Category: twins

On November 3 Ewan and Eileen had there six month check up.

Eileen weighs 14 pounds 2 ounces

Ewan weighs 13 pounds 11 ounces

They are both 65 cm in length with head circumference of 42 cm

They are exploring all sorts of new flavours and textures from pasta and pesto to elk barley stew. It is a lot of fun watching their reaction to new flavours.

They both received their third round of vaccinations yesterday.

After their bath today

And then true to form Eileen decided she wasn’t taking up enough space so she spread her arms out while poking Ewan in the eye

Yesterday after the vaccination Ewan just wanted to cuddle the stuffies, he loves soft material.

Auntie Diana came for baby snuggles last weekend. She bought them these adorable (and probably very accurate) onsies!!

Well 6 months have come and gone so fast I barely remember anything! It has truly been the most transformational 6 months of my life, everything has changed. Watching Eileen and Ewan grow, learn and live life has been unbelievably precious and special.

Our marriage has strengthened and grown as well, I am so lucky to have an amazing husband to co-parent with.

This month both Ewan and Eileen started grabbing their feet. Ewan has been sticking his tongue out a lot over the last few days. They both like playing with sensory toys and watching Baby Einstein DVD’s (so I have a moment to make dinner!). They like to be constantly entertained. I read them simple books and we have dance parties.

First time sitting in their highchairs at the table

watching baby Einstein dvd

Sibling cuddles!

It appears the babies are sick again, but this time Ewan knows how to breath out of his mouth. Eileen knew how to breath out of her mouth the last time they were sick in Jasper. It makes a huge difference when they don’t have to struggle to breath.

Hopefully I don’t jinx it again but the twins slept for 7 hours straight 3 nights in row. And last night Ewan slept in his box for the first time since June. It sure was nice having the extra rom in our bed!!

Fall is in full swing! We are still getting out as much as possible

Today the babies are 5 months old! Time is going so fast. The weather has changed into the cooler fall days, which is nice. We are still able to walk during the day, we are taking advantage of this weather before freezing temperatures come.

Lately when we pick Eileen up she wraps her arm around your shoulder and it feels like the sweetest little hug!

Of course, after I blogged about how well they have been sleeping at night, this week has been terrible, Eileen has needed to be rocked to sleep and Ewan has been crying for 40 minutes before calming down enough to give into the sleep. It is still so much easier than the hours of crying Ewan used to go through before bed. Ewan doesn’t seem to suffer from gas pains anymore, and he smiles more than he cries now!

Ewan has this beautiful smile, he smiles with his mouth, cheeks and eyes

Onsies came from my friend Nicole and her husband Chris

Ewan notices Eileen and Eileen notices Ewan

Also, as you can see Ewan’s umbilical hernia is so small now! At one point it measured 3 cm and now it’s barely noticeable!