Fun Firsts

This past weekend, Chicken's gaybro was in town from Paris and he got to spend some quality time with his nephews. It was really nice. He took some photos and since I'm on Chicken's PC, I can share them with you.

Whoop Whoop ready to eat!

Grunter is making some funny faces these days!

Playing with their new Zany Zoo toy. We've tried to have as much wood and cloth toys as possible, but we have broken down and bought some plastic and electronic as well. I never though I would but they love them.

W2 playing with the new wooden ABC blocks--a big hit!

Laughing Grunter

The boys are highly mobile these days and they are so much fun!

Grunter started doing the army crawl at 7 months but W2 was at least a month behind. Finally Grunter did a full on belly off the floor crawl at 8 months, but Whoop Whoop was just starting the army crawl.

Now, just past the 9 month mark, they are both crawling (and creating chaos!). However, oddly enough W2 starting crawling before he could get himself into a sitting position. Much squawking ensued as he was frequently stuck on his back or belly.

Finally, on October 26th, we watched him carefully and slowly get himself from being on his belly to getting himself seated. He didn't do it again for a few days, but has spend the last week perfecting it, the crawl AND pulling himself up on things! All at once it seems, he just "got it".

It's so nice now that they are both mobile. I know some people say it's more work, but I personally think this is easier and WAY more fun!

Last week I bought them some balls to encourage W2 to crawl and it totally worked. So cute! I'd post a video, but I can't post anything from my phone right now...and well, I'm petrified of touching my Mac until I get in the Genius bar tomorrow.

We have moved on to a lot of finger-type food and more chunks. I still have a freezer full of homemade purees, but we are mixing it up now. It's so much easier! I can't wait til they can eat everything we do. We've made them split pea soup, califlower with cheese sauce, pasta, string cheese, squash, veggie burger, salmon and puffs.

Saturday, we tossed the baby tub as bathtime on the kitchen counter was getting a little out of control. We put them both in the big bathtub together and it went....pretty well. Chicken had to strip down and get in with them at the last minute as Grunter was a little scared while W2 was almost immediately smiling and splashing about. The next night he was perfectly OK and we were able to stay outside the tub! It's a little tricky and a little slippery, but I can't think of another way to do it (we have a skid mat). Although I must say, I couldn't do this alone and I'm glad Chicken is here for bathtime.

It's becoming more and more apparent that Grunter is more cautious than W2. This could change, of course, but it's interesting to watch for now.

Overall, the days are busy, busy, busy. I've never been this tired or busy in my entire life. But, I've also never been more in love or fulfilled as I am right this moment.

Everyday these boys bring a smile to my face and we are just having so much fun!