9 months....and a birthday.

sweet boys,

mommy is not excited about this.

you are only 3 months away from that one year mark.

i look at you two daily and wonder where my babies went.

and let's not even talk about what happens to me when i look at your baby pics.

or watch videos of back then.

can we say water works!

so i may not be ubber excited about seeing you guys grow up.

i feel like i loose a bit of my babies daily.

but with you guys growing up comes new. fun. exciting things.

like seeing you two smile great big at each other.

and laugh at/with each other.

and listening to you two show off/squeal in your cribs when you should be sleeping.

i truly believe you guys speak some secret twin language.

the bond that is forming right in front of my eyes is priceless.

which all really started in your 8th month.

and it gets better and better every day.

holden,

baby your smile makes my heart skip a beat. and your laugh. oh, your laugh....you can't help but to laugh with you. it is the sweetest sound ever. you are crawling now. you can get to a sitting position all by yourself now. you are pulling up on anything and everything {to your knees}. your excitement that follows your accomplishment is priceless. you still love showing everyone your tongue, but thankfully not as much as you used to. think you have finally decided that we have all seen it enough. maybe?!? you are still toofless. i feel like you have been teething for the past 3 months. where oh where are those teeth?!? you love love love your brother. specially when you have done something that you are proud of {like pulled up on a toy} and he is coming your direction....the smiles are full in effect. showing off for him?! i think so. you also love love love your daddy. he can get you to laugh like no one else. your face lights up when he comes home. the feelings are mutual, my dear. you melt me. you are the sweetest little guy i know. my dreams came true when i became your mommy!

blue onesie & green socks. so!

ledger,

baby, you keep me on my toes. you are one ornery little guy. but, i love it and wouldn't wish you any other way. you are now doing everything but walking. your daddy walked when he was 9 months old. your grandma wishes nothing more but for you to follow suite. please baby, don't do it. we are in no hurry for this. you love your voice and have the loudest squeal i have ever heard. you love to show it off in your crib and in your car while chasing either your brother or ki'ya. i must say, you love your mommy. your brother does too. but, you've really got a thing for me. and i like it. a lot. the crawling up my legs has begun. gotta watch my pants these days. little hands tend to pull them down as they are grabbing at them. sweet baby, you're growing too fast. won't you stop or slow down some. your mommy thinks you are big now thus she thinks she needs another baby.....what?!?! {does this ever go away, or will i now and forever always yearn for that new baby lov'n?}

i'm sorry...who is this blond baby?!

naps/sleep:  nothing new on this home front. we're still on the same schedule as last month. 

food/bottles: we still take 4 bottles with 6oz of formula per day. we have started some new foods this past month. yogurt, blueberries, oatmeal, chicken {boiled it and pureed it with pumpkin and cinnamon}, cheeses,  toast, to name a few. we're trying to do better with finger foods.

discipline: eek...really, already?!? yep, with crawling and pulling  up on things...it was inevitable. the no sirs are full in effect. we have certain things we can and can not pull up on. for instance in the playroom, the coffee table is off limits. and with a stern no sir they back down and go find something else to pull up on. and if they are crawling too far, i say the words and they stop and come back. so far {i know this is just the beginning} these boys are blowing me away with how well they listen and obey. and their table manners are suburb also. i'm pretty proud of these boys!

l&h,

i haven't mentioned this in awhile,

but, i feel so incredibly blessed to be able to stay home with you 

every

single 

day.

there is absolutely nowhere i would rather be.

we are moving 1200 miles away so your daddy can obtain  his dream job.

well babies,

your mommy has her dream job.

thank-you for making each and every day worth waking up for.

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oh yes....i turn 31 years old today.
what?!?!?
my boys turning 9 months old is wayyyy more interesting.

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i had a super duper cute video to share.
i can't get the dang thing to load on here.
it's about to ruin my birthday.