Rock & Roll

Wow! What a difference a year has made. At this time last year I was on bed rest at Spectrum and we, along with so many others, were fervently praying that I stay pregnant and that the Lord prepare our twinners for birth. Now, 11 months later, we are celebrating our little miracles and praising God daily for how far they have come. We continue to pray for them daily but our prayers are different this year. Now we are praying for their continued health, growth and development and blessing God for the beautiful twins he has entrusted us with. At 11 months old Adalyn is 18lbs 15oz and Emma is 18lbs 7.5oz. They are doing great! They both sit up 100% on their own like champs with no problems. The are getting up on all four and rocking back and fourth. Emma gets pretty excited about it and rocks so fast that she move backwards, which ultimately frustrates her but cracks Dave & I up. Adalyn likes to practice her rocking in secret in her crib when she is supposed to be sleeping, stinker! The girls are rolling machines and are getting into everything they can. To be completely honest, I was surprised they are gaining weight because they never stop moving! They are trying to get into everything and they cannot even crawl yet :) They LOVE their super saucers (or exersaucers as some call them) and nearly tip them over they get jumping and rocking so hard. EVERYTHING in their reach ends up in their mouth so we have to really watch what is around them. They are tons of fun and have amazing little personalities filled with all sorts of girlie drama :) Here are some pictures of the girls from the past month.

Adalyn & Emma sporting their Maroon Platoon gear & showing each other a little love
Adalyn & Emma at 10 months with their cousins Hudson & Tressa Lamar
Adalyn & Emma at 10 months
The happy family :)
Adalyn & Emma 11 months old
Adalyn 11 months sound asleep in her super saucer after a busy day

Official 9 month update

Adalyn & Emma are doing great. They had their 9 month appointment today with Dr. G and he is pleased with how they are doing. Adalyn is 17lbs 15oz (26th percentile) and 26.5 inches (11th percentile). Emma is 17lbs 5oz (17th percentile) and 26 inches (5th percentile). So we definitely do not have a of couple giants on our hands, but they are on the growth chart and Dr. G is not concerned that they are short right now. Looks like they will not have to worry about being taller than boys when they start dating someday (probably when they are 30 if Dave has his way). In terms of their development they are rolling (although mostly just from front to back unless the are in their cribs then they roll every which way), sitting supported and unsupported if they are on your lap or at your eye level (they tip over if they have to look up at you), scooting on their stomach and back (not if they are by eachother, then they stay put, so if we want to see them move we have to seperate them and they will scoot towards eachother), standing while holding fingers, jumping while holding fingers or in their super saucers, they love to babble mostly oooo's, ahhhhh's, lots of goos gaaas geees, some ha ha has and recently a lot of da da da das. They also like to do raspberries especially when they have food in their mouths. EVERYTHING they get their hands on ends up in their mouths so we have to keep an eye on what is around them. They chew chew chew on everything, but so far no signs of teeth. They both recently got over ear infections. We are having lots of fun with them. They continue to be good babies and provide us with lots of joy. We praise God for how far they have come. One of our favorite things is how much the girls seem to love eachother. They smile so nice at eachother, talk, and fuss and cry when the other is not near.

Please continue to pray with us that they girls continue to grow and develope well and that God continues to keep them healthy. Also, due to the ear infection Adalyn has not been taking her bottles well so please join us in praying that she begins to eat well again and enjoys it. Oh and one last thing...Dr. G also took them off their preemie formula...woo hoo! So once we are done with what we have at home they will be switching to Enfamil!

9 months

Some pictures for your viewing pleasure :)


Adalyn: "Is orange my color?"


Emma: "What do you mean I have something on my face?"


Emma: "Does this hat make my head look big?"



Adalyn: "No Emma, you look purtty like me in grampa's hat"


Twinners: "What is daddy doing?

The girls continue to do great. They have their 9 month physical on Tuesday so we will try post an update soon after that with some more recent information.

Beach Babes!

We spent this last weekend up at Great Grandpa & Grandma Mosterd's cottage. We had so much fun! Grandma & Grandpa Maat were there and Uncle Brandon, Uncle Aaron and Aunt Lauren came for a while too. We thought we would share some pictures with you from the weekend.


Daddy with Adalyn enjoying the lake

Mommy & Emma taking a dip in the lake

Watch out boys here are a couple of real bathing beauties!

Adalyn snuggling with Uncle Brandon

4 generations of Mosterd women, Great Grandma Mosterd, Grandma Maat, Mommy, Adalyn & Emma

Emma enjoying some bath time in the sink at the cottage.

Adalyn having some snuggle time with Grandma Maat.


