Into Everything

The boys have been into everything lately!! They are scooting all over the place and they are extremely fast! Both of them go in different directions when they want something so it was getting a little hard for me to chase after both of them. By the time I would get one back to his original spot the other would have taken off somewhere. Well, Greg and I fixed this problem and the boys now have a colorful and fun jail (as we like to call it in our house).

We are absolutely loving it and so are the boys! They will stay occupied in their new jail for a while before we hear any fussing! However Christopher is the aggressive one and is always crawling all over Jonathan. They have a huge play area but they still are on top of each other. Jonathan is doing a lot of babbling recently and the other day he babbled dada and mama... but I know he didn't do it on purpose and we cant get him to do it again....Also, the other day Greg and I walked out of the room for a few seconds while the boys were in their jail and when we walked back into the room Jonathan was standing up holding onto the side of the gate!!! Can you believe that?? We ran for a camera but by the time we got one he was down. We could not believe he pulled himself up to a standing position!!!!! We can tell already that Jonathan is the observant one and Christopher is our little energizer bunny because he is always smiling and causing trouble! They are growing sooo fast and everyday we see new changes. Greg and I are cherishing and soaking up all of these family moments!

6 months!



(We can tell Christopher has the outgoing personality! hehe)

Can you believe the boys are already 6 months?? We can't... it feels like just yesterday they were born! Now we have 2 busy bodies on our hands. They are into EVERYTHING!!!! They absolutely LOVE to explore and learn new things. They are soooo incredibly close to crawling... they are more like scooting around on their tummies. But let me tell you if they want to get somewhere they get there somehow. Tomorrow Greg and I are going to buy one of those play area gates that you put puppies in... yes we are going to put our twins in one. They are so mobile that they go in opposite directions of each other so I am constantly chasing them... ohhh how I know its only the beginning (sigh).

They are very very close to sitting up on their own. They can sit up for a few seconds by them selves and then a toy catches their eye and they lose their balance.... its so adorable! They are also babbling like crazy.. I was in high hopes that we might hear a mama or dada before daddy leaves for deployment but as of now no such luck. Christopher is the outgoing and aggressive one.... he loves anything he can get his hands on. I can tell he is going to be the trouble maker already! Jonathan loves to explore also but he is more laid back and likes to watch us all the time!

They are now eating solids three times a day in addition to their bottle feedings! They are doing extremely well with it! We still get the occasion instances where they spit it out at us but everyday it gets better. I cant tell you what their favorite foods are because they pretty much love everything. They still LOVE baths, and we still get soaked every night. They absolutely love to splash mommy and daddy. The boys Love to show off when we are trying to dress them or change their diaper by trying to roll over on the changing table... which is not funny. They recently had their 6 month check up and got their shots. The doctor said they were growing beautifully and that we are doing a fantastic job with them. She also said that we make having twins look easy! That complement made me feel good :) Christopher weighs almost 20Ib and Jonathan weighs almost 19Ib. They are growing soooo fast. They are wearing some 9 month clothes but mostly 12 months, and some 18.

Surprisingly they do a lot of things together at the same time. If one burps... two seconds later the other one does, or they spit up at the same time, or they  roll over at the same time. Its amazing! They are still waking up a few times through out the night.. so we rock them and usually they go back to seep. Lately they are becoming extremely aware of each other... they make each other laugh all the time which is so precious! Oh my goodness I fall more in love with them every single day. No matter how frustrated or exhausted I get they still make me smile. There is no better thing in the world than being a mother. I cant wait to see what new milestones they will cross next!

Growing!

I know it has been over a month since I have blogged!!! Time flies so fast and the boys have changed so much we can't even believe our eyes! Greg and I went on a 5 day cruise which was amazing, however I missed my boys terribly and was so ready to come home! We also visited Gregs parents for his brothers graduation. The Ah Sam's have been busy busy busy! Daddy had been gone for a week training again so we are so excited that he came back home today!! We missed him so badly. Our time together is dwindling so fast... Lord give us the strength to stay strong for what is ahead of us. Daddy will be leaving us again for almost the whole month of June. All together we have about 4 weeks left with him so let me tell you we are going to make every second count!!

Our boys are absolutely amazing... our opinions might be a little biased but they are so smart! They are both into everything and I mean EVERYTHING!! They are so curious! I wouldn't quite say they were crawling ( it is more like crawling on their tummies) but they scoot around to get wherever they want to go and FAST!!. I think it is time I invest in one of those play area gates. Christopher has realized that he can make noise.. so he loves to slap his hands on the carpet, crib, tile floor. Lately they have started to whimper when I leave the room and they try to scoot after me. ( It is sooo cute and melts my heart) They almost do not like to be held anymore because they are always trying to get to the floor to play with their toys. Also they have realized that they can climb on things.... not good!
They try and climb on everything including their cribs... not good. I can't believe it is time to lower their cribs already :( My babies are growing up way to fast... the other night after bath time I walked into the nursery and found Jonathan like this....

(You can tell he is sooo proud of himself!)



They are grabbing at ALL of their toys. Especially this one that is a hippo and it pops balls out at them. They LOVE it! However, they have realized that they can fight over a toy and they are not nice to each other at all. They poke and pull each others hair. I have a major feeling that this is only the beginning of twin rivalry.  We went to Maclay Gardens to take some family pictures with Daddy in his uniform. The boys did very well even though it was extremely hot outside!

We are very very happy to have Daddy home tonight and for another two weeks!! So off I go to spend some much needed family time!!