If I had to sum up my life right now the word randomness quickly comes to mind. It seems as though I'm running a marathon everyday to make it home to spend some time with ALL of these cuties. So here's a picture walk through some of the moments of the last few weeks.
Taylor was Robin Hood for his Kindergarten Nursery Rhyme Parade.
He was so proud of his costume! Thank you GeeGee!
Daddy came too!
Taylor was a Ninja for Halloween.
The twins were along for the ride on Halloween night-
they slept through the first block but were wide awake for round two!
The last two months have flown by since I've been back at work and Taylor's been in Kindergarten. We keep charging forward, day after day, dreaming of sleep again one day, but unfortunately that day has not come. It's been 6 months without consistent sleep and we're so ready for these boys to eat more solids (starting this week) and hopefully sleep through the night!?! We've had lots of changes since last month's post. Here's a recap of what the boys have been up to lately.
Ryan:
* Weighs 17 pounds, 11 ounces.
* Loves to sleep on his tummy now that he can roll over with ease (yes, even in the Boppy).
* New nickname the Screaming Pterodactyl -
his talking involves lots of loud screams, screeches, and squeals.
* Had his first cold this past month.
* He's pulling up his knees a little bit under him when he's on his tummy -
trying so hard to move!
* Gives sweet hugs to Jake when you ask him too.
* Finally has new darker hair growing in. Maybe black like Daddy?
* Finally sleeping in the nursery in his own crib-yay!
* Can hold his own bottle while he eats, which is helpful as you know.
* Likes to sit with his legs crossed at the ankles
* Learning to sit unassisted.
Jacob:
* Weighs 18 pounds, 4 ounces.
* Loves to airplane on his tummy (arms out wide, legs up and kicking).
* Had his first cold too! Now his talking involves this little
made-up cough every other sound...funny!
* Finally learning how to roll to his side from his tummy -
doesn't get nearly as frustrated as he use to.
* He seems to be the easier one this month...not as needy as Ryan. But last month he was the needy one. They just love to switch things up!
* Finally has new darker hair growing in but still has two little circles on the top of his head that have very light hair in them??
* Learning to sit up unassisted.
* Falls asleep during the day very easily (twice while playing on the play mat, but fights sleep at night so much!
Video is of Jacob looking at himself in the mirror-very expressive eyes!
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:)
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.
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!
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!
