11 Months

Well goodness I'm a bad mommy. I am so behind and it seems like time is flying! Looking back, I realize that the last update was at 7 months!! So where are we at 11 months?

Daily Schedule: The babies start the day everyday around 7:00 am with a bottle.  They eat breakfast at 8am which normally consists of a combination of applesauce, cheerios, grits, eggs with cheese, or toast. They did try Krispy Creme Donuts this past weekend with their daddy.  :0) They still take a morning nap at 9am.  They sleep for about 1.5 hours.  At 11AM they get a sippy cup (formula) and snack (cheese and crackers, Noosa's yogurt, or fruit).  Lunch is at noon. If we would let them, they would eat Mac and Cheese everyday.  They love it. Typically they have left overs or a sandwich for lunch.  Back to bed at 1:00 until 2:30.  Last week, the babies have been staying awake until 2:15 and not napping well. They are getting close to moving to one nap a day. Another snack and sippy cup (formula) at 3PM.  Dinner is at 5:00PM. Bath at 6:30 and nightie bottle at 7PM.  We are down to 2 bottles a day- one in the morning and one at night.  We are going to take away the morning bottle this week.  I will follow the Moms on Call approach to taking the nighttime bottle away the week of their birthday.  

Walking: Anna Kate is walking all over. She only takes around 5-10 steps at a time but is on the move. Foster will stand up in the middle of the living room and look around but sits down instead of stepping out. It is so cute.  

Sleeping:  They both sleep in their crib with the noise machine on as loud as it will go. They are sleeping from 7:00PM- 6:30AM.  Most nights they sleep all night. Other nights they will make little noises but go right back to sleep. We don't go in their room unless they are sick or we can tell something is not right.

Feeding: We are still using Gentlease Formula by Enfamil. I had to buy the soft nipple sippy cups. For some reason, they won't drink out of the normal sippy cup. They eat anything we eat! No allergies so far. They have tried eggs and peanut butter with no issue.

Toys:  Anything and everything. There are toys everywhere. Foster really likes his toy tackle box and fishing pole.  Foster also loves MICKEY MOUSE and watching TV. Anna Kate loves hugging her doll and any stuff animal. Anna Kate also sleeps with a small, soft blanket.  Oh- I almost forgot the babies fight daily over their Christmas present. It is a little dog that they push all over the living room. I included a photo below. They love it!

Sizes: They are in size 4 diapers.  I tried other brands but love the Pampers Swaddle diapers. At nighttime we use Goodnight diapers by Huggies.  As far as clothes, they are both in 12 months and some 18 month clothes.

Teeth: Foster has 8 teeth and Anna Kate has 2 on the bottom. 

Misc: The babies are already in competition with one another. Anna Kate wants anything that Foster has including mommy and daddy.  Today Anna Kate grabbed Foster's face and her fingers ended up in his mouth.  The next thing I knew he was biting her.  She screamed and once he finally release AK had purple fingers with teeth marks.  Hopefully she will learn to keep her hands to herself.