7 Months

 So the girls turned 7 months last Monday.  Given how busy my last few weeks have been, I consider it a victory that their pictures got taken and posted within a week. 

Eowyn is as always a girl on the move.  By the end of the month, she can flip from both back to stomach and stomach to back.  The stomach to back flip is a more recent development and is more that I am not too fond of.  She never lets her head down easy so I will often here her head thump on the floor.  In fact, she is not very careful with her head ever so I often hear her hitting it against something.  Eowyn can also turn around in a circle and scoot backwards.  I have seen her occasionally move herself forward like an inch worm, but it seems to be an accident when it happens. 

Eowyn loves interacting with people.  With me, her favorite thing to do is to try to put her hand in my mouth.  She loves watching Gabriel.  He can make her laugh more than anyone else.  I love it when he gets her laughing because although we get a lot of smile, she doesn't really laugh that often.

I started the girls on cereal this month.  I have had the hardest time feeding her.  After a month, she is starting to get the hang of it, but it still takes a lot of effort.  She never wants to move her tongue out of the way.

Eowyn weighed 15 lb 3 oz at her 6 month appointment. 

She got two teeth.

Tessa is still the more laid back twin.  She can also flip over both ways, but she doesn't move much other than that.  She did beat Eowyn to one milestone.  She can sit up. 

Tessa loves her cereal.  Our only problem is when I am a little slow shoveling it in.  She also got two teeth this month.  In fact, both girls cut their first teeth within a day of each other.

She loves being held.  She will sit in your lap for as long as you let her without wanting down.  It is really easy to get her smiling and laughing

Tessa weighed 16 lb 8 oz at her 6 month appointment.

Jason says he is in a lot of trouble with this look.

It is so fun to watch the girls with each other.  They often look at each other and touch each other if they can.  I have to keep an eye on them sometimes.  Eowyn can be a bit aggressive with her sister.  She is often climbing over Tessa, sucking on her hands or feet, or scratching her sister. 

The girls took the twin thing a little far this month.  They both had double ear infections at their 6 month appointment.  Both went on antibiotics.  They did well with it except we have dealing with a lot of blow-outs.

I love this picture.  It looks like they are telling each other secrets.

I imagine Tessa is saying, "Save me mama!"