Oh, How True!

 

The clothes shabbier holds special meaning for us. Our lovely spitter-uppers have gotten us good over the last 5 months! Our bankroll has been on a rollercoaster ride of it's own since I was on bedrest for 11 weeks and now with 2 babies we go through a formula tub every other day!! Needless to say, we can't wait for solid foods because they're less expensive! But as the quote states our love is stronger and the future looks oh so bright:)

Yummy, Yummy in my Tummy!

We just couldn't wait another month before we started feeding the twins rice cereal in the highchair.

We've been feeding them a little rice cereal in their nighttime bottles since they were 3 months. Does anyone ever really wait until six months to begin more solid foods? They are so ready for some extra daytime calories it isn't even funny (maybe it will help with sleeping?). These kids LOVE to eat and it's a struggle somedays to get them to wait to be fed every three hours. Most days they are hungry and ready to go at 2 1/2 hours! I finally got myself organized enough today to give it all a try. Overall, it went pretty well for both babies. I had plenty of baby wipes on hand and I only fed one at a time.

 

~Jacob's Story~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Had no idea what I was doing to him.

For a baby who has his mouth open all day long to drool, it was as tight lipped as ever (not evident in the picture of course. I had to get a sweet smile shot)!

Pushed most of it out with his tongue so I did a lot of clean up with the spoon and tried my best to shovel it all back in.

I think by the end of the bowl he was finally interested and wanted more.

 

~Ryan's Story~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wanted the spoon from my hand right away.

Got the hang of it rather quickly.

Looked like he was amazed that it tasted like a bottle, therefore wanted more immediately.

Gobbled it all up!

Yay! 5 Months and Getting Bigger!

This month has flown by! With school starting back up for Taylor and I it's been a whirlwind of activity during the week with a little reprive on the weekends. We've been able to really get into a good routine in the mornings with both Andrew and I up at around 5am, he feeds the twins while I get ready for work. Then we get Taylor up and fed and then we leave to school. It's a busy, go-go morning but we've been making it work and it's actually not that bad. I'm so thankful that Andrew has a semi-flexible work schedule, otherwise it would be really rough around here.

 

 

Here's what Jacob's been up to:

• Talking more: g's and b's mostly
• Giggling when you kiss his neck
• Excitedly yelps or screams at people or objects
• Rolling over from back to front
• Easily frustrated when stuck for a while on his tummy
• Loves the Jumperoo
• Loves to smile and laugh

Here's what Ryan's been up to:

• Talking lots:g's and b's are favorites
• Rolling over from back to front
• Very mellow baby for the most part
• Very happy and calm
• Loves the Jumperoo
• Recently found his feet to play with
• Loves to smile and laugh

The twins are up to 6oz of formula every 2 1/2-3 hours 5-6 times a day.

This system works the best with one person feeding them alone!



Rolling Over is Hard Work!

 

Little did we know that learning to roll over could be such an exhausting milestone to meet.

Jacob's got it down now, and both he and Ryan love to just lay around on the floor rolling over from side to side. They are definitely becoming active little boys! They usually get up between 5-6am so this video was shot early one morning. It's funny to see Ryan grabbing for Jacob to see if he's okay. These boys continue to delight us each and everyday with their smiles and their pure joy!