5 Months Old

Above Emma on left, Addison on right

The girls turned 5 months old on Easter Sunday! We’ve had some pretty significant things happen in the last week or so. I am going to be honest, so any readers that do not know me, please do not judge me. My husband and I just figured out that our girls have acid reflux. This whole 5 months I thought I had very difficult babies that cried almost all of their waking hours. It really wasn’t so bad the first couple of months. They pretty much slept all the time. But, the crying really started to get worse and worse around month 3 and escalated to now. They would cry sometimes for four straight hours and I would have no idea what to do. Brian and I knew that they spit up a lot, but we had nothing to compare it to since these are our first children. When we went on our family vacation last week our family told us that it was not really normal for babies to spit up like that. We scheduled a doctor’s appointment as soon as we got home. The girls started Prevacid last week and they are like different babies! The nonstop crying has reduced significantly, and they spit up way less! I cannot believe it took me this long to figure out something was wrong. I feel really embarrassed to admit that, but all that matters is we figured it out and the girls are much happier babies (so is mommy)! Heck, we can even leave their bibs off when they aren’t eating!

Addison of left, Emma on Right

Addison trying out the big girl high chair. We tried green beans this weekend. They didn't like those very much.

Emma below

At the doctor we found out that Addison weighs 15 pounds and 2 ounces and Emma weighs 14 pounds and 8 ounces. To spite the reflux issues the girls are gaining weight and are otherwise healthy. They are still sleeping through the night. They are eating solid food two times per day and cutting back on their formula a bit. Now we are in the process of working on a predictable nap schedule. Up to this point they were sleeping in a swing, bouncy seat, or pack and play whenever they felt like napping. I am working on getting them down in their crib. Naps are hard because I have a hard time figuring out when they are tired. Sometimes they have only been up for 45 minutes and they are ready to go back to sleep. We are also getting very close to separating them into their own crib. They have been sleeping together up to this point. I love seeing them cuddle, but they are getting bigger and need more space. It’s a little sad for me to move them into separate beds.

I am thrilled that it seems we figured out what was wrong with them. They aren’t just fussy babies! Hopefully, we will have the nap thing down in a week or so.

Addison on left, Emma on right

Family Vacation With Lots of Pictures

Brian and I took the babies on their first road trip to Perdido Key this past week. We left at their bedtime and drove most of the way. This worked out great because they slept the entire time we drove. We slept in a hotel and drove the next morning for about an hour to our destination.

In the hotel room getting ready to leave.
Addison on left , Emma on right

I got to meet my niece, Anna Cross, for the first time! She is such as sweet baby. She is quiet and plays well independently. She just turned 9 months old and loves to crawl, pull up, and explore. She loves to eat fruit and hardly makes a mess when she eats. Brian and I were so happy to see a preview of what we have coming with our girls. If our babies are as good as Anna Cross we will be so happy! She was baptized last Sunday and did so well. She didn’t even cry! We can’t wait to be able to spend more time with her.

I caught her before she could crawl off again!

This is the biggest mess she made the whole trip!

Here is the whole family while trying to get organized for a pictures. Chaos! I have to admit I was stressing because Emma was crying!

Looks a little better in this one!

We had not seen our nephew, Grady, since Thanksgiving. He has grown so much! He is into everything. He was so sweet to all the little babies. He wanted to rub and kiss them (for about two seconds), then he was off to explore and play! Grady said Emma and Addison’s name. He has an Addi at his daycare so that was easy for him. He is developing his language skills really well. He’s a talker, which is not surprising! It’s pretty entertaining to watch his mind work!

Getting ready for a bike ride.

All the grand kids with Nanny and Big Daddy

Grady and AC sharing a book

Emma with Nanny, Addison with Big Daddy

We also enjoyed seeing family friends. Nancy, Cathy, and Carol were able to come for Anna Cross’ baptism. My friend, Jenyne, came to see the girls too. My cousins, Mary and Clyde, also came to see the girls. I had not seen them since Brian and I got married. In fact, Brian and I celebrated our 7th anniversary while we were on this trip. It had been too long to go without seeing Mary and Clyde. Lots of other friends were able to make it to visit too. We especially enjoyed meeting sweet Adelyn who is very close in age to our twins. She is such a good baby (much quieter than our twins)!

(It was so funny how all the boys, I mean men, showed up in the same shirt!)

Cathy and Nancy with the twins.

Cathy is holding Addison and Nancy is holding Emma

Mary with Emma

Brian, Clyde, and Addison

Jenyne with Addison above

Aunt Emily (my sister-in-law) was the only one that could consistently tell the girls apart! She was so good with them too. She could put both of them to sleep with ease. When are you coming to visit, Emily!? I could use your magic touch.

Addison in blue, Emma in pink with Aunt Emily
Everyone kept calling Addi a boy at this restaurant.

Below, me with Addison

We had such a great time visiting with all of our family and friends. Every time we get together I wish we lived closer because I am always sad to leave. I hope we can all get together again soon.