The End of September

Just some more pictures...

Matthew chomping on his links in his pajamas.

Best Buds.

Looks who's learning something new! Learning how to stand beside things! She would much rather stand next to the exersaucer than to stand in the exersaucer.

Matthew loves being in the exersaucer.

Fake smile. She's started doing this expression every time I point the camera at her. Smart girl.

Matthew just stares when the camera is pointed at him.

Both Matthew and Kayla like to suck in their lower lip. As I was looking at Jon's baby pictures I noticed he was doing the same thing when he was about their age. Cute :)

Sorta matching outfits. I try to dress them somewhat alike some days. Usually it only works to get them both in jeans, or both in overalls...but I managed to put these two outfits together to match pretty good! It worked well because it was "comfy" clothes day...for me too :)

Another picture?

I love his big eyes. He has really nice eyelashes, too. Well, at least nicer than Kayla's. Same with his belly button...his is more of an innie than Kayla's (and thus is nicer...no offense to those of you who have outies!). I've realized that I have a thing for belly buttons. I mentioned my own a few times in my pregnancy blog entries. Unfortunately, my beautiful belly button never returned to normal. It went from being a beautiful innie pre-pregnancy, to a little line during pregnancy, to a sloppy hole with a little 'hood' overtop post-pregnancy. Unless I pull my excess stomach skin up...then it's beautiful again. LOL. But do I really care?

Playing with Daddy after he came home from TOC-ing (hence Jon's outfit).

Father-daughter #1.

Father-daughter cuddles.

If he doesn't have his links at hand, often Matthew can be caught chomping on his thumb, exactly like this.

So cute.

I love being half-naked. And I love my feet.

Kayla trying to pull herself up.

Matthew's all-time favourite toy (although I failed to mention it in my previous post). He's amazing at getting the circles spinning around the centre axis. It reminds me of a mini solar system or the shells of an element (in Chemistry terms).

I dressed Matthew and Kayla in "church" clothes one day because I was curious as to if they fit them yet.

Fake smile #2.

Watching tv (oops). See Kayla in the background?

Now look. See what Matthew has to put up with all the time?

Aww. He sure does love his little sister. It's actually quite cute how much he likes her. The other morning I had them in the play pen so they could play in there while I was pumping. Kayla must have fallen over, because she was laying on her back kicking at the 'wall'. Matthew was just sitting there killing himself laughing at her.

5 Minutes According to Matthew, Part 1

I like looking at all of the pictures in my book!

Kayla, get off my book!

Kayla move it!

Fake smile #3.

5 Minutes According to Matthew, Part 2

Uh Mom? A little help here please? Kayla's coming...

MOM! Can you put the camera down and come quickly please?

Too late. She's already got a hold of my foot...again! What is it about my socks that she loves?

Specialist Appointment = Booked!

When I took Matthew and Kayla for their 6-month immunizations I asked Dr. Shah about Matthew's head shape. (If you recall, at their 2-month appointment Dr. Shah told us not to worry about it and that his head would correct itself by the time he's 6 months old). Well, he's 6 months old and still has an oddly shaped head. Dr. Shah said he thought it would still correct itself, but would refer Matthew to a specialist just in case. Our appointment is for October 25th with Dr. Bhui.

6 Months Old!

Matthew

Weight: 15 lb 4 oz

Likes:

• Having silly songs sung to him. He enjoys it even more if you bounce him around while singing.
• Eating baby food
• Playing with his toys - his favourite are his links, his Tigger beanie baby, his mirror toy, and any toy that he can spin
• Jumping in his jolly jumper - he can jump for an hour easy!
• Getting undressed - he loves being naked!
• Splashing in the bath tub
• Sucking/chewing anything that can be put in his mouth

First time being fed baby food!

Dislikes:

• Having his shirt put on over his head - he cries EVERY TIME!

