While Caleb and Joshua have been saying "Mama" and "Dada" for a while now, within the past couple weeks it has become clear that they now know what those words mean. For instance, they will say "Mama! Mama!" while looking straight at me, and will stop as soon as I pick them up. Such smart boys! ;)
The boys are also cruising all over the place now. They love to walk over to my laptop and pound on it. They're also testing their limits more and more each day... lately they have been letting go of the couch or table with one hand while simultaneously hoisting one leg way up in the air. Caleb likes to do repetitive squats while holding on to the couch- up and down, up and down. His thick Wolf legs must be pure muscle! Joshua will let go with both hands and stand up all by himself for up to a minute, now. He can even bounce up and down while standing without holding on to anything. Yesterday he tried to take a step but promptly fell over. We're pretty sure that it won't be long before he's walking.
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
I spoke too soon...
Joshua pulled himself up today! He got on his knees, then sort of climbed up the side of the couch until he was standing next to it. Go Joshua!
Monday, August 14, 2006
Standing tall
Tonight Caleb pulled himself up to a standing position using the couch. This is the first time he's pulled up using anything other than crib rails. I missed seeing how he did it because I was too busy buried behind my laptop working on updating this site :-(. I just looked up and saw him standing up with a huge smile on his face, obviously very proud of his accomplishment!
Joshua has yet to pull himself up, but his current claim to fame is that he can stand up without holding onto anything for about 30 seconds at a time! You can tell by his big smile that he is so proud of himself, too!
Joshua has yet to pull himself up, but his current claim to fame is that he can stand up without holding onto anything for about 30 seconds at a time! You can tell by his big smile that he is so proud of himself, too!
Friday, August 11, 2006
9 months old
Yesteday the twins turned 9 months old! Today we took them to the doctor for their 9-month check-up. And thank God they are perfectly healthy... we couldn't ask for a better report!
Caleb and Joshua are practically the same size. Both boys are in the 45th percentile for weight, with Caleb at 19 lbs. 9 oz. and Joshua at 19 lbs. 10 oz. They're both in the 75th percentile for length, with Caleb measuring 29 inches and Joshua measuring 29.25 inches. They both have the exact same head circumfrence of 18.25 inches, which is in the 74th percentile. This is the first time Joshua has measured slightly larger than Caleb overall. It's probably because Caleb is much more, shall we say, selective at mealtimes, although his tastebuds are learning to become more and more tolerant each day!
Dr. Russell noticed that both Caleb and Joshua studied his face quite intently while he examined them. He said that this shows that they are very studious and are more inclined to take time to think about something instead of hastily jumping to conclusions. He said most babies will either cry immediately or smile readily at him when he examines them, but the fact that Caleb and Joshua studied him so seriously before deciding that they didn't need to cry means that they are very good thinkers, and is a quality that will stick with them throughout their lives.
The doctor also said they are not teething yet, and that it's perfectly normal not to get their first teeth until 15 months. That is fine with us... it means one less thing to worry about keeping clean, and it also means we can continue nighttime feedings without worrying about rotting teeth.
At 9 months, the boys still aren't crawling (Caleb's "crawling" described in an earlier post would probably be better described as "creeping") but they are both doing quite well taking small steps while holding on to furniture. Halmoni plays "summa" with them and Daddy plays "balance" to help them practice standing up. We have a feeling that these boys are going to skip crawling altogether and go straight to walking.
Caleb and Joshua are practically the same size. Both boys are in the 45th percentile for weight, with Caleb at 19 lbs. 9 oz. and Joshua at 19 lbs. 10 oz. They're both in the 75th percentile for length, with Caleb measuring 29 inches and Joshua measuring 29.25 inches. They both have the exact same head circumfrence of 18.25 inches, which is in the 74th percentile. This is the first time Joshua has measured slightly larger than Caleb overall. It's probably because Caleb is much more, shall we say, selective at mealtimes, although his tastebuds are learning to become more and more tolerant each day!
Dr. Russell noticed that both Caleb and Joshua studied his face quite intently while he examined them. He said that this shows that they are very studious and are more inclined to take time to think about something instead of hastily jumping to conclusions. He said most babies will either cry immediately or smile readily at him when he examines them, but the fact that Caleb and Joshua studied him so seriously before deciding that they didn't need to cry means that they are very good thinkers, and is a quality that will stick with them throughout their lives.
The doctor also said they are not teething yet, and that it's perfectly normal not to get their first teeth until 15 months. That is fine with us... it means one less thing to worry about keeping clean, and it also means we can continue nighttime feedings without worrying about rotting teeth.
At 9 months, the boys still aren't crawling (Caleb's "crawling" described in an earlier post would probably be better described as "creeping") but they are both doing quite well taking small steps while holding on to furniture. Halmoni plays "summa" with them and Daddy plays "balance" to help them practice standing up. We have a feeling that these boys are going to skip crawling altogether and go straight to walking.
Friday, August 4, 2006
Cruisin' and Crawlin'
In the past couple days, Joshua has started cruising (walking while holding on to furniture, in this case, the couch) and Caleb has started crawling! Admittedly neither of them got very far using their newfound modes of transportation... they have been moving several feet at a time, at most.
The cruising occured the other day when Joshua and Caleb were both standing up and holding on to the couch, one at each end. I went downstairs to do some laundry, and when I came back up a couple minutes later, Joshua had cruised over to Caleb's end of the couch!
Then yesterday I put a Baby Einstein DVD in my laptop for the boys to watch while they played on the floor. Well, Caleb was of course more interested in my laptop than the puppets and music, so he crawled to my laptop and started pounding on it. Amazed, I moved the laptop further away from him, and he crawled toward it again. Then I moved it even further, and he crawled toward it yet again! Needless to say, he was not very happy with me for putting him to work to get to his precious laptop. Then last night a Lord and Taylor catalog was the bait that motivated him to crawl. Anything for a taste of delicious paper!
The cruising occured the other day when Joshua and Caleb were both standing up and holding on to the couch, one at each end. I went downstairs to do some laundry, and when I came back up a couple minutes later, Joshua had cruised over to Caleb's end of the couch!
Then yesterday I put a Baby Einstein DVD in my laptop for the boys to watch while they played on the floor. Well, Caleb was of course more interested in my laptop than the puppets and music, so he crawled to my laptop and started pounding on it. Amazed, I moved the laptop further away from him, and he crawled toward it again. Then I moved it even further, and he crawled toward it yet again! Needless to say, he was not very happy with me for putting him to work to get to his precious laptop. Then last night a Lord and Taylor catalog was the bait that motivated him to crawl. Anything for a taste of delicious paper!
Wednesday, August 2, 2006
Harris Faulkner and Doubletree
Despite our weak attempts to limit the boys' TV viewing, they already have a favorite television personality and commercial. Whenever the boys catch a glimpse of FOX News anchorwoman Harris Faulkner, they break out into wide grins and wave their hands in the air and/or clap excitedly. They really have a big crush on her!
Also on the FOX News Channel is a Doubletree commercial whose soundtrack captivates the boys so much that as soon as they hear it they'll immediately stop whatever they're doing (they'll even stop whining/crying), and listen to the music intently. If they can see the TV, they'll turn their heads to watch. We really ought to find out what that song is so we can buy the CD and play it for the boys at bedtime!
Also on the FOX News Channel is a Doubletree commercial whose soundtrack captivates the boys so much that as soon as they hear it they'll immediately stop whatever they're doing (they'll even stop whining/crying), and listen to the music intently. If they can see the TV, they'll turn their heads to watch. We really ought to find out what that song is so we can buy the CD and play it for the boys at bedtime!
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