BUSY BUSY BABIES AROUND HERE!!! Ever since Jaden has learned how to crawl the word "NO" seems to get used very often in our household. Not only is he crawling he is learning to pull himself up on things as well : / He especially loves to try to pull himself up on the swings so we have to keep a close eye on him. Jaxson is sitting up on his own now and is rolling all over the place. We are working on putting him in a four point and put weight on his legs. He does pretty well but he still very tense and his arms aren't strong enough to hold him up, but he will get there! As of right now he is only getting physical therapy every other week until a spot opens up for every week. His occupational therapist continues to come every week but he is doing so good with eating and textures in his mouth he may not receive those services much longer.

Jaxson sitting up!!!

Jaden on the move...

DA..DA.. that's all i hear all day long from Jaden these days! He learned how to say Dada a few days ago, it is very cute!! The other morning Trevor went and got Jaden out of bed in the morning to come lay with us and Jaden just laid there and stared at Trevor and said Dada about 20 times... VERY CUTE!! He also is saying it now when Trevor gets home from work, it's amazing how fast babies learn! Jaxson is still babbling and is usually the more verbal one of the two. He loves to tell stories and his new word is baba.

The boys are eating so much these days!! They have decreased their intake of bottles a little and eat 3-4 meals of solids a day... even Jaxson : ] They get very fussy when they are hungry for solids and have got quit the attitudes now! They both are learning that fake whine when they want something or take something away the can't have. Jaden especially that he's crawling... If he is headed towards something he can't have and we take it away he will sit up and throw a fit like it's the end of the world... it's kind of funny but hoping we can work on that. One other great thing that happened this week is Jaden did the sign more! I have been teaching the boys simple signs for a few months now and the other night Jaden did the sign more while we were feeding him. I thought it might of been on accident so we got his favorite veggie sticks and asked if he wanted more and once again he signed more!!! It was really exciting to see this. He now does it almost every time he eats if we don't feed him fast enough... they love their food!

Come on mom we're hungry!

The other night before we were getting the boys ready for bed they were being really fussy like they were hungry (which they shouldn't have been seeing how they just ate about an hour before) so i decided to just feed them in the living room thinking they would only have a few bites and realize they weren't really hungry. Well... they ate that whole jar of baby food in just a few minutes.. and still wanted more! They are growing hungry boys!!!

Jaden liking the jar clean...

Jaxson liking the jar clean also...

They both were eyeing the jar... but it was all gone!

9 month check up!

Every morning the boys get their toys when they wake up and lay on the ground til they actually "wake up". They are always very sweet and calm in the mornings but they were especially sweet the other morning!! I laid them down and went into the kitchen to my coffee and when i came out Jaxson had rolled over and they were snuggling chewing on their toys! It was so sweet!!!

Having some fun...

Monday we had the boys 9 month check up and everything is looking great!!! They both are following their own growth curves very well. Jaden was 20lbs 7oz and 27 1/2 in. long. Jaxson was 15lbs 9oz and 26 1/4 in. long. They continue to still have fluid in their ears which is the biggest issue we have right now but we go see a specialist the beginning of February. Also Jaxson's fluid has gone down a tiny bit in his testicle but it is still very large and we will see Dr. Curnow in a few weeks to resolve that. We hoping he can just drain it and it will stay away without doing surgery again.

Jaxson got a new physical therapist last week and we just love her!! She had so much fun meeting the boys and is looking forward to working with Jaxson. She thought he is doing great for how tight his muscles still are and assured me he will only improve!

Jaden started crawling the other night and it has been a busy last couple of days. He gets lazy and just pushes off his knees and flops down after a few strides but he is quick about it.

Jaxson has some of the best giggles so we thought we would share : ]

I was trying to get a video of Jaden crawling but he decided to just sit up instead. He is doing great from going on all fours into a sitting position and from a sitting position onto all fours without hitting his head so much.

NEW TOY!!!!

Jaxson is still struggling to sit up on his own for long period of times so my mom bought him this wonderful toy!! It encourages babies to sit up and is very entertaining!!! It plays music, lights up, has lots of buttons for them to push, and a mirror!! The first night we had it they both were so excited and played all night! So far it is helping Jaxson sit up. He can hold on to the sides and helps with his balance. Jaden loves it and is dancing to the music occasionally. SO CUTE!!! He wiggles his hips with the biggest smile on his face.


Jaxson smiling at Mimi in the mirror!

Jaden loving his new toy!

Jaxson's shirt got stuck on his head and we thought this was the cutiest picture!!!!

