6 months old!

The twins are 6 months old and cuter than ever! Just for fun I put their 2 month pictures in this post to compare. They sure were little. Enjoy!

Baby David at 6 months. He looks so happy!

And here's baby David at 2 months. He already loves his tongue.

Baby Erik at 6 months old. He's pretty tired in this picture, but he still looks cute. Note how he and his teddy are making the same face and pose.

And here is baby Erik at 2 months. Look at that chub!

Adventures!

This Saturday was full of adventures for our sweet little boys. First we went with Jordan, Carly, and Sam to The Famous Lehi Days Rodeo (the sign said it was famous). We ate some pretty good barbecue and some really yummy popsicles. We also took the babies for a ride on a pony named Zipper. Their first pony ride, boy were they cute. Then when we got home the boys had another first: swimming! We put them in the cutest little outfits, and then we all got in the pool. The pool is heated, so it was pretty much like taking a bath, and the boys really seemed to like it. David even started splashing, and Erik kept trying to drink the water. It was a really fun day, although Steve and I were both really tired when it was over.

Baby David riding Zipper the pony. Well, sitting cutely anyways.

And here's baby Erik taking his turn on Zipper. He was so sleepy by the time it was our turn. (Carly and Sam are in the background!)

All my boys getting ready for a swim. Erik is on the left and David is right. Aren't their shoes so stinkin' cute?!?!

Here are the babies in the pool. David, Erik, and Sam all rockin' their hats!

Wet t-shirt contest anyone?

And here's the whole family hangin' in the pool. Good times.

Nicknames

The boys have lots of nicknames. Steve loves to make up new words to call them including squud (pronounced skwud, but Steve insists that it be spelled with a q), squunch, squudbert, and snoogle. But mostly we call David "monster" or "David monster" because of how he opens his mouth really big and tries to eat everything in sight. Erik is "super baby" because he loves to arch his back when you hold him in the air (and when I'm trying to change his diapers). So Jen and I were shopping for swimming suits for the babies when we saw these two onesies, and I just HAD to buy them!

David's says "Mommy's Little Monster."


Erik's says "Super Baby."

It's also funny to note that since they were born whenever we needed to designate color on something, David was our green baby and Erik was our blue baby. Weird. It's like these shirts were made for my babies!

Sweet Potatoes!

The twins have started eating vegetables, and we decided to start with sweet potatoes. Until now they haven't eaten any food except for rice cereal (which smells disgusting with the formula I mix it with), and Erik was not too enthusiastic about it. I could get him to eat it, but it was clear he didn't like it. I was worried he was going to do this with all foods, but luckily that was not the case. Both boys LOVED sweet potatoes. They have had it for lunch for four days now, and they can both eat a whole jar after nursing! I'm excited to try a new veggie tomorrow.

Baby David's before shot. He looks so cute in his little band!

Here's baby Erik looking scared in his before shot.

And here is "after David" with a messy but happy face (and an empty bowl!)


And baby Erik's after shot. His bib was so messy because he would get so excited that he would push the food off the spoon before I could get it into his mouth. He even made yummy sounds. I love it!

Rice Cereal Fun!

Jen and I were feeding the boys lunch today, and they looked so cute, I couldn't help myself: I had to pull out the camera and take these darling pictures!

David enjoying his rice cereal. Yum!

Erik, refused to smile at the camera, so I had Jen distract him while I captured his cute smile on film!

Baby David all messy!

Baby Erik all messy!

David Matthew's Band

So David's head has developed a flat spot on the right side and is flattened overall, and his pediatrician and a specialist both recommended getting a band to correct the shape. (I always called it a helmet before he got one, but the company that make his calls it a "doc band." I think to avoid confusion with a safety helmet). His official diagnoses are plagiocephaly and brachycephaly if you're interested. He has had his band on for a week now, and already we can tell a difference. The hardest part has been seeing him uncomfortable and sad, knowing what was wrong, but not being able to fix it. He has to wear the band 23 hours a day, and it makes it hard for him to sleep. But he has adjusted quickly, and the last three nights he's slept really well. We went to a check up today, and the doctor was really pleased with his progress. Hopefully he'll keep growing really fast, and he'll be band-less soon. Until then, he still looks pretty stinkin' cute!

I guess we should have expected this what with his name being "David Matthew." How could he not end up in a band? :)

5 months old!

Has anyone else noticed that I like to use exclamation points in my titles? Well, I do!!! Anyways, the boys are now 5 months old, and that means more pictures with their teddies. They seem to like their bears more now, although not as much as they like their sock monkeys. (I'll have to do another post on that later). The boys are both growing well. David is 15 pounds 2 ounces, and Erik is 15 pounds even. They are eating rice cereal twice a day now, and their poop has gotten disgusting. It's so fun though, seeing them grow up, even if it means some extra smelly diapers. It took a while to get back on schedule since we came home from vacation, but the boys are back to sleeping 9-10 hours at night, and I'm thinking of dropping another feeding. I kind of don't want to because it is my favorite time to nurse them. I love snatching them out of their cribs one at a time and watching them munch as they sleep. It's precious. I know I'll have to give it up sometime, but until then, I'll just enjoy them and be happy they are happy and healthy.

Here is baby David with his smiling cutely (is that a word) with his teddy. Steve and I think it's funny how the happier he is, the bigger his mouth gets.

I just thought David looked cute (and a little confused) in this picture.


Baby Erik just loves to eat his hands. He even managed to smile while doing it.

And here is Erik making a weird face. I don't know what he's thinking, but I wish I did!

I think this one of the twins is cute, but Steve thinks they both have "crazy eyes." We both think it's funny, so it is naturally our new desktop.