Baby boys are 10 months old!

Happy 10 months my sweet boys!! 

Ten. Ten amazing months have passed since my baby boys were born. They've transformed from teensy little preemies into two little people full of personality, and oh so mobile!  This last month has been fantastic. They are so much FUN now. We are starting to get more sleep, crib naps are (usually) happening, and they are both such good eaters!

So, what happened in the past month? Well if I start reading last months post, right off the bat I can say that we have success with crib naps! We were at a point previously where the babies pretty much never ever napped at home. It was all either in the stroller or the car. At the time of my last monthly update, I had attempted my first crib nap, and it went 'okay'. Now, we've gotten to the point where the boys are put down completely awake, they play/babble for a bit, and then just.... go to sleep. It's not perfect, there are days where it doesn't happen like it 'should', but overall it's been great. The big thing for us has been consistency, which is both good and bad. I am at home a lot more than I used to be, and life revolves around getting home for lunch and afternoon naps! But it sure is great to have time to myself at home, so I won't complain. Eventually we'll be down to two (hopefully longer) naps and that will free up some more time to get out of the house for longer periods of time. I'm worried I'm going to start gaining weight now that I'm not walking quite as much! I'm still trying to make a point to go out in the afternoon before dinner for a walk, but it's not a must do like it was before, so I take quite a few days off - oops.

Nights aren't terrible either. We have a great bedtime routine: dinner, naked time, bath, lotion, jammies, nursing, teethies brushed, book, and bed. It works like a charm and we put them down wide awake every night. I think back to when I would nurse them to sleep and Jamie would try to slow-w-w-l-l-y-y-y transfer them to their cribs without waking them because that would start the whole process over again. It is just pretty simple now. The boys normally sleep for 4-6 hours at the beginning and now we have quite a few nights where after the first feeding they sleep until 5AM(ish) and then stay in bed until 7:30. Of course some days are worse than others, but overall I would say we're pretty solid on 2 night wakings at this point. Yay! We had to do a little bit more cry it out at the 2AM wakings, but it didn't take long at all, and they are pretty much eliminated. I would feed them, but I know they're not starving 2-3 hours after they last nursed! To sum it up: I don't dread naptimes/ bedtimes/ the middle of the night anymore. That is a very good thing.

Now for food -  the boys are such little porkers. They love eating anything and everything. We recently bought some of those 'Lobster' high chairs that attach directly onto the overhang on our counter and it's been great. Lunch time is so much easier when I don't have to drag the high chairs back and forth all the time, and the boys LOVE self feeding. They are almost always up in the morning with Jamie, and he gives them some eggs and banana. Lunch time is varied, anything from pancakes or french toast (made with breast milk) to grilled cheese,chicken and beans, pasta, peas, cauliflower... etc. We've just been cutting things up into small pieces and letting them have at 'er. They'll eat some cheerios or bites of cottage cheese in the afternoon, and then dinner is starting to be pretty much whatever we're having, just modified a bit. If we're having shake n bake chicken and potatoes, they'll just get plain chicken, and potatoes with less spice etc. We sometimes do oatmeal as well, just to try to really top them up. They love cheerios and can plow through handfuls like crazy.Suremfire way to keep them happy when I want them to sit quietly in the stroller while shopping! Funny story about food - we went out for dinner for Jamie's birthday with my inlaws and ordered the boys a cheesey alfredo pasta kids meal. Scott stuffed himself, I honestly don't know where he put it all. Adam wasn't quite as great of an eater that night, but really enjoyed chomping on garlic bread.

What else... We moved from the infant seats into convertible car seats in the past month, and it's been great! I have low profile seats in my van so I can now see both babies in my rear view mirror, I love it. The boys seem to really enjoy the new seats too. It's a little bit more work while shopping to take the boys in and out, but they weren't happy hanging out in the infant seats while in the stroller so it was time to make the switch. They're such big boys now. They still love naked time before their bath, and are really starting to interact with each other a lot now. We've started spending some time outside in the yard in the sunshine, and it's been lots of fun. We just hang out on a big blanket and they chomp on cheerios, so cute. They have little Winnie the Pooh hats, adorable. We met the Easter Bunny, who was absolutely terrifying. They didn't cry, but it wasn't exactly a fun experience for them I'm sure! They love soothers again, but not really to actually suck on, more so to use as teething toys.

