I Bet You Hate Rainbows Too

The boys' doctor's appointment went really well. They had to get their four month shots, which they weren't so thrilled about. Darius had been so very cranky the whole time we were at the doctor's; he would scream every time he was put down on the table. Turns out the poor kid was just exhausted. He fell asleep on Donna while we were waiting for the nurse to come in the shots. Darry weighs nearly 17 pounds now (16, 15.5) and Micah is almost 16 (15, 14.5). Still one pound apart, but growing so well! I asked the doctor if we needed to wait until they were doing well with cereal before starting real foods, and she said it was fine. She suggested we give them mashed banana, but I don't want to start with sweet fruits and run the risk of them not accepting vegetables. Once we left the appointment and I was scheduling the 6 month one, I requested the primary change. We're finally going to be seeing our preferred doctor, and I am so happy about it.

When Ben got home on Wednesday (the day of the appointment), I asked if he wanted to start with veggies. So the boys got their first taste of peas. They did so well! Ducky ate more than he had with cereal (though didn't finish his half of the jar), and Mymy not only ate all of his, he finished what was left of Darry's! Peas are definitely approved by the munchkins. When they got them the next morning, though, they each only ate about half of what I gave them. I think they were just tired and overly hungry when I tried, though. They both sucked down a bottle and fell asleep as soon as I took them out of their high chairs. I saved what was left of their breakfast (a little less than half the container) to give them for dinner, but we wound up skipping it. Ben's parents stopped by, since his mom is going on vacation and his dad won't take them overnight by himself. They haven't had the boys in a while, so I think they were just missing them. I would have tried the peas anyways, but Duck Man was beyond cranky. We had hung out with Auntie Nikki during the day (and she watched them while I went to my WIC appointment - we finally got the right formula on the WIC checks!!) and I wound up leaving to go home with them only because they were both being crankpots. I hadn't thought of it, but Ben's dad suggested that their legs were sore from the shots. We wound up giving both of them Tylenol and starting the tubby earlier than normal. D Man was asleep by 6:30/quarter of 7. And he slept until quarter of 8 this morning! I was shocked, but I guess he just really need to go to bed last night. They didn't really nap much during the day yesterday, so I shouldn't be so surprised.

This morning's peas went so well! Ducky probably ate about half a jar, maybe a little less, but the Monkey ate an entire container! That boy loves peas! My one complaint is that he shoves his fingers in his mouth even as the spoon is in there, but he opens his mouth for the spoon and swallows easily. Darius is still figuring it out, but he's getting better. I think he may have been too full when we started because he'd had 6 ounces of formula about half an hour before we started the peas. After watching Mikey take 6-7 spoonfuls, Dar ate 2 more himself. I think seeing how much Monkey likes it helps to convince him that it's good.

I'm so excited to try the next vegetable! I'll probably wait until about Monday before trying anything else.

Aw, peas!