The Twins at 7 Months

This last month has by far been the hardest for me. I almost reached my breaking point (and maybe would have if it weren't for our family vacation). People like to tell you things get easier after the first 4 months or the first 6 months with twins. Well, I think the first 4 months were great and pretty easy. Give me feeding and sleeping all day and night over one ultra clingy baby!! 

After the girls turned 6 months old we were getting into a routine and they were becoming more independent. They played more with each other...  

and they played well with Kinsey. In fact, she has quite a fan club thanks to her little sisters. 

And then Shayla flipped the switch. She decided she didn't like anyone, and I mean ANYONE, except me...including her daddy...or else she would scream her head off. She wanted me to hold her 24/7, and it wasn't out of the realm of possibility for someone to look at her and cause her to cry. This by itself isn't really that bad. I've mastered doing everything one handed, so I can handle taking care of Kinsey and one clingy baby. But I have TWO babies, and even though Scarlett isn't ultra clingy, she still is and has always been a mama's girl. She loves me and needs me too. I'm exclusively breastfeeding both of these babies so I can't just pass one over to someone else any time I want, assuming I have an extra set of hands around. 

She snuggled up to me when someone looked at her

It was really challenging for a few weeks. Luckily, Shayla decided to warm back up to her daddy and other people. 

Hanging out with cousin Christian

 And then something AMAZING happened. Shayla started to crawl!! I think she loves the freedom of crawling around, but isn't a fan of the hardwood floors. It's freedom for Shayla and a leash for me. When I leave the room, guess who she is following? When I sit on the floor, guess who she wants to climb all over? I don't mind TOO much. I love watching my little babies learn and grow. 

Shayla started growling and laughing a lot more at Kinsey this month. They've started eating fruits and veggies, but I think Shay Shay would take nursing over solids any day--which is weird because we started feeding the twins cereal thanks to Shayla's interest in real food. She has a firm grip and pinches like a pro. Watch out for those fingernails!! 

SCARLETT

Sometimes I think I named my babies wrong. Shayla is demanding, needy, and independent all at the same time (she reminds me a lot of Kinsey when she was a baby). Scarlett, on the other hand, is an angel. Seriously. She is the perfect and sweetest little baby ever (sorry Shayla, but it's true)... 

 and then you give her a taste of fruit...Watch out world!! This girl is a screecher and will scream so loud and high pitched if you don't give her more food fast enough. She LOVES eating solids and is quite the diva at the dinner table. 

She'll kill you if you don't feed her!

Scarlett gnaws on everything she can get her hands on. She has gums of steel, which is not the greatest thing in the world when she's nursing. She started kind of talking aka saying babababa. It is adorable to watch her cheeks puff out when she "talks." 

She's my intellectual baby with her all her curiosity. Scarlett will see a small toy across the room and decide she needs to check it out, so she'll roll and shuffle until she gets it. Scarly isn't crawling yet, but she has started rocking back and forth on all fours. She's also my great napper and sleeper. And although I love my babies small, it comes with a price. They still need lots of nutrients and Scarlett wakes up three hours after bedtime to eat again. 

I don't think she is going to be a Star Wars fan like her daddy

 These kiddos have been killing me at night. I'm normally awake every hour. If I wake up, see the clock, and realize it's been TWO hours, I'm a happy mama!!

We do have more routines down now that the girls have reached 7 months. We have bath days, bed times, and nap times. Hallelujah! It was a rocky road at 6 months, but we're back on track. At least, we will be once Kinsey stops being a teething monster. *sigh* 

"Shhh...don't let Mommy hear what we have planned."