see how they've grown! the twins: months 3-6

I so wish i had been better at documenting the twins first 6 months...

but, i wasn't.

so, oh well!

here is my attempt at something :-)

Just to look all the way back, if you want to...
Birth
NICU time
 1 month
2 month

The twins were 3 months old on 12.29.11
(i forgot to take their picture with the 3 month sticker - dang.  
oh well, these ones are from right around the 3 month mark)

McKay & Crew

McKay & Crew

Crew & McKay

3 month stats 

weight:

Crew  8lbs 11oz

McKay  9lbs 6oz

This was a holiday month and is pretty much a complete blur!

The twins were 4 months old on 1.29.12

McKay & Crew

McKay

 Crew

McKay & Crew

4 month stats

weight:

Crew  10lbs 2oz

McKay  10lbs 15oz

height:

Crew   23 inches

McKay   22.8 inches


The boys got their first long stretch of sleep this month... 7 hours at the same time!
I was still trying to nurse/pump and was getting lots of migraines... which was a bad combination because I couldn't take my migraine pills. 
The twins sat in their bumbo seats for the first time! - getting so big!
The babes were pretty fussy and spitting up LOTS this month,
so the doctor put them on some acid reflux medicine which seemed to help a bit.
The boys started sleeping in their own cribs in their own room - big step!!!

The twins were 5 months old on 2.29.12

Crew & McKay

McKay

Crew

Crew & McKay

5 month stats 

weight:

Crew  11lbs 8oz

McKay  12lbs 1oz


  

I honestly & sadly don't remember much from this month... other than A LOT of crying and being SO TIRED.
The boys did start occasionally sleeping longer stretches at night though - yeah.
Crew earned the nickname "cry baby crew" this month.
The boys started noticing Beck more and more...
McKay smiled and laughed when he saw Beck, while Crew cried (both totally appropriate reactions if you ask me!)
We let the boys try rice cereal a few times, but it wasn't very successful and so, momma wasn't very good at doing it.

I also stopped nursing/pumping... 

luckily, I had enough frozen milk to last about a month longer.

Crew rolled over!
We started taking the boys out in public a bit more...
and, honestly, i was just SO TIRED.

The twins were 6 months old on 3.29.12

Crew & McKay

this one is blurry, but i love it 

Crew 

McKay

6 month stats 

 weight:

Crew  12lbs 9oz

McKay  13lbs 2oz


*McKay barely made the charts this month at 1%... yeah!  maybe by 9 months Crew will be there too.

height:

Crew  23.6 inches  

McKay  24.2 inches

Crew is still "cry baby Crew" although Beckley has recently been referring to him as "the cranky one".  We see signs that he might be outgrowing this phase... and we so hope he does soon!  McKay is still pretty smiley and most often just content.  

This month we took the twins to Hawaii!  They were great to travel with, for the most part :-)   The twins slept GREAT in Hawaii (McKay going 12 hours straight a few nights!), but got sick (Crew had 2 ear infections this month and McKay had an upper respiratory infection) when we got back and struggled with sleeping - dang it.  

So, we started sleep training this week  and they are doing great!   They still wake up occasionally at night, but will most often get themselves back to sleep... eventually :-)  

The boys have been eating rice cereal on a daily basis the last couple weeks and have also tried sweet potatoes, bananas, prunes & carrots.  McKay started out liking this new solid food thing a bit better than Crew, but Crew has now taken the lead and is eating like a pro (very similar with what happened with nursing the boys).   

Both boys have rolled over (both ways), but aren't neccesarily consistent at it quite yet.

McKay seems to be closer to sitting then Crew... while Crew seems to be closer to figuring out the crawling thing.  

McKay still laughs at pretty much everything Beck does (even when i fear McKay may get hurt and yell at Beck... Beck will usually say "baby yaughing"... and sure enough, McKay is all smiles!) while Crew most often cries if he even hears or sees Beck (poor Beck). 

McKay got his helmet this month and he is totally rockin' it!

 The boys seem to notice & interact with each other more & more... it so fun & cute to watch! 

I hope these boys become the best of friends!

catching up: New Years!

Adrian and I rung in 2012 by ourselves...

and a good movie at home

with peanut butter chocolate chip shakes for a midnight toast.

catch up!

this weekend i am determined to get caught up with this blog!

hopefully i can find/make the time to do it...

good times.

in the top picture beck is saying "go away mommy".

we love this 2 year old,

but he has his moments.

i think the real lesson here is that

beck clearly feels the same way about walmart as i do.

so, we will just stick to target!

Easter Baskets

Easter Bunny

sweet potatoes!

puppy dog love

i wish i knew how many hours i have spent looking for this puppy dog over the past year...

this is where i found it this morning.

we realized it was gone after we got back from

our long walk this morning.

so, i loaded all the kids up in the van

in search of beck's puppy dog.

i am just as sad as beck every time it gets lost.

you would be too if you knew how much beck loves this dog.

he carries it around all day.

and sleeps with it under his arm every night and every nap.

when he is hurt or sad, he always wants his "puppy dog".

he does the cutest thing with his dogs tail -

holds onto it with one hand and rubs it 

either on the palm of the other hand or on his face.

it is so dang cute.

i finally found and bought a few "back- ups" of this dog 

(which i originally bought at pottery barn, but they no longer had ANY,

so i had to buy the extras from the manufacturer),

but, beck TOTALLY knows the difference.

he can even tell which dog is his with his eyes closed

(we've tested him numerous times.  it's quite amazing, really).

i even have 2 dogs out at a time,

hoping that they will both get worn 

and then he won't know the difference.

hasn't worked.

this kids loves HIS puppy dog.

and, his momma does too.

extra prayers for my dear friend, molly.

follow her brave story here.

(jason, molly, me, beck rockin' his helmet & adrian)

my favorite instagram pics lately

LOVE that smile.

LOVE that boy!

i have been taking the boys out more in public lately.

here they are trying out the balance beam at one of Beck's gymnastics classes.

Beck & Adrian went to a BYU football alumni BBQ with my dad 

and checked out some of my running stuff in the "museum" there.

love his face - this kid has so much personality.

Cry Baby Crew sleeping

(almost the only time he isn't screaming these days!)

Beck and McKay at the mall.

not sure what i love more about this picture? -

beck's hand sweetly touching his brother

or McKay's "too die for" smiley face?

McKay and Beck on the porch

enjoying this warm(er) weather.

these two are so cute together.

McKay thinks just about everything Beck does is hilarious

and Beck loves making him "yaugh"