Almost 7 months

It's hard to believe that on the 25th they'll be 7 months old! Wow, how time flies!! Both boys are so busy playing with their feet these days. I can't keep socks on them anymore! They can both sit up pretty well on their own. In another week or so they should be able to do it without any crash pillows around them. Eli has also discovered some new sounds to make. "Da da da da da da da....." is all we hear now! I get an occasional "MMMMMMMMMMmmm" but nothing that sounds like "Mama." I'm sure it will come soon enough.


We've been battling colds and ear infections on and off since Labor Day. They were on antibiotics for ear infections (both had them in their left ears) for 10 days. I took them back in for their 6-month checkups and the Dr. said that they had cleared up. About a week later they started acting fussy again and were really congested. Day care called and said that they were coughing a lot and were uncontrollably fussy, so we decided to take them back to the doctor. Sure enough, the ear infections had come back. The doctor said "3 out of 4 ears are infected." When Matt asked which ones, he said, "It doesn't really matter. They'll both need to be on antibiotics again anyway." Ugh. Round 2 begins.

With that they also started nebulizer breathing treatments to help with the cough/wheezing and congestion. It has helped a ton, but the boys aren't really too crazy about the machine...even though the masks look like cute little fish. They could care less! We are having ear-rechecks on Tuesday so I'm hoping they'll be able to stop the nebulizer by then too. Wish us luck that the end of this bug is near!!

Both boys are doing very well on the solid foods. We've tried beans, peas, squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, peaches, pears, applesauce, banannas and prunes. Eli hated the beans at first, but now he seems to like them. Otherwise everything else seems to be pretty tasty to them. They're great eaters!!!

The boys also dressed up in their "Browns Gear" and watched the first two Sunday football games this past month. It was a proud moment in Daddy's life...especially since they beat the Bengals. Go Browns!

Bath time!

The boys loved their first "Swim" in the big-boy tub! We took the sling out and let them sit up in the deep end. I might have been better off wearing a bathing suit, but I'm glad they enjoyed it! (Eli is to the left, Ben is below)

Half-way to our first birthday!!!

It's so hard to believe that the boys are already six months old!!! It's been awhile since I've posted...mainly because they are keeping me so busy these days. Let's see, what have we missed?

Eli & Ben both roll over both ways now. (And do it all the time!)

Eli has found his toes.

Both boys are sitting up by themselves...well, for a few seconds anyway!

Ben loves to bounce in the "Jonny Jumper." He even tries to jump when you're holding him in your lap. He loves it so much he bounced himself to sleep in it the other day!

Both boys are eating baby food, and love it!!

They're both, finally, getting some more hair.

They both love to grab everything in sight...including hair, neclaces & earrings!

Like I said, they keep us so busy these days. They are both so silly and make us laugh all the time. They're so good at that and they know it!