The Vanderwal's: 2 Months

Crazy how fast two months goes by! I cant believe how much older they look and act. I even had to put away most of their newborn stuff and get out the 0-3 and 3-6 sizes (tear!). Honestly the 3-6 month stuff is for length only. They have their dad's long torso and will likely inherit his problem with clothes in that order to get the length, you also get width. :)

We have been busy going for walks since its not quite as hot, have ventured to Target and the mall, and have gone to a couple of Kev's volleyball games. Both girls are so much more alert and stay awake for longer periods during the day. So much so that sometimes it's hard to get anything else done (or get a shower in for the day) because they want you to keep talking to them. Kevin and I have both noticed that they get mad on purpose if you leave the room. They will watch you get up and leave the room, spit out their paci's and give a fake cry so that you have to come back. Smart girls! The other day I even had to put them in their boppy pillows in the hallway outside of the bathroom while I was getting ready just so they could see me. Kinda funny for now...just so that doesn't get out of control.

So yesterday we had their two month check up and it was quite the adventure--for me at least. I was just starting to feel like I was getting the hang of getting the girls fed and ready to go by myself. However, yesterday I either misjudged the timing or the girls took longer to eat or something because we did not leave by the time I had targeted in my head. Anyway, we made it to the clinic 10 minutes early which is better than being late...it just wasn't the 20 minutes they request. I use the stroller to haul them in because I find it much easier than carrying both car seats. So by the time the girls are in the stroller, got checked in, and sitting in the waiting room it was 1:09. Appointment was for 1:10...phew! I then took the carseats out of the stroller and tried to tuck it out of the way from other patients. Lots of things I never would have thought of before! Pretty sure I was sweating at this point.
The nurse called us in not much longer and took the girls to be weighed. Amelia is 10 pounds 13 ounces and Quinn is 10 pounds 9 ounces..just around the 50th percentile. Crazy to think that they were both only 5 pounds 13 ounces when we brought them home! Amelia is 23 and 1/2 inches long which is actually the 90th percentile and Quinn is 23 inches which is the 79th percentile. Definitely long babies and Kevin was happy about that! :)
Then the not so fun part...the shots. They actually both did really well and probably only cried for a couple seconds, although it seemed a lot longer to me. I felt so bad for Quinn, who had gone first, that I had to put her back in her carrier while she was still teary eyed because we still had to do Amelia. Poor things but they survived.
So we head outside back to the car, and I find that the person who parked next to us was about 6 inches away...Grr! Lots of thoughts ran through my head about how I would get the carseat in but I made it. Not saying that person doesn't have any door dings though. Definitely still sweating at this point so I did the only logical thing I could think of...went across the street and ordered myself an iced coffee!! I deserved it right?

OK enough about that adventure. Here are some pics:

I love this one because I could actually get both of the girls to look at me at the same time! :)