10 months

my babies are 10 months old.
i've been hearing, 'wow, almost a year old' A LOT lately.
i'm not a fan of this.
can we please just stick with 10 months old.
my babies are 10 months old.
that's it. the end. period.

the last month flew by. as always. this seems to be the trend.
the boys are active as all get out.
but so so so much fun.
the interaction between the boys continues to blossom with each passing day.
they love each other. they show off for each other. they smile and laugh at each other.
they.melt.me.

ledger:

sweet boy, that smile, the grab of your junk, and the hand in your mouth {teething pain} pretty much sums you up...or, at least last month. that smile tells it all. you are going to be one ornery little man. ornery and oh-so-cute. your junk...you love your junk. in the bath tub, changing your diaper, and as you can see....even while your diaper is on, you love your junk. all.boy! you make me smile, son. teething, yeppers i'm thinking the next one to pop on through is the one next to your top right one {how's that for technical terms}. so far, you have four teefers. you still love your momma. you will crawl to me, grab my shirt, pull yourself up and wrap those sweet little hands around my neck. this just about sends me over the edge. i can't stand it. you still love to show off how loud you are. the high pitched squeals are still in full effect. you are a walking machine these days. holding onto furniture, that is. you showed us that you can stand all by yourself too. look mom, no hands. you're such a big boy! you light up my life. each and everyday.


holden bear:

my sweet bear, you have the sweetest spirit and disposition. you love playing by yourself. sitting, analyzing, contemplating, studying the subject at hand {the next engeneer of the family?! i think just maybe}. but, you also love when someone is watching you, playing with you...especially your brother. you love books. balls. any ball. any size. any color. you are not picky. you love to crawl and push it with your hand {next soccer player of the family?! i'm thinking this is a definite yes}. you still love love love your daddy. man, can that daddy get you to laugh. you light up when he walks in the room. there's nothing sweeter to witness. you too, are walking all around while holding onto things. and yes, you too are standing all by yourself...no hands. you crawl super duper fast. and love walking while holding onto someones' hands {thanks grandma walters for starting this =)}. your brother has been the first to do everything, but i think you are going to be the first to walk, my dear. you are getting closer and closer each day. you are one happy, sweet, social baby. we are far from the days of going zero to postal with no warning, and boy, am i happy to be able to say that! nothing to report on the teeth situation. 10 months old and.still.no.teeth. i'm beginning to wonder if you will ever get any teeth?! or, are we going straight to dentures? i love you more than life my sweet bear.

there is nothing new to report on our schedule....both their eating and sleeping schedule has stayed the same. but, speaking of eating....they eat anything and everything these days. well, you know....like the good.for.you.foods we eat. we are staying far away from the sugars and junk food for as long as we can. so far. so good.

we had our 9 month well check-up when they were 9.5 months. they both weighed in at a whooping 20.3 lbs. they both looked healthy and are happy.  as the doc was looking the boys over, we had this convo:

doc: so, are the boys clapping yet?
me: nope.
doc: are they waving yet?
me: hmmm...nope.
doc: are they playing patty-cake?
me: {wanting to go hide} that would be a nope as well.

needless to say, i felt like i have failed at my job of being a mommy and teaching them the basics ALREADY! talk about feeling as small as all.get.out! and, you better believe, we are practicing all the above on a daily basis. when we go in for our 1 year  checkup, they will know how to count from 1-10 and they will be reciting the alphabet! yep, this mommy aint raising no-dummies. 

i think i hit most of the highlights from last month. love those little guys more than words can describe!

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as i write this, i have not one, but two sick babies....YES, AGAIN! this is the third time in 10 months that the boys have been sick. and you know what the kicker is, WE.DON'T.LEAVE.THE.HOUSE! ok, we do. but i have stayed out of the gym and haven't even taken them to the church nursery for this very reason. i was waiting until A) they turn one and B) we get thru the flu and RSV season {which just so happen to coincide with one another}. the good thing is, they don't have the flu or RSV, they just have a head cold. you know, the sneezing, snot running out of their noses directly into their mouths, if i don't catch it in time. which, if i do catch it, they start screaming. and they are already screaming because they want me to hold them. but, there is only one of me and two of them. so, i hold one. and the other screams with the snot running into their mouth and stares at me as if asking me why i'm not picking them up as well?! breaks.my.heart. oh and you want to know the best part....daddy is out of town. and he's out of town all.next.week! feel sorry for me yet?! you shouldn't, i've got the next best thing helping me out...grammie and grampie come to help during the nights - the bedtime stuff. thankful for that!

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last thing....promise. about ALL the collages. well, i'm in love with them. something new {obviously} and i'm still learing/playing with them. but, yes you will be seeing much more of them. so, hopefully you like as well?!?