Development Spurts

I'd like to say that the boys had a growth spurt and have shot past that 15th percentile mark, but they really haven't. They have however, been reaching some of those much discussed milestones in the past few weeks. They are now sitting up completely on their own. Carter can sit up for longer stretches (like 10 minutes or more), and the only reason I don't put Logan in the same category is that he usually gets too excited playing with his feet or grinning like a Cheshire Cat at someone and tips himself backwards.

Logan has also started kicking like a little jackhammer...I don't think that is a milestone, but it's really funny anyway. He get's his right leg going and just kicks away at whatever is in front of him. Usually it's his brother. Notice in the following pics where Logan's leg is, and then where Carter's hand is. (The second is actually a video, but for some reason I couldn't get the computer to recognize it as such...so check back often - if I figure it out I'll change it).


We also started solid foods, and they are GREAT eaters. We started on the first (see, we waited longer than 6 months - 2 days counts, right?) with bananas and within a few days they were eating like they'd been doing it for months. They are already eating a jars worth of food each (1/2 jar of 2 different flavors) plus a few tablespoons of cereal twice a day. Since we started, they've gotten better at opening their mouths, though whether that keeps the meal cleaner or not depends on who's feeding them (grandma, you know I'm talking to you ... he he he!). We technically started with rice cereal, but they weren't really in to that plain, and so it wasn't until the bananas that they really devoted themselves to the food. Since the bananas, we also added peas, then pears (since, as it turns out, bananas and rice cereal aren't so great at keeping little babies regular, but everything that starts a "p" is). They love it all, plain or mixed together. Today we started oatmeal (instead of the glue like rice cereal) and they seemed ok with that too. It's so hard to wait the prescribed 3-5 days in between each food! I want them to try it all now!

Carter, looking to make sure that it is really gone, then licking the bowl.

Logan, saving some for later on his cheeks, lips and eyebrows.

One more cute thing the boys are doing: grabbing at faces (of people they know) when they're a little tired. Carter is more aggressive with it, but Logan does it too. They reach for your nose and/or mouth and either stick their fingers into your mouth or nostrils or hold your mouth or nose closed. It wasn't really a cute thing until we clipped Carter's nails, though, as the scratches all over my face can prove.