The latest

Here we are again, months after the last post, and I have no better excuse for not writing than the two little bugs that are (finally!) napping in the other room. They do keep me busy (as strangers love to point out), but the fatigue is worth it. They get more adorable everyday, and I am amazed by how aware they are becoming of me and the things around them.

We went outside one sunny day a few weeks ago and even sat in the grass for a while, but they weren't really  in to the grass yet. Carter just sat without moving, petting the tall grass every once and a while, and Logan cried like he was being punished (Note the little tear on his cheek) while he tried to crawl into the closest lap that would get him off the grass. 

They have started to really notice each other as potential playmates (YEAH!!) and are getting very funny to just sit back and observe. Just last week at their grandma's house they spent 15 minutes racing up and down the hallway, stopping to look at each other and crack up and then run around a bit more. (When I say run, I imply a very fast crawl of course - we've not reached that milestone yet.) They love to chase each other back and forth around the living room.They also have started to sort of communicate with each other in a squealing sort of language. Not sure of the translations yet.

Though they aren't walking, both are getting very good at walking (or running, in Carter's case) behind their little push toys. Carter has actually gotten to the point where if he runs into a roadblock, he'll either push harder (in the case of something being in his way, like his brother) or move to the side of the toy and push it sideways. If you're in his way, watch out!

Logan is really in to whatever Carter is playing with, and the big push toys (though we have three different kinds) are no exception. Logan will actually drop what he's doing to go check out what his brother's playing with. Once and a while  they'll both get a handle on it at the same time and push together - it's led to some adorable moments (and sometimes one or the other being left in the dust!)

Both boys are still hesitant to let go completely while standing, but Carter is starting to do it more and more for a few seconds at a time. Logan has done it for almost 30 seconds at a time, but it's still pretty few and far between. The key, I think, is distraction. They just don't seem to notice they're not holding on to anything for a little while.

Carter actually stood up in the bath without any support for a few seconds, stopping both Evan and my "SIT DOWN" admonition just before it left our tongue. It's hard not to reward him for doing something like that (Standing on your own! Yeah!) when we are trying to implement such a strict SITTING ONLY in the bathtub rule. Oh the dilemmas of parenthood!

 Carter needed to relax in his 

rocking chair after all that walking!

 

Logan - still a little groggy, but 

always willing to give a smile.  

 

"What do you mean I've 

got more dinner left...where is it?" 

"Mom - this is the article I was telling you about...it has a very interesting interpretation of the relationship between quantum physics and the human body."

 "Mom, I'm trying to read my news. Honestly."