The girls are more than eight months old now and their days wrapped in tubes and cables in an incubator are a distant memory! The holidays are in full swing and the girls have continued to polish up their social skills through the many festivities.
(Madison on left, Brooklyn on right)
(Madison)
(Thanksgiving family photo)
Mommy enjoys keeping a fresh new wardrobe on hand for our growing girls. These are just a few of the many Christmas outfits they will be wearing.
(Brooklyn)
(Brooklyn on left, Madison on right)
(Storytime by the tree)
(Madison doing her part to decorate the tree)
(Madison)
The girls are far more aware of each others presence and interact quite a bit. Sometimes that interaction means, "borrowing" toys from one another. No fist fights have broken out thanks to the abundance of toy options but we expect future battles to brew over this topic.
After the first few months of trial and error with her diet, Mom figured out how to make Madison as happy as her sister by eliminating soy and dairy. It's pretty hard to catch them on a bad day. Despite the continued oxygen, everyone can pretty much be considered healthy. The oxygen now stays on pretty much at night and during naps only.
A wide variety of organic fruits and vegetables are prepared daily at the Abrams house. Madison anxiously awaits her next meal below. No one is going hungry as Brooklyn now weighs 14 1/2 lbs and Madi weighs about 12 1/2 lbs.
Brooklyn has emerged as the family adrenaline junkie. She is not very content staying in one spot for very long. She can rapidly kick her legs while on her stomach, but since she hasn't quite figured out how to gain traction while doing this, she depends on others to scratch the adrenaline itch. You can find her frequently "flying" throughout the house with a giant smile on her face. Madison happily observes from a more grounded position.
In fact, Madison has hobbies of her own. She loves books and music, so it's no coincidence that she has such a big grin while hanging in her "rockstar" outfit.
Papa J (Dad's dad) visited just before Thanksgiving and showed "Brookie" and "Madi" their first airplane museum. Again, Brooklyn illustrates her desire to fly while Madison shows a more serious side.
Apparently skydiving isn't Madison's thing either.
Merry Christmas everyone!!
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