We moved them from the middle bedroom to the one at the back of the house. We have about the creakiest house in the world and every time we walked past their room (to get to the master bedroom) it would wake them up. Their new room is a little bit bigger too, and it's been a great transition. We haven't switched over their closet yet. We (Jamie) need to fill in the holes/ paint the closet in their new room and then put some shelving or something in there. It should be easy to get it how I like it though, it's a much better shape of closet than in their old room. They are still in size 3 diapers, and just graduated to 9 month clothing, along with a lot of 6-12 stuff, etc. Of course every brand fits totally different. I feel like I am missing 100 things we've done in the past month. Every day is a blur, but such a great one. They are such funny, loving boys. Both of them are so cuddly and sweet and adorable and I couldn't love them more if I tried!

  Picture time!! 

Adam & Scott - 10 months old! 

Playtime! They always stand up like this in the dark before their naps! S & A

Easter Dinner! Scott & Adam

Baby jail! Adam & Scott 

Adam and Scott - cottage cheese mouths! 

Trying to get ready with the babies! Adam in blue 

New clip on high chairs! Scott & Adam 

Happy hungry boys, Scott L, Adam R 

We know it's naptime when we see 'rubba eyes'! A left, S right

Meeting the scary Easter Bunny! Scott & Adam 

I love these three so much! Scott, Daddy, Adam

Scott trying out his new car seat! 

Adam

Birth: 3 lbs, 15 oz

1 Month: 5 lbs, 5 oz

2 Months: 7 lbs, 6 oz

3 Months: 9 lbs, 12 oz

4 Months: 11 lbs, 10 oz

5 Months: 13 lbs, 8 oz

6 Months: 14 lbs, 2 oz

7 Months: 15 lbs, 3 oz

8 Months: 16 lbs, 1 oz

9 Months: 16 lbs, 9 oz

10 Months: 16 lbs, 14 oz

Oh Addy-Cadabby, my big little man. Addy-Cadabby is what we're calling him now, because we have a Sesame Street toy with Abby-Caddabby, so it fits! Adam has had a great month. He crawls like crazy now, and can easily keep up with Scott. He likes to pull to stand on everything and has finally mastered getting back down. It's so cute - he always spreads his legs and bends at the waist, catching himself with a hand before dropping to his knees. He perfected this one day where he literally did it 15 times in a row. Up, down, up, down, up, down. Adam is a big cuddlebug, and still has the most high pitched shriek I have ever heard. It's piercing, seriously. He has 6 teeth (4 top, 2 bottom) and the third bottom one is just about to poke through any minute. He is an amazing stair climber and during naked time, he'll often disappear into the laundry room and want to start climbing the stairs to the main floor. Ahh!! He is a great eater, and very precise with self feeding. He will use his thumb and forefinger to pick up one piece at a time. We've started bathing them without bath seats as of a couple days ago, and Adam refuses to sit on his bum, he would rather be in a crawling position the entire time. He is the hardest baby to get to stay on his back during a diaper change - he's part alligator, I swear! He's had quite a few longer stretches of sleeping, and I'm so hoping this is a new trend! He still loves getting his face blown on, and in his new car seat, it tends to make his hair all staticy and stick straight up, it's adorable. I love him so much!! 

Crawling at Nana and Grampys

Mmm lunch time!

Lounging in the sun and enjoying cheerios!

New carseat in Daddy's truck!

Little soother hoarder

'Oh hi Momma! Trying to eat lunch?'

Snuggles with Daddy 

Getting into the DVD's at Gramma's! 

Being silly with Grampy

Toy hoarder in the car!

Oh, Adam. This was because I wouldn't let him bite my toes.

Garbage bins are so fun 

Helping me install Scott's car seat!

