Things I love: Nine Months

{December 28, 2013}

Holy Smokes.

They've been out longer than they were in!
{I}                        {B}


{I}       {B}

{B}                          {I}

{B}                  {I}

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When did this happen?!


STATS

Ian
Height: 28.5 in (58th %)
Weight: 20lb 13oz (55th %)
Head: 43.8 cm (13th %)


Brigham
Height: 28.5 in (58th %)
Weight: 18lb 10oz (20th %)
Head: 43.2 (5th %)

{They received one shot and a finger stick
 which left them with the most adorable bandaid on their little fingers}

Things mama loves

Their laughs
Little hands pulling on my pant legs

Slimy, slippery, slobbery kisses

How Briggs' little mouth migrates to my chin when he gives kisses

How Ian's mouth migrates to my nose when he gives kisses

The way they stand up and grin from ear to ear in the corner of their cribs

Reading and singing to them

Bath time {Although it is also highly stressful}

How fascinating everything is to them

Hearing them talk to each other

Dancing with each of them, and both of them together

Giving them mohawks
{B}

 {I}

I also love that they can't keep their eyes open, just like their dad

 {I}

 {B}

How Briggs gives me loves

How Ian loves the piano

The bedhead they can wake up with
{B}

And how much they love playing with their daddy

And can I just say how much I miss newborn poop?
I would gladly change a dozen newborn poopy diapers a day instead of one of these nasty ones we get now.

They take two naps a day and sleep from about 7pm-7:30am with a snack around 5am.
I'm still breastfeeding/pumping about 3-4 times a day, and they have even decided they're ok nursing again.
With that being said, though we are still going through a big Sam's Club container of formula about every 10 days. Yikes!
They are still in size 3 diapers.
I haven't been very adventurous with giving them table food, but we are heading that direction.
They are exploding out of their infant carseats but I haven't gotten them new ones yet. I'm a little scared because then I can't just carry them both anywhere I need to, I will be confined to a stroller or an extra set of hands always. It just makes me nervous. And maybe I'm a little forgetful. Or lazy.
They rarely cry. Even when they're tired or hungry, they just get a little fussy.
They are so great at waking up and just playing in their cribs until we come get them, whether that is 5 minutes or 45 minutes later.



Ian Loves

Smiling

Food. Especially puffs, bread, most baby foods, mashed potatoes, and water from his sippy cup. Not such a fan of peas or yogurt melts though.

The green frog that covers the spout on the bath tub

Making noise with his lips

Rolling away during diaper changes and getting dressed

Getting kisses

Sticking his tongue out

Standing up everywhere, and learning to push the wagon

Riding in the wagon or on the airplane

His snuggle blanket

Wadding up blankets and snuggling them

Reading books


Any sort of ball

Playing the piano

Drumming on boxes, chairs, daddy, etc

Ian sprouted his two bottom teeth on Dec 31!


Briggs Loves
Standing and pulling himself up to his tip-toes {or completely off the ground} The kid has muscles.

Food. He eats just about anything. Sometimes he'll make a face at the yogurt melts or when the fruit is really sweet but he is such a great eater. And loves drinking water from his sippy cup

Rolling away during diaper changes

His pillow grandma Liane made

 His binky when he goes to sleep

His snuggle blanket

Toys that make music

Dancing

The window

Bath time

Climbing

Having two things in his hands

Loves Ian

and leaves him good brotherlicks

And Briggs has two teeth!

These boys of ours are the best part of our lives.
They make us a laugh, keep us on our toes, make us tired, and keep us young.
They are my sunshine.

2014

2013 was a wonderful year for us.

We moved into a bigger apartment, had our two boys, experienced heartache as parents when our new baby was in the hospital with a severe infection, Jesse was promoted - twice, Danielle was able to go back to work only one day a week, we traveled to Hawaii, took several trips to Utah, had several visitors come stay with us multiple times throughout the year, and now finally feel like we are thriving instead of just surviving with twins!

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I am awful at writing down goals each new year. Some years I don't even think of goals, let alone write them down. But this year, I actually have a few.

1. Work out at least twice a week.

This may sound ridiculously easy to some, but this is a tough one for me. Jesse and I have made a pact though that we need to get in better shape and we need to start somewhere. He even indulged me with new running shoes. I love them so much that I want to go run just so I can wear them!

2. Go to the Temple at least every other month.

Since the boys arrived, we haven't made it to the Temple together because believe it or not, it is hard to leave two babies with someone, but I know we need that spiritual boost in our life. I have already started making arrangements to swap babysitting with a friend.

3. Seek out things that make me a better mother.

This may seem broad, but I have this thought pop into my head often and it redirects my attention from things such as facebook to my scriptures. I want my boys to remember me as being involved, loving, attentive, and not attached to my phone all day.

4. Make a budget.

Our motto has always been "Don't Spend Anything" but I think it's time to actually make an effective budget and stick with it.