Sunday, July 29, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Bottle FREE
yes, that's right, we are now bottle free---yippeee! their dentist would be thrilled.
it took almost 2wks and really wasnt that painful. there was no crying or whimpering for the bottle (even for the night one).
in my opinion, they never seem attached to it, but more for the convenience---faster flow with the bottle. they drank cold milk fm the straw cup when they turned one, but it was SLOW going. literally, it would take 20min for just 3oz.
to speed things along, we would resort to giving them the bottle. but 2 nights ago, they started gulping down their milk fm the straw cup. bye-bye bottle.
i think it did help starting them early on the straw cups at 9mos. i'm not a big fan of the sippy, since it mimics the bottle with liquid pooling in the mouth, which can cause tooth decay.
the girls still get milk twice daily, with breakfast and dinner---and watered down juice for their two lunches. yup, they eat 4x a day along with 2 snacks. i dont want them running on empty, now that they're so much more active.
eric says they eat better than us. yesterday, they had pancakes for breakfast, rotisserie chicken and veggies for lunch(es) with fruit dessert and buttered pasta for dinner.
they drink about 12oz of milk total. i think the recommended consumption is 16-20oz for needed calcium at this age. but calcium can also come in yogurt, fortified oj, cheese, etc, which they also get.
only babies drink from a bottle, not toddlers (-:
enjoying their grilled cheese lunch today
it took almost 2wks and really wasnt that painful. there was no crying or whimpering for the bottle (even for the night one).
in my opinion, they never seem attached to it, but more for the convenience---faster flow with the bottle. they drank cold milk fm the straw cup when they turned one, but it was SLOW going. literally, it would take 20min for just 3oz.
to speed things along, we would resort to giving them the bottle. but 2 nights ago, they started gulping down their milk fm the straw cup. bye-bye bottle.
i think it did help starting them early on the straw cups at 9mos. i'm not a big fan of the sippy, since it mimics the bottle with liquid pooling in the mouth, which can cause tooth decay.
the girls still get milk twice daily, with breakfast and dinner---and watered down juice for their two lunches. yup, they eat 4x a day along with 2 snacks. i dont want them running on empty, now that they're so much more active.
eric says they eat better than us. yesterday, they had pancakes for breakfast, rotisserie chicken and veggies for lunch(es) with fruit dessert and buttered pasta for dinner.
they drink about 12oz of milk total. i think the recommended consumption is 16-20oz for needed calcium at this age. but calcium can also come in yogurt, fortified oj, cheese, etc, which they also get.
only babies drink from a bottle, not toddlers (-:
enjoying their grilled cheese lunch today
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Pics of the day
Laurel would sleep on her stomach, but this is the first time I've seen her w/butt in the air. Now she and Vienna actually have something incommon! 
The 2nd pic, she wanted to hang out (squeezed) in the toy bin right before bath time. Funny girl.
The 2nd pic, she wanted to hang out (squeezed) in the toy bin right before bath time. Funny girl.
The babies have left the building
Come on in TODDLERs!
Vienna started walking right around her 1st bday. Two weeks later, Laurel followed.
Since I was pretty laid back about their walking, my mom decided they WILL learn to walk ASAP. She had Laurel doing laps every morning during our vacation. Gramma truimphs!
BTW, their first walking shoes is a carter's brand. a knock off of roobeez, but at half the price. get them at BJ's for $10.
Vienna started walking right around her 1st bday. Two weeks later, Laurel followed.
Since I was pretty laid back about their walking, my mom decided they WILL learn to walk ASAP. She had Laurel doing laps every morning during our vacation. Gramma truimphs!
BTW, their first walking shoes is a carter's brand. a knock off of roobeez, but at half the price. get them at BJ's for $10.
Isabelle and Chloe's Baptism
We attended my cousin daughters, Chloe & Isabelle's baptism this morning. We tried getting a pic of both set of (toddler) twins----what were we thinking?For better pics of the Nguyen twins, ck out their website.
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