Wow, how things have become so busy since we are now all back to school. I have had a few moms of twins tell me the first year is the hardest. However, I am beginning to think the second year is harder now that the twins are mobile......
The girls had their year checkup at the end of July and to no surprise Emma had another ear infection. This makes it her fifth ear infection and makes her a candidate for tubes. With it being still summer, the Dr. wanted us to wait on the tubes and her put her on an antibiotic. He said it would not be the best idea to put tubes in her ears in the summer because there is a good chance they could fall out in the middle of cold/flu season, when she would probably need them the most. Ava has an appointment in October to finally have her blocked tear duct opened. It is only a five minute procedure, but I hate watching the Dr's put a baby to sleep! Other than the that, the appointment went well! Emma now weighs 23 pound 4 oz and is 32 inches long. Ava weighs 21 pounds and 3 oz. and is 31 1/2 inches long. They both continue to have the two pound difference. They seem to look more and more alike. I often get the question, "How do you tell them apart?". However, to our family it is very easy to tell them apart.
Our crazy schedule has set in with work, school and practices. While I am at work, Emma and Ava go to my mom's house. I have been blessed with an incredible mother who watches them while I work. She is truly amazing!! Emma and Ava also spend a lot of their time running to and from practices and sitting at sporting events on the weekends. They typically start out in their strollers and end up crawling around in the grass.They are not yet walking, which is OK! They will cruise along furniture and are even starting to let go of things and stand on their own. They try to climb the steps when they can get to them faster than we can. Of course, this has resulted in a few bumps on the head. I am sure walking is just around the corner! We have changed our living room area a bit to give them a bigger, safe area to play in and put the gate in a way that blocks them from getting out of the living room. This seems to work very well. They are starting to say a few new words. Ava continues to say Uh-Oh and mom, da and book. Emma says mom, da, book and dog. Emma also continues to babble this same consistent word that nobody can figure out what she is saying. It is pretty comical. Lastly, Emma got her first bottom tooth this month.
Here are some of their first year pictures.....
