Heather is 1 month

I can't believe one month has passed already. Heather is growing so fast. I am very happy that she doesn't have the same reflux problem as Brooke. She weighs 8lbs 12oz (on my home scale). She still sleeps most of the day, but is starting to stay awake more during the day. She is doing well with tummy time and can hold her head up for a few seconds. She can roll from side to side. She can track my finger moving in front of her for a few seconds. She turns her head to the sound of voices. She nurses about every 2 hrs usually with one 3-4hr break at night. We have tried introducing the bottle with mixed results. Hopefully she will catch on soon. She is currently going through a growth spurt and I feel like she is getting bigger right before my eyes. She has a calm disposition and Brooke's screams/the dog barking doesn't bother her. Here are her 1 month pictures. I am going to do the same pictures I have been doing with Brooke for comparison and I am also taking a picture with her bunny made by her Great-Granny.

Heather at 1 month

This was the best photo with the monkey. She was starting to get fussy, but all the other pictures she had a slumped head or it was blurry.

P.S. The answers to the baby quiz are A - Brooke, B- Heather, C - Brooke, D - Heather.
Kyla - I am very impressed you got them right!!! Thanks for playing! :)

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Baby pictures

Can you tell which baby is Brooke and which one is Heather?

A

B

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D

Post your guesses in the comments section and I will post the answers in a week.

Update...

Sisters

Last weekend we visited Danville Farms with Ryan's parents. It was a lot of fun. They had a corn maze, hay ride, duck races, bouncy pillow, goat feeding, corn box, and pumpkins. The corn maze would have been more fun if it wasn't in direct sunlight and 90 degrees. Brooke loved the bouncy pillow. She laid down while Ryan and his dad bounced her. She had the cutest giggle. I would have never taken Brooke out of the house when she was as young as Heather (3 weeks). Partly because she was under my 1 month defined amount of time before baby should be introduced to the real world, and also because she had such bad reflux. Heather doesn't have reflux as bad as Brooke and I thought this is an open air environment and people are not going to be hovering over her. Heather did as well as you would expect for a baby. She took a bottle from Ryan's mom and then had a blow out (thank goodness I remembered to put a change of clothes in the diaper bag). Later on just as we were taking pictures before we were ready to leave, she vomited all over Ryan's mom. At least, we were on our way out!

Brooke on the bouncy pillow with Daddy and G-dad.

Our Family

Big Mama and G-dad with their grandkids!

Brooke also turned 20 months on October 10th. I had some trouble getting her to sit still for the photo, but here are the two best pictures.

She is getting more independent everyday. Lately she hasn't wanted us to rock her to sleep. She just wants to read a story and then be put in her crib. She has learned to follow a few commands, such as throwing away trash and putting clothes in the dirty laundry basket. She likes to help get herself dressed and brush her teeth. She loves MDO. On school days, she gets so excited that is all she says the whole way there and she doesn't cry anymore when I drop her off. She also loves to play outside. Her favorite thing to do is pour dirt over her head! I don't know where she got this idea, but I can't take her outside if I want her to stay clean. I can't wait to take her camping, she is going to love it. She is also starting to show some signs of beginning to be ready for potty training. Most of the time she lets us know when she needs a diaper change by pulling on her pants and saying diaper unless she is having too much fun doing whatever activity is occupying her. I love to see her learn new things, but at the same time it is bittersweet to see my little girl growing up so fast.

Here are some more pictures I have taken over the past few weeks: