Showing posts with label babies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label babies. Show all posts

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Twins are 7 Months!

 
 

 
I wanted to take pictures of them together, but my husband had to go to work and it is almost impossible to get them together without some help. So maybe tomorrow.
 
On the 11th the twins turned 7 months. It's amazing how different they are. They are meeting milestones at different paces than each other, and a lot different than Noah. I remember being really proactive about Noah getting to his different milestones and with the twins, I'm just letting it happen on its own. I help them out, of course, but I'm not trying to get them to sit, or crawl or stand every second of the day like I did with Noah, partially because I don't really want them to grow up too fast, and partially because I simply don't have the time. Sometimes it still feels weird to me that they are both mine. Honestly, having two babies (or more) at the same time is unique. They are really starting to interact and today Kadence started stealing toys. Liam picked up a toy and Kadence wanted it. Once she got ahold of it, Liam picked up another. She, of course, dropped the once she previously took and went for the new toy Liam had. The sibling rivalry begins. Right now, it is cute, and I will enjoy them being civil about their toys without screaming at each other.
 
Kadence is about 14.5lbs. She hasn't had any teeth come in yet. She can sit on her own but can't get to the seated position herself. She is not crawling yet, but she scoots pretty well and I have seen her get on all fours a few times. She loves baby food and will actually eat the greens. Maybe she won't be a picky eater (fingers crossed). She has a voice of her own and a powerful cry. She also loves to put her hands over her eyes while she is having a bottle. My little diva.
 
Liam is about 16.5lbs. He doesn't have teeth yet. He can sit for a few seconds on his own. He is getting better at it every day. He still does NOT like being on his belly, so all fours has not happened and scooting only happens out of anger and frustration. I have a feeling that once he can sit on his own, he might start trying to grab at toys and find himself on all fours without having to start on his belly. He started eating food before Kadence, but does not like greens. My boys are picky. He is a lover and always wants to be held. He knows that he has competition and he definitely wins on the attention scale. He is happy as long as he is in someone's arms or his Jumperoo! He LOVES his Jumperoo, he even falls asleep in it sometimes. It definitely tires him out.
 
Noah is a great big brother, he loves to make the twins laugh. I'm pretty sure he does a better job of it than anyone else. He can make them laugh at the silliest things and I try to make them laugh and I get smiles but I have to work extra hard to get a laugh. I hope that his love for his brother and sister lasts forever.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Twins' First Halloween with the Family!

The Twins had their very first Halloween today! I have to say, they might have enjoyed it a little, but mostly they were a little fussy. Noah and his friend Tyler had a blast together. They were so cute running around to the houses and they were so good at remembering to say "Trick or Treat" and "Thank You". This is the first Halloween that Noah actually participated in and had fun. Last year we made it to three houses and it was time to go home, he was not polite and he was very crabby. This was a very memorable Halloween and I'm glad that I had my wonderful kids and husband to share it with.

Halloween Princess

Liam was a Marine for Halloween :)
Tyler turning into The Hulk

Getting some candy (Tyler and Noah)




Bucket full of candy!

Activity Saucer





I bought this yesterday at Sam's Club for $50. It is the Baby Einstein brand called "Baby Neptune Activity Saucer". The twins are practically swimming in it and can't even touch the bottom but they love all the little toys and are grabbing for them and can even turn themselves around to play with something different...very slowly. I never had one of these with Noah and now I don't know why! I love this one in particular because there is A LOT of toys around it and I have seen some that are a little scarce on the toys.

Monday, October 15, 2012

Crochet Pumpkin Hats


I got this pattern from favecrafts.com I know this pattern has been going around and is very popular right now because of the time of year. Here is the link to the pattern:


Obviously, I made a couple of modifications to add my personal touch. This week I am going to take the kids to a pumpkin patch and want to take some cute pictures with the twins inside of the pumpkins and have them wear these hats so I wanted them to look more like the top of a pumpkin when it is cut off.

  • Modification #1: For the stem I used a tan color (or brown) would work. I used a stiff yarn so the stem would stick up nicely.
  • Modification #2: For the vine I used a a green (any green would probably look nice) and instead of doing 2 sc in each sp I did 3 because it made the vine fuller.
  • Modification #3: To make one hat a little more girly I added a bow in the same orange I used for the hat. You can get free bow patterns galore and I wanted a pretty simple one so here is the link to the blog that has the pattern for the bow I used: http://creativeyarn.blogspot.com/2008/02/puff-stitch-crochet-beret-with-bow.html