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For anyone who reads the Jankowski blog and our blog, it is imperative to note that our twins are exactly one month apart to the day! That is why our birthday/monthly posts are on the same day!!!

Also, yesterday it was in the 70's and very windy. Very warm. Last night was tornadoes and high winds and in the 40's. Today it is snowing and we are to expect 1-3 inches by the end of the day. Yesterday I wore a thin dress and bare legs. Today, I am wearing sweatpants, my long sleeve Red Sox shirt, and my Wicked Good LL Bean slippers. Plus the heat is on and the space heater is on in the living room.

Q is eating like a champ. And now he sleeps like one too. He has slept in his crib all night, every night for at least a week now (I think) 9 pm to 8 am last night. I heard him this morning and I went in and he was happily just lying there awake and smiley.
E was in bed with me from 1 am on. He is still runny nose, coughy, and stuffy. So, I am letting it slide. Plus, when he sleeps with me he puts his hand on my face and pulls me close to him. It's hard to resist.
Here are some developmental milestones. For the things they can't do yet, I am sure they will before the end of the month!

By 5 months your baby SHOULD be able to...
*hold head steady when upright- both absolutely
*on stomach raise chest supported by arms- both but not really using the arms as much as they could
*pay attention to objects as small as a raisin- both
*squeal in delight- AHH!!! That's E's new fave thing! Morning, noon, and night! Over and over!
*reach for an object- both
*smile spontaneously- both
*smile when you smile- definitely both!
*grasp a rattle- both
*keep head level with body when pulled up- both
will PROBABLY be able to.....
*roll over one way- both, although E doesn't find it necessary most of the time
*bear some weight on legs- both
*say "ah-goo"- both
*razz- both- and E just started doing this all the time- between squeals!
*turn in the direction of a voice- both, if I say their name they look at me too.
may POSSIBLE be able to....
*sit unassisted- neither
MAY even be able to...
*pull up to standing from sitting- by themselves? or when I pull them up??
*stand holding on to something or someone- neither and nowhere near that!
*object if you try to take a toy away- both, including the pacifier!
*work to get a toy out of reach- both, today I watched Q lose his pacifier, and move and squirm, and push his blankie out of the way, to get to it. He picked it up and brought it to his mouth. Then, he couldn't get it in. He isn't that good!!!!!
*pass a cube or object from hand to hand- I think they can do this...I haven't noticed this one
*look for dropped object- both, see story above
*babble- E squeals (repeatedly for 30-40 min at his brother) and screams and makes ohhhhs and ahhs, etc. Q sounds like he is speaking a language I don't know to his brother. Sometimes E listens, sometimes he looks the other way and acts like he can't hear him..... he does go on and on!!!(like his mom!)

some other notable things.....
Q is the nosiest baby I have ever seen. Q is in everyone's business when we are out and you don't have to be in his line of sight at all...he will turn his entire body and neck around to not miss something. He gets this from me. No doubt.
E tried to mack on his twin friend Abigail last week....he had his arm kinda around her and was turned towards her talking to her. Q tried to get in on the action.
Q rolls both ways now. From his back to stomach and then from his stomach back to his back. He is on the move! But he hasn't taken off rolling all over the place. He stays in the area of play on the floor. E rolls when no one is looking. I will put him on stomach and look and he is on his back. I never see it.
They both always hold hands. On purpose. They like to be touching. If one is crying and the other is nearby, that one will reach out for their brother. It is SO darn cute. Too bad they couldn't tell them not to cry!

Quinn & Ean are 2 months old today!
Ironically, I almost had a breakdown last night. I was really tired and they would not stop crying. For some reason they were really hungry cause when we finally broke down and fed them early, they both sucked it down like they were starved. Now they are crying again this morning! For the first time, Chris made me mad. He started freaking out right at the beginning of their crying and really losing his temper. It had only been a short while and I listened to it all day. I didn't think it was fair that when I was tired and upset myself for good reason, I had to worry about and calm him down.
I fell asleep instantly after the boys' last feeding. Ean woke at 3:30- not to eat, just to fuss and make weird noises for the second night in a row. He slept with me and his pacifer until 5. So, another 11-5 night.
Developmental milestones for 2 months:
SHOULD BE ABLE-
*smile in response to your smile- both, but right now grumpy Quinn smiles more!!
*respond to bell in some way- both for sure, they startle all the time
PROBABLY BE ABLE-
*vocalize in some way other than crying- absolutely, and for a while now, they never shut up and make the weirdest grunts and noises!
*lift head 45 degrees while on stomach- both and we work on it at Tummy Time!
MAY BE ABLE TO-
*hold head steady when held upright- Quinn really well, Ean not as much
*on stomach raise chest supported by arms- don't think so, but will have to check!
*roll over one way- no
*grasp a rattle held to backs or tips of fingers- I think so
*pay attention to object as small as raisin- have to try that out
*reach for object- both, but they always miss
*say ah-goo or other vowel/consonant combo- both just a couple of times
MAY POSSIBLY BE ABLE-
*smile spontaneously- not sure, they smile a lot
*bring both hands together- Quinn sits with his hands together, he feels it adds to the Buddha mystique
*on stomach lift head 90 degrees- Ean did that the other night, not Quinn though
*laugh out loud- no but on the verge
*squeal in delight- no
*follow an object 6 in away and moved 180 degrees and follows the whole way- maybe, they were both tracking really well last night
Photos to follow! I am lying down for a nap- even if it is 9:30 am!

Oh, I can remember when I was 6 weeks pregnant and now they are 6 weeks old yesterday. The experts say they should do the following at one month:
*lift head briefly-they both do that very well
*focus on face- yes
* respond to noises by startling or crying- yes
*lift head 45 degress while on stomach- yes and Ean can do it all day!
*vocalize in ways other than crying- yes and they make the funniest grunting noises
Advanced stuff:
*lift head 90 degrees while on stomach- not sure
*hold head steady when upright- yes
*bring both hands together- yes
*smile spontaneously- not sure- they both smile, whether it is at us or not, I don't know




Last night we had some "tummy time" Quinn tries to eat the Boppy. Ean likes it and cooperated when CQ moved a toy in front of him. I commented on how it was a double whammy- head control and tracking objects. They both did very well!





Quinn and Ean were miserable last night. They couldn't breathe. They had to sleep completely upright in our arms. It was pitiful! They go back to the doctor today for a recheck. I hope the nurse remembers to give me free Enfamil. The other day she went to get us some and never returned. I was trying to tactfully think of a way to mention it to the Dr. but I couldn't. They give us some every time we go and last time they gave us 5 cans at $12 a piece!! Good deal.