9 months

Posted by B.P.

My how time flies!  The babies are 9 months old.  What have they been up to the last 3 months?  I'm glad you asked.

• Crawling.  Ethan was the first crawl, but now they both it!  We've got a gate by the stairs.  Both babies like to crawl towards wires, which has forced us to remove the lights from their room:-)  Now they crawl in the dark, but they don't electrocute themselves.  We think they are still electrocute.
• Eating.  They eat all sorts of foods now, and can even feed themselves, sortof.  The self-feeding inevitably results with most of the food on the floor, and Ethan choking himself on his fingers.  Kaylee seems to have better fine motor skills.
• Clapping!  Ethan has learned to clap.  He thinks it is a very fun way to pass the time.
• Biking.  The babies like to go for bike rides in their new bike trailer. 

• Cloning.  Both babies have successfully cloned themselves twice, as evidenced by this picture.

• Splashing.  The babies like to splash around in the bath, Kaylee especially splashes us a storm.  Dana says that Ethan does too.
• Standing.  Both babies can pull themselves up to a standing position; great for licking those hard-to-reach places.
• Sitting. Ethan and Kaylee can go from sitting to crawling and back to sitting again.  Kaylee's preferred method of going from crawling to sitting is to scream until someone picks her up (but she can do it on her own)
• Teeth.  Ethan has 6, Kaylee has 2, and boy can she bite!
• Communications.  Both kidos have learned the sign for "milk".  Ethan likes to make kissing noises, and Swahili tongue clicks.  With these new-found skills, the kids have given up crying (not).
• We found some miracle drugs that have cleared up Ethan's cheeks (mostly). 
• Dying eggs.  Ethan's favorite part is spilling the dye all over everything.

Happy 9 Months!