11 months

Preston has started to take a few steps here and there but is much more cautious then his daredevil little brother. Preston definitely has a love for music. When I put on music or play the piano for him, he will start dancing and moving! Love it!


Ethan is walking but prefers to crawl or walk on his knees instead because it will get him where he wants to go much quicker! Lol! He is starting to point at objects, too! He is still such a little HAM! He will pretty much eat anything you put in front of him.


And just for kicks...this is a year ago! Can't believe there were 2 babies in that tummy!

10 months

Hello 10 months! My babies are growing up!! This past month has been so fun. It seems as if the boys are learning something new everyday. It has been such a joy to watch them grow and learn, especially since I never got to experience many of the things they are doing when Karissa was alive.

Preston is consistently waving 'hi' and 'bye' and will say 'mama' and 'dada' discriminately. He is cruising around everything and is learning how to play with several different shape sorters. He loves when I read to him and has an amazing attention span for a 1o month old. He has also started using a sippy cup and has showed interest in self-feeding with utensils.

Ethan is my little ham! He is able to stand up on his own. He loves to just stand up in the middle of the room without holding on to anything. He even took his first step last Tuesday. He has also learned how to play with shape sorters. He copies a lot of sounds and actions. He has started naming objects, for instance, if I show him a banana, either in a book or the actual object he will say 'nana'!!!

Preston and Ethan also have a new cousin, Riley Geneve, born Sunday, September 4th!! I'm am beyond excited that the boys will have a cousin that is so close in age! There are many fun times ahead!!

~Preston~

~Ethan~

9 Months

To all my faithful (and few) readers, here are the 9 months pictures. The two pictures at the bottom were taken a little over a year ago...wow, I was huge!

Better late than never...8 month pictures!

I figured I should post the boys' 8 month pictures before they turned 9 months. :~) Ethan is now crawling and is getting EVERYWHERE! The baby gates have gone up all over our house. He is pulling up to stand and is starting to cruise around furniture. Preston is waving "hi"and "bye" and will copy many sounds and will even say "I Love You." Preston is working on his 9th tooth while Ethan just cut his 3rd. I am amazed at my babies! I love how they are so different. It's so fun!

This month has been quite fun and busy! The boys had their first plane ride. Yes, we are starting them young. We flew back to Washington DC for a conference that Mark had to attend. We had my parents with us the majority of the time which was a big help! Fun times!

This month also marked the 3 year anniversary of Karissa's death. The 8th was pretty awful, but its never as bad as the day before. I miss my girl.

7 months old!

My babies turned 7 months old a few days ago. I took a ton of pictures and it was so hard not to post every one of them!

Welcome Babies!!

A few weeks ago, my mom and her friends had a welcoming party for Preston and Ethan. We couldn't have asked for a more gorgeous day! The day was filled with great food, drinks (Peach Sangria!!) and friends!! Preston was flirting with all the women at the party. Ethan, however, was cutting his first tooth and was miserable the entire time...so out of character for him.

I've posted a few pictures from the party below. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, I was unable to put captions to the pictures. So frustrating. Here are my captions for the pictures: The cake had a pea in the pod decoration and was all chocolate, which, if you know me, I LOVE CHOCOLATE!! The party favors were two peas in a pod cookie. The tables were decorated with pictures of the boys. The pictures of the ladies below include my mom, my sister, Aunt Chelsea and Aunt Annoula, my mom's close friend. And yes, my sister is pregnant and very cute, almost as cute as I was when I was pregnant with Preston and Ethan... :)))! I'm so EXCITED for my boys to have a cousin so close in age!!

Happy 6 month birthday babies!!

Preston and Ethan are a 1/2 year old already! Huh?? Where did the time go?? We've had a lot of fun over the past month. We had a welcoming party for the boys (post and pics to follow) and Mother's Day was a fun day as well. This month, Preston started sitting on his own and playing peek-a-boo with his blanket!! Ethan is very close to crawling. He will get from one side of the room to the other in minutes. They are doing everything by the book as far as when they should be doing what by a certain age...Praise God!! The boys also had their 6 month well-baby visit. The pediatrician was very pleased with their growth and development. These are the stats from their 6 month well-baby visit:

Preston:
Weight: 14 lbs, 7.4 oz
Length: 2' 1.75"

Ethan:
Weight: 14 lbs, 5.3 oz
Length: 2' 1"

~Preston~

~Ethan~

~Brothers~

I went out to the grocery store ALONE with the boys for the first time since they've been born. It was a pretty big step for me. The boys were great and I actually cried as I was walking into the store, just me and my boys, for the first time. It was quite empowering, actually. I was amazed at the number of people that asked if I needed any help. My response? "Thank-you, but I do this all

the time." Haha! Ya right! I had Ethan in the shopping cart and carried Preston in the Babyhawk. It worked beautifully!