Comparisons

So I put some pictures of the girls on Facebook and it was fun to get all the responses from friends and family,  I think people look at FB more than my blog.  But anyway, everyone loved the girls' cheeks.  I guess I am used to them since the boys all had them too - here are the boys at 9 months:

Chris

Tyler

Damon

I think we are all in the same family, who do you think the girls look like the most? 

9 months old

 Well, the girls are 9 months old now.  I waited to post until their Dr. visit.  Jenna is now 16 lbs 11 oz and Kaylee is 16 lbs 4 oz.  They are getting so big.  They sit very well and only fall over occasionally and usually it's because they are reaching to get something.  Jenna seems to be more of a thinker right now.  You can see her mind working as she is playing with something or watching you do something.  Kaylee seems more content to just sit and play.  She loves it when Tyler is nearby and makes her laugh easily.  She still tilts her head to the side a lot but has gotten better at holding it straight.  She is more vocal at times and says ahh and ba-ba often.  Jenna likes to click her tongue.  They are both interested as they watch us eat.  They are eating baby food twice a day and have had sweet potatoes, peas, carrots, beans, squash, bananas, and applesauce.  I have just been making our own, so that is all I have made thus far.  I have recently given then some little puffs and they think that is fun to try and grab them.  I think Kaylee managed to get one into her mouth - success!  Also, we noticed on Feb. 7th that Kaylee's first tooth had come in.  Her bottom left.  Jenna's feel close - so we will see when it pokes through (Feb 13th).  They are such good girls and just sit and play nicely at church and at home.  Jenna does like to still Kaylee's toys though.  I will come into the room and Jenna will have a big pile of toys around her and Kaylee will have nothing.  They will also steal each others binkies, even when they are sucking on them, pretty funny to watch.  Pulling each others bows/flowers is another fun thing to do. :)

They like to sit in their saucers and bounce away.  They get entertained watching their brothers run around and be crazy.  Hopefully that won't rub off on them too much.  No real signs of crawling yet, but I will hope that is the case for awhile.  I love the sitting up and staying put stage.  We love you Jenna and Kaylee!

Girls like cars too! (Kaylee / Jenna)

 Wrapped up after bath. (Kaylee / Jenna)

 Cute in the highchairs (Kaylee / Jenna)

 Loving the warm weather and the sunshine (Jenna / Kaylee)

Kaylee

Jenna

 I bought some clothes online before the girls were born, so I was guessing on sizes.  I found these outfits and realized that they were almost too small already, so we better start wearing them.

Kaylee

Jenna

I love Kaylee's look

Such happy girls!

Sick and not much else

 So, haven't blogged in awhile, but not much has been going on besides being sick.  I therefore haven't been taking many pictures either. 

So a quick update: Around January 19th Tyler got a fever and had it for a whole week.  Finally on day 6 I took him into the Dr.  he also had a hive type rash and he had had leg cramps earlier that made it so he couldn't walk.  We're not sure if it was the flu or just a bad cold virus - whatever.  He got better.  Damon started getting sick about 3 days after Tyler.  He missed 3 days of school, but didn't get as sick as Tyler.  Christopher got it about 3 days after Damon.  Then Doug, Jenna, Kaylee, and myself got it about the time Tyler was getting better.  The girls were pretty sad with fevers and cold symptoms.  Doug probably got it the worst - he is still trying to recover.  I am better for the most part, just still coughing a bit.  It was a bad bug whatever it was and glad to be seeing the end of it. 

Now to some more pleasant stuff.  I am loving the winters here.  They are so mild and we have these great days that are in the 50s and 60s and the sun is shining and we can go outside and play.  Ahh, so nice.  Sorry all your Utah people with the bad inversion and freezing temps.  I do miss the snow a bit, just so you can play in it.   But it sure makes walking to school a lot easier with clear side walks.

First time in the big tub, but sick with fevers.

 Playing outside

 Chris was reading a story to his baby bear, notice he has covered him with his blanket as well.

 Big into Batman lately.

 Made a fort today.

Damon's New Room and Sitting and Girls

 I am loving Craig's list here in the Denver area.  We found this great bedroom set for Damon with the mattress, mattress cover and sheets for $200.  The furniture is very heavy and seems well built.  It will a great addition to our home.  Damon loves it.  We had to switch rooms to make it fit the best - that took awhile to move the beds, clothes, train table and everything.  But it works well now.  The reason for the switch was to move Chris out of his toddler bed and into a twin  in the hopes that he will sleep better at night, don't know if it helped much :)

 The bed has 3 drawers underneath.

 Tyler and Chris - have to change sheets on the top bunk again, didn't miss that.

The girls are sitting pretty well now - Kaylee is still a bit wobbly but getting better. 

Kaylee

Jenna

Jenna and Kaylee

Happy Birthday Christopher

Happy Birthday Christopher!  3 Years old!

Chris's birthday is hard being so close to Christmas and we just had gotten home from our trip.  But we managed to make a cupcake cake with a Lego Ninjago design.  Chris has claimed both of the 'Jay' mini-figures and we made the nun-chucks of lightning.

Chris got a dump truck, Jeremy the Jet (from Thomas the Train series), a fire engine Lego set, a yellow car, some golden Piston Cups, and a learning alphabet game.  We received some money from grandparents as well - I will probably go buy some clothes or something - he really doesn't need any more toys. :)

Oh boy, time to blow out the candles!

Happy Birthday Christopher we love you!

Here are some things about Chris:

He still loves cars and also loves playing Legos with his brothers.  He has some great Spin-jujitsu moves.  Lately he climbs into bed with us at night, probably because he is cold - but then we take him back to bed.   He talks a lot and does pretend play with his cars when he is alone.  Potty training is still ahead of us, but we are hopeful to try in the next couple of months.  He likes to eat hot dogs, french fries and any sort of treat.   He is cute with the girls and likes to try and hold them.  He can sing Old MacDonald, Jingle Bells, and I am a Child of God.  He likes to count and play hide and seek.  He can play with Play-Doh for over an hour.  He does pull some great tantrums and asks to go to his room (but then pulls a fit when you take his there).  We are still trying to find the best way to handle these moments.  But he is a super cute boy and so grateful he is part of our family. 

8 months old

8 months

6 months

5 months

3 months

20 days

Well, the girls turned 8 months old on the 2nd.  They are so much fun and getting stronger all the time.  They eat their cereal very well now and have tried sweet potatoes.  Jenna can now sit for awhile on her own, but I still have to watch her; Kaylee is getting better, but still too wobbly.  Jenna weighs 16 pounds 6 oz and Kaylee weighs 16 pounds.  They like to grab at things and love it when we talk, sing, and play with them.  They can sit in the saucer play things now and it is nice to have them off the ground sometimes.  They both can roll onto their backs from their tummies and I have twice found Jenna on her tummy - didn't see her get there,  but I guess she rolled on her own.  They wake up so happy from naps just talking and cooing.  Stranger danger is taking effect, but they warm up to people pretty quickly.  They are such good babies - what a blessing.

Sorry for  all the pictures, but I was getting lots of funny looks and personality.

Jenna eying Kaylee's headband

Look at me sit!

Kaylee did ok with a pillow for a quick shot.

oooh black shoes

Jenna went for the headband first...

then the shirt.

Then Kaylee was checking out Jenna's bow

This is my sister

Sizing each other up

Cute one of Kaylee

Dad came over to help get some smiles :)

And we were done!