Tonight the boys dressed up as lions and went trick-or-treating for their first Halloween. Now, I know that Halloween is a touchy subject for some people, so I just want to say that we certainly don't celebrate it and could definitely do without the spooky evil stuff. However, we always enjoyed trick-or-treating when we were little and think it would be fun for our boys to be able to participate in this tradition, too.
Anyway, we only went to a few houses of people that we're friends with, since we would have felt silly asking for treats on behalf of our babies who can't even walk and certainly are not going to be eating the candy! We still had fun, and the neighborhood streets were swarming with people of all ages. Fun times!
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Friday, October 27, 2006
Our Little Waddler
We've noticed that the boys have each developed their own unique crawling styles. While Joshua's crawl is more streamlined, Caleb sort of waddles along the floor, rocking from side to side and shaking his butt with each planting of the knee. His waddling is very cute, although not very efficient.
Friday, October 20, 2006
Teething trials
Lately the boys have been teething. Their most recent bout of teething caused Joshua to run a fever, and for a couple of days he was very tired and lethargic (not his usual self at all!) and therefore took a lot of naps during prime playtime hours. As a result, Caleb frequently grew lonesome for his playmate. I often caught him pouncing on, hitting (in a loving way, of course), and crawling over his slumbering brother, as if to say, "Wake up, bro! Let's play!". Amazingly, Joshua often snoozed right through these attacks, much to Caleb's disappointment. Thank God Joshua is feeling much better now, so Caleb has his playmate's company once again.
Today was Halmoni's birthday! We went to the Korean restaurant to celebrate. The boys feasted on rice, pumpkin porridge, and bits of avocado we picked off of the sushi. Then the boys had fun trying to pick raspberries off of Halmoni's birthday cake!
Today was Halmoni's birthday! We went to the Korean restaurant to celebrate. The boys feasted on rice, pumpkin porridge, and bits of avocado we picked off of the sushi. Then the boys had fun trying to pick raspberries off of Halmoni's birthday cake!
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Kudos to Caleb
I just wanted to give kudos to Caleb for becoming such a good eater lately, just like his brother! Gone are the days of turning his nose up to veggies, and he's no longer stingy about how wide he opens his mouth to an incoming spoon. He used to open his mouth ever-so-slightly and then clamp it shut when the spoon was only a third of the way into his mouth. This little trick of his was a daily test of our patience. For months we adamantly insisted that he eat veggies every day, even though sneaking them into his mouth was a struggle more often than not! As a general rule we fed him veggies for breakfast before he'd tasted anything sweet, and we also mixed them with fruit and meats. I knew that he had turned over a new leaf when he willingly ate plain green beans (which admittedly taste pretty bland) this past week! Way to go, Caleb! You've come a long way!
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
11 months old
Caleb and Joshua are 11 months old!
This past month the boys have learned to say "bye bye" while waving goodbye. In fact, when we're reading them Goodnight Moon, they will wave their hands and say "bye bye" when the little bunny says "goodnight" to all of the things in his room! These boys really do love books. Caleb especially will often crawl over to their basket full of books, select a favorite book and sit by himself and "read", sometimes aloud and sometimes silently. One of the boys' new favorites is a silly book titled Happy Easter Corduroy. As soon as Joshua hears us reading the first line of the book, "It's Easter, and Corduroy is dying eggs..." he stops whatever he's doing and scurries over to read along.
Joshua and Caleb each have two teeth protruding from their bottom gums. They are becoming better eaters, too. Every day they eat a well-rounded meal of vegetables, fruits, meats, and cereal. We always make sure to feed them their veggies first, though, because once they've tasted sweet fruits there's no going back! They still seem to get most of their nourishment, however, from mama's milk.
When Joshua is excited to see something, he wants us to know how excited he is. One of the things that make him excited is the caterpillar at the beginning of Baby Einstein movies. As soon as he hears the caterpillar's music, he'll turn his head every which way until he makes eye contact with me, then he'll break out into a huge grin and exclaim happily. It's so cute... it's as if he wants me to know how happy he is and share his happiness!
