7 months

Grayson and Jackson are 7 months old (plus a few days since I'm late!).

Here's what they're up to now:

• Sleeping:: they roll over on their tummies to sleep or side to sleep
• Forgot how to roll from tummy to back:: which also means they often need help rolling back to their tummies at night = crying, but thankfully a quick fix
• Steal each others' toys:: they often grab whatever's in each other's hands!
• Laugh and giggle:: especially when tickle their armpits, put them face to face so they can see each other, when they "fly" or do raspberries on their tummies
• Eating solids still:: Grayson seems to be the more accommodating eater who may flinch initially but ALWAYS finishes his bowl! Jackson on the other hand is a little more dramatic...purses lips shakes head, and very dramatically gags when he doesn't like something...or sometimes even the things he does like! Don't know where he got his sass or stubbornness from...
• they LOVE sweet potatoes and prunes! they like carrots. they HATE avocados and will only tolerate bananas if mixed with a favorite!
• Starting sippy cups:: we're just now seeing if these little guys can figure out the sippy cup
• Beginning to hold bottles:: Hallelujah! Well, Jackson holds it sometimes, Grayson not so much
• Sleep through the night fully
• Back to 3 naps a day:: after switching to two naps they eventually shortened their naps too much and we're back to 3
• Wearing 6 month and some 9 month clothing
• Enjoy exersaucers
• Around 15 lbs
• Teething
• Love eating toes
• Love grabbing feet
• Enjoy rolling over
• Favorite toys: Sophie giraffe teether, crinkly fabric bugs
• Reach for toys... and iPhones!

Grayson after first trying prunes

Clearly Jackson enjoyed them too!

Gray mesmerized by the iPhone

Gray and Jacks are doing well!  They are jolly boys who are a lot of fun!  They're messy with solids and so far food has landed on me, the carpet, drapes, table, and all over them (eyes, ears, necks, hands, etc.) :). 

halloween

It's a bird. It's a plane. It's... two little super heros flying around.

Jackson as Batman

Grayson as Superman

And super-dad with his little caped men :)

Since our little guys are in bed around 6:30 and become cranky-pants around 5, Trick-Or-Treating was not an option I wanted to pursue this year! Though I so badly wanted to see these cute faces poking through some big plush monkey or lion outfits, we opted for these way more comfortable superhero onesies instead, thanks to Gram Link. The boys were comfortable...and they still fit in their car seats :).  The weekend before Halloween we drove down to Grand Ave. (a quaint and fun area with lots of shopping and restaurants) for the Boo Bash.  We kept thinking how Gray and Jacks would love this in a year or two.  They had a petting zoo, candy at different restaurants and stores, lots of people walking around in costumes, free cider and hot chocolate, etc. So really, it was a chance for he and hubby to romp around outside with the nuggets happily in tow.  

Then on Wednesday, actual Halloween the boys donned these Halloween bibs and again wore their outfits- even to the doctors office, for flu shots...that were wrongly scheduled.  Side note, people, do you know how long it takes to get 2, 7 month olds poop and spit up-free and out of the house coordinated around nap schedules? Let's make sure the shots are exactly when they need to be.  For anyone else getting flu shots, the second dose must be EXACTLY 4 weeks after...and not a day before. Not that I was annoyed or anything :) 

On other news, here are a few things the munchkins have been up to lately...

Jackson has routinely been getting his arm stuck in his pjs in the morning.:)

Future engineers or mathematicians?

They like the abacus from IKEA

What cute, happy little guys! Jackson in the green, and Grayson in the yellow