11weeks old

Wow, the weeks are flying by. Sorry we dont update as often as we used to, but Sal is now working full time, and Tracie is kept very busy by 2 little boys all day long.

Our boys are changing every day. Ethan has discovered his voice, and is very chatty at times. He coos at us and we coo back, and can have a cooing conversation for several minutes. It's so funny. He is also discovering his pointer finger. He points all round the room. He is also trying very hard to copy the hand actions to 'twinkle twinkle little star'. For those who dont know..... basically you hold your hands up and wiggle your fingers. We sing to him and he tries to move his hands and fingers. He hasn't mastered it yet, but you can see him looking and learning and concentrating very hard. It's very amusing and he will get it soon. Ethan has also mastered the skill of poking out his tongue, something Sal has been doing to the boys since they was born. He keeps poking it out, and looking at us and smiling..... cheeky boy!

Benji just keeps on getting smilier..... he does great big smiles and laughs often. He still loves to lie on the change table and smile at his Winne the pooh friends. Benji is also very chatty and laughs at us when we copy his words.... he likes to say a word that sounds like 'nn-guy-ah' and also 'nn-geg-an'. We haven't worked out what they mean yet, but apparently they are funny, cos he laughs a lot when we say them to him.

Both boys are having issues with tummy time. They dont like tummy time anymore, and whinge and cry when we put them down. We even sit with them and rub or pat them on the back, talk to them, sing to them and try putting a rolled up towel under their chest..... none of these things makes them happy with tummy time. Both boys need tummy time. Benji still has weak neck muscles and can't hold his head up properly. Ethan has very good head control, but still prefers to look to the right, and we need to encourage him to look to the left.
Benji will tolerate lying on his tummy on the change table after a bath. We lie him face down and dry his back and massage cream into his back. He is very good for about a minute, and he lifts his head and chest off the table. Last week he was in this position and managed to roll him self onto his back.....TWICE! What a clever boy!

Both boys are having a growth spurt at the moment, and are very hungry and irritable. We have had to upgrade both boys to the '3 months+' bottle teats that have a faster flow than the newborn ones they have previously been using. The boys were getting so hungry that the slow flow of the newborn teats was frustrating them and they were squirming and crying while trying to drink. They are happier with the new teats, but because they get their milk much faster it seems to make their bellies upset. Ethan keeps getting belly pain, wind and indigestion that makes him very upset about 10mins after he's eaten. Benji keeps spitting up his food. Last night we had to feed them twice in the night because of this growth spurt, and Benji threw up many times, and ended up using about 5 jumpsuits because he kept vomiting on them. Poor baby.... he doesn't get upset about vomiting.... but he hates getting changed. We put bibs on him, but somehow he still gets himself wet!