Joshua likes to put things on his head and around his neck, including Daddy's (clean) underwear and other articles of clothes, mommy's work badge, and bowls. But for some reason he doesn't like to wear hats! We got the boys some cute UVA caps but he and Caleb are always taking them off and throwing them on the ground! Joshua is especially fascinated with gravity and loves to throw all sorts of things on the ground and watch them fall.
Caleb has learned to tell me when he has a poopy diaper. As soon as he poos, he will crawl over to me and tug on my leg until I pick him up and change his diaper. What a smart boy! I think I'm going to try to do elimination communication with him soon after his first birthday.
This past month the boys have learned to say "bye bye" while waving goodbye. In fact, when we're reading them Goodnight Moon, they will wave their hands and say "bye bye" when the little bunny says "goodnight" to all of the things in his room! These boys really do love books. Caleb especially will often crawl over to their basket full of books, select a favorite book and sit by himself and "read", sometimes aloud and sometimes silently. One of the boys' new favorites is a silly book titled Happy Easter Corduroy. As soon as Joshua hears us reading the first line of the book, "It's Easter, and Corduroy is dying eggs..." he stops whatever he's doing and scurries over to read along.
Joshua and Caleb each have two teeth protruding from their bottom gums. They are becoming better eaters, too. Every day they eat a well-rounded meal of vegetables, fruits, meats, and cereal. We always make sure to feed them their veggies first, though, because once they've tasted sweet fruits there's no going back! They still seem to get most of their nourishment, however, from mama's milk.
When Joshua is excited to see something, he wants us to know how excited he is. One of the things that make him excited is the caterpillar at the beginning of Baby Einstein movies. As soon as he hears the caterpillar's music, he'll turn his head every which way until he makes eye contact with me, then he'll break out into a huge grin and exclaim happily. It's so cute... it's as if he wants me to know how happy he is and share his happiness!
Joshua likes to put things on his head and around his neck, including Daddy's (clean) underwear and other articles of clothes, mommy's work badge, and bowls. But for some reason he doesn't like to wear hats! We got the boys some cute UVA caps but he and Caleb are always taking them off and throwing them on the ground! Joshua is especially fascinated with gravity and loves to throw all sorts of things on the ground and watch them fall.
Caleb has learned to tell me when he has a poopy diaper. As soon as he poos, he will crawl over to me and tug on my leg until I pick him up and change his diaper. What a smart boy! I think I'm going to try to do elimination communication with him soon after his first birthday.
Tuesday, October 3, 2006
1st Birthday Party! Save the Date!
Caleb and Joshua's 1st birthday party will be the afternoon of Saturday, November 11th, the day after their first birthday. Please save the date. Details will follow in the coming weeks.
Monday, October 2, 2006
Weekend Getaway
This past weekend we went to Smith Mt. Lake with Granny, Grandad, Uncle Patrick, Frances, Aunt Faith, Uncle Jay, and Cousins James and Nolan. It was so much fun! We're very grateful that Granny and Grandad invited us to come along!
The boys were so well-behaved while riding in the car (about 12 hours round-trip!). They really like their Britax car seats. Ever since they got these seats, they've hardly complained at all about riding in the car (they used to cry in the car all the time). I've got to admit they do look awfully plush and comfy!
While we were at the lake, Joshua climbed a full flight of stairs for the first time! He also took 2 steps for the first time. Caleb practiced standing some more, although he was usually too busy burying his head in a book to bother with standing and walking!
This afternoon on our way home we stopped in Charlottesville so the boys could visit the Taco Bell which used to be their Mommy and Daddy's favorite hang-out, and also so the boys could visit their future alma mater for the first time :)
The boys were so well-behaved while riding in the car (about 12 hours round-trip!). They really like their Britax car seats. Ever since they got these seats, they've hardly complained at all about riding in the car (they used to cry in the car all the time). I've got to admit they do look awfully plush and comfy!
While we were at the lake, Joshua climbed a full flight of stairs for the first time! He also took 2 steps for the first time. Caleb practiced standing some more, although he was usually too busy burying his head in a book to bother with standing and walking!
This afternoon on our way home we stopped in Charlottesville so the boys could visit the Taco Bell which used to be their Mommy and Daddy's favorite hang-out, and also so the boys could visit their future alma mater for the first time :)
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