Updates!

So over the past 2 weeks we have had alot of developments. Brie developed a wonderful cold and has been miserable, Sophie rolled over, and we purchased a car. After a week of coughing and eating almost nothing, Brie is finally on the mend. I spent the day at home with her and Jenna on Tuesday, because she woke up with a high fever and vomiting. Luckily she slept most of the day and has been doing much better.

Sophie continues to be all smiles. She rolled over from her belly to her back on tuesday. It is amazing how quickly she is developing. She has such a personality already. She talks and coos all the time and is generally a happy baby. Sophie still gives Marcus a run for his money in the evenings, but she is getting better for him. We need to start getting her on a consistent schedule for naps and bedtime. She naps well in her swing during the day, but I would love to transition her to her crib during the day and soon at night as well. She is still up 1-2 times at night to eat so she is not ready to be in her own room yet. Her weight gain has been slow, but steady. She spits up a ton sometimes soaking through 2 bibs after one feeding and she frequently refuses at least one bottle during the day and fights the others on occasion. We don't think the bottle fighting is reflux related like Brie because if I am home and she is refusing the bottle she will nurse just fine.

Here she is talking to tigger. She now enjoys sitting in her bumbo chair and looking around.

And the Jenny Jump up... She is not sure what to do with it yet, but I am sure once she gets the hang of it she will be bouncing up a storm!

Finally Marcus and I purchased a new SUV today. We got a Nissan Murano. We looked at many small SUVs, crossovers, and even some minivans over the last 2 weeks and finally decided on this one.

Birthday Baptism Bonanza

I am still amazed that our little peanut is 2! It seems like just yesterday she was in the NICU fighting for her life. She has come so far. She is still a peanut compared to most kids her age, topping the scale at 22 lbs 7 oz, but has a big personality to make up for her petite size.

Here she is a few hours old:

And at 1:

And now 2:

She had a fun and exhausting day today. I think she was a little overwhelmed by the number of people in her house today, but took everything in stride. Even mommy was a little overwhelmed today by all of the people that came to help us celebrate. Marcus and I are so thankful that Nanna and Poppop Miller were there to help us prepare the food and get everything ready. We could not have done everything without their help. It allowed us to visit with friends and family and not worry about getting everything set up.

I think Brie had a great second Birthday. She had fun playing babies with Erin, her birthday buddy, and visiting with lots of relatives. I don't think she has been around that many kids in the past, with her and Sophie there was a total of 12. They ranged in age from just 2 weeks to 4 years. This of course led to alot of chaos in our house and luckily no injuries. Our play area was well used this afternoon and all of the kids liked playing in the house.

Brie enjoyed opening her presents and spent the evening playing with them after a short, but well needed nap. She especially loves her new "ride, ride" from Nana and Pop Green. Daddy had to put it together so they could take trips around the house.

Sophie enjoyed her day today as well. She spent most of the afternoon being held and talked to. She did not even mind the scratchy dress she had on most of the day. Her attempts to sleep through the baptism were over when father Dave poured water over her head. But with her good natured personality she just looked up at Father Dave and smiled.

A special thanks to Chris and Michelle for agreeing to be Sophie's godparents.

Pictures!

An adventurous outing we had today. For some insane reason I thought it would work well to get both of the girls pictures done at once, Brie's 2 year and Sophie's 3 month. Insanity is what it was. Brie kept running out of the room, refused to sit where we put her, and Sophie was hungry. All of this led to an exhausting morning. We did manage to get a few good shots of the two girls, alone and together but it was far from fun. Next time daddy will be invited along to join the chaos.

Not much else is new so I will just leave you with some new pictures of the girls.

Sophie is developing her own little personality and she loves to smile!

Brie on the other hand will make faces at the camera and refuse to smile

And a day would not be complete without a tantrum or two!

Busy times in the Myers household

Things have been pretty busy the last few weeks with Marcus and I both back to work full time. We are both realizing how nice it was to be home and how easy it was to get things done around the house with one on one care for the girls. Now with us each of us home alone with the two girls things are much more difficult. Simple tasks like unloading the dishwasher and taking a shower have become balancing acts.

The girls seem to be getting along well with Jenna, our nanny. Brie enjoys playing with her and is eating well and has been taking naps for her. All of this is a welcome change from a few months ago when we couldn't leave her with anyone but Nanna because she would not eat or sleep for them. She has grown up quite a bit since Sophie's birth. We no longer give her a bottle for naps and nighttime and she goes down for both without a fight. Currently she will fall asleep in her crib with us sitting in her chair. Soon we will transition to putting her down and leaving the room.

The girls are also both growing. Sophie is almost 10 and a half pounds and some of her 0-3 month clothes are getting too short. She is much more alert and smiles all the time. She still sleeps alot during the day and is up often at night to eat, but as long as she is happy and growing who needs sleep!!! Brie also seems to be getting bigger. She is now 22 lbs and finally into 18 month clothes. Some are a little long on her and adjustable waists are a necessity, but the 12 month stuff was way too short.

My have the last 2 months flown by!

Sophie had her 2 month check up yesterday with the pediatrician. She is doing well and growing appropriately. Her latest stats are: weight 9 lbs 9 oz (between the 5-10%), length 20.5 in (below the 5%), head 15 in (between 10-25%). Although she is on the small side she has grown 2 inches in length and gained almost 4 lbs in 9 short weeks so that is not too shabby.

She has a bit of reflux, just like Brie, but we are trying to get it under control early. She was on Zantac and is now on Prilosec so hopefully we can avoid any feeding aversions. Brie almost never spit up and Sophie does alot, usually about 10 bibs worth a day. Their temperaments are also so much different. Sophie is content to sit in her swing or rocking chair and look around. Brie would never do that she always wanted to be held and entertained.

Life with 2 under 2

Marcus has been very busy the last 3 days taking care of both girls. I think nighttime is particularly difficult with both girls getting ready for bed. Brie is now learning very quickly to fall asleep on her own. Daddy has much more willpower then mommy and will let her cry herself to sleep. He does go in and calm her down if she gets to upset and it seems to be working. She has fallen asleep the last 2 nights on her own after just a few minutes of crying. Sophie is generally a bit fussy for Marcus in the evenings without mommy home and has been keeping him busy after Brie goes to bed. Last night she was still awake when I returned home from work at midnight. Within 10 minutes daddy and Sophie were fast asleep. Hopefully she gets used to me not being home and nursing to sleep soon for Marcus's sake.

Growing up

As I put Brie to bed tonight all I could think about is how my little baby has grown up. Marcus and I decided that as of the new year the bottle is gone and Brie does not seem to care. Granted she has not had any formula in two days, but the bottle to bed ritual was getting old. Hopefully we can get her drinking pediasure out of a cup during the day to prevent weight loss and continue our small gains. Tonight she went to bed without much fuss. Marcus was working so I was alone with the girls. I fed Sophie a little early in anticipation of a fight, as many of you know daddy does bedtime and has for some time, and got her to sleep in the glider in Brie's room. We read Brie's story and she refused her cup of formula, put her head on my shoulder and settled down for the night. Sophie started to fuss so I put Brie awake but sleepy in her crib. I explained to her that I would stay with her until she fell asleep. She laid down with her covers and baby and after 5 minutes was fast asleep. What a wonderful end to a day.
Also Brie has taken a significant interest in potty training. She actually started asking to use the potty. So out I went and bought some training pants for her. Now as many of you know there are a lot of changes coming up so it is not the best time, but the past two days she has used to potty 5 times. She is very proud of herself when she goes and loves to flush the toilet.