Wow it has been a while! These pictures are from before Christmas.
The girls enjoyed their first Thanksgiving at the Paniagua residence.
Emilia is now standing up and clapping. We went to the neurologist at Johns Hopkins last Friday for a final EMG test. The doctor found that the nerves in her arm have regenerated, and her arm is fully recovered.
We have tried many new foods such as rice, cottage cheese, cheddar cheese, pasta, and many more.
The twins celebrated their 9 month birthday on the 4th. Yesterday we went to the pediatrician for their 9 month well visit. We had a few tears from the immunization shots, but everything looks good.
New measurements:
weight/length/head circumference
Florencia 17-1/28/42.5
Emilia 17.5/27.5/43
Emilia has now pretty much recovered from her surgery. She ended up not needing a drainage tube. Perla put in many long hours at her side in the hospital. Florencia was not allowed in the hospital room, so she and Ben were mostly at home. Thanks to Audrey and Chris, Rui Shen, Elizabeth, and Gladys for all the babysitting and other help!
Today we took a trip to Homestead Gardens to take some pictures of the twins in their Halloween costumes with the festive scenery and sunshine.
Both girls have teeth coming in. Florencia has two visible on the bottom and one on top; Emilia has one visible on top and on on bottom. Emilia is now sitting up by herself and she sits up on her knees in the crib.
The babies got their second dose of the flu vaccine yesterday. There was a long line for the clinic at the doctor’s office, but it quickly reached us at numbers 67 and 68. We are getting ready for Emila’s surgery next week — we go for a tour of the surgical unit on Friday. The hospital recommends that children not be brought in to visit, so we are organizing some help to take care of Florencia. For food we have moved on to carrots — a favorite. The new octagon play yard arrived yesterday, so the girls have a large, safe place where they can play. Perla went through all the clothes again and did some more organization — the babies keep growing. Thanks to everyone who keeps us supplied with clothing! We had to turn the heat on this week, and we worked our way up to triple layers at night. Snuggly girls are good sleepers.
The portraits are ready, we just need to go to Columbia to pick them up. In the mean time, here are a few from the CD.