Scott

Birth: 3 lbs, 9 oz

1 Month: 4 lbs, 13 oz

2 Months: 6 lbs, 12 oz

3 Months: 8 lbs, 13 oz

4 Months: 10 lbs, 8 oz

5 Months: 12 lbs, 8 oz

6 Months: 13 lbs, 8 oz

7 Months: 14 lbs, 11 oz

8 Months: 15 lbs, 13 oz

9 Months: 16 lbs, 4 oz

10 Months: 16 lbs, 11  oz

Scooty! My wild little goober. Scott has a big toothy smile that can light up any room. He is hilarious, fast, boisterous, and he's my little magnet for injury! So far he's busted open his lip, gotten a black eye, bonked his head numerous times (well, Adam too), and today he got his finger squished in a toy. I am mentally preparing myself for what he will get himself into as he gets older. He is so mobile, can fly across the couch (and then on to the activity table, jumperoo, etc) before I even notice he's moving. He makes it a personal mission each day to try to get to the dog food and water, but our new baby gate is really helping with that one! He is just so funny. He eats by shoving food in his mouth by the handful, throwing out big grins the entire time. He is the most acrobatic nurser, always wants to stand, or sit next to me, or stick his butt up. I love the middle of the night feedings with him, because it's a rare time where he just nurses in a snuggly position. He can easily climb two steps, but gets scared on the big stairs. He is starting to babble much more, and said 'Mama' the other day, but it was more of a whine. He has 7 teeth (4 top, 3 bottom) and shows them off constantly. His hair is starting to grow in more, and he's totally strawberry blonde. Scott can make strange every once in a while. I'll put him down somewhere, and he'll be fine, then suddenly notice I'm not right there and BURST into tears. He doesn't cry all that much, but when he does, it's a meltdown! Luckily, Mommy cuddles makes everything better. He's starting to sleep longer stretches too, and I am very thankful for that! I love my little goober! 

Happy boy with his new jumperoo 

Scott LOVES Harley! 

Playing safe, as usual! 

His way of using a wubbanub! 

Baby model?

New carseat in Daddy's truck! 

mmmm, cheerios! 

At Home Depot with Mommy getting some soil!

Selfie on the porch

Polishing off a kids meal at Boston Pizza! 

So adorable. Having a great time swinging! 

Finally, I see a resemblance! 

Blue eyed sweetie on Easter! 

Disneyland

California Adventure! 

So, more than a month after we get home, I am finally doing my Disneyland post, complete with about a million photos! My Mom and I took the boys to Disneyland February 23-26th, so right when they were turning 8 months old. We took them kind of on a whim, I know they 'aren't going to remember it' and that's just fine. My Mom and I did Disneyland in 2012 and had a great time with all of the grown up rides, we were excited to try out all the baby things and do some people watching this time! It was a little stressful just packing and preparing, there is SO much stuff to bring for (two) babies! But with Jamie's help, and having to cut 50% of what I normally pack for myself on trips, we got it done!

Babies helping pack!

THE FLIGHT THERE

We had a 8AM flight out of Vancouver down to LA. The boys usually have a morning nap so I was hopeful that they would sleep on the flight. We left the house around 5ish (when the boys normally wake up to eat anyways) and they slept the drive out. Check in and security went really well, and of course everyone wanted to see the cute twins. Once we got to our gate we put them in the ergos and walked them around a bit to tire them out. We were the first ones on the plane (yay for flying with young children) and were lucky enough to have a row of three seats to ourselves! If the plane was full, we would have had to be in separate rows, because of the number of oxygen masks... It was so much easier being together! (If you have kids, fly Westjet - they were AWESOME!!) We had a older business man give us a dirty look as he was boarding, he didn't seem to be pleased that he had to sit in the aisle across from us! Takeoff went well, and the boys were snoozing within 10 minutes of getting up to cruising altitude. Unfortunately I hadn't gone to the bathroom and I thought I would pee my pants if I didn't go, so I had to wake up Adam. After this, both of them were awake and seemed a little bored for a bit. We fed them some puffs, and my Mom walked up and down the aisle with Scott for a while and all was calm. Adam loved being held up high above all the seats like he was flying. Both babies fell asleep again and I think I even caught a short catnap myself. Before we knew it, we were preparing to land. It went great, aside from an uncapped bottle of puffs flying off of the seat and getting all over the floor. Don't worry, I picked up as many as I could! We had several comments from other passengers when we were leaving on how the boys were so well behaved, that was awesome. The guy that gave us a dirty look actually made a point to say that he was so surprised at how quiet they were throughout the flight.