Accomplishments:

• Sitting
• Finding hands and feet
• Playing toys with two hands

Clothes Size:

• Typically 3-6 months, but some 6-9 months (sleepers)
• Huggies/Pampers size 2

Kayla

Weight: 16 lb

Likes:

• Rough-housing with Daddy
• Having funny faces made at her
• Playing toys - her favourite are Matthew's blue dog (the ears crinkle when you grab it, and the dog's ears are longer than her cat's ears and so they are more fun to chew), her cloth caterpillar book (the last page has butterfly wings out of the fabric that crinkles), and her duck rattle.
• Standing up to play toys - why sit when you can stand?
• Splashing in the bath tub
• Sucking/chewing anything that can be put in her mouth
• Sleeping on her side, often with her Precious Moments beanie baby from Auntie Courtney
• People-watching.

First time being fed baby food!

Dislikes:

• Eating baby food
• Having her shirt put on over her head - she cries EVERY TIME!
• Being forced to have tummy time (likely because she feels restricted to what she can do - see next point)
• Being a baby. Kayla wants to grow up and be able to do everything. She is often frustrated when she can't figure out how to do something.

Accomplishments:

• Rolling over from front to back, and back to front
• Sitting
• Finding hands and feet
• Playing toys with two hands
• Starting to use her knees

Clothes Size:

• Typically 3-6 months, but some 6-9 months (sleepers)
• Huggies/Pampers size 2

Happy 1/2 Year Birthday, Matthew and Kayla!

We couldn't imagine life without you guys!

The Beginning of September

Kayla has become quite the smiler!

Cradle cap, again! And now too...it's on my to-do list for the week (!). At least Matthew has hair to cover it!

But I couldn't sleep (again!). He was in such a cute mood :)

To my older readers: remember this toy? Matthew and Kayla received it from a family in our church that also had twins. This was Kayla's first time playing with it.

Matthew watching (he hadn't mastered sitting yet at this point).

Labour Day:

Kayla watched Grandpa trim our front hedge and enjoyed playing with a piece.

Grandpa is so easily distracted from his work!

Time to cool off with a popsicle. Yes, for those wondering, it's a breast-milk popsicle. And yes, they love it (although the majority of my family thinks it's absolutely repulsive)! I think it's a great idea...I was inspired by the breast milk ice cream idea from MckMama.

Kayla likes to hold the popsicle herself.

Cooling off (again!) with a swim in a rubbermaid bin on the deck.

I think they were in it for about an hour!

Matthew's turn at the old toy!

And Kayla's turn to watch.

Kayla sitting in her newly-assembled high chair. They drown in it!

Sitting on the kitchen table, watching Daddy eat dinner.

What a stud.

Playing toys together.

Matthew woke up from his nap, drank a bottle, and fell asleep again. I cherished the moment and sat like this for 45 minutes before Jon came home from work. He took the picture at my request, and then asked if "this is what I did all day long." If only taking care of twins was that easy. :)

Cutie pie.

Cuddling, twin-style. (Sorry for the blurry picture - Jon's fault!)

Enjoying a swim in the pool.

Karate boy. Hiiiii ya!

I gave Kayla my "boy-doll" to play with. She loved the single tuft of hair he has on his head. (Side note: He was my birthday gift when I turned 8. My mom took me shopping and I was allowed to choose whichever doll I wanted. I took the only boy doll they had and named him 'Jonathan', after Jonathan Jansen, my long-time elementary school crush).

The Last of August

Cuddles while watching a movie.

First time in the swing.

Daddy paused his NHL 2011 Xbox game to play with us! Hopefully he still plays with us even though he gets his NHL 2012 game today!

Matthew is affectionately called "Goofy Boy" by Jon and I. He's hilarious!

Look who's growing up!

Matthew, Kayla, and their buddy (and future boyfriend?) Jake Voros.

Watching Daddy clean the tent. That was his job after all of our camping was done.

Playing toys.

Fighting over toys. Already. Usually initiated by Kayla. She always wants what Matthew is playing with.

Before-bed cuddles. Notice in the next picture Matthew is wearing a different pajama top - that's not uncommon. He is SUCH A DROOLER that I don't want to put him to bed with a wet shirt.

"I can't sleep, Mom" cuddles.

First time having water on the tramp, with second-cousins Taylor and Payton.

Matthew's Sitting!

That's right! I can officially say that he's sitting now! This is big news in our house!

I'm looking forward to seeing if his head shape improves as he will be spending far less time laying down now. *Fingers crossed*