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!

 



A Week of Kindergarten

 

 

Besides some major melt downs after school because he was so exhausted from the day, I would have to say the first week of Kindergarten went extremely well (I hope his teacher would say the same thing)!  He excitedly got out of bed each morning, got dressed, ate breakfast, and brushed his teeth. Even with bad allergies this week, Taylor was a great trooper and didn't want to miss a beat. Here are a few comments we heard about his days...

 

 

Did you know that you can't cut in line...

 

There's no spot saving in line...

 

My teacher is a really good singer...

 

I really like PE...

 

I made an octopus but I don't know or don't remember why...

 

I'm going to have all GREEN days this year because I know how to (I hope so!)...

 

Can I have a playdate with....(can't remember her name)...

 

I want to buy lunch on Fridays because they have pizza...

 

Something about "F" is for firework (singing to himself) but then got embarrassed and quit...

 

 

 The spiky hair-do

 

 First day jitters for both of us:)

 

The twins were along for the ride too!

  



Kinder Camp

 

As if we didn't have enough going on right now, we also have our oldest going into Kindergarten this fall. Last week we got to experience Kinder Camp first hand with Taylor. He got to meet his teacher, meet his classmates, and see his new classroom. Taylor has been super excited ALL summer for this day to arrive! I myself am also gearing up for school. This will be my 10th year of teaching! This is the "Year of Transition" in the Curtis-Wellings household, so once again we're going to strap in, hold on, and enjoy the ride of our lives (however bumpy it may be-haha).

 

 

 

 



4 Months

 

It's hard to believe, but yes it's been 4 months since the twins were born!

They are beginning to be much more active and animated during the day and their happy little personalities are shining through more and more.

 



 

Here's what we've learned about Ryan so far-

*Mr. Smiley
*Very easy going

*Looks/resembles Taylor when he was a baby, a definite Curtis-Wellings

*A charmer when he flashes his smile
*A happy spitter (spits up and smiles and laughs afterwards)
*Can roll over from his stomach to his back and from his back to his front
*Currently NOT sleeping through the night again...arrgh!
*Ticklish on his back
*Plays peek-a-boo

 

 

Here' what we've learned about Jacob so far-
*Big grins

*Momma's boy (oh dear...)

*Looks more like me, a definite Murray
*Has finally found his voice
*Giggles and laughs loudly
*Sleeping through the night...yay!
*Ticklish on his neck
*He's a cute chunky baby so he's not rolling over yet

 

 

 

 

Welcome to BabyLand...

formally know as our living room...

We have:

1 swing,

2 play gyms,

2 bumbo chairs,

2 bouncers,

2 exersaucers,

and on any given day Taylor's toys too!!!!





Swim Team 2012 - Our Future Olympians

This July we made the month long commitment to put Taylor on the community swim team. Taylor loves to swim and it really started to catch on last summer. We were super excited that he was finally old enough to participate on the Shooting Stars. He's learned a lot including, freestyle, backstroke, diving starts, water starts, flipper kicking with kickboards, floating on his back, and most importantly breathing. I'm sure Taylor could have done without the 7am wake-up call, 3 days a week, to be in the pool by 7:30am. I'm happy that next year we'll be in the next age group that gets to start at 8:30am! I hope this is just the beginning to a lifelong love of swimming!

Watch out Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte!

Warm-ups on the pool deck

Loves the girls already...what a smile!

Overall, I think it was a great success and we're excited to return next year!

Taylor's Time Trials:

July 12th - 25m freestyle was 59:44

August 2nd - 25m freestyle was 37:42 (improved 37%)

Taylor is swimming in the 2nd lane from the right

July 12th - 25m backstroke was 0:00 (did not wish to participate-lol!)

August 2nd - 25m backstroke was 1:11:69 (improved 100% - yay!!!)

A Cookie + Lemonade + a Gold Medal = Priceless!