Jaid - One Month

So this is really her at 1 month 2 weeks after her growth spurt.

Two Weeks - Weight - 6 lbs 12 oz - 11% - Height - 19.5 in - 20%

Two Weeks 4 days - back to 7 lbs 3 oz 

One Month - 8 lbs

Miss Jaid, 

I can't believe that you are already a month old. For the last month I could probably sum you up in two words - great sleeper. You probably slept most of the month and ate the rest of the time. It isn't a bad thing, it's what newborns are supposed to do. You are just plain too easy. You never cry but boy are you a grunter. Any movement, either in your tummy or by us you grunt. You have the most explosive poops I've ever heard and you normally poop at every feeding like clock work. Nursing you has been a breeze. Way easier than with your brothers. You latch on great and suck so hard which did hurt for the first few weeks but it's getting better.

You love to be swaddled but your hands have to be by your face. I constantly have to make sure you have mittens on since you attack your face. It's very rare when we see you sleeping with your arms up in the air. You are also so strong. Getting you dressed or bathing you is quite hard sometimes. We try to pull your arms but you just pull back. You also hold up your neck so well and have been from the time you were born.

You are getting spoiled by everyone around you and rarely get put down. Your favorite place though is on our chest. You are such a cuddly little thing. 

You are on a pretty good schedule. You eat every 3 to 4 hours during the day and will go as long as 6 hour stretches at night. Amazing! Sometimes we get so nervous when you haven't woken up to eat. You have the cutest stretch routine when you wake up. It usually lasts about 3 minutes and you grunt the whole time.

You are just a petite little thing. Newborn clothes have been big on you from the beginning and still are. We love looking at your big blue eyes. Even though Daddy would argue with me that they aren't blue but they are. You have so much dark hair in the back and way less on top. I kinda hope that it'll stay dark and not go blonde like your brothers. 

The first two weeks of your life I just held you. I have been loving every minute of just being able to hold you and stare at you. I still can't believe you are here and that you are mine. Your brothers adore you and are already protective of you. You are such a sweet little baby and we just love you so much.

Sometimes I just wish you would stay this size forever but I know watching you grow and develop will be so fun. We're excited to watch your personality come out and record all of your milestones. 

With love, 

Mom

2 Years Old Stats

Carter

Weight - 28 lbs
Height - 32.5 in

- Carter is such an emotional boy. When he gets angry he doesn't know what to do with all his feelings so sometimes he hits. We're working on it. He's had lots of timeouts.
- When he gets excited he wiggles a lot and says "I'm excited, I'm excited"
- Can count to 10 and sometimes further but not consistently or perfect
- Is a picky eater and has his favorites. Pizza is his all time favorite along with, lasagna, spaghetti, bread, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, grapes, peas, craisins, croutons, blue berries, strawberries, bananas, crackers, milk and juice.
- He's weird about textures of food and doesn't like to try new things unless it's his idea. He leaves the table a lot of times with no dinner.
- Loves ice cream but only vanilla.
- Love to pretend to drive the car.
- Loves to pester Trey and thinks it's funny to take his things and get a reaction. 
- Fearless when it comes to his physical surroundings. He runs and jumps and climbs on things and doesn't seem to think twice about it.
- Very sensitive to temperature and doesn't like to be cold or hot. He gets so cranky if he's uncomfortable.
- So sweet and loves to give hugs and kisses. It's fun to seem him walk up to Trey and give him a hug and kiss.
- Animal lover
- Very aware of surroundings and remembers things easily. We were walking by an Orthodontist office and he looked inside and said, "Doctor". All he could see was the receptionist and some chairs sitting around the room.

Trey

Weight - 28 lbs
Height - 33 in

- Trey can count to 15 on his own and sing the alphabet song.
- Talks like crazy and narrates my life.
- Will burst into song at random times.
- Love food and will eat anything and everything. Favorites: Cucumbers, blueberries, strawberries, bananas, cottage cheese, peas, cereal, oatmeal, and anything spicy. He'll keep up with what Cody is eating and even though it burns his mouth and he seems to be in discomfort he just keeps on eating it anyways. Crazy kid! 
- So so so silly. Whoever thought this kid was going to be so serious was wrong. He keeps us laughing all day long with his sayings, sequels, and movements.
- Is such a baby sometimes and plays the "victim" roll well.
- Very cautious with his physical surroundings. Very aware of his steps and is so slow when his feet are stable like when walking on a bridge at the playground that moves or rocks.
- Could live in water and doesn't know when to stop.
- Sometimes will come in and tell me to wake up and try to pull me out of bed in the mornings.
- Has to carry around a race car most of the time and wont allow it to be put down. It has to be in my pocket.
- Loves planes
- Has turned into a cuddle bug and needs lots more attention these days.
- Is the worst climber ever! Needs help climbing up onto chairs and the couch.
- Knows he's loved and if you give him a hug or a kiss will say, "Mommy loves Trey." I love that he knows he is loved and I hope that he always knows.

