9 months old!

The girls turned 9 months on Monday! Where has the time gone:) On Tuesday they had their 9 month check up at the pediatrician's and everything went great. Their doctor said they are doing excellent. Abby weighed in at 18 lbs. 3 oz. and Chloe weighed in at 16 lbs. 14 oz. They both measured in at 27 1/2 inches. The doctor was very pleased with their progress! They only had to get two shots (opposed to the four we were used to) and they tested their iron (which was great too). I am officially starting the countdown to no more formula. Only about 3 months to go...YAHOO...it is making me go broke! We've started feeding them a bit more chunky foods. For example when I make their baby food I no longer strain out the skins from peas. Once they get some teeth we are good to start them on the chunky stage 3 foods. The doctor wants them to start having juice in the afternoon as a snack out of their sippy cups and water any other time. I started this out yesterday with not much luck. Both girls seem offended by the juice or the cup or maybe a combination of the two. We will try again today.