Photo Saturday – 03.06.2010
Wordless Wednesday – 03.03.2010
Story Time
I took the boys to their first story time at the library today. It was a wild, fun-filled adventure. Upon arrival Noah began screaming (I guess he assumed I was ditching him there), once he realized I was staying he became wild. He found the door and kept taking off. Then Ezra realized what we were doing (running around) and got in on the act. It was finally time for story time and the door to the room was closed, thank goodness! At this time my lovely children discover there are cabinets in the room, fun. So I blocked them off with the stroller, Noah voiced his opinion on the act, at which point I was informed I was free to come and go as I please. Yea I was embarrassed, but I didn’t think they were being all that bad for 15 month old boys. It was a story time for 0-2 year olds after all, so I thought there would be other children who were a little rambunctious. All the other children seemed to be in the under 1 crowd or the over 2 crowd. Oh well, we still had fun and Ezra loved when they did “if your happy and you know it” between stories. I also know that someday very soon they will sit and listen to stories, for now I am happy to chase after them. 🙂
*During actual story time they continually checked the acoustics of the room by banging on every surface possible.
Photo Friday – 02.26.2010
Totrags Full Coverage Bibs
Remember back in January when the boys were in that messy child contest and you all voted so wonderfully for my guys? Well Noah won and we are now sporting two wonderful Totrags full coverage bibs. Christine was even so thoughtful in making them in the boys’ colors.
We took them for a spin today and so far our clothes are clean, well clean from food, dirt and mud not so much.
Wordless Wednesday – 02.24.2010
Picture Proof
After the way today ended I am so glad I snapped a few photos this morning. It enabled me to remember that we did have some fun today, that it wasn’t all cranky babies and drool (teething really stinks, Noah is getting four at once and Ezra is getting two more and he just hates teething.) We had a great morning playing and I will choose to remember that part of today.
Photo Friday – 02.19.2010
Noah and his Grandma
Showing off his new move for the Grandparents
Wrestling with Grandpa
Sandbox fun
There’s just no stopping them
Such joy
Ez and mommy sliding (look at his giant belly!)
Dad and Noah
15 months
Another month has passed and the boys are growing and learning like crazy. At their 15 month check-up Noah weighed 24 pounds 11 ounces and was 31 inches, Ezra weighed 23 pounds 15 ounces and was 30 inches. Noah still has just 2 teeth, but he is getting his top two right now, and Ezra still has 4, but he is getting some more also.
They are very active now which is a lot of fun and a lot of work! (but I love it, seriously I do, I am in the best shape!) Ezra is running and Noah is walking everywhere. Their favorite activity is anything outside. They love eating dirt, sand, grass, and Ezra loves rocks (why did we purposely put them in our backyard?).
Noah is such a happy boy. I am really shocked by this because he was not a super happy baby, but he is one happy toddler. He will sit still and play, read, or work on a new skill. The other day he played in his sandbox for a good 15 minutes while I chased his brother around the yard and daddy did yard work. Noah loves his sleep (he takes after his mommy), it really irks him when Ezra wakes him up in the middle of the night or early from his nap. He eats anything I put in front of him, occasionally after a few bites he’ll reject a new food, but he tries it. He can say kitty and hi. He is still in love with peek-a-boo and now uses furniture to play the game.
Ezra is an independent boy, he loves his mommy and daddy but really wants to do everything on his own. He is constantly moving, I mean constantly. He has little fear and scares his mommy a lot! He loves animals, our animals tolerate him and he is so gentle. He is a pickier eater, but not a picky eater yet. I have been having problems finding dinners that he loves, I finally scored a big win the other night with a mac and cheese recipe that had cauliflower puree hidden in it. He still just says momma and dada, but he has his own Ezra language and uses it a lot. He is constantly talking.
They are both such a joy to be around. Even though the tantrums have begun.
Wordless Wednesday – 02.17.2010
Referralversary
One year ago today we first laid eyes upon the two most precious baby boys. We knew our lives were changed forever and were beyond excited for our future as a family as four. We have enjoyed this past year so much and are looking for many more wonderful years together.
Here they are as we first saw them:
They both weighed around 6.5 pounds and were only about 18 inches long. The only developmental milestone listed was that they could move their head from side to side.
My how things have changed, they both weigh about 24 pounds now, and last time daddy measured Noah was 30 inches and Ezra 29 inches. Ezra is running and Noah is happily crawling everywhere. We have been beyond blessed to get to know them this past year and are so thankful for the wonder of adoption.
After trying to re-creat their referral pictures, I tried in vain to get some pics of them together.
Now for some video, because they are just so cute.
Noah super excited about his referralversary:
MVI 6207 from Stephanie Adams on Vimeo.
Ez pretty much implying get me out of this crib:
MVI 6211 from Stephanie Adams on Vimeo.
Wordless Wednesday – 02.10.2010
Outside! Outside! Outside!
The boys love to be outside. LOVE. Good thing the weather this time of year is near perfection and we also love to be outside. We spent the bulk of time outside yesterday. Matt and I did a little yard work and the boys “helped.” Yard work takes significantly longer with two little helpers. 🙂
*Please ignore the snotty noses, we wiped and we wiped, but we are teething and there is a ton of allergens in the air.
Photo Friday – 02.05.2010