Both Boys

I always wondered if Trey would catch up to Carter in the weight department and he did by 2 years of age! He's taller too so I wonder if he'll actually be bigger than his older brother.

Both boys are blossoming like crazy. They talk non-stop and the doctor was very impressed with their language development. They also know all their letters, colors, and shapes. They are not always perfect with their colors and shapes but they know them the majority of the time.

Polite little boys. Will say: bless you, please, thank you, no thank you, excuse me, sorry, and you're welcome.

Both boys love to sing songs that have hand movements. They can sing, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Wheels on the Bus, Patty Cake, and Popcorn Popping.

Their favorite songs to sing right now are, Rock a Bye Baby, Twinkle Twinkle, When Daddy Comes Home, When we're Helping we're Happy, and I Am a Child of God.

Overall the boys are well behaved and sweet. They have their moments but I try to remind myself they are two. They play well with eachother most of the time too and it's so sweet to see them getting along.

They sleep from 8pm until 8am and nap from 12:30 to 2:30.

When you ask them if they had a fun day they normally mention swimming or going down a slide. They love water and love going to the park to go down the slides.

Walk up & down the stairs while holding onto the wall or railing.

They love going shopping. Especially Walmart, Costco, or Home Depot. hahaha

Adore their Webb Aunts & Uncles and think that if they are going to see one of them then everyone else should be there. They will ask for the rest the whole time.

No more highchairs and love their Cooshee boosters to sit at our counter or at the table.

Starting to make traditions. If you mention the word Friday they say pizza. If we mention the word movie they want to get pillows and blankets out and expect brownies and popcorn. If you mention ice cream they expect to go to the park and then go get ice cream after.

Definitely have the word "mine" down. I think I hear that word a hundred times a day. Lately it's "My Mommy." Oh boy!! 

Keeps life exciting and keeps us on our toes. 2 years old is such a fun yet hard age. They can make us laugh so hard one second and then make us so frustrated the next and then make our hearts melt all over again. They are definitely teaching us patience and how to pick our battles.

15 Months (8/22)

The boys are growing by leaps and bounds. Each day they seem to learn something and do something new. I feel like they've turned into little toddlers instead of babies. Makes me sad that they are growing up so fast but it is so much fun.

- This is for journal purposes since I don't have a baby book for them. If you get through it all you must really love them :)

CARTER

- 23 lbs 2 oz - 30%
- 31 in - 56%
- Picky eater, especially about textures but LOVES bread
- Says: "There you go" when he hands you something
- Says: "What's that" when there is a sound
- Throws little tantrums here and there
- Knows exactly what he wants and gets frustrated when he doesn't get it, but calms down after 20 secs
- Mimics very well
- Pats his bum and says "poo poo" when he's gone poo poo
- Has 4 front top, 2 front bottom, and 2 top back teeth
- Calls Trey "Trey Jay"
- ALWAYS moving 100 miles an hour
- Does everything BIG!! He's either really really happy or really really upset.
- Talks all day long.
- Says "hi" to strangers in the store
- Runs off and keeps running. He doesn't ever look back
- Very dramatic
- Hates being hot or cold

TREY

- 22 lbs 14 oz - 27%
- 31 in - 56%
- Eats about everything
- Loves veggies and fruit
- Has 4 front top, 2 front bottom, and 2 top and 2 bottom back teeth
- When asked a question, he will respond with "yeah"
- Loves cats
- Very independent and can play alone for hours
- Loves to figure out how things work
- Such an easy going little boy
- Loves to gives "loves" (hugs and kisses)
- Calls Carter "Car Car"
- Love Love Loves music and loves to dance
- A little more aggressive than Carter, he pushes Carter sometimes
- Chews on his binkies and ruins them, he's ruined about 3 now.
- Has the sweetest voice
- Loves dirt and rocks and will play for hours
- When he asks for something he says "eh eh eh" "yeah"
- So slow coming down the stairs
- Plays peek a boo around corners
- Still gets his serious face when thinking hard about something
- Still our shy guy around strangers

