Saturday, March 11, 2017

Ten Months

Graham and Pierce are ten months old!

This was the first meal that we all ate the same thing: crock pot chicken, potatoes, carrots and beans

First time in shopping carts

Cheering on St. Paul

We were done with sink baths soon after this one :)

Graham

My last three bags of frozen milk from this fall

Graham was being adorable in the bath, so he had a little photo shoot




Pierce

This is an accurate picture of this last month--Pierce sitting in one spot and Graham on the move and standing

We love food!


Screaming contest

Spaghetti night








Pierce          and          Graham

Pierce is now crawling

Beautiful boys

 The boys got outside swings from their great grandma!



Pierce had a photo shoot of his own




I almost picked this one


We have had a busy month.  Both boys are now crawling.  Pierce doesn't go far, but Graham can get to anything and quickly.   He can also pull himself up.  We can no longer leave him in the playroom with toys.  He'll find the one thing in the room he shouldn't have.  It's a good thing we have a very willing 5-year-old babysitter.
The boys LOVE food!  We haven't found anything they dislike.  They prefer to feed themselves if they're in their chairs.  However, if I'm eating anything away from the table, they'll be in my lap in a second, and they'll gladly eat from my spoon.
I ran out of frozen milk this month, so they have one bottle of formula a day.  They seem to love it, as those bottles go down quite quickly.
Pierce woke up with a matted eye and a runny nose one morning.  His mucus was colored, so I called and made a doctor's appointment.  Zach thought I was over reacting, which is a total role reversal for us.  When we took them in, both boys had ear infections.  I'm so glad we went when we did because we caught it before any fussiness.  With antibiotics, lavender, and plenty of tissues we've been able to keep on top of the symptoms and not have it mess with their sleep, thankfully!  Nine days later, they still have snotty noses, so I'm not sure if they are over the infection or not.  Hopefully these ear infections aren't the start of many.
We love our happy boys!

Monday, March 6, 2017

February Phone Dump

February started out with a beautiful weekend.  We spent time at a couple parks with friends.



Monroe spent some Valentine money on high heels.  She wears them all the time while at home!  

Josiah and Oliver came to play one day.


It was really windy, so we got out a kite.  The kids loved it!













All my kids in swings while on a walk

Grandma Dee had pneumonia over Christmas, so we didn't do presents with her.  We finally got over there for dinner the other night.











After dinner, we went to Hastings College for Derek's district championship game.  They lost, but it was a season to be proud of.