Changing Schedules

Today is the first day of a new schedule. The schedule seemed to change a lot when they were younger, but we have been on the same 4 hour schedule for several months now. I would happily stay with our 3 nap schedule, but the babies have been letting me know they are ready for a change. They have been horrible nappers lately... 45 minute naps instead of 2 hour, waking up early in the morning, and falling apart at night). I reread Babywise 2 this week and was reminded that they are at the exact age to drop the evening nap (Everyone with kids needs to read these books monthly, I swear!). Going down to two naps also means rearranging the schedule a little so they aren't exhausted by evening. I was expecting today o me a disaster, but so far so good. The babies are almost 2 hours into nap 2!!!!) This change also has us eating solids 3 times a day rather than two. I significantly lowered the amount of cereal they were eating and brought in a few more servings of fruit and veggies. I was a little worried about the kids getting chubb-o last month, but Dellan has become the incredible shrinking baby this week! He learned to sit and "crawl" backwards and move in every direction this week and there went the rolls. We bought all his winter clothes a size bigger anticipating huge kiddos and they are hanging on him! We had to make a run to Gymboree this week to get some smaller shirts... the sleeves were driving him crazy going over his hands. Laney has come a long way these past 2 weeks as well, but she is still not too "mobile." She will roll out of the Nap Nanny now and easily rolls both ways, but still prefers her back to her stomach. I have no doubt she will be right behind her brother. The biggest change with Laney has been her personality. She is a crack up these days! She has the loudest, highest voice you have ever heard and just happily screams and shrieks nonstop. We took her out to dinner last night and I kept wanting to apologize to everyone sitting around us as she provided the background music for the evening. But she is a happy girl :0)