BOTH BOYS

- New words: teeth, nose, eyes, bath, boo, book, binkie, glasses, thank you, please, outside, Eia (Leia), Gama, nuh night, yeah, no, apple, osph (off), banana, juice, cracker, cookie, car, owie, bath tub, push, and press.
- They are into saying owie right now... they will bonk their head on the wall or table on purpose and say "owie".
- Love to sing songs and do the hand motions. Know Ittsy Bittsy Spider, Popcorn Popping, Ducks Went Out to Play, and Monkey Jumping on the Bed.
- Do great with sleeping and their nap and bedtime routine. We dress them, brush their teeth, sing a quick song and put them in their cribs. They go right to sleep and don't make a sound.
- Still take 2 naps a day. One at 10am and one at 3pm.
- Bedtime is at 8pm and they wake up usually between 7:30 am - 8:15am.
- Love to go "buh bye" and every time I dress them they ask if we are going "buh bye"
- Know all the sounds to the basic farm animals
- Love to be chased and play hide and seek
- Love ipods and ipads and iphones. They know how to use them and even how to "scroll" through photos with your pointer finger. Current fav app is Talking Tom.
- Love their Daddy and cry every morning when he leaves and get so excited when they hear the garage go up in the evening.
- Love reading books, it's probably one of their favorite things to do
- Such big helpers around the house. They help us clean by wiping down the cabinets or tables and Trey loves to sweep and vacuum.
- They help me sort the laundry and put the laundry in the washer. They aren't very good with folding. They just through the clean clothes out of the basket.
- Don't understand the concept that the street is dangerous. When we let them outside, they run right for it. We need a fence.
- Love turning off light switches and pushing any buttons they can find.
- Love to look at photos of our family and point to us and say our names.
- ARE THE SWEETEST, FUNNIEST, CUTEST little boys ever. We couldn't love them more.

12 Month Stats

We made it to the year mark of stats!! Since I don't have a baby book for the boys, our blog (which gets converted to books) is the only record of their development. So you'll have to deal.

Both Boys:

• Can go up and down the stairs
• Say: "ut oh", "up", "down", "dadda", "daddy", "momma", "dog", "ball", "book", "bye", and LOVE to say "Hi"
• Can sign "more" and "drink" in sign language
• Put themselves to sleep in their cribs
• Can point to your nose, eyes, and mouth
• Get so excited when they see a light switch and can turn it off or on
• Love the stairs, most of the day I think is spent on the stairs. Going up and down over and over again. One day I counted we went up and down 14 times.
• Will wake up from a nap and will talk to each other for about 15 minutes before they call for one of us.
• Love being outside
• Know how to suck on a straw

Carter:

• 21 lbs 14 oz - 36% for weight
• 29.6 in - 45% for height - that's a big jump from 9 months at28%
• Can stand and walk across the room
• Is obsessed with goldfish crackers and says something that means fishies but doesn't perfectly sound like it
• Knows to turn around feet first to get off our bed or couch
• Loves to close and open doors
• If he wakes up and Trey is already gone out of his crib, he'll point in Trey's crib asking for him.

Trey:

• 21 lbs 1 oz - 24% for weight
• 29.5 in - 41%
• Loves to put lids on things
• Will sit there and study an object and how it works
• Loves reading books
• Mimics well with sounds. His new thing is to meow like a cat
• Would read books all day
• Can blow bubbles with his mouth and makes the funniest sound while doing it

11 Months

One more month and we no longer have babies. Although Cody argued that until the boys are walking they are still babies. The boys have to "toddle" before being called toddlers. haha

The boys are learning and changing so fast these days. Here are some things they have learned since our last update.

- Both say "ut oh", ball, up, dadda, momma, and bampa (grandpa - Chris taught them obviously)
- Can say "more" in sign language
- Are obsessed with the stairs and are up them in no time
- Starting to drink a little cows milk to get ready for the big 1 year mark
- have 4 teeth on top and two on bottom.

Eating their first ice cream cone minus the ice cream. Carter devoured his in minutes.

9.5 Month Stats

The boys are now 10 months but here are 9.5 month stats and some pics.

Carter:

• 19 lbs 7 oz - 28 %
• 27.75 in - 28 %
• Crawls normal now and really cruises
• Makes the funnies faces
  
• Both top front teeth are in
• Waves good-bye
• Hilarious
• Still smiles and flirts with everyone
• Such a big mouth, sticks the whole binkie in his mouth then smiles.

