9 Month Pictures

9 Months Old

Another month has gone by! Our days are really long, but the months fly by. Both Ethan and Mia are doing well. They continue to be happy and healthy! The kids love going outside. I take them for a couple of wagon rides each day. I don't know what we're going to do when winter comes. They're really going to miss it!

We went to Minneapolis for Aunt Amber's 30th birthday party last weekend. Both babies are very sensitive to new environments. Needless to say, I didn't get any sleep while we were away. Ethan and Mia woke up multiple times each night! I'm still trying to catch up on all of the sleep I lost. We won't be going anywhere for a long long time!

Ethan has started clapping recently. It's cute to watch him bring his hands together. They're sometimes off-center, but he doesn't care at all! He always has a huge smile on his face. (Well, most of the time.) I'm trying to work with him to get him to crawl. I hope it's soon! He also said his first word. It's...mama! He usually says it when he's crying and wants to be picked up. His bottom teeth came in a couple of weeks ago. He's very protective of them, though, and won't let anybody look at them. I bought him a toothbrush, but we haven't started using it yet. Ethan tends to get scared a lot. If something makes a loud noise or he is startled, he screams at the top of his lungs!

Mia has FINALLY started sitting up. She's very stubborn. Every time I would work with her to sit up, she would arch her back and stiffen her legs and would fall backwards. She's doing it great now! I think it will be awhile before she starts crawling. She also said her first word. She said...dada! At first, I was like, I spend 14 hours a day with you, and you say dada first? But, it's still cute when she says it. Of course, Mike is beaming! Mia is my pincher and hair puller. Poor Ethan. Every chance she gets, she goes for his hair. She's gotten a good chunk of it a few times and boy, does he cry! She pinches me quite a bit and it really hurts. Her nails are like daggers. It doesn't matter how often or short I trim them, they're still super sharp. She smiles a lot but is more serious. Mia really checks people out and is very observant.

Milestones

Ethan and Mia have reached several milestones in the last two months. They seem to be taking turns as to who does it first. Mia rolled over first, Ethan sat up first, Mia said dada first, and Ethan has his two bottom teeth. As of yet, neither one has started crawling. I know most parents don't want their babies to crawl, but I desperately want them to crawl! I think they (especially Ethan) would be so much happier being mobile. They have started taking toys away from each other. It's funny right now, but I can see it quickly being not so funny. Ethan tends to scream really high-pitched and really loud when Mia takes something from him that he really wants. When Ethan takes something away from Mia, she doesn't scream or throw a fit, but she tries to pull his hair as he bends over. She hasn't gotten a real big chunk of hair yet, but I'm sure that day is coming!Their 9 month well-baby check is in a couple of weeks, so I'll update then!

8 Month Pictures

8 Months Old

8 months old today! Everyone tells me that the first year is the hardest with twins. We're three quarters of the way done. I hope it gets easier! :) Ethan and Mia are sleeping through the night. Getting sleep makes a world of difference! They are eating a lot of table foods now. Ethan is more picky than Mia. Mia LOVES table food and will eat anything. The only thing that she hasn't liked is stuffing. She opens her mouth really wide when it's time to eat. Ethan tends to make all the funny faces when we try new foods. If he doesn't like it, he keeps his mouth closed and we can't get anything in! Both babies love apple juice in their sippy cups!

It's been a tough week for Ethan (and for us!) He's been teething and is miserable. Orajel has been our friend. He is chewing on anything he can get his hands on. We were outside a couple of days ago and he was pretty restless. For some reason, I thought it would be a good idea to give him a stick that was lying nearby. It immediately went into his mouth. When I took it away, he threw a huge fit. He arched his back, scrunched his face up, and screamed. I gave it back to him and he stopped instantly. Isn't he too young to learn this? :) After awhile, I didn't care that he was chewing on a stick. It kept him quiet and gave me a few minutes of peace! He has been sitting up for the last few weeks. I thought that once he could sit up, he would sit quietly on the floor and play with his toys. Haha. He still wants me to sit next to him and play with him. He is a pretty happy boy and still smiles and laughs constantly. He still wants to be carried around everywhere and gets pretty heavy. Ethan grabs at everything. Mike carried him into the laundry room and Ethan grabbed a full bottle of Tide detergent and knocked it on Mike's toe! Ouch!Mia is also teething but seems to be taking it better than Ethan. Everything goes into her mouth. She sucks on the dogs when they're lying next to her and then makes an awful face!

Mia loves watching the dogs and cat. She grabbed a handful of kitty the other day. She was hissed at and Rusty hit her a couple of times with her paw. (She's declawed!) It sounds like they're going to be the best of friends! Mia is not quite ready to sit up yet. She tends to arch her back and stiffen her legs when I'm trying to get her to sit up. She might be my stubborn one. She is still smiling all the time but doesn't laugh all that often. She is content playing on the floor by herself and loves sitting in her bumbo chair. She is my easy baby! She's very happy and the only time she throws a fit is when she's tired and wants to go to bed.

Pool Pictures