9 months old, already? Again, where has the time gone? It is hard to believe that the summer is also coming to an end. I look back and wonder what we did, but think of all the smiles and giggles we shared, the walks with our neighbors (also the Olson’s who have Twins) and the many days of learning new things! All three babies are still on a wonderful schedule. They are sleeping at night from 8-6:30 or so, take 2-3 naps each day, have 4 bottles and 3 feedings of baby food and their favorite, puffs and mum mum crackers =) They have also tried some big people food; broccoli pieces, egg yolks, toast, apple pieces and some noodles. We also have 3 crawling babies in our house, with Maddy just starting this past Sunday, and man, is she FAST! She passes the boys right up. They all seem to want to try to keep up with Kita, who is now one of their favorites, after mom and dad of course! They are all starting to sit up really good on their own, so we have been able to bring out our Choo Choo wagon (picture below). On our first trip around the block Mason was so excited he screamed out and smiled the whole way. We must have been a sight to see!
The babies had their first trips to the Mall of America and the MN Zoo the end of July, all in the same day. Needless to say, mom and dad were exhausted, but the kids had fun. We are really excited for next summer when they can really start enjoying the zoo and animals a little more.
The kids also had their 9 month pictures taken last week on their actual 9 month birthday. Our very talented friend Lorissa from Lorissa Lynn Photography took the pictures for us. So far the one’s we have seen are absolutely adorable (see below).
At the beginning of the month she really wanted to be able to keep up with her brothers, but she had a hard time. You could see her really trying her hardest to crawl forward, but she would just end up scooting herself backwards and would get really frustrated and start to cry. It was hard not to laugh at her, but she was so cute! She is continuing to be a very good eater, she is still the first one to let us know when it has been to long since her last meal. She has become very ‘talkative’ the past couple of weeks, and one of her new favorite things to play with are her feet. Our nickname for her is now butterball, as she is the roundest and most happiest! She also now weighs in at 17 lbs 12 oz.
Dylan
Dylan started off the end of July with really crawling and starting to climb all over any toys on the floor. One of his favorite things to climb on has been our little table we have in our living room that has a lower shelf that we keep all their books on. Dylan was the first to have his crib lowered down to the next level, for we knew at anytime he would be working on getting into a standing position. On this past Saturday after one of his naps, I went into the room to get him up, and low and behold, he was kneeling in it holding onto the edge of the crib with this very mischievous grin on his face. And just last night, he really surprised us by standing up for the very first time. He had crawled over to a bar stool we have in our kitchen, first kneeling and holding onto the lower rungs and then next thing we knew, he had pulled himself into standing! We were so proud, as was he as he kept looking around and at us with a big grin on his face. It was so cute! Dylan is also the best eater in the house. He always opens super wide when it is his turn to eat off the spoon and also does the best with feeding himself. Dylan is still second in weight at 18 lbs 8 oz.
Mason
Mason is still the biggest sweetheart and snuggle bug of all. He has become very outspoken these last few weeks, and very tickle-ish as well =) He is still our big milk drinker, which he does best at drinking out of the bottle and sometimes forgets that he needs to open his mouth in order to get breakfast, lunch or dinner in =) He doesn’t seem as interested in feeding himself, so he will let one of us put the puffs or whatever else in his mouth for him. Mason’s favorite game to play is peek-a-boo. You don’t even need to hide your face anymore, just seeing peek-a-boo will get him smiling. And his smile is for sure one that melts the heart. He has also had his crib lowered down, we have a feeling it won’t be long now until he is the one kneeling in his crib and smiling at us when we go in to get him in the mornings. He is also still our biggest boy, weighing in at 21 lbs 13 oz.
We have really been enjoying the cooler weather these days, and look forward to many more this coming fall. We hope you all have a great end to your summer, and look forward to updating you all, as we get closer to our sweet little love bugs turning one in less than 3 months!
Love,
S&B+3
Ah sweet mornings, one of our favorite times of day =)
