So this has been almost a week of opposites for the kids. Normally Annellice is the hungry little monster who is all a giggle. This week she has been quite the challenge between being down right inconsolable at times and refusing of her favorites in change for something else. Alexandra of course has been doing her own new set of tricks - like finishing full bottles after eating solid food, heck even just eating solid food!
Annellice's trouble started last Fri/Sat - WARING: this may be TOO MUCH INFO for some people! . She went about 48 hours without a bowel movement, which is VERY out of character for her. Not a biggy, just use a suppository and everything should be good to go. After finally going to the bathroom she was still a bit off her game. About 24 hours later she had a bowel movement that smelled strongly of ammonia - and when I say strongly I mean knock you out kind. Thinking this must be a good sign that what ever her problem was must be passing bt not the case. Following all the fun diapers she then started to refuse to eat solid foods and take more than 2-3ounces out of her 7 ounce bottle. She would be happy as a lark right after eating and would cry if you tried to get her to take more. So again I just waited it out. Now if is a week later and Annellice finally ate well this morning! No clue was affected her so badly as her sister did the opposite during this same time frame.
Alexandra has been the trucker this week. Gobbling up all the baby food goodies and drinking her bottle plus a little left over by her sister. I was thinking it was a growth spurt the first 2 days, but we are now on day 6 of this and just don't get it. It just seems like a 180 for her. Kevin and I actually have noticed she prefers eating from a spoon now. Thinking back the experts that the NICU said she would have a harder time due to the delayed suck/swollow/breath reflex - but her only issue seems to be the texture of the food. Once we got past the first two weeks she appears to be doing better with the lumpier foods now. On the diaper side of life she has been regular for the first time since birth! I can count on her going #2 at least once per day instead of 1 per 4-6 days as it was in the past.
On other notes - the girls have some crazy long legs now. Who would have thought that would happen?!?!? We have maxed out the height on the exersaucer (per the developmental specialist request not to encourage then to stand before crawling) and they are pretty much standing the whole time they are in them. It is a good thing summer is here and we do not need to worry about putting them in footed onsies for a while.
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