A &S ready to fly with Nana! 

Scott with Nana, Adam with me! Snoozing! 

Adam flying in the plane 

Scotty and Nana

Scott was much more excited than Adam to be in California!

 ARRIVING AT THE HOTEL AND DAY 1

We got off the plane (into the warmth!!) and caught the Disney Magic Express to take us to our hotel. Luckily, the timing was perfect and we only had to wait for the bus for about 10 minutes. The ride itself was good, takes about 45 minutes. Adam fell asleep in my lap, and Scott had a great time looking out the window. We arrived at our hotel (The Paradise Pier) around 12:45. Luckily, we were able to check right in and get up to our room. We had a GORGEOUS view of California Adventure and the room was huge. It was awesome. We unpacked, I fed the babies and (finally) we headed off to grab some lunch. We weren't going to hit the parks that day, just walk around Downtown Disney and get settled in. We wandered and wandered, and everything was so busy. We eventually put in our name at the Rainforest Cafe and they brought us upstairs after a little bit... Not the most well organized place in the world! It took about 15 minutes for them to get us a table after they led us to one that wouldn't fit two high chairs. The hostess said she'd move us to another table, and walked back to mark it down... and came back seating other people instead. Haha! Either way, eventually we got seated and could order. Too bad by this point, the boys had had enough of lunchtime and they were long overdue for a nap. We scarfed what we could, packed up the rest and loaded the boys back into the stroller.

Amazing view from our room!

Cuties hanging out on the floor

We quickly went back to the hotel to drop off the food and put on some comfier shoes, then off we went for a long long walk. The boys napped for most of it, but woke up and wanted to be worn the rest of the way. So happy they're still small enough to easily carry in the ergos! We got back to the room around 6 and by this point it was pretty much time to get ready for bed (for the boys) already. I was terrified that they wouldn't sleep at all... They're not great sleepers as it is, and here we were putting them in playpens, not the comfy cribs (or my bed!) that they're used to. I started to give them a bath as my Mom went down to the restaurant to get some dinner; bad idea. They both FLIPPED!!! Like screaming bloody murder in the tub. I took them out and they were still losing it so I ended up just nursing them both on the bathroom floor without even dressing them. I'm just happy they didn't pee on me. I managed to get them both lotioned and dressed and my Mom came back. Scott went down to sleep no problem. Adam took a little longer, but he was sound asleep by around 8ish. They actually slept much better than I expected! They woke about the same number of times they do at home (a lot), but were pretty good at going back to sleep in the playpens. Overall, it was a BUSY, kind of stressful first day. Definitely not the same as Disney pre babies! We were excited to get moving the next morning and start exploring the parks. 

Scott was so hungry he was eating a napkin

Adam was looking for some service!!

Adam and Scott - 8 months old! 

FIRST DAY IN THE PARKS! 

The boys woke us up nice and early (way too early) in the morning so we headed down for breakfast. There was a little cafe in the hotel and we got some toast, eggs, bacon, yogurt etc and shared most of it with the babies, along with some puffs. These kids love puffs! Back to the room, showered, and off we went. The park still didn't open for about 45 minutes so we went through security (where you just get your bags checked) and were waiting around for a bit. We figured we had a ton of time, so we went back over to Downtown Disney, thinking it would be easy to just pop back in. Not the case! There was definitely more of a lineup the second time around. Eventually we made it through again and entered into California Adventure. We had a 'magic morning' so we were in an hour before the the general public could get in. Seems great, too bad most of the rides aren't even open yet! My Mom and I both managed to walk on to the rollercoaster and get in a 'grown up ride' while the other one of us waited with the napping babies.  Because I didn't take quite as many (time stamped) photos that day, there is no way I can try to remember everything we did, but memories include Starbucks (my iced green tea is crucial), the little mermaid ride, the train in 'A Bugs Land', and Scott sleeping with his arm above his head (adorable).

