Little things

Today we thought we would catch you up on some of the little things we tend to take for granted, but are worth mentioning.

Caleb and Joshua are very musical babies. In addition to their nightly guitar lessons with Daddy, they also love it when we sing to them... it even stops their crying (most people would probably start crying!). Their favorite songs are John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, Jesus Loves Me, and We Will Rock You.

Both twins love to suck their fingers. Joshua prefers his thumb while Caleb opts for his index and middle fingers. We just have to wash their hands a lot, since friendly (but not necessarily germ-free!) people are always coming up to them and touching their chubby little hands. The boys have been pacifier-free for over a month, which is fine with us since fingers don't fly across the room when they're spit out!

The boys have recently become really shy around people whom they aren't familiar with. Caleb is especially shy, while Joshua is a little more tolerant of unfamiliar faces. Both boys seem to be especially terrified of people with blonde hair, probably because they're most accustomed to people with dark hair or no hair! So if the boys scream bloody murder when you try to hold them, please don't take it personally! If you stick it out while they scream in your arms, chances are they'll eventually warm up to you and you'll have them smiling and maybe even laughing in no time!

Caleb and Joshua are super talkative. Every morning we wake up to the sound of both boys jabbering "aaa ba maaa ga da waa" etc. They're always in such good moods first thing in the morning!

The boys have also been practicing sitting up on their own. Yesterday Caleb hoisted himself up into an upright sitting position all by himself twice- while reclined in the swing and then again while in the papasan chair!