We affectionately call Ellery "the tank" because when she is drinking a bottle she latches on and won't let go. If you have the nerve to try to burp her or put the bottle down she gets VERY angry and will scream....not cry (I already have visions of the teenage years!) She can take down her bottles in minutes. Emily on the other hand likes to take her time eating, dribbles it out of her mouth, and coughs quite frequently so it takes twice as long to feed her. However, lately we've had some feeding changes and Emily is now referred to "Tank Jr."
My biggest fear is that the girls will start refusing bottles and lose interest in eating and at this point - gaining weight is still one of our main goals (and not getting sick!!!). I love it when they eat, so I am excited to find that the girls are going through a growth spurt. They usually drink about 3 ounces for Ellery and 2.5 for Emily, 6-8 times a day. Plus or minus 10 cc's depending on the day and their moods. We've been at this amount for a while and I started to worry that they weren't getting enough. All the averages say that babies at their age should be drinking so much more. However, each time I try to up their amounts we end up with a lot of the bottle contents coming back up. In the last few days the girls have been very upset once they finish their bottles so we upped the amount and hope for the best. For the last four days the girls have had 4 ounces 6-8 times a day. That is at least 6 to 10 MORE ounces a day!!! I can only imagine how that will affect their weights! I can't wait for our next weigh-in.
My biggest fear is that the girls will start refusing bottles and lose interest in eating and at this point - gaining weight is still one of our main goals (and not getting sick!!!). I love it when they eat, so I am excited to find that the girls are going through a growth spurt. They usually drink about 3 ounces for Ellery and 2.5 for Emily, 6-8 times a day. Plus or minus 10 cc's depending on the day and their moods. We've been at this amount for a while and I started to worry that they weren't getting enough. All the averages say that babies at their age should be drinking so much more. However, each time I try to up their amounts we end up with a lot of the bottle contents coming back up. In the last few days the girls have been very upset once they finish their bottles so we upped the amount and hope for the best. For the last four days the girls have had 4 ounces 6-8 times a day. That is at least 6 to 10 MORE ounces a day!!! I can only imagine how that will affect their weights! I can't wait for our next weigh-in.
In reference to my title about the 6 week growth spurt we've found that the girls' adjusted/corrected age is really holding true. With the smiles the last few weeks and the alertness they are definitely on par with what a 6 week old should be doing, definitely not a 4 1/2 month old. Every day they amaze me with how much they have changed and the new things they are doing!!
2 comments:
I am totally going to steal your poll. What a great idea!! I love reading about your little girls. What great news about them eating more!blueladybug
I love that picture. Is that a home pic?
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