... and babies make four: Our life with twins. : June 2014

I like to think that my babies are already making a difference in the world. They smile at everyone and you just can’t help but smile back at a baby, so ya see, they are cheering people up all over the place! :) I know they are making a huge difference to me and they are the reason I smile every day. I love watching them develop and learn new activities. They know how to make me feel special when they lift their arms in the air for me to pick them up. They get so excited when I pick them up from daycare. I love to see how happy and bouncy they get when I walk to the door – makes me forget about the stress of the day. They are already keeping us so busy!

Landon has graduated from Occupational Therapy! We have to go back in a few months for a reevaluation and possibly every few months thereafter. Hypotonia can last awhile in little guys and they want to make sure he is keeping up with the milestones and hand control. They gave us some stuff to work on at home and he is already rocking it. He is a “thinker.” I sit back and watch him analyze toys and figure out how they work quickly. If I show him a new “trick” (hiding a ball under another toy), he will be doing it within minutes. He has some favorite toys - stacking cups and balls especially along with the carbon monoxide detector, doors, and the dog's water bowl. He loves to army crawl all over the house and keep up with his sister. He can crawl on all fours, but knows that he can get there faster if he crawls his way. He pulls up on everything and has almost mastered being able to get back down. He still has his moments where he gets upset and feels he can’t sit himself down so he cries out for help. I think a few more trips to Physical Therapy and we will be done with that as well. He LOVES DocMcstuffins and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He recognizes the music and will literally crawl from across the house to a point where he can see the television. As of Saturday, Landon is up to 7 teeth – he is chewing on everything, so make sure your fingers are out of the way.

Riley is keeping us busy. She is literally ALL OVER THE PLACE. She hates to be confined so we just give her a free reign over the house and we just follow along and make sure she does not get into TOO much trouble. She is pulling herself up and walking along everything. She is getting a bit more daring and letting go some to stand on her own. It is just a short matter of time before she is walking on her own and I am really not ready for that one. Riley continues to be a champion teether as one of her top teeth came through on Saturday and we had no idea until I noticed it later that day. She now has three teeth and the fourth one should be here anytime. She is constantly laughing and smiling – her feet are very ticklish. J She loves her dog Jasper and you can tell her loves her too. She gets to climb all over him and grab at his face and he just lays there and takes it. She has earned a second nickname as “the destroyer” as she loves to knock things over, pull toys out of the containers, take things away from Landon – just generally leave a path of destruction. Landon seems to like things in order as he picks up after her and puts the toys back and much prefers when a books is closed, so they make a good team.

It amazes us to watch their two completely different personalities. The Hubby and I joke that Landon is going to come up with plans, but Riley is going to be the one to get it done. They are loving being able to eat what mommy and daddy eat. They are still eating baby food, but have tried smaller pieces of our dinners just about every night- I guess feeding them off my plate is my new diet plan along with chasing them around. Tonight they had some fish, chicken last night. They love sweet potato fries and pieces of fruit. We finally found some sippy cups that they like and they are drinking water out of them very well! We will continue to try and explore food and hope to be finishing up our time with baby food. We are also excited to be finishing up with formula and be able to save a little bit of money each month. (It really is the little things)