9 months old

Today my babies are 9 months old. I dont know where the time went. They are getting so big and going new things all the time.

Today we went to the Giants game in SF. The weather was warm...80*. It made for a crazy morning and a log day but it was fun. It was especially nice to see Craig and Marylou (thanks for the tix guys). The giants won... woo hoo. Ok but really you dont want to hear about that you want to hear about the boys.

Ethan is now pulling up to a full stand. Owen is getting brave and letting go. We have been on tooth watch for awhile now. Every morning I check the boys mouth. I knew they were coming. This morning was no different and still no teeth. While at the game I guess I made a good chew toy because I was being gnawed on. I had to check his mouth because there was something in there. Guess what at exactly 9 months old, at the game the first tooth came through. And who did that tooth belong to you ask.....ETHAN. He finally beat Owen at something. Oh and he has another one that will be in any min. Owen is working on it but not even as close as Ethans second tooth.

This week is a busy one we get the keys to our new place and we move. The boys have their 9 month appointment. Ethan has PT And OT. We are still waiting on insurance to say they will pay for Owen's helmet so we are also waiting for that call. It has been 4 weeks sense he was measured. Oh and we have officially started planing for the boys 1st birthday.

Whew that is a lot. OK I will post new pics after the boys appointment this week.

Gifts

Erick and I did some shopping for the boys for their birthday and Christmas. With the sale that Toys R Us had we got the boys the following....

Mega bloks farm


Mega bloks rescue truck


Mega bloks fill and dump wagon


Walk n ride (one green and one blue)


busy ball popper



Now I just have to be strong and not give the boys the toys before Christmas and their birthday.

vote for the boys

To my knowledge you dont have to sigh up to vote for this one.

vote here

Baby love and tag team

The boys have a few new tricks. They now baby love. What is baby love you ask? Well it is "kisses". It is more like trying to lick the other ones whole face before your whole face gets licked. They think this is the funniest thing in the world and laugh the whole time. I have to admit it is just about the cutest thing in the whole world. Ethan will give Erick and me kisses as well (when he wants to). If he doesnt want to he leans in so you kiss his head.

The boys really are growing up and developing their own personalities. Owen wants what he wants when he wants it. He will do whatever it takes to get what he wants. One example of this was the cheez-it box. I had them on the couch. Owen wanted it. So when Ethan got too close to Owen and the couch Owen decided that Ethan made a good step stool. Ethan had no problem with this and allowed Owen to use him to get on the couch. I can see I will be in real trouble soon with them working together to get what they want even if they dont need it/shouldnt have it.

Who is who?

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The same kid is on the same side in both pics.

Funny old ladies

Today I took my mom to the hospital for a check with her Dr and to get her flu shot. Her Dr wants her to get a chest X-ray to check the wiring and scar tissue from her heart surgery 5 years ago. So we go off to radiology. While we are in radiology these 2 little old ladies come in. I am there by myself with the boys because my mom had been called back. This is how things went...

OL1: ooooOOOoo twins can I see? I just love twins and yours are so cute. I wont touch (clasps hands at chest). ooooOOOoooo twins are so special. Look OL2 twins. (ol2 comes over)
OL1 to OL2:arnt they cute?
OL1: Are they identical? No they arnt I can tell them apart.
Me: Thank you. They are fraternal not identical.
OL1: What does identical mean?
Blank stare
OL2: Which one is an egg splitting?
Me: OOOooo identical is 1 egg that splits fraternal is 2 different eggs.
OL1: (various other common questions)
(OL2 starts touching the boys feet and legs talking to them)
Me: I dont mean to be rude but it is flu season. (OL2 walks off grumbling)
OL1 to OL2: I told you not to touch. (walks off after OL2)

So they sit in the corner of the room maybe 10 feet away from me and I can hear they are still talking about me and the boys.

This is what I hear:
OL1 to OL2:My she is young ( I am 25) but she sure is handling it well.
grumble grumble
OL1 to OL2:Those are some very cute well behaved boys
grumble grumble
OL1 to OL2:I told you before you dont touch other peoples babies without asking. It is rude. She is a good mommy leave her alone.
grumble grumble

LOL

f/u to yesterday

So yesterday sucked. Today not so much. I found out that our insurance will cover 12 cans of Ethan's new formula a month. This has taken such a weight off our shoulders. I hope he outgrows the no dairy no soy.