8 Months Old

Here are some pictures of my sweet EIGHT month old baby:

My baby is in the process of getting his first tooth (yikes!) I sure am going to miss that toothless grin, but I am excited to see this cutie with some pearly-whites.

Also, I couldn't resist adding a picture of the twins in their new church clothes. I can't believe how handsome and grown-up looking they are!

A Snack

One morning I woke up and what did I find? My own son got himself a snack. Smarties, Nerds, a candy cane, and a lollypop. I love how he unwrapped everything and placed it neatly in a container so as not to make a mess. What a great meal to begin your day with. ;)

The Dog

A few weeks ago we had the chance to take care of our neighbors dog when they went out of town for a couple of days. We brought the dog over to our backyard so that the kids were able to play with it and be close to a dog for the first time.

Do you notice how one of the twins isn't in any of the pictures? That is because he was mortified of the dog, which is really funny because they are both always playing with it through the fence (petting it, giving it snacks etc). I felt so bad that he was scared of the dog. I tried to coax him into petting it and playing with it but each time he would cry, shake like a leaf, and beg to go back inside. It was really quite a traumatic experience for him.

It is so interesting for us that one of the twins LOVED the dog and to this day wants a dog of his own, and the other twin is so frightened of the poor pooch. I feel so bad for my boy!

Happenings

We have been doing a few fun things lately. For Valentines Day, the boys helped me make and decorate a card for Daddy.


The twins love to dance. I will put on music and they will dance around the house. They especially love Irish folk music :) I think it is so cute when they dance around with each other or will random break into Ring Around the Rosie.
He came up to Darin and said, "I'm a robot." Ha ha silly boy.
Last week we had a special visitor come. Aunt Janae flew down from Utah to visit. We loved having her come. Cameron and Dallin loved playing with her and I loved shopping with her. :) We were able to go to an Estate Sale and also do a lot of other fun things.

Luke loved being cuddled by her.

Cameron and Dallin enjoyed feeding the ducks and geese with her--that is until some "mean geese" came around and scared them (look at the goose with the mean stance in the picture). Now they are scared to death of waterfowl. Cameron and Dallin really miss their Aunt Janae. Every time we go to get into Golda, they ask if we are going to the airport to pick up Aunt Janae again. I guess that she needs to come and visit again soon.

Yesterday before getting in the car to go the library I heard Dallin say to Golda, the van: "Hi Golda, I'm Dallin." He then gave the van a couple of pats on the front grill. I never thought that my child would introduce himself to a van. Ha ha.


In the boys room I hung up a clothespin line with artwork that they created. Yes, sometimes my decorating has a little bit of my teacher influence in it. Thanks Harry Wong.In the boys room I also added a fun alphabet line. They are learning a few of their letters right now. I love it and I especially love that it cost me around $2 to make which is a far cry from the $15 price tag for similar cards from etsy.

Seven Months Old

My baby is now seven months old and he is officially a scooter. That is right he will scoot all over on his belly. It is crazy to think that from now on he will be moving around faster and faster.

This baby HATES any kind of baby food lately. I don't know what is the matter but he is refusing to eat any solids. I vaguely remember this happening with the twins, but I think that we kept pushing them to eat and they caught on pretty well. He started out eating solids like a champ, but refuses now. Very strange. I have tried many different foods, different spoons and everything but he just isn't going for it. Back to the drawing board.

He is such a happy and sweet boy. Right now he loves peeking over the bumper pad of his crib and smiling at me. Melts my heart!!!

Two Two's Up To

What have the twins been up to lately? Here is a little bit about what has been going on.

Playing "train" with baby Luke.

Sorting some colorful tiddly-winks.

Making some delicious ants on a log.

Making an omelet--on the floor.

Cookin up some delicious pizza.

Taking naps (rarely).

Helping mama cook with the new little chef's aprons she made us.

Putting food coloring on the office carpet--much to mamma and daddy's dismay.

Doing a gluing activity.

Finally going to sleep after a long day (for mommy).

This past month I have been doing a lot with Cameron and Dallin in the way of teaching. It has been fun to get ideas off the web and use them with the twins. Here is a link for a fun website to make activity bags for kids. http://belladia.typepad.com/crafty_crow/2008/06/toddler-activit.html

One the best things that I have come up with in a while is "twin time," or "brother time." Since they aren't taking naps regularly anymore there comes a time when I just need a 30 minute break from things, so when Luke goes down for his afternoon nap, I will pull out some toys they haven't seen in a while and they will play with them in their room and enjoy their best friend. Their door is open and I can hear them the whole time, but I have a minute to check email or read a chapter in my book. Fabulous!!!

Also, their Christmas present to us was that they are now completely potty trained! They still have accidents now and then, but it is AMAZING! I am so happy to be done changing two two-year-old's poopy diapers.

Six Months Old

My baby is now six months old (sniffle sniffle). What a sweet boy!!! He weighed 17 lbs 7 oz at his checkup-what a little chunk! He is such a sweet happy baby, and a big thumb sucker too. Happy six months baby!