Have I really not updated about the boys in 3 months?? The whole logic of not thinking about how fast they are growing to make time go slower is totally not working in my favor. How are they so big?! We are only 3 months away from nursery!!! Woo hoo!!!
The boys had their doctor's appointment this week..
Lo is 21 lbs, 30 inches tall (taller and lighter)
Lan is 23 lbs, 29 inches tall (shorter and heftier)
The boys now share a room with their big brother, who wakes up with them around 7am, takes them out of their cribs and runs around with them until I am ready to peel my body off the bed. We change diapers, eat breakfast (cheerios, sometimes with fruit but always with milk!), then run around the main floor while dancing to Koo Koo Kangaroo (and I clean up after breakfast), we head to the gym and for the most part the boys happily find their favorite toys and go willingly to the babysitters at the gym. When I come to get them they greet me with wide open arms and big smiles, Lan happily getting into the Ergo and Lo happily walking himself out the door, excited to "wash hands" as he signs it (sanitizer). Speaking of signs, the boys can sign and grunt and point and for the most part I am able to figure out what they want which is wonderful and awesome to me. After the gym, the boys fall asleep for a few minutes on the ride home (If they didn't fall asleep on the way there), and then we come home and play for awhile till lunch. Repeat the mealtime routine (PB&J is a favorite, along with chicken nuggets, but always with fruit!) and then down for a few hours of naptime, but not before reading some books in the playroom. We go outside for much of the afternoon and then after dinner as well... it is a good thing the boys like their BOB because they spend a good amount of time in it! They are getting better on the stairs (turn around and go down on their tummies) and are getting much better at the local playgrounds around where we live and where we walk to. Bedtime (if they are lucky) almost always starts with a bath, running around the playroom naked, and more books and playtime. Their favorite part of the bedtime routine is brushing teeth! I have never seen two kids get more excited to see toothbrushes! They love their siblings, the trampoline, our slide, KooKooKangaroo, their binkies (and whatever binkies they don't have), soft plush toys they can snuggle with, any and all fruit I have ever introduced to them, fruit snacks, waterbottles (Sometimes more than milk!) and cookies (which they both sign for perfectly every time we walk into a grocery store!). They play and steal blankets from each other before falling asleep side by side every night... usually around 8pm-7am.
Lan is a BANSHEE. Man, can that boy shriek!! He is my most adventurous eater...if I am eating it he is willing to at least try it!! He is the BEST snuggler in the family. He can blow kisses but if you want a real kiss from him, expect it to be opened mouth! He responds to not just his own name but also to "Panda", recognizes pandas from Wild Kratts and does what I feel is the closest thing to Little A's "OH!" puppy face. He has the best dance moves, can shake his booty like nobody's business. Watching him squat is just about the best thing ever. Also he likes to open dirty diapers so you have to be careful leaving them around! He loves to be chased and squeals as he runs away. He likes to be "gentle" and then when you least expect it--BAM! HE blindsides you with a punch in the face. So unpredictable, it's terrifying. And always with a big grin on his face. His hobby lately is running directly into the street, laughing maniacally. We usually let him wear the one pair of sandals we own because he's constantly taking off his shoes and socks and it's the easiest thing to keep on him. I love his run with his belly sticking straight out, making him completely unbalanced and is probably the reason why he falls about every 5th step. But he is getting hair on top!!! Literally one of the most exciting things to me since he has the biggest head and it has been bald for so long... it's amazing to see how different and more boy-like he is starting to look! Like a little man. He loves his bink but doesn't need it all the time like Lo does, and can usually be happy with something else. He has two big teeth up top and two on bottom, and he's growing two more up top. He loves d's nerf guns and cars and trains and making sound effects for them, which he does so well. People ask how to tell the boys apart all the time, and there are just so many things about them...Lan's chubby toes and arms, Lo's long lean body, Lan's body almost morphs into mind when I carry him and I forget he's there... So much about this age is so so very wonderful and while we have our not so good moments, overall, I would take this age (before they start backtalking!) and bottle it up and keep it forever!!!
Lo is getting hair too!!! He is SO obsessed with books. Loves them! He says "buh" but in a slightly different way for ball, binky, book and berries (his favorite!). Lo loves to give hugs! He signs for diaper changes and likes to "help" me by bringing me diapers or wipes when I am changing his brother. He loves to pretend to clean or sweep or wipe down the counters! He is a little monkey, was the first of the twins to learn how to climb on the couch (and loves to sit there, sort of like a cat observing everything below him) and yesterday he climbed onto a kitchen chair and just sat there! Then tried to climb on the table! Crazy boy. He walks like he has done it his entire life, loves wearing shoes and putting on one shoe that he finds because he knows how silly it is. He likes to make people laugh. And steal things from his big brother, Lan. And for some reason, hit his sister in the back, especially when she's crying. We are working on that one. Can't live without his binky but chucks it away once he sees something else he wants (water or food usually). Has started throwing fits like nobody's business... screams and balls his hands into fists. Gets frustrated easily because (in my opinion) he thinks he's too smart for whatever it is I am trying to get him to do. He is SO smart. He understands everything, communicates so well, figures stuff out on his own and I swear he schemes sometimes (mostly to take stuff away from his older siblings). He has SO many teeth...all still small but they are there! Almost all the ones on the top including molars (once those came in he got waaay less fussy!) and about 4-6 on the bottom.
I love my babies!! I love that they are so similar and so different at the same time.
Now if only I could get them to stop doing this all. the. time. #twinlife #INeedMoreArms
