9 month weights

Simon and Elliott had their 9 month appointment on Wednesday. Simon weighed 16 lbs 9 oz and Elliott was 15 lbs 7 oz. Elliott fell off the chart for his weight so he'll go back in for a weight check in 6 weeks. He was also borderline anemic and that will be checked at his year visit. I foresee a lot if weight gain in the coming months for both the boys because they are eating and loving everything. I've also started giving them a bottle at bedtime in addition to nursing because we need to start using the milk in the freezer. Since they've been mostly sleeping through the night I've been pumping before I go to bed leading to more milk in the freezer. Last night was the first night they both slept through the night on the same night. They went to bed around 7:30 and woke up at 6:30. The only downside was that they woke up at the same time so one screamed while I fed the other. Jonah also woke up too.

Quads! Yikes! Elliott has his mitts on because the night before he ate something he was allergic to and had hives all over and he was scratching. I don't know what the culprit was because he ate a ton of stuff but he had eaten it all before.

They usually only have bottles when I'm working so it is neat to see them holding their own bottles since I hadn't given them a bottle since they were a few months old.

I can't even remember the last time I blogged. I lost count of the number of days we went to the beach. My car is now full of sand. We wanted to enjoy the sunny days while they were here and also spend time with our friends before they leave. The moms went out to dinner without the kids which was really nice and we wished we would have done it before they were leaving. We survived the first week with Matt on nights and are on to the next. I took the weekend off for Mother's Day. We went to a children's play. I think Simon enjoyed it the most. It was hard for Jonah to sit still. Next week is Jonah's last week of preschool. Even though I have to practically drag him there I know he'll miss it. He starts swimming lessons this week. The boys will visit the pediatrician this week. Simon now has two teeth on the bottom and Elliott is working on #3 and 4 but they haven't broken through the gums yet. No crawling yet but they're rolling all around.

Taking a break after we walked to Lowes

Simon has no interest in baby toys. He only wants to play with Jonah's toys.

Last year I dreamed of this moment.

At the beach.

I love this boy!

When Jonah gets tired of walking he hops on the front of the stroller.

9 months

Elliott
At 9 months Elliott has two teeth on the bottom. The boys have been sleeping in their room for about three weeks now. I was hoping they would start sleeping through the night when we moved them but it hasn't happened. They have individually slept through the night but never on the same night. Elliott goes down around 7:30 and wakes up between 4 and 6 to nurse before going back to sleep until 7. He has really started to like feeding himself. Last night they both ate chicken, carrots and banana by themselves so I was able to sit down and eat rather than spoon feeding them. I think Elliott may be allergic to eggs. Twice I've made them scrambled egg yolks and both times Elliott's face has been splotchy afterward. His eczema is only kept under control with topical steroids. When he is fed and well rested he is smiley and fun. He likes to pull hair and kissing his cheeks makes him laugh.

Simon
A few weeks ago Simon started clapping and just recently started waving too. He loves to dance when he hears music. When we're shopping I'll tap on something to keep him entertained and he starts dancing. Everything Jonah does or says makes him smile and laugh. Its very hard to tell Jonah not to sit on his brother or yell in his face when it elicits that response from Simon. He has been feeding himself but doesn't eat as much as Elliott. The tongue out smile Elliott was doing last month has passed on to Simon. He is a happy baby but if someone he doesn't know is talking to him he is very solemn. I love how he reaches for me and how he bounces up and down when he's excited. The boys don't go in for their 9 month appointment until next week so they will be weighed then. The outfits they're wearing are 12 months. Jonah didn't really have any 9 month summer clothes so we're moving on to 12 month clothes.

Elliott wanted me to hold him and not have his picture taken. It was all downhill from here but I continued to take pictures because it was cute.

The arching starts

I love the way Simon is looking at Elliott.

My favorite part of the warm weather is shorts and easy access to those little baby legs to kiss.

While I was taking Simon's picture Elliott continued to cry

We've been loving the nice weather and enjoying it while it lasts with at least one long walk or outing each day. Since the last post, we went to a birthday party, I stood in line for 3 1/2 hours at a See Kai Run warehouse sale and got the little boys 2 pairs of shoes each for 60% off, I picked up a shift on Sunday night and Matt started his month of nights. One night down, nineteen to go. Jonah has an ear infection but thankfully Matt wrote him a prescription for antibiotics so I didn't have to take him in to urgent care on Sunday. I need to write a 9 month post for the boys but here is a sneak peak of a how the pictures went today and also a family picture. For Mother's Day I've asked for a tripod because, although the stroller did okay, it would be nice to take more pictures of us together and not worry about the camera falling.

A few photos from the last week.

The charger for the laptop stopped working. We're hard on them apparently. The battery died less than 30 seconds after I ordered a new charger. We've been working and playing. Over the weekend Matt took ACLS that he needs for a new moonlighting opportunity, I worked and Matt and Jonah went to a birthday party. The weather is supposed to be great this week and I'm sure we'll be enjoying it. As for the boys, Elliott now has two teeth and Simon had one break through.

The sweetest sound