3 Month's and growing like crazy!

Well hello Friends!

Hudson and Harper are going to be 4 months old tomorrow...so I figured I'd capture some highlights from their 3rd month (along with some cute pictures ).

Highlights from month #3~
H & H really started to interact with us and each other this month. They seem to look around and at each other observing and absorbing new sights and sounds. They've started to stare at each other quite a bit which has been really fun to watch. They sort of smile and "talk" to each other and I have even noticed that if one baby is crying- seeing the face of their brother or sister sort of calms them down.

Along with this new awareness, they both really love to look at Koko and Kingston too! It's hilarious but they sort of look and reach out to them. Totally adorable! They are going to have so much fun climbing all over those two silly dogs as they get bigger!

They have both learned to love those bumbo chairs....they have such strong necks, back and stomach muscles that they literally would probably sit in them all day if we let them!

We started "wagon walks" (pic below) with them and they LOVE it! They can see a full view of the sky, tree's and they seem to really love to take it all in.

We revised the nanny situation a bit so we have a new nanny, Stephanie 3 days a week and aunt Katie 2 days a week. Both are doing AMAZING with the babies.....it's been so much fun!

Blake and I each had out of state trips this month where we had to leave the babies for 2 or more nights. We blogged about this already- we all survived but are excited we don't have any trips coming up in the near future.

Notes about the big guy, Hudson McGee

Wears size 3 diapers

Takes 5-6+ oz at each feeding except for his bedtime bottle where he takes up to 9oz!

Still eats bmilk during the day and formula at night.

He's BIG! He feels so solid and big....he's wearing mostly 6 month but some 6-9month clothing already!!!

Started having rice cereal by spoon a few times a week and seems to really like it. He opens his mouth for the spoon and before sort of pushed the cereal all around and most of it ended up rolling down his chin...now most of it ends up in that big tummy of his!

He is LOUD and jolly! He loves to laugh, sqeek, squeel, jabber all the time! Sometimes it's when we're tickling, playing around with him and sometime's when he's just hanging out in the Jumperoo talking to himself.

He loves his chubby little hands. He's always clasping them together and shoving them in his mouth.

He isn't swaddled anymore for bedtime or naps. He started breaking out of the swaddle so we decided to quit swaddling him and he did great with the transition.

He loves to sleep with his hands straight up on either side of his head.

Speaking of sleep, he sleeps for 11 hours straight at night!

He loves the Jumperoo and his legs are so strong that he's a little jumping bean in it.

He rolled over from his back to his tummy (another reason we stopped swaddling)! Of course the first time he did it...mama missed it :-(

Those big, brown eye's and long lashes.......enough said!

He is just a happy go lucky boy. He's rediculously happy, smiley and giggly. He is truly such a joy....I look at him each day and am amazed at what a gift he is to us. We are SO blessed!

Notes about the little Miss Harper Rae

Wears size 2 diapers

Takes about 4oz at each feeding except for her bedtime bottle where she pounds anywhere from 7-9oz!

Still has bmilk during the day and formula at night.

She is very petite! Her little tiny fingers and toes remind us that she's still a baby....even though she is not a newborn anymore.

She wears mostly 3 month clothing- though some 6month clothes fit her!

She wanted nothing to do with rice cereal so we tried rice oatmeal and she seemed to like it much better. It was a total mess...ending up in her eyes, hair, nose.....but what went in the mouth stayed there so that's a plus!

She doesn't talk as much as Hudson....but when she does, it sounds like a lower, raspy voice and laugh! It's so cute!

She LOVES those little hands of hers. They are almost always clasped together and in her mouth. When they aren't however, they are up in the air, grabbing at things (mostly clothing and hair....such a girly girl) or just always moving.

This girl loves her swaddle.....we'll probably be swaddling her until she's 5! Haha!

She is a tough cookie with naps. Hudson goes down for naps pretty easily and while Harper is clearly tired....she puts up a good fight when it's naptime.

She loves to find the television when it's on. I mean LOVES it. It's horrible but if she's screaming and I walk into the living room and the TV is on.......instant silence. She must really just love seeing the colors/screen......but man it's funny how she responds to it.

She LOVES that bumbo chair....I think she likes to be independent so it makes her feel "grown up" to be able to sit upright and look at the world.

We think she's been teething. Her bottom gums are pretty white and she's a drool machine.

She sleeps from 8pm to usually 3 or 4am, is up for a quick bottle and back down until 7 or 7:30am. She has an internal alarm clock set to 7ish EVERY day!

She LOVES bathtime and LOVES to be naked or in just a diaper. She's a wiggle machine as soon as she looses the duds and is able to flail her arms around and kick. Too funny!

Those sky blue eye's and those cheeks............enough said!

She eats great (finally), is all around MUCH happier and is our blue-eyed beauty. She has the most beautiful smile and dimples and lights up our world. We are So incredibly blessed.

We have their 4 month well check-up's on Monday- looking forward to seeing how much they have grown. And we have a fun-filled next few weeks with all kinds of fun "fall" things planned. We're looking forward to seeing what month 4 has in store!