the ridlehoover family blog

Haven't blogged at all for over a week!  I don't know about you, but I sure feel withdrawal pains.  So, without further ado, here's the latest:  Hunter not only passed Gracie, he now weighs over 12 pounds!  Not to be outdone, Gracie weighs 11 pounds, 13 ounces! We recently switched from Level 1 nipples (slow flow for newborns) to Level 2 nipples (faster flow for 3 month olds).  As a result, Gracie has increased her daily intake of formula, though Hunter is still eating more.  The little guy is just an eating machine!  Bet you can't guess where he's putting all those extra calories...

Hunter and Gracie turned two months old, today.  To celebrate, we took them to the doctor for a checkup.  The kids both received excellent marks from the doctor, and a poke in each leg from the nurse - one poke for DTP (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis), another poke for Hib (bacterial meningitis).  Objections were heard and tears were shed.  But, Mom and Dad had bottles ready to help ease the pain. For the insanely curious, both babies grew overnight.  Here are their new dimensions: Hunter

• Weight:  10 pounds, 11.5 ounces (25th percentile)
• Length:  21.75 inches (10th percentile)
• Head:  37.75 cm (10th percentile)

Grace

• Weight:  10 pounds, 14 ounces (50th percentile)
• Length:  22.25 inches (50th percentile)
• Head:  39 cm (50-75th percentile)

In other words, Hunter gained half an ounce on Gracie overnight!  Oh, and note that the differences in percentiles are due to the differences in gender.  Boys are usually bigger than girls.  Also, it is important to point out that the percentiles are based on full-term singleton babies, which makes Gracie's size that much more amazing! Finally, we keep adding shots to our gallery.  Here are a couple of the latest:

Hunter is now 10 pounds, 10 ounces.  Gracie maintains her lead by the narrowest of margins.  She's now 10 pounds, 13 ounces.

Just posted a couple of videos to our .Mac Web Gallery.  This is what I do to stay awake waiting on the late night feedings.  Enjoy!

Today's weigh in results:  Hunter weighs 10 pounds, 2 ounces!  Grace weighs 10 pounds, 8 ounces!  He's less than half a pound behind...

Gracie and I played our first game of peek-a-boo, today.  I covered her face with a swaddle blanket, then pulled it back and said "peek-a-boo!" in a silly voice.  Grace seemed to love it.  She smiled every time I did it.  She even stuck her left arm up in the air like a tent pole to keep the blanket off her face.  She's also seems to be starting to smile on recognition of our faces, which is absolutely incredible. I'll catch a picture of one of these smiles eventually!  Until then, check out the new pictures I uploaded to the Hunter & Grace gallery.

Just posted a couple more shots, including this one entitled "Hmmm...":

Grandma Carolyn and Grandpa Mo are up from Sacramento, visiting Hunter & Grace.  As you can see, we put them right to work! So far, Hunter is flirting with his grandma... And, Gracie is giving grandpa a good once over... More pictures at our web gallery.

Yes, it has.  Both Hunter and Grace are doing well.  I weighed them at bath time tonight.  Hunter is gaining on Grace!  Hunter now weighs 9 pounds, 5 ounces.  And, Gracie weighs 9 pounds, 15 ounces!

Hunter & Grace had their one month checkup today.  Both passed with flying colors.  Dad was a little concerned about Gracie not eating as much as her brother.  But, she's gained over an ounce a day since the two week checkup.  So, she's doing fine.  And, Hunter?  Well, he's a little eating machine! Hunter is now 8 pounds, 5 ounces and 20.5 inches.  Gracie is now 9 pounds, 6 ounces and 21.25 inches.  Weeds they are.  Beautiful, flowering, happy little weeds! Gotta run.  One of the weeds is crying.