Over the weekend

Ethan before the Vikings/49ers game on Sunday...supporting both teams...

Boys celebrating after the BETTER TEAM won!! Yay Vikings!

Ethan & Kian ready for a big outdoor outing to go watch a friend play football on a balmy Saturday afternoon.
We've survived another doosey of a cold and even our first random babysitter that neither Mom or Dad knew. All and all things are good. We can't wait for Grammie and Baba Jun to arrive in 2 weeks!

It's official....

KIAN IS CRAWLING!!!!! Here's a short video- it's kinda dark but it's proof!





We're watching the TU football game with Daddy...

9 months old!

Amazing...time has flown by. We say that every month as we hit milestones, but really, it has. Mom and Dad were talking the other night and we over heard them say, "wow...we never thought we'd be doing this well this early". And boy, have we surprised them!!

We had our 9 month check up with the doctor the other day. We have grown a lot! Let's start with me, KIAN, the oldest child (yes, only by a minute but nonetheless, the OLDEST)!

I weigh 19lbs 13oz. I went from the 13%tile at 6mo to the 36.5%tile at 9mo in the weight category. I am 28.07inches long in the 41%tile for my age up from 18%tile at 6mo. Please remember that at our 1st well-child check I was in the less than 0.03%tile. Yay me!! I am rolling and I even took my first coordinated crawls the last few days. I really am too lazy to sit straight up, but I do sit- leaning on my arm sometimes. I'm eating some baby foods with oatmeal but I'm not a big fan of the 'sitting in my highchair' time. I like to be out and moving not sitting still. I'm talking what Dad would say "jibberish" but really, I just tell them what I think- they choose not to listen. I do still have a small problem with my reflux (bad bad heartburn) but Mom took me to the doctor about a month ago and changed my medicine so I am feeling better. I really wish I could play more with my brother. I try to come over and take his toys all the time, but all he does is squeal and cry for Mom so Mom tells me to leave him alone.

ETHAN's turn!

I weigh 21lbs 8oz and am in the 64.5%tile up from 29%tile at 6mo. Yes, they do call me fatty! Believe it or not, I've even stretched out a little. I'm 27.75inches long- in the 30%tile up from the 6%tile in June. Hard to believe again, I was in the less than 3%tile. I'm a Momma's boy. I like to play independently without my brother and yell at him when he comes over to steal my toys or touch me. I'm not even close to crawling, but I do play 'superman' when I am on my belly. I eat the same as my brother and LOVE my gerber's puffs. I do talk, not as often, but in spurts.

All in all it's been a wonderful 9months. We look forward to sharing more milestones with you. Thanks MN for an awesome trip and CA, we're planning a get-a-way hopefully very soon!

We've landed!

We've returned home after a long trip to Minnesota to see family and friends. Surprisingly, we all tolerated the 12+hour ride pretty well. It was a jam packed week of events including an open house for family and friends to meet the Madjids and a friend's wedding. We even had the opportunity to hang out at the cabin for Labor Day weekend.

Here's Kian peering over the gate towards the lake...does he want to go swimming?

Auntie Buffy playing with Kian and Ethan. Check out that smile on Kian!



Hanging with Friends and Family at our Open House

Relaxing in our stroller

Family portrait!

~A group shot~ There are more to come...

An update!

We apologize for the untimely update. It just seems that Mom & Dad have been so busy lately. Where bedtime used to be a family affair, now it seems as though Mom or Dad are doing it alone. Since our bedtime is usually around 6:00pm, Dad is not off work yet to help Mom and Mom has been working a lot at the hospital on Dad's days off so she doesn't get home til 7:30-8pm. Nonetheless, we are GREAT sleepers! There have been some consecutive nights where both of us have slept through the night. A FULL 12 HOURS!! YAYYYY! Mom thought that night would never come. Of course, we've had some minor set backs (like bad colds & leaky diapers) but all in all- we're sleeping well!

Kian's crawl is progressing, very slowly, but surely. When he gets tired of being up on all fours, he'll sit on his hip, braced up by his hand, and rest. Here's an action shot of what this looks like in mid-rest before his hip hits the ground.

Otherwise, it's happy Kian exploring the new world and his favorite thing to do is play the drums on the wood floor. He loves the noise it makes!

Ethan is slow to move, but is now rolling. He's been scooting back lately while on his tummy, mainly just so he can get away from Kian. He HATES his brother touching him or being anywhere near him. So funny!

If Mom has ever wondered what was under her couch, wonder no more. Ethan LOVES to stick his arm under the couch and pull out all those dust bunnies mom's broom didn't catch. He thinks he's doing his part to help clean???

Just Ethan, hanging out and playing with toys.

8 Months old!!

We're 8 months old!

It's crazy, we've come so far, yet have so much life left!! Let's see...our accomplishments this month....

Sleeping-
Ethan is consistently sleeping through the night from 6-7pm to 6-7am. It's wonderful! Kian is still getting up once sometime in the middle of the night. It's never a consistent time. He eats and goes right back to bed. Still sleeping on the same schedule as brother 6-6am. Our naps are horrendous. We try 2x's per day around 9am & 1pm. We cry the entire nap time!

Eating-
We're both eating baby food 2x's per day oatmeal with our fruits and vegetables. We've introduced the baby food meats and Kian will eat them, Ethan will absolutely NOT! We're on preemie formula- no more breast milk. (Mom is very thankful!)

Development-
No teeth for either one. We're not sitting up yet, although that's coming. Ethan is just starting to roll back to tummy. Mom & Dad haven't seen him, but have found him on his tummy. Kian is rolling to get places and starting to rock & creep on all fours. Crawling in no time!! Kian is constantly moving, jumping, rolling.

We're enjoying life. We recognize Mom & Dad and don't have stranger danger yet! We are starting to notice the silly puppy (Zio) and love watching him chase his tail. Mom & Dad are doing well too. Loving their boys more and more everyday. They are very busy and miss sleeping in past 6AM but wouldn't trade it for the world. We're each thankful for our jobs but miss spending quality time together. Miss u all! Minnesota people...We'll see u in 3 weeks!