It's like the boys went on the rollercoaster too! S & A

Scotty snoozing with his arm up

We popped back to the room for lunch and to let the boys crawl around a little bit and stretch out those limbs. We also changed their clothes, into something a little more 'disney-ish'. In the afternoon we went across to Disneyland. We checked out Fantasyland -which had insane lineups!- and wandered into Toontown. The boys had a glorious afternoon nap and we walked around for a long time with them safely snoozing under the sunshade. Adam woke up a little earlier than Scott so we stopped for another snack. Pizza for us, and puffs for him. Soon after, Scott woke up and I fed both of the babies and we headed back to the room for a little more downtime. We stayed in for a little while, and made our way back over to California Adventure around 5. The boys were in a great mood, we didn't have to worry about it being too hot/ bright for the boys, and we managed to sneak in another ride; the Monsters Inc one. Wandered around Carsland, got some great pictures, and were back in the room around 6:30. We tried to bathe the boys again (I wasn't doing it alone this time!) and the boys were having NONE of it. Got them lotioned and dressed as fast as possible, and managed to subdue them with boobs, as usual. We had both babies asleep in the play pens by 7:10, and Mom and I had time to have some dinner ourselves (nachos in the dark!) before passing out in our own beds. We were understandably pooped. The night was similar to the first one, boys were up a few times, then Scott went to snuggle Nana around 4:30, Adam came in bed with me by 5. Overall, it was a great first day!

Naptime in the afternoon! Love the sunshade!

Some downtime back in the room! A & S

Back at the park in the evening, Scott was EXCITED!

Hitchhiking in Carsland! S &A 

Nana & Scotty in front of Mickey's Fun Wheel

Two little bugs (Scott back, Adam front) asleep in playpens

SECOND DAY IN THE PARKS

The next morning the boys woke up early - like 5:30 AM early- and there wasn't much of a chance of getting them back to bed. We laid around with them for a little bit and then decided to get up and sieze the day. We had breakfast on the table downstairs by 6:30. We ate and the boys were getting sleeeepy. Decided to go for a quick walk and hopefully let the boys get a bit of a nap in before we started our day. We walked for 45 minutes and I don't think the boys did sleep, can't win. Got back to the room and they both napped on me for a little while, I might have even had a bit of a snooze myself. Showered, and we were in Disneyland by 9:45. Started off with Starbucks, and checking out the castle. We walked through and looked at all the kiddie rides again, but the lineups were huge on that day too. Made our way over to Critter Country and went on the Winnie the Pooh ride, which the boys loved. Lots of bright colours, so fun. After this the boys napped again, so Mom and I walked walked walked, and found a few neat little areas of Disneyland off of the beaten path. I had no idea they had a petting zoo!

Breakfast with my boys! Scott & Adam

Starting the day with some mum mums and toys. A & S

Can't have a morning without my iced green tea! A & S

Nana with A & S in front of the castle

Nana with Scott in line for the Winnie the Pooh ride

We had fastpasses for Indiana Jones so we decided to get that done while the boys were still sleeping. I went first, and got on the ride fairly quickly. As I was riding along, I was thinking 'Wow it would suck if the ride broke down right now' and literally 30 seconds later (as we were crossing the big bridge area) everything stopped. Little fences popped up, the bright lights turned on and a voice told us to sit still and wait. Turns out one car was defective and they unloaded that one. I thought they were going to unload all of the cars, but after about 20 minutes the ride started moving again. It was weird though, the car was moving, but they hadn't turned off the bright lights or turned on the music yet. It was kind of neat. It was a stressful experience for me; I hate being separated from the babies when I can't contact whoever has them easily, especially when I'm thinking I'll be back within a couple minutes. It was also boring, sitting there alone with no one I knew, haha. Either way, I was able to text my Mom and let her know that I would hopefully be out soon, and the boys slept through all of it. The ride was up and running again after a while, so it was my Mom's turn to go, and I took the boys over to Critter Country for a little bit of semi quiet, Adam was ready for another brief snooze. Next up, we wandered through the shops on Main street, and Scott passed out in the Ergo on my Mom. We lucked out and Mickey Mouse had just come out so we were the first one in line to get a photo, which Scott slept through.

