Stella and Lulu are 9 months old!

It is hard for me to believe that my baby girls are nine months.  I have been dreading them turning nine months specifically because I have to go back to work this month and am literally sick about it.  My maternity leave has gone way to fast!  I am thankful that I was able to be off of work for 9 months and that Annie will continue to watch Gigi and will also take on the twins, but I have truly LOVED being at home with all of my girls and wish that I could continue to stay at home...

The girls have again made some great gains this month!  Stella weighs 19 pounds, 1 ounce and is 28 inches long.  Lulu weighs 18 pounds, 13 ounces and is 27.5 inches long.  They are both in the 40th percentile for weight and height.  They are gaining so nicely!  

Both girls are sitting up on their own now and Stella has perfected moving from all fours to a sitting position.  She is still moving backwards to get what she wants, but has been rocking on all fours and can push herself forward too.  Lulu has perfected her army crawling and is getting faster and faster.  She is starting to rock on all fours, so I am sure she will crawl on all fours soon.  EEK!!!

While the girls have been "screeching" for some time now, they are finally starting to babble.  I've even heard Stella cry out "mamamama" and "babababa".  I've also heard "ha" from both of them, which I really believe is "hi!"  I'm looking forward to some words coming soon.

Their personalities are really starting to shine through and it is so wonderful to be with them every day!  It is not easy to get them to both sit and look at me--here are some funny pics of our photo session:

and I can't get them to lay down on their tummies any more long enough for me to take a pic,  so here is their butt shot

Stella

Lulu