8 months

 New Hats.

 Brotherly Bond...Always Connected.

 Family

8 months of life lived and so many more ahead.  These babies are just so full of life, personality and joy.  They both had their first tooth come through at or around their 8 month birthday.  They are drooling buckets and chewing on everything in sight.  At 8 months we survived our first sickness.  Carter had a cold, which led to a double ear infection.  He handled it like a champ.  Soon thereafter, as any good brother would do, he shared it with Jack.  Jack showed signs of a cold (runny nose, sneezing, coughing) but it didn't turn into anything more.  Hooray for two strong immune systems! 

We have started going to an infant playgroup at the library on Friday mornings.  The boys love the singing, book reading and playing with other babies.  It is so interesting to sit back and watch them play with others.  They are both constantly checking in on eachother and with me to make sure I'm still sitting behind them.  It's pretty cute.

We have increased our solid foods to 3 meals a day.  We enjoy fruit with oatmeal for breakfast, greek yogurt with fruit for lunch and a veggie for dinner.   I have yet to see them turn down any food that I offer them.  

I'll update soom with more pictures of these sweet babies.

XOXO
Mom

Cousins splashing in the tub.

Love Those Baby Blues.

Fun with Daddy and Cousin Sally.

7 Months

The boys are 7 months old!  At 7 months they sit unassisted (but I still put support all around them because if they see something out of reach they're not afraid to tumble for it).  The boys play on the floor a lot and are starting to scooch on their bums in preparation for crawling.  They smile all day and love to laugh at silly noises. They are both saying daaaa, daaaa, daaaa and baaaa, baaaa, baaaa quite a bit.  And when I put a finger foods on their tray they are now able to pick it up and bring it to their mouths...one step closer to feeding themselves! 

I am still serving them a variety of solid foods, most of which I make in my baby blender.  They seem to like just about anything I put in their mouths.  However, they tend to get constipated quite often so prunes are a popular breakfast food.

Our days are filled with morning, lunchtime and afternoon naps in between their bottles and meals.  Between two brothers and a dog they all do a pretty good job of entertaining themselves, which allows me to get some stuff done around the house. 

We're looking forward to fall and watching their amazing developments.  I love that they can sit and play with their toys on the floor and am looking forward to watching them learn how to crawl.

XOXO
Mom