8 weeks!

My sweet boys are now 8 weeks old! They are changing every day. As I am typing this, I am looking at them sleep in their bouncy seats, and they don't even look like the children that we brought home from the hospital.

Unfortunately, they had to experience one of life's most painful times...shots. They each got three shots in their thighs on Thursday. We had two nurses who gave them their shots at the same time. I was a nervous wreck. Their little faces were as red as tomatoes during the shots, but as soon as they were over the boys were fine. Such troopers!

Here are their 2 month stats:

Blake:

9 pounds 7 ounces (18%)

21 inches (20%)

Jack:

9 pounds 10.5 ounces (38%)
21.5 inches long (22%)

It is amazing how just a few ounces puts them in to such different percentiles.

They gained 3 pounds in one month. I think those pounds went to their double chins, chubby thighs and a bigger tummies! As soon as our newborn diapers are all gone, they will be in size ones. And, they are beginning to out grow some of their newborn clothes. I haven't made the move to take them out of their closet yet, because it will make me too sad.

The boys are eating 6 ounces every 3 1/2 hours now. They have also eliminated the middle of the night feeding. We feed them at 9:30 (6 ounces mixed with a tablespoon of rice cereal) and they are making it until 7:30 in the morning. Now, they are waking up around 5am and I have to put pacifiers in their mouths a few times, but I'll take it over a middle of the night feed.

Here is Blake after his bath, ready for his final meal of the night. Check out his blonde hair!

Blake is my serious boy. I am feeding him and he started smiling after I burped him. He doesn't smile often, and this is the best shot we got of it. You can see one of his dimples in his left cheek.

Here is Jack after his bath also waiting for his final bottle of the night.

Jack is our smiley one. Here he is in his swing. Excuse all of his baby acne on his cheeks.