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Eight months old today. They were only in my belly for eight months. I'm sure I've mentioned this before but when I was pregnant I was really hoping that the girls weren't identical. It went so far as me having nightmares about mixing them up. Not only are they not identical in looks but they have very different personalities. There were a few changes this month. I think the biggest one for us is that they shifted their bedtime. Their schedule now goes something like this... 7:30am Leah wakes up and starts talking/rolling 7:45am Leah wakes Emma up 8:00am Breakfast - 4 oz bottle each and then they split half a jar of fruit with cereal mixed in 10:00am Nap (usually together!)12:00pm Lunch - 4 oz bottle each and then they split half a jar of veggies with cereal mixed in 2:00pm Nap (again - together!) 4:00pm Dinner - 4 oz bottle each and then they split half a jar of veggies with cereal mixed in 6:00 some nights if they're fussy they'll get some custard with cerealThey get a bath every second night. Sometimes the have a nap around this time. 8:30pm 6oz bottle then bed This schedule is actually better. I have to do the three solid meals myself but the evenings are much more relaxing. I just have to go to bed early or else I am very tired. They are still in the same crib but I don't think it will be long before we separate them. They are eating pretty much all the age appropriate foods. They'll eat everything except yellow beans. Their favourites are squash, sweet potatoes and pears. We gave them baby cookies the other night...they seem to like it but it is such a mess. They turn to mush with drool and then the girls slam them on the tray and they disintegrate. John and I are not big fans of baby cookies - we don't need any more things to clean! We haven't weighed them in a couple of weeks but my guess is that they're both around 16lbs. Emma is still heavier than Leah. We had some sleeping issues this month. For the first time ever John and I had to deal with a wide awake baby (Leah) at 3am. It was not fun and I don't know how some parents do it night after night. Thankfully it only happened the one night. We got them a space heater this month and they don't wake up cold anymore. The other big change was that the girls are mobile. Gone are the days of them lying on our bed surrounded by pillows. They are just too good at rolling to take the chance. No crawling yet - I'm sure one day it will just happen. Leah is our little social butterfly. Once she gets to know you (this takes about a minute) she will smile and talk away to you. She loves to touch new things and she is very gentle. Rather than grabbing everything she will gently pat it. Leah has mastered rolling and she is very quick. She can pivot all around so she can get to wherever she wants. She is still very floppy and she can sit unassisted for just a few seconds before she topples. Leah doesn't seem to need as much sleep as her sister. She likes waking up early and trying her hardest to wake everybody else up. She has started to form an attachment with a lamb stuffed animal that John called Lamb Chop (I will be leaving the explaining of that one up to him!). Emma is more reserved around new people. It takes awhile for her to warm up but then she's also very social. Emma is a grabber. When she sees what she wants (this includes the Jackson's ear) she goes for it. She continues to be a great sleeper - we will put her to bed wide awake and 2 minutes later she's down for the count. Emma is still very strong and she can sit unassisted for long periods of time. She is good at rolling but not quite as agile as her sister. Emma got two more teeth this month. Her front left tooth and the one beside it. It's pretty funny looking in a cute way (alright it's funny looking but she's my daughter and I have to say she's cute!!)

Leah trying out the cookie...it went downhill from here