Milestones

THE change was so slow, it seemed to happen in an instant.

The Twins can hold their heads up.

Dad was wondering when he would be able to carry either of them facing forward in the baby carrier strapped to his chest. The determinative factor is their ability to support their own head. So he gave it a try. They both were able to hold them up without assistance.

Dad tests EJs readiness to be carried facing forward. He passed.

The Moby is far more comfortable when worn without an undershirt. The straps of the Baby Bjorn irritate his skin. But since this was a brief trial, he endured. And, again, these guys are heat factories. When coupled with the hot weather, any additional layering quickly causes Dad and child to overheat.

Interestingly, EJ's hands are restricted from movement in this position, but EJ seems to prefer that rather than having them flail about. Dad has noted that when soothing son to sleep, holding his hands together helps him fall to sleep faster than without. It might be similar to swaddling. Liesel doesn't like her hands restrained. She prefers the freedom to flail. But then he is the passive surfer-dude personality and she is the control freak.

These two are about as identical as night and day. Dad once quipped that they are less like twins and more like siblings that by happenstance were born at the same time.