The Perfect Picture

Do you ever see a great face and you wish you could capture it to show the world?

Austin, although very stoic in the beginning, has become quite the charmer. He'll be playing along, having a great time, and suddenly he looks up at me and gives me this winning smile! I tried to capture it, and thank goodness he was patient with me, because the snap on my camera is a little delayed and we had to do several retakes.

Obviously photography is not my forte. Observe:

First...

and then...

 

wait for it...

with a little editing....

and finally!!!

Isn't he amazing?

This Generation Might Never Learn to Print

So my sister and her husband came over one afternoon so I could go out and run some errands unincumbered. A treat indeed! Austin was asleep at the time so Lincoln got spoiled with one-on-one attention from two people at the same time. What a lucky kid!

When I got back, there were reports that he had a great time with Cory's iPad and here is the evidence:

Really, Uncle Cory,
are you sure you want me to play with your iPad?

This is even more fun than you said it would be!

 I don't think anything will get past this little guy, and I'm going to have to get over my aversion to fancy technology if I want them to survive in this day in age...

Out and About

My brother came over for a visit today, since it's reading week at the University, and I thought it might be a nice day for a walk. Some friends of ours were nice enough to loan us their double jogger. I think the boys liked it pretty well, until the cold got to their poor little hands they refused to keep under the blanket.

It didn't help that Lincoln couldn't keep his hands off the bag of cookies we brought along to munch on...

Yummy Yams, Mommy!

So the boys started in on solids last week. I decided to not start with cereal and instead opted for veggies high in vitamins and fats. These I'm making myself and man am I glad when the healthier choice is cheap and easy!

First we tested Avacados. I blended them with some breastmilk and froze them in a Tupperware ice cube tray. This I did cuz it comes with a lid.

 

Since this was their first food, I wasn't sure if the faces were from something new, or from the Avacado itself, but I kept going and they kept eating. No outright refusals or rejections which I took as a good sign.

Next we moved on to Sweet Potato, which they seemed to enjoy more. Austin even grunted in displeasure when I wasn't quick enough to feed him.

 

Up next: bananas!

Happy 6 Months, Little Men!

I'm forewarning you: I've become very bad at keeping up with the photos! The following is fuzzy, but you get the idea...

Well here we are, at 6 months. I both embrace and fear it. I'm not about to say it passed in the blink of an eye, because I can see where the 6 months went, but although I don't feel it's "too fast" I wish their littleness lasted a little longer. The doc gave the okay for solid foods, and from there there's no going back. At least when I'm their sole food source, they're still my babies. But here we go, they're gaining indepedance and strength and that means they're breaking away from me. As excited as I am at their good health and progress, I have a little mourning to do...

But enough whining, here they are at 6 months:

Austin: 12lbs, 15oz. 64 cm
Lincoln: 12lbs, 12oz. 62 cm
That's right! Where there was once a 2lb gap, Lincoln has successfully closed it to 3oz. And he's got the cutest little fat roles on his legs. Way to go!! It was a team effort tho, Austin's slowing down and waiting for Lincoln to catch up, like a good big brother :)

Movements:
They're both rolling from their fronts to their back. When turn from back to front tho, they both stop at their sides and need a little push to be on the their front.
Sitting up while assisted.
Grabbing at their toes.
Giggles of laughter, tho this is few and far between. I found Lincoln's legs to be tickling, but in my excitment, I've left some bruises. Oops!
grabbing at toys and examining them.
Watch the cars go by out the window.
Sleeping 11-12 hours at night.
Respond to their names.
Stuffing anything and everything into their mouths!
So many more things, but I don't want to bore you.


Happy Birthday, Austin and Lincoln, you're both doing so well and I'm so proud of you :)