Eight months

My babies are eight months old and growing so fast! I hold them and wonder how my tiny twins have grown into such tall, healthy little kids. Here's what they're doing this month.

Henry:

• Weighs about 20 pounds and is probably 28 inches long
• Has a ticklish tummy and giggles hysterically when his dad tickles him
• Still loves music and listens intently when I sing to him or when his favorite Frozen music comes on
• Is out of his six-month clothes and wearing 6-9 month and nine-month clothes now
• Has begun scooting and half-crawling around but is still very content to just lie on his back and chew on and play with his blanket
• Loves his mobile and could watch it spinning for hours (though it's most likely the music he loves)
• Still isn't sitting on his own yet, but he's getting close
• No longer takes long naps but takes 30-minute cat naps throughout the day
• Generally sleeps through the night but lately has been waking up starving around 3 a.m.
• Has long, spiky hair on the top of his head but still has a bald spot in the back
• Is generally happy and coos and smiles at almost everyone who smiles at him
• Really likes bath time and has started kicking his legs and playing in his bathtub
• Gets very mad when he's tired and has to be rocked to sleep if he doesn't roll to his tummy and fall asleep on the floor
• Loves to grab Norah's hand and try to suck on it (much to her annoyance)
• Likes to pull his feet up to his face and play with them

Norah:

• Weighs about 18 pounds and is about 27.5 inches long
• Still wears some 3-6 month clothes but is wearing six-month clothes now
• Is scooting/crawling all over now and getting into everything
• Loves texture, including sucking on tags, scratching her fingers on pillows and the mesh walls of the pack 'n play, and running her hands over the vent on the floor
• Gives big, gummy smiles, but she's more hesitant to laugh than Henry is
• Is growing brown fuzzy hair on the top of her head
• Loves to make gargling sounds and loud, happy noises
• Doesn't really like bath time but is getting used to the bathtub and starting to kick her legs
• Sometimes sleeps through the night but usually rolls around so much that she wakes herself up a few times
• Still loves her pacifier when she's sleepy, and it generally puts her right to sleep
• Steals toys from Henry and quickly grabs whatever she wants, even when it's across the room
• Loves to pull her feet up and suck on them after pulling her socks off
• Had bad eczema on her face and arms, so we switched both Henry and her to a soy formula that seems to be helping (though it smells awful)
• Smiles at Henry and sometimes giggles at him for no reason
• Loves to be snuggled and sleeps for hours when someone is holding her or lying next to her

I watch these babies grow every day and feel so blessed that they're happy and healthy. They make me so happy, and I love watching them discover new things and understand the world around them.