Pork

The boys tried some pork today. They are much more used to eating meat so it was received much better than some of the others we have tried. Here are the pictures:

Zachary:

Nicolas:

Sippy cups...

Both Nicolas and Zachary have learned to drink out of a sippy cup all by themselves. Nicolas is great at handling the cup alone and drinks very well out of it. Zachary can drink out of it, but prefers to chew on the mouthpiece instead. He only drinks out of it when he is really thirsty.

It took us a few weeks of trying them with the sippy cups before they really got the hang of it. It made for a lot of meals with water all over themselves, their high chairs and the floor. At first, I was bringing the sippy cups to their mouths and giving them the water by holding the cup myself. Nicolas did not really care for that. He wanted the cup! Zachary was great and drank very well out of it that way. Then I would let them to "play" with the cups so that they could learn what they needed to about how the cups worked. But, once I knew that they were only playing with them instead of trying to figure them out, I stopped them from getting water all over the place.

After that point Nicolas was a pro. Zachary likes to chew on the rubbery mouthpiece and drinks occasionally. I figure that as long as he is not making a mess, it's fine. I think it feels great on his poor little gums. The good think is that when they have them, they know they are supposed to be drinking out of them. All I need to do is remind them and the cups end up back upright and in their mouths. They are really starting to understand when we speak. It's so amazing to watch them learn and discover the world...

Here are a few pics of my big boys and their sippy cups:

Zachary:

Nicolas:

8 month old weigh in...

I went and had the boys weighed today. They were good as gold and they continue to amaze the nurses at the CLSC.

Here is where we are now:

Zachary: Weighs 20 lbs 4 oz (up from 18 lbs 14 oz - December 4, 2008)

Nicolas: Weighs 18 lbs 3 oz (up from 17 lbs 4 oz - December 4, 2008)

Such Goof balls....

Both Steve and Nicolas are some of the craziest goof balls out there. Please keep in mind that it seems to take very little to make Nicolas laugh. Very strange things are very funny to him. For some reason Steve starting saying, "Kermit the Frog" and Nicolas thought this was hilarious. Here is a small video of the two of them. It was taken after Steve saying this for over 15 minutes...




While we were making dinner tonight, Steve started to sing along with a song on the radio which caused Nicolas to laugh hysterically. Here is a