Movin’ and Shakin’

YEAH! I am so happy to be off the ground!

Am I not the cutest, most innocent looking baby?

Happy, drooling baby.

If I can get just a little closer I know I can get that camera.

My Turn...too hot for clothes!

What do you think will get more water...my mouth or my bib

Baby Jail.

Kellen and Liam are growing so fast! Here are a few things they each like and hate....

• Liam LOVES to eat. He especially loves fruit but will eat everything with ease other than green things. They don't seem to be his favorite.
• Kellen HATES to eat. He is perfectly content drinking formula. He will tolerate food every once in a while but it is a good 20 minute battle to even get something in his mouth. Liam usually gets Kellen's leftovers.
• Teeth= Kellen-ZERO, Liam-2 on the bottom he has had since February.
• They both LOVE a stuffed monkey right now. Luckily we have two but it makes them laugh and they cuddle with it first thing in the morning and when they get home. Liam will hug it with all four limbs while Kellen has it on the floor and crushes his face into it. It is pretty precious.
• Liam claps with his feet when he is happy...which is a lot.
• Crawling everywhere. Liam had a crazy crawl for a while but is doing much better. It is a lot easier for them without their socks in order to get some traction on our floors. Right now Kellen is really interested in trying to get Liam to chase him.
• They love each other. They laugh at each other all the time.
• They love peek-a-boo (but you have to be crazy and almost scare them) and Itsy-Bitsy Spider.
• They are both a little clingy right now which makes it difficult when we are not playing two on two.
• Kellen is pulling up on everything and getting a bit braver in how much he is holding on. Liam wants to and is trying but it is taking a bit more time.
• Both, Kellen moreso, talk a lot. There is a lot of mamamama, babababa but I really don't think they know what they are saying. So no first words yet.
• These babies are not big. We are in 9 month tops but can still pull off a 6 month pant...and sometimes 3 month pant.   Liam current weighs in at a whopping 16# 10 oz and Kellen is 17# 15oz. We haven't measured height in a while but Liam looks like he is about an inch shorter than Kellen.

It is hard to believe that they will soon be a year old! We will see how ready we are to begin the toddler phase but we are TOTALLY ready to end the formula stage!!!

Our First Christmas

Hey Kellen, there is a fat man in a red jumpsuit who is going to bring you cool stuff once a year.

"I can't wait, I can't wait, I can't wait."

Liam holding in the pacifier with his guns.

Kellen is trying to figure out how to get that big dog into his mouth.

Liam unwrapping a gift at Aunt Sarah's house...he was far more interested in the paper than the gift.

Kellen is thinking "man, I thought I had a big head."

Liam and Kellen with Grandma and Grandpa.

Liam does bear a slight resemblance to Phil Collins, which is nothing to be so happy about.

Sorry boys, we thought those bear costume fleeces were funny...guess we were right.

Kellen and Grandpa

Delicious...Awful

Batman and Superman relaxing after a long night of fighting sleep.

Liam is a hoarder in training.

Cousins Ethan and Ryan with Liam and Kellen.

Waiting for our flight out of Chicago.  Thanks for the stroller Aunt Sarah.

Getting ready to board the flight, Liam can hardly stand the excitement.

Kellen riding in the shopping cart for the first time.

Liam with his new pacifier - attached to a stuffed elephant.

Minor accident in the play-yard.

Enjoying an unseasonably warm January afternoon in TX.

Action Shots

My name is Liam...

and I am addicted to my feet.

"You won't come and get me out...I am going to get out myself!" said Kellen.

Kellen: Please don't feed me that cereal. It is gross. I want my bottle!

Liam: Give me more! I am  hungry!

Yep. I'm big.

Just hanging out.

Happy Halloween & 5 months old!

Little Monsters on their way to school!



Liam's favorite spot. This is the only place he will eat over the last few days.

