Zed and Alice are four months old...okay, four and a half by the time I actually blogged. They had their check up last week and are doing great.
Alice was up to 24.25 inches and weighed 12 pounds, 8 ounces (exactly double her birth weight). That put her in the 37th percentile for height and the 14th for weight. Zed was 24 inches long (5th percentile) and 13 pounds, 11 ounces (14th percentile). Their doctor was very happy to see their weight gain, since they were both in the 1st percentile at birth and need to pack on some pounds.
Their doctor also gave us the okay to start introducing solid foods if we wanted to, since both are holding their heads up well. So, we broke out the rice cereal and gave it a go. Zed took to it right away; he actually gets impatient with how long it takes to reload the spoon because he wants to eat faster. Alice initially really didn't like the feel of the spoon, so it has taken a little longer to get her interested, but the past few days, she has done better with it.
Alice continues to be be super active--she just likes to move! She squirms all over, rolls from her back to her tummy, spins in circles (she really turns herself 360 degrees sometimes), throws her feet up on Zed's tummy, etc. This little girl has lots of energy. She is also very vocal--she "talks", blows raspberries and even sometimes sounds like she is singing!
Zed is more content to hold still and snuggle, although he does enjoy kicking his feet and moving his arms (he looks like he's marching on his back). He "talks" and he laughs a lot. He is super strong and can hold his head up for a long time, whether he's being held or doing tummy time.
Both Zed and Alice are super cute individually, but they are also totally adorable together. Pretty much whenever they are in range, they touch each other. They hold hands or touch each other's heads or turn toward each other. They've also started looking at each other more. It's really sweet to see them smile at each other.
Adam and I are still absolutely in love with these two little sweethearts and are so blessed to be their parents.
