9 months.

the girls turned 9 months old last week.  

i remember thinking that by nine months, things will be easier with the girls.  

 things are not going as planned. 

 while there are some aspects that are definitely easier, they still wear us out!
they are not sleeping through the night yet and i feed them around 4 am.  they have yet to be able to consistently find their pacifiers in their crib during the night which results in me having to put them back in their mouths usually several times.  each.

and they still want mama.
all.the.time.

 but since they are now very mobile, they are more content to play with their toys, play with brother (at their own risk) and play with each other.  

they love their brother's toys and books and drive him slightly crazy wanting to play with whatever he has.  something tells me it will be like this for a while.

but we love how their personalities are coming out more and more.  

clara is still more stubborn but adjusts to strangers better and is more content to sit and play.

elise is always on the go and is a more sensitive soul.  

 stats:

clara beth weighs in at 16 lb 3 oz which is in the 8th percentile and 26 3/4 inches in length, which is 20th percentile.

elise weighs in at 14 lb 3 oz which is still in the 1st percentile and is 26 inches, in the 4th percentile.   

clara has really gained in the last month and i think she gained more than elise because is always crawling and on the go.  i think little bit just burned more calories!  

they still only are saying mama and dada.

elise has no teeth but i expect them to come through any time. 

clara cut her first tooth last week.  

teething has been miserable with these girls!

we are also just now getting into more solid food. 

with no teeth and their aversion to new textures, we have been slow to a lot of foods.

i don't care.

they are growing well, eating solids they like with gusto and i got tired of having cheese and banana bits spit back out at me with force.  

times two.  

and besides, they are still nursing 6 times a day.  

yep, 6 times. 

but that is changing as of tomorrow.  i am going to drop down to 5 so hopefully that will go well for all of us.  

i would love to drop their 4 am feeding but it doesn't look like it is time for that yet.  

bummer.

but overall they are happy girls who love their brother, the dogs, taking baths, blankies, pacifiers, oatmeal, mangoes, apples, toy cars, and mickey mouse!