{growing, going, and 9mo}

Carter and Keegan have being growing in leaps and bounds, well maybe not Keegan. He is still quite a bit smaller than Carter, but Keegan has been growing in many different ways.

Carter

...now does an army crawl. He tries so hard to actually crawl, but he can't seem to get his belly completely off the floor. His legs have become quite strong, he can stand (with help) for at least a few seconds. This is a great accomplishment for him, for those who know him know that he was born with great upper body strength, but complete limp legs. He also feeds himself an array of food. To date he eats cheese cubes, pretzels, graham crackers, Nilla Waffers, Gerber Graduates Puffs, and Gerber Yogurt Puffs. He does a pretty decent job holding a sippy cup as well. He also occasionally says "hi", although I am quite positive he has no idea what it means.

Something happened today that just made me laugh out loud and my heart melt. I put the boys down for their morning nap, then a few minutes later I went to check on them. I knew they weren't asleep quite yet, but I wanted to make sure that they didn't have their blankets wrapped around their heads or something along those lines (I've seen worse). I walked into the nursery and saw that Carter was on his belly talking to his lamb. I quickly crept up next to the crib and yelled, "I see you." Which made Carter flip over on his back quickly and throw his blanket over his head all the while laughing and squealing. It was SO adorable.

Keegan

(he is sticking his tongue out because he wants another Gerber Puff)

...is still quite small for his age, but the doctors are not worried because he is still on the charts and he is still progressing, not regressing. But Keegan has made a lot of milestone accomplishments. He is now consistently rolling all over the place. He follows his brother everywhere and they steal toys or binkies from each other all of the time. Because Keegan is now on the move he does not projectile vomit anymore... most of the time. In the last month we have only had a couple of episodes, where as it use to be an almost nightly occurrence. Keegan is now eating more solids including Gerber Graduate Puffs and cheese. He won't feed himself, but will allow mom or dad to put almost anything in his mouth for him. Keegan is starting to understand that when he rambles "ma ma ma ma" it actually means something and he also will wave "bye bye". Keegan had his first hair cut about a month ago. We only trimmed the sides of his head because he had this crazy long hair that made him look like he had reverse sideburns. But his hair is now long enough in the front that it touches his nose. I guess it is time to give him a real hair cut, but I am not ready. It is just so soft and handsome.

Both boys have been able to sit in the shopping cart and in high chairs at restaurants, which is a HUGE deal. Last night was the first night they bathed in the sink without the portable tub. Carter has just about grown out of his car seat. And both boys now like to sleep on their tummies, which drives mom crazy.

(Some of these pictures are blurry because they were taken with a cell phone or the boys were in motion)