Milkawhaaattttt?

I just love the commercials for E-trade with the little baby who talks.  The newest one with his girlfriend cracks me up.  Milkawhaattttt?

Anyway, I think I have 2 milkaholics on my hands.  They are officially on "regular" formula and not the high-cal preemie stuff.  So far, so good.  In this post, I talked about Christopher and his gas/possible reflux issues.  I did ask the pediatrician at their 4-month check-up and he felt like it wasn't reflux based on my description.  So, I'm hoping some of his discomfort will ease up with the switch to this other formula. In the meantime, we're using Mylicon after every bottle and it helps but he does still have good and bad days.

The twins are now 5 months old and I can't believe how quickly time has gone by.  I look at them every day in pure and simple amazement.  They have gone from such fragile, little babies to hearty, thriving infants.  They now weigh about 16 lbs each so they have totally caught up to what a 5-month old should be weighing.  I was so proud when they actually charted on the growth chart for a baby the same age.

I've been back to work now for about 6 weeks and things are going fine.  The babies have adjusted well to daycare and they always seem both happy and exhausted.  I think 2 of my nieces play with them alot so I'm glad they are also getting that interaction with other children.  I'm still a little worried about my SIL and her workload.  She is constantly on the go and juggling multiple things at once (her PT job, her own kids and their activities).  I worry that she's spreading herself too thin.  If that's the case, something will have to give and I'm guessing it would be daycare.  She's a grown woman and I just have to trust that she'll know her capacity.

I do have a bit of other news.  I can announce it here because no one knows me IRL.  My sister is expecting their 2nd child.  I am absolutely thrilled!  She's almost 13 weeks and everything looks great.  She had her NT scan earlier this week and they saw a nasal bone so that's one point against Down Syndrome.  She turns 35 this year so she's technically "advanced age" (whatever) so she's having all of the tests to make sure.  

So, now the gender waiting game begins.  I've mentioned before that my Christopher is the only boy in the family.  So far, we have 6 girls and him.  I don't think I'll be one of those moms that freaks out if he starts to play with dolls but I'll be honest.  I want him to be a little boy.  I want to throw a football with him and I want him to play with trucks.  When my nieces started calling him "Chrissie" and talking about painting his nails, I thought, "Oh, poor Christopher.  We need another boy".

We need another boy.  C'mon boy!