't had one that bad in YEARS. Anyway, because of all of this, we cancelled most of our plans for the weekend. Our dear friends Dan and Jil were kind enough to put up with us last night and brought us an amazing dinner and were entertained by Josie in the jumper. We watched the Rangers/Habs game (Whoa Rangers!!) and made it an early night. I am pretty certain James and I were both asleep before 9 p.m.

We'll be hanging out at home today and recovering, and will watch the Kings game later today! Woo Hoo!!

20 Weeks!

Wow how our lives have changed. It is 7:30 a.m. and James and I are both up. The dishes are in the dishwasher, a load of laundry is in the washing machine, we just sanitized all the bottles we will need for the day, I've taken a shower and James had gotten in a few episodes of G.I. Joe.

Not that we never woke up early on weekends before, Saturdays were my early running days for many years, or we'd be heading to the beach or skiing, but both of us up and organizing the house was not usually on the agenda!

The photos are getting harder and harder to take as the girls get more and more wiggly. Aw well, its part of the fun, I guess!

Do you like my dress? I like yours!

The dresses are souvenirs from Daddy's trip to Singapore!

20 weeks already! In just 6 weeks the girls will be half a year old. Everyone said the first 6 months with twins is hard, then it gets easier. And we are almost there. We are blessed with two amazing little girls who are just an absolute pleasure to have in our lives. Sure, we've got the witching hour crankiness some nights, but usually they are wonderful.

Everyone seems to be getting better. I am feeling almost 100% though still a bit tired. Lexie is back to her smiling self and Josie's nose isn't running anymore. The best advice we got was to get some nasal spray saline - this worked really well to clear little noses to help breathing and alleviate discomfort.

Both girls loved bath time last night - they were splashing around and kicking the water and trying to grab at it. They are both getting super good at grabbing things intentionally, especially if I hold an object up to them just right. They are also moving objects from one hand to the other.

Josie has been talking up a storm lately. Lexie started talking first but she is now enjoying observing, instead. Such sweet girls!! We just set up the Jolly Jumper and have been taking pictures and videos of the fun the girls are having in that. Can't wait to post those!