They are perfect. - But we knew that anyway!!
Our little Benjamin is still little, but his growth is consistent, so they are not worried about him at all. He is doing well with solids. He is having rice cereal, pear and now potato. He still thinks we're trying to kill him when we give him potato. Yesterday we bought some rusks. He didn't do anything with it, just dropped it! We'll try again soon.
Benny continues to have his hypoallergenic formula Elecare. He is doing really well. He does not seem to react to his environment as much anymore. We are now letting the boys play with the same toys, and he's done well with it. Unfortunatly the naughty little child thinks everything is his, and wants everything Ethan has. Ethan is the same, and pinches all his toys too. They are so funny fighting over toys already! I don't think it'll be funny in a few months. Little terrors!
We are going back to the allergy clinic in Feb09. He is still obviously allergic to things, because he always has red patches somewhere on his little body. He doesn't seem too bothered by the ones on his body, but regulary scratches his forehead and ears. We try to apply various moisturisers throughout the day to help the itch.
Benny still sleeps wrapped. We are in the process of trying to wean the wraps. He has started to roll over wrapped yesterday and today, and can't roll back. We need to stop wrapping him, but he needs the wraps to sleep. Last night when Tracie was putting him to bed he kept whinging. She had to go in 3 times, and each time he was stuck on his belly. She re-wrapped him with his right arm free, and he went straight to sleep. He slept well throughout the night and only had us get up to him once to re-wrap and give him a dummy. He went straight back to sleep..... yay.
The 2 nights before he woke at 2-3am and talked and cooed for an HOUR!!! No crying.... just talking cos he was awake! Little terror! We are pleased he slept last night. He woke up at 6am with the wraps around his ankles. He's doing well being partially wrapped. We've put him down for 2 naps with one arm free and he's slept pretty well. He now sleeps on his side. So far so good!
Our big boy Ethan continues to grow like a champ. He is still not interested in solids. He loves his breastmilk. Poor Tracie will be pumping for him for years at this rate! She is now pumping only 3 times a day for 30mins each time, and gets just the right amount of milk for him. The allergy clinic reccommended that we give the boys the same solids, as we think Ethan has a sensitive tummy, and it makes life easier to give twins the same things. We have given Ethan rice cereal, pears and potato. He eats a small amount of each, but requires a lot of encouragement and usually just smiles and talks through a mouth full of food! We gave him a rusk yesterday and he sucked on it for ages until only a small nub was left. I'm not sure how much he ate and how much he wore, but he had a nice time with it! We were advised we might like to try soft finger foods with Ethan and let him play with his food and discover the textures to make him more interested in food. This morning we let him play with some mashed potato. He ate some.... and pull some funny faces. We'll see how he goes.
Ethan is sleeping well. He likes to sleep facing the wall on his left side. So cute. Last night Tracie found him asleep on his belly.
BEN:
Naked weight - 7.7kg (17lbs)
Length - 68cm (26.7 inches)
Head Circumfrence - 45cm (17.7 inches)
ETHAN
Naked weight - 8.65kg (19lb 1oz)
Length - 69cm (27 inches)
Head Circumfrence - 46cm (18 inches)
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