Hungry boy Adam

When Indiana Jones broke!

Adam snoozing

Scotty snoozing

Picture with Mickey! Scott left, Adam right. 

We went back to the room around 3, and had about an hour of down time to let the babies crawl around before going back to California Adventure. Did more walking (surprise!) and went through the animation stuff, which was interesting to check out. After that, we were determined to get at least one ride in Fantasy Land in, so back we went to Disneyland! We chose the Casey Jr. Train, and the lineup took soooo long. There was an older couple ahead of us who let pretty much their ENTIRE family come into line with them after we had already been waiting 15 minutes , enough people to fill up a whole train. Would have been nice if Disney did something about it, but oh well. Eventually it was our turn, and the train was fun! I think Adam slept through the entire thing though, he dozed off in the ergo during the long lineup. It was time for dinner afterwards so we stopped off at the Earl of Sandwich on the way back to the hotel. Holy crap, Earl of Sandwich is delicious. We need to get one up here! We decided to forgo bath night, given how successful it was on the two nights prior. Both boys were off to bed soon, and same for Mom and I. It was a very long second day in Disneyland and I was wishing we could teleport home the next day!

 Big smile from Scotty in the room

Heading back to the park, more mum mums! A & S

In the animation building at California Adventure with Scott

Nana and Adam (snoozing) on the Casey Jr. train

Scotty and I on the train. 

HEADING HOME

The last morning came early once again. We had a quick breakfast, got the boys dressed and were packed, ready, and waiting in the lobby by 7:45 for our bus. The bus back to the airport was good, both babies napped after staring out the window at the cars driving by for a while. Check in at the airport was nice and easy again; it was pretty quick to get through security, thanks to us all having Nexus cards. The terminal is pretty small, so there wasn't a whole lot of choice for snacks before the flight. At least there was a Starbucks! We actually saw three other sets of twins (all toddlers) in the airport before our flight, that was fun. Glad to see we weren't the only crazy people taking young twins on a plane. Stopped into the duty free store (you're welcome, Jamie) and then waited to board the plane. Both boys were pretty restless, so I was 'that' Mom who lets my baby crawl on the floor in an airport. Oops. We boarded early again, and had a whole row to ourselves, right at the back of the plane. This time the boys were asleep before we even took off. They woke up after a bit and had fun eating puffs, chewing on Sophie, pretty much just being babies. I successfully tandem fed both babies on the plane, which is a great way to keep both babies silent for a bit. The flight actually went by pretty quickly, and we were home before we knew it! Oh, and we managed to spill the puffs AGAIN upon landing. Crap. There was a small snafu with the Nexus machines not working, but we made it through customs pretty quickly, and off to see Daddy! 

Ready to leave the hotel! A & S

Scotty getting his move on in the airport

Adam standing with Nana

Sleepy babies on the flight. S & A

Almost home! Adam with me, Scott with Nana

 FINAL THOUGHTS

 Overall, it was a very successful trip! We had a great time. Even though the boys won't remember it, they will have the photos to look back on as they get older, and it was a really special time for all of us. My Mom and I have travelled together many times, and it was so fun to bring along two amazing little people this time, even if it meant we couldn't do the 'open-to-close' style of Disneyland like we did in 2012. It was nice learning to slow down a bit, and to take the time to see different parts of the park we had never really stopped to look at before. The boys seemed to really enjoy themselves, and it was a great test to see if they would sleep away from home, which they really did fantastic on. I am so thankful for my Mom and the amazing relationship we have, and it's awesome to see how she is with the boys. She must have been exhausted after 3 days straight with them, I know I was! I don't think we'll go back until the boys are probably 3 or 4, but I can't wait for next time where they are able to do a little bit more, they will have SO much fun. 

Babies first trip - AWESOME!!!!!! 

Adam

Scott