The twins first playdate...

Well... today Garrett and Paige had their first playdate. We've been over to the homes of Molly's friends, but nothing just for the twins. But today, we went to the home of my friend with triplet girls that are 6 days older than my twins. Five 9-month old crawlers is a little chaotic... but still a ton of fun.

Welcome to the insanity...

Life with two little crawlers tearing around has been an interesting adjustment. I love the picture above because it's like Garrett is praying, "Please God... don't let her wreck anything." Or maybe that's just what I'm praying constantly. Needless to say, they crawl VERY fast now and often are going in two different directions. So... we introduced the baby cage (a.k.a. - the play yard).


This handy dandy fencing has saved me. It had gotten to the point that I would take Garrett out of the van and sit him down in the TV room. And by the time I had gone back to the van to get Paige out he was crawling into the garage. So at least now I have somewhere safe to deposit them when I'm not in the room! But I must admit, having them crawling has actually made life easier because now they are so "self entertaining". When they get bored with one toy they just move on to the next or go terrorize Molly.

And just because they're so stinking cute, here's a few more pictures. Paige is enjoying her bath and Garrett is playing peek-a-boo with a blanket. Could they be any cuter?

First tooth...

Well, I'm happy to report that after two days of Garrett looking like this...


... he is the proud owner of his first tooth. Let's just pray that the other ones are a little easier.

The Cheerio Solution...

Well, I was having a very difficult time taking some 9-month pictures of the babies together. They kept wanting to show off their crawling skills and take off on me. So... I gave them the one thing that keeps them seated for extended periods. Cheerios... and a lot of them.

9 months old!

Well, on Monday Garrett and Paige turned 9 months old. Isn't that crazy? I was making dinner that night and Paige just crawled right on into the kitchen. She didn't crawl at all yesterday and then today she took another trek across our TV room. So I guess she's officially on the move, although she obviously doesn't feel the need to show off too much. I figure she's just happy to watch all the commotion and stay in one place. I'm okay with that. Funny thing is that she may not want to crawl much, but she's pulls up on everything and cruises around the furniture. I suppose she just prefers to walk. It's easier on the knees!

Anyway, here's the chunky monkeys. Here's Paige who weighed in at a whopping 25 lbs 6 oz at last weeks doctor's appointment. She was seeing the doctor about suspected food allergies because she keeps throwing up. The doctor said that she isn't too worried because Paige is definitely "thriving" and just happens to be off the charts for her weight.


I threw Garrett on the scales at the pediatrician's just out of curiosity. He weighed 26 lbs 4 oz so apparently he's "thriving" just like Paige.


And here's Molly at 9 months old. She obviously got the hair gene out of the three of them.

Sharing

Well, this is how I found Molly the other day. She had gotten herself into the Jumperoo. I told her that it was made for babies and she needed to get out. She told me that they have to share with her because she has to share her toys. What can you say to that logic? Garrett's new crawling skills are no longer exciting for Molly. She has quickly learned that it means he can easily take her toys, which doesn't go over well. And she isn't overly thrilled with him following her around. And so we enter into a new realm of parenthood... refereeing and sharing reinforcement. I guess this is how it's going to be for the next 15 years.

Twinkle Twinkle

Well, my mom has been requesting that we post a video of Molly singing. And since Steve's mom is starting round two of her chemotherapy today, Molly thought it would be nice to sing Twinkle Twinkle to her! She knew it would make Grandma feel that much better. Sending prayers your way today Grandma! Love you!