Liam had a pretty big 4th month! He had a big growth spurt and is up to 12lbs 8oz. and 21 inches long. He is still sporting the 0-3 month clothes but he can manage some 3-6 month onesies. He is is out of newborn pants but only because they are too short. He continues to move nonstop. He has an excellent grip and can almost put the pacifier in his mouth once he takes it out. He LOVES the work "Yeah!" It makes him laugh almost every time you say it. He also seems to love watching football already. Last weekend the TV was on and he was quite and content when a game was on and cried during commercials. It was pretty funny. He has also rolled from stomach to back quite a few times which makes doing tummy time difficult. He wants to be albe to sit BAD. He has some strong abs and is always trying to sit up in his bouncy chair. One downfall is he may have had an ear infection and had his first round of medicine but no one really knows for sure because he refused to hold still while the doctor looked in his ear. He continues to battle some conjestion which Dave and I think is because he may have some allergies. Another downfall...he really likes his thumb which is why we always have a pacifier close by! Lot easier to lose a paci than an thumb later on!  

Ridiculous how big this kids eyes are!

Kellen is a pretty happy baby. He eats and sleeps like a champ. He usually sleeps through the night. He was 13 lbs. 13 oz. and 22 in long at his last appointment. He has only rolled from his back to stomach one time (yep that one time I was in the shower) and can easily roll from his stomach to back. He is enjoying tummy time more. He sucks on everything. His hands, your shoulder, your cheek, Liam's hands, his glow seahorse...you name it he is trying to lick it. He is also a random spit up master...usually right after I put a clean onesie on him in the morning...like as I am still buttoning it. So he is continuously dirty. Kellen also loves the TV. He will turn circles on the floor trying to get a good look at it and sometimes cries when he wants to watch it. Not great news. Kellen also wants to sit up on his own and probably will first as he is a little bit stronger than Liam  but we will see.

Hope you all had a great halloween!

2 month Pictures!

We just received the boys 2 month pictures! They turned out really great and can't wait to get some printed. I won't be posting them all but here are a few favorites!

Catching Up Pt. 1: 3 months!

K&L turned 3 months in August and have been doing great! It was a busy month as Dave and I both went back to work full time, K&L went to daycare and school started! Everyone asks me if taking them to daycare was hard and while we didn't like it, Dave and I were both exhausted and welcomed the extra set of hands to watch the boys for a while! Going to work is much easier than being a stay at home parent that is for sure! So here is what is going on with the boys around the 3 month mark...

Mr. Big Eyes

 Kellen is growing like a champ and is beginning to smile all the time. He also likes to lay on his side when he is sleeping. He is moving his legs and arms and is beginning to realize he has hands. His hands always seem to be in his mouth! He can suck on his hands so loud we hear him making a smacking noise 3 rooms away. He also seems to find the quietest time in church and starts smacking away. He is a pretty happy baby and only gets fussy when he is hungry or tired. 

Kellen 3 month stats:

Weight: 12 ls. 7 oz

Height: 22 in.

*Percentile...well he is on the chart!

Liam...once again I can't get this picture to flip!

Liam had a rough 3rd month. He has been dealing with what is probably allergies for a while now but they came full force this month. He was really stuffy and congested and developed a nasty cough. At first they thought it might be a milk allergy so we had to change formulas. That didn't work THANK HEAVENS...that formula was twice as much as what they are currently on! It also made him lose a little weight for the week he was on it. Luckily he is back on the regular formula and seems to be doing better. The only bad part is that he got really used to sleeping in the bouncer-he couldn't really breathe laying down in bed-and we are now trying to break him of that. Even though he didn't feel great he still started smiling a lot. Liam is a MOVER! He never seems to be sitting still. I call him Mr. Wiggles. The only time he isn't moving is when he is asleep, and even then he moves a lot!

Liam 3 month stats:

Weight: 10lbs. 8 oz

Height: 21 in.

Percentile...he is getting closer to the chart!

Garrison (1 month), Myles (7 months), Kellen & Liam (3 months)

The boys have had a few adventures already. We traveled in August to a wedding. Dave was in the wedding so it we were a little concerned how the boys would be during the ceremony. Luckily they did well and we have great friends willing to be an extra hand. They didn't however make it through the reception. The music was just a little too loud. In September we traveled to Indiana for a few days. The boys were FANTASTIC on the flight, probably because we left so early in the morning and they are morning sleepers. However going through security with 2 newborns is NOT a good time. They did get to meet many of their cousins, aunts and uncles!

So that is an update on where they were at 3 months. Please excuse the numerous scratches they have on their face. I swear their fingernails grow faster than anything. I cut them every weekend and they still seem to find a way to scratch themselves!