8 months

Things around our house have been crazy! We moved into our new home on June 2nd and have had a few weeks of chaos at work and home. During all of this the twins turned 8 months old and are doing so much! On May 13th Butter started crawling. He is into everything! Since we have moved he is now pulling up on everything and can even climb the stairs!

He is so funny. In the last few days we have had him start standing with a push toy and he can go a few steps before he drops to his knees. We are so happy to have so much more space for them both to crawl and explore.

Peanut is still not crawling, but is "swimming". He is really laid back and doesn't really worry to much about getting around. He will roll to where he wants to go. He now has 2 teeth (Butter still has none). Peanut is not such a Peanut anymore weighing in over 23lbs. I am looking forward to their 9 month appointment.

Doodle is finally potty trained! HUGE accomplishment. It was like one day it just clicked and we have only had 2 accidents since. It almost hurts to see how much of a big boy he is becoming. He is really no longer a baby, but a little boy. We take him in July for his first dentist appointment.

7 months old!

Ugh! I hate it when I type out a whole post and then something happens and it disappears!

Anyway, we are celebrating another month down. The twins are now 7 months old. Hard to believe that could be the case. We discovered a few weeks ago that Peanut now has a tooth. Such a big boy. We actually thought Butter would be getting one first the way he has been drooling and chewing on everything. It is nice though, it seems like Butter is hitting all of the other developmental milestones first and this gives Peanut a chance to catch up.

Solids have been going good. For the most part. Butter seems to be a bit of a vegetarian. He did not care at all for poultry, however beef is going a bit better. Peanut on the other hand LOVES to eat solid foods and chows down. Check out the movie:

The other big news in our house is that we are moving! Yippie. Obviously in October our family grew a bit and it is time for us to get some more space for our every growing active boys. Butter has been up on all 4's rocking back and forth the last few weeks and Peanut rolls all over the place. I am looking forward to also having Doodle's room back on the same level as us.

6 months

It is hard to believe 6 months have already gone by in the twins' lives. They have gotten so big in the blink of an eye. Their 6 month appointment showed that they are growing very, very well. Butter is 20lbs 7oz and was 27 3/4 inches long. Peanut was right up there with him at 20lbs and a whopping 29 inches tall! We have always thought Butter was such a chunk, but turns out he doesn't weigh all that much more than Peanut, he is just stockier.

We continue to push on with solids and have made it through most fruits and veggies. This week we have tried chicken and turkey. We are also making their food a little chunkier. The meat has not been a bit hit at all and it is so funny to watch their faces when they try something new.

4/5 months

I have been neglecting this.. as usual. The boys are growing like weeds and I dont seem to have as much time as I would like to do things such as this.

Both boys were very healthy at their 4 month appointment and have been meeting all their milestones. Both of them can roll both ways now (Although Butter is much more frequent about it, he is just ready to go!). Butter is sitting up unassisted and they are both eating cereal and have tried green beans and squash.

Yummy Yummy!

Doodle turned 3 on January 20th. He was sick the day of his birthday party so we had to reshecule it for the following day. He had tons of fun. He constantly amazes me with what he can say and what he can understand. He will be starting preschool before we know it and has been playing in a 3 year old soccer league. He loves his brothers and is very protective of them.

Finally, this video is from just before they were 4 months old. I think its pretty cute!

Rolling over!

I am super excited to say that Peanut for sure, for real rolled over yesterday. Butter has been doing it since a week or so after coming home from the hospital, but Peanut had not. He did roll over on our bed Monday, but I thought it was a fluke... Maybe not! I will try to get video up soon. My big boys..

3 months old

Another month has come and gone. We had a ton of fun enjoying the boys' first Christmas together. They are all 3 growing like weeds.

Doodle really enjoyed having fun with our Elf on a Shelf "Moo-Moo" and is very sad that he has gone back to the North Pole now that Christmas is over. Doodle also had his first ever Christmas program and he did a very good job of sitting still, singing, and doing his actions.

Peanut and Buttter continue to get bigger and bigger. Peanut has a herniated belly button that is now about the size of a large grape. The doctor says it will go away by the time he is 1 year, otherwise we will have to have a surgery. Butter is a chunky little guy and is very jolly. This month they have both really started smiling, laughing, and cooing to us. Peanut loves to have conversations and Butter is full of smiles.

2 months old!

Ahhh. Finally, a short free moment to update you all on the boys. They are doing great! Yesterday we had our 2 month doctor visit. They both continued to be 21 1/2 inches tall. Peanut is 8lbs 12 oz and Butter is 10lbs 3 oz. Peanut has a herniated belly button, but Dr. Werner says it should correct itself by the time he is one.

We have had a lot of fun firsts this last month. Both boy's have started to smile. It is A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E. So far I have only been able to catch Butter with the camera.

He is awfully adorable

Butter is also able to easily roll from this tummy to his back. He has been able to do this for some time now (the first time was 4 days after coming home from the hospital). I have video of it from October, I will have to find time to share...He is doing an amazing job of holding his head up and can already sit in a Bumbo. Big boy.

Peanut is not quite as advanced, but right on schedule. He can lift his head for shorter periods of time and is not ready to roll over yet. I hope to catch one of his little smiles on camera soon. They light up his whole face and make me melt. He has the sweetest little face.

This is his "I will not smile for the camera" face

Doodle continues to amaze me with how wonderful of a big brother he is. He loves his brothers. We are about to begin a journey into the adventures of Potty Training. Before the last couple of weeks Doodle has shown absolutely no interest in it. He would occasionally sit on the potty and even more occasionally go potty, but nothing consistent and we really had not been pushing it with the changes of the new babies. In the last few weeks he has really began to get grossed out when he goes "poopy" wanting to be changed right away and exclaiming "ewwww. gross... I poopy". He has also shown an actual interest in wearing the Spiderman "big boy" underwear that I bought him months ago. Both last night and today he actually asked to sit on the "big boy potty", he hasn't gone, but wanted to sit there. I think this weekend we will spend some time working on this. I know we would love to have 1 less box of diapers to buy!

Finally, it is CHRISTMAS TIME!! My most favorite time of the year. We have all our decorations up as of last night and I have been playing Christmas music for a week now. I also am happy to report that I am nearly done with my Christmas shopping. I cannot wait for Christmas this year. Doodle is enjoying talks of Santa and I just think it is going to be soooooo fun. We bought an "Elf on a Shelf" who he named "Moo-Moo" and I have been enjoying moving him around. Doodle says to me "Mommy, Moo-Moo moves around, don't touch him he will loose his magic." Oh how I love that sweet little boy.

2 months!