Jaden is starting to pull up on things and wants to stand up. We set toys on the chair and put him on our lap and he has to use his legs to pull himself up and get his toy! He loves doing this and thinks it's a fun game! Once he's up though all he wants to do is stand and play with his toys. He is getting so big and strong... We can't believe he is standing on his own (while leaning against something)

The boys rarely get jealous of each other and never mind it we are holding one and the other one is playing on the ground.... But every once in awhile they both just want to be cuddled at the same time! It is very challenging when I'm home by myself sometimes to pick them both up now that they are 15lbs and 20lbs. We took a picture the other night and found an old one when the boys were just 1 week old. The difference is AMAZING!!!!

snuggling with mom at 1 week old

still so sweet!!! snuggling at 8 1/2 months old

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

HELLO!!! So you'd think with me being a stay at home mom I would be more up to date with their blog, however the boys are keeping me VERY busy these days and when I get a second to myself I like to just sit down and enjoy the quiet. They are doing GREAT and we are enjoying them so much. It's been awhile so we have lots to update you on...


Jaxson loves to play in his swing and is chewing on everything these days!!

Jaden is almost crawling... he gets up on all fours and rocks. The other night he actually crawled a fewe strides, it was very cute! (he goes backwards just fine)

The boys continue to get bigger and stronger and amaze us more every day.

JADEN: Has done great this last month and is keeping us on toes while he cruises all over the house and wants to get into everything he's not suppose to! We had a close call a few weeks ago when he pulled a stocking off the fireplace and the stocking holder landed right next to his head, thankfuly it didn't hit him. He was on the ground NOWHERE near the fireplace and I went in the kitchen to rinse out their bottles and within 30 seconds he managed to get the stocking. He is getting very quick about things! He can now sit up all byhimself all the time. We are teaching him how to go from a sit into a four point so he doesn't just tip over and bang his head. He is getting better at it and getting very strong! He now can get up on all fours and is so close to crawling, he will rock his little bottom and gets so anxious to go then just plops down like he's not ready. He has took a few strides but looses his balance and falls down. I'm TOTALLY okay with him taking his time to learn how to crawl : ] My days will be even more crazy! He got over his pnuemonia just fine and has had no other allergic reactions! The allergy specialist called last week and he tested negative to all the foods he ate when his reaction occured!! It is great news but leaving the doctor a little puzzled. He said that sometimes your body will react to something one time and then it's just fine and you aren't allergic to it which he thinks is the case here. He continues to eat more solids and starting to chomp like he want to chew his few. Jaden has also got hiss two bottom teeth!!! They just started breaking the sking last week and you can see them now.... and they are sharp!! Poos baby has a sore on his tongue from rubbing it against his teeth. He is getting so big and wears 12 month clothes, I remember when preemie clothes didn't even fit and couldn't ever imagine him wearing 12 months!!! Last week he weighed 20lbs, they are starting to gain weight at a slower pace which is completey normal.

JAXSON: Is doing wonderful and is such a sweet baby!!! Jaxson is definitely the calmer one of the two and loves to be held and cuddled where as Jaden wants to be on the ground and get into everything. He is now rolling over both ways and sitting up for short periods on his own. His muscles are still very tight and he continues to recieve physical therapy once a week to work on core strength and flexibility. He is going back and forth on solid foods lately. Somedays he loves it and will eat more than Jaden and other days he doesn't want anything to do with it, which is just fine. He is at least allowing different textures in his mouth when he is comfortable and not gaging or spitting it out! This last month more fluid has built up in his testicle from his hernia surgery and it started to worry us. When they fix an inguinal hernia they don't remove all the fluid or tissue because it can be dangerous. A small amount of fluid stays in the testicle for up to a year and is normal, but Jaxson like to do everything differently : ] More and more fluid keeps building and so we finally took him in. Dr. Curnow has doen thousnads and thousands of hernia repairs and never seen so much fluid come back. Fluid usually always resolves on it's own withing 12-18 months but the problem with Jaxson's case is there is so much it makes him uncomfortable and he wont go on his tummy because of the pressure. Dr.Curnow doesn't want to wait that long andhave him be afraid of his stomach and not go on it. We have an appointment again in 4 weeks to see if the fluid goes down at all (so far it hasn't) If it is still a large amount he will draw the fluid out with a needle and hope is stays away. If it does come back he will have to do surgery again and remove all the extra tissue and fluid which can be dangerous! We are praying and hoping this wont have to happen. He continues to grow great and is wearing 6-9 month clothes, it is hard to find clothes that fit him perfectly because he is skinny with long legs. Last week he weighed 15lbs 8oz... he is starting to gain weight at a slower pace but is eating fine and not losing!

CHRISTMAS!!!! We had a wonderful Christmas with the boys, family, and friends! They were very spoiled and loved every minute of it. They got excited over their presents and did very good getting their presents unwrapped but then they just wanted to eat the paper. They got new carseats, highchairs, john deer boots, clothes, movies, and toys... more stuff than we know what to do with! We took them to meet Santa and see christmas lights on the 20th and they did very good. Jaden was all smiles with Santa but Jaxson wasn't so sure... but no tears! They loved the lights and were amazed at all the colors and how bright they were!

Jaxson trying out his new carseat

Jaden in his big boy carseat

1st time with Santa

Best stocking stuffers!!!! : ]