Trey:

• 18 lbs 15.5 oz - 21%
• 28 in - 36%
• Loves making kissing sounds
• Can drink out of a straw
• Loves to hit/pat brother
• Both top front teeth are in
• Mimics everything we do and even sounds
• Says ball
• Empties drawers all day long
• Hates to poo. You'd think he was dying every time he goes.
• Our little shy guy. If he doesn't know you real well it takes a while for him to warm up
  

Both boys love to go on walks and be outside. They both pull themselves up on everything and walk around the couches and coffee table. We're just waiting for them to take their first steps. They also eat like crazy if you let them. If you are eating something then they have to be eating. They love when their Aunties and Uncles come over to play. I think they get bored looking at us all the time.

We love these boys more then anything and feel so blessed to be their parents. They bring so much joy to us and the people they are around.

Eight Months!!!

How time flies!! The boys have now been out of my tummy for as long as they were in it. Here are some things the boys are doing now and accomplished in the past. Don't feel obligated to read all of it. This is more for journal purposes but it's also for you to get to know the boys better.

Can you see his two bottom teeth and there was no editing done to his eyes, such baby blues

CARTER:

• Our little solid chunk. At 6.5 month appt he weighed almost 18 lbs - 50%.
• Our short little guy. At 4.5 month appt he was 26 in - 25%
• Growing at a consistent rate although he has dropped 10 percent in the growth percentiles the last two checkups. He really had a growth spurt at 3 months.
  
• Our happy smiley guy. Such a flirt and smiles at everyone.
  
• Always has his mouth wide open along with his eyes.
  
• Loves his mommy... sometimes a little too much. Might have a momma's boy on our hands.
• Has been sleeping through the night since 7 months and we love it!!
  
• Binkie boy to the fullest!
  
• Loves to lay down in the tub and make tsunami like waves
• Our gerber baby with rolls after rolls.
  
• Crawls/scoots on his tummy
• Sleepy head and loves to sleep in in the mornings with mom
• Talks all day long with frequent squeals and screams
• Started holding his own bottle at 6 months
• Mimics really well
• Loves making new sounds with this mouth
  
• Such a people person

Our sweet cuddly boy

TREY:

• Just our little guy! A little under 17 pounds -28% at 6.5 month appt
• Our tall guy! 27 inches - 63% at 6.5 month appt
• Such a fast metabolism. Eats everything he can and then finishes Carter's bottle and food.
  
• Our serious thinker! Studies things intently especially zippers, buttons, and strings
• Morning Boy! Wakes up ready to go.
• Curious guy and has that look of what trouble can i get into now.
  
• Love Love Loves Daddy
• Army crawls and started crawling on this knees a few times
  
• Shy guy. He takes a while to warm up to people.
  
• Silly guy. Gets hyper at night and is so silly and funny.
• Would rather sit up in the bath tub
• Can sit up from laying flat on his back. He has amazing stomach muscles
• Picks up his legs to walk when you hold his hands while standing
• Has been sleeping through the night since 4 months
• Just barely started holding his bottle, not that he couldn't but he refused
• Can play independently for an hour on his own.
• Fights sleep
• Just started pulling his own hair and his brother's as well
  

BOTH BOYS:

• Know to how clap
• Blow raspberries and make funny sounds blowing air out of their mouth
  
• Love being read to
• Love bath time
  
• Sleep through the night
• Have two lower front teeth
• Say "dada", "dad", "mom", "momma", "bob", "ut" and "oh" sounds, "me", "ne" sounds
  
• Love saing dadada over and over and over again
• Say momma usually when they are sad or crying
• Such good travelers
• Happy sweet boys
• Love when daddy comes home to roll and wrestle on the floor with
  
• Love solids especially fruits and vegetables
• Not a fan of chicken or beef solids
• Getting the hang of trainer sippy cups and love them
• Love anything electronic - cell phones, ipods, wii remotes
• Love cables and paper
• Having troubles with constipation for a few months now. Not fun!!
• Just starting to pull themselves up on things
• Love peek a boo especially with a blanket
• Love to be tickled and laugh so hard
• Working on picking up things with their thumb and pointer
• Love finger food when they can get it in their mouth
  
• Just started interacting with one another. They talk and play with each other and it is the cutest thing I have ever seen.
• Try to stick their binkies in our mouths as well as each others. So cute

Left looks like a school photo but he always sits with his hands on his legs and right is classic Carter face.

Classic Trey face, he loves those fingers