July 10, 2007...

My baby girls turned 10 months old and now today as I write this post I realize they are already 10 1/2 months. I can't believe we will be having a 1st birthday party very soon. The babies are doing so much, everyday it seems they do something new. They are both crawling like crazy, cooing, talking...dadadadada...you get the point, occasionally mama but usually when they are crying, they laugh and giggle all of the time, they absolutely love to eat...have I mentioned we go through 42 jars of baby food a week, if they aren't eating breakfast, lunch, or dinner they're snacking and yet they are still little peanuts (must have daddy's metabolism) they stand up on everything/one, they are sitting up and changing positions (in case I didn't mention that in the 9 mo. update), Reagan has been standing up and then letting go she started this yesterday, Riley also attempted this as well yesterday, they both have 2 teeth on the bottom, they love to chase each other and play peek-a-boo with each other and anyone else who wants to play, they reach out for us to pick them up but have been doing this for quite sometime, they love their binki and will take each others, we can no longer have ANYTHING on our coffee table because they will rip it right off. They also LOVE their bottles. Did I tell you they are extremely impatient?? For some reason I thought twins would learn patients a little sooner since they have to wait their turn- this is so not the case in our home. I think it goes back to when we brought them home from the hospital and who ever cried first or the loudest got to eat first. Now we have to be prepared -look out if you try to feed them separately ... not going to happen!! I have to feed them two bowls one spoon and they cry in between bites. No joke. It's okay at home I think I get a pretty good workout spooning so quickly in all but try feeding them in a restaurant and they cry between bites people look at you like when is the last time your fed those babies! We are starting to get use to all of the public attention. It's not easy to shop quickly when people are constantly stopping you, sometimes it's easier to find a sitter. Thanks Gramma Rita!! We understand though. Anyways, Rae and Ri are such happy little babies and we love them to pieces!! They were so good on vacation. I think they really enjoyed the southern baby food. It is nothing like up here. They have pineapple glazed ham, country breakfast, sweet corn casserole, cinnamon raisin cereal...these are all in jars. They ate as good as we did!! Rae and Ri are also starting to eat more table food, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, all that good stuff!! They have a really good schedule too. They go to bed around 9ish and wake around 10 and still take 2 naps. I didn't take a formal 10 month picture but here is one that I love from vacation. They are truly a blessing to our family and we thank the Lord everyday that we have them!!