Happy 4th of July

10 Weeks to 10 Months

I came across these pictures the other day while organizing my computer files.

When the babies were still taking bottles and I was alone, I would feed each baby in a Boppy pillow with myself in the middle between them. This was the only good (and easy) way to feed two babies each a bottle at the same time.

When he was little, Aidan was known for passing out in the boppy when taking his bedtime bottle.

Aidan - 10 Weeks Old



As he got older, this became an increasingly rare event. So, when it happened at 10 months old, I just had to take another picture.

Aidan - 10 Months Old



Both Ella and Aidan were off bottles and on to sippy cups by 11 months.

It still makes me sad sometimes not to have that sweet, quiet bonding time anymore. I miss my tiny little itty bitty babies!

Wordless Wednesday

New Words

Both Ella and Aidan are learning new words each day. They each have about 6-8 words right now ("uh-oh" being the most frequently heard word in the household these days!), and it is so cute to see them starting to use words to communicate. I narrate everything I do these days in an effort to expose them to as many words as possible. Both Mike and I are opposed to any sort of baby talk, and we pronounce our words clearly so that they can learn to speak properly.

Aidan's absolute favorite word is Truck......but he says "Tuk"....and says it constantly.



Ella learned a new word yesterday afternoon. She has become my little helper, and when I change Aidan's diaper, she loves to hand me the wipes, the new diaper and any clothes he may need.

As I was changing Aidan yesterday, Ella handed me his shirt, and I said "This is Aidan's shirt". To which she replied, "sh*t". I thought it was just a fluke until she crawled across the room and picked up her own shirt. She brought over, handed it to me in a grand manner and proudly said "Sh*t!".