We hope you enjoyed the pictures!
Love,
Adalyn & Emma

P.S. Mommy & Daddy will write an update after we get our weights checked this weekend but just so you know we are all doing great :)

Lots of firsts!

Things are going well at the Lamar household. Adalyn & Emma are doing great! They are 7 1/2 months old , 4 months corrected. My how time flies. They have not had a developmental assessment recently, but they do tomorrow. Early on is coming tomorrow and I am anxious to hear if she has any concerns about their development. At this point they are expected to meet the milestone for their corrected age. Both girls seem to be meeting all of their 4 month milestones and then some. They both babble all the time, including when they are supposed to be sleeping and eating. They laugh, squeal, and show excitement with their whole body. Both girls will roll from their back onto their side, but not quite over to their bellies yet. They sit up supported, but they need a bit more trunk & neck strength before they will be able to do it on their own. They both really like their hands and have no problems playing with those if their are no toys around. They have not found their feet yet which is surprising since they both have such nice pedicures :) They love to pull, bat & hold the toys hanging from their entertainment mat & try hard to get most things into their mouth. Much to my dismay Adalyn has become quite the cute little thumb sucker. Emma will suck on her hands or fingers but still prefers her pacifier. They still have thickened feedings but in the last month they have started having a baby food vegetable about once a day. Some days they like it better than others. They both have recently gotten over their first colds & ear infections which they both handled like champs. They had some big outings in the last month as well and have been playing with some friends for the first time which they love. Last weekend they had their first weekend at Grandpa & Grandma Maat's and they loved it! Dave & I got to enjoy a weekend in Mackinac which was lovely, but we definitely missed the girls. They are getting big. Yesterday Adalyn was 15lbs 4.5oz (13th percentile), 25 1/4 inches (9th percentile), and Emma was 14lbs 6oz (5th percentile) and 25 inches long (6th percentile). So we are officially on the growth chart for everything! Needless to say for their corrected age they are big...Adalyn is 85th percentile for length & weight and Emma is 80th for length and 70th for weight.

Update

We are well over due for an update, sorry about that. The girls are doing awesome! On May 5 they were 6 months old. They are 3 months old corrected. Today we had their 6 month check-up with Dr. G and he said the girls are doing great. We are thrilled to report that Adalyn is on the 6 month growth chart for weight, height & head circumference and Emma is almost there for weight and is on it for her head circumference. Here are their measurements from today:

Adalyn
Weight: 13lbs 5oz (5th percentile)
Height: 24 inches...yep that is right 2 feet tall!!! (3rd percentile)
Head circumference: 41.8cm (25th percentile)

Emma
Weight: 12lbs 5.5oz (just below the 3rd percentile)
Height: 23 inches...almost 2 feet tall (below the 3rd percentile...but getting close!)
Head circumference: 41.1cm (10th percentile)

There development is progressing nice as well. They will coo/babble a story to anyone that will listen, once they get to know you. They smile all the time. They chuckle/laugh...soooo cute! They are starting to get more control of their arm/hand movements and love to play with the toys hanging from their play mats. They are both sleeping through the night for 7-8 hours at a time which is wonderful. They take 3 naps a day which is nice in terms of helping us get things done during the day. Their reflux is doing much better, they have large spit ups once a day to once every couple days. We still have them on Zantac and thickened feeds, but we have slowly been making the feedings less thick and so far they have been doing great. We are down to 5 feedings a day and they take 5-6oz at each feeding.

Another thing that has changed with our family which some of you may not know about is that Dave got a new job. After much prayer and reflection Dave decided to leave his job at CL construction to try something different. He is working as a unit technician on the evening/night shift in the Emergency Department at Holland Hospital. He has been there for about 4 weeks now and is loving it. He seems to fit in well and really enjoys learning more about the medical field. He is exploring what he might want to do when he grows up :) and thinking maybe he might want to pursue some schooling somewhere in the medical field. So hopefully none of you have to head to the Emergency Department at Holland Hospital, but if you do you might see Dave. He is working in triage, which is where you sign in and get your vitals, weight etc. done before being taken to your room in the emergency department.

We covet your continued prayers for the girls as they continue to have some catching up to do with their growth and development. Please join us though in saying a prayer of thanks for how far the Lord has brought the girls in the past 6 months. They are over 6 times their birth weight!!! Please also continue to pray for their health. Pray that God protect them from illness. Pray that if they do become sick that their bodies especially their lungs and immune system are strong enough to handle the illness. Thank you again for your prayers!

God Bless!!!

6 Months Old

Adalyn With my wedding ring at 1 week Adalyn with my wedding ring at 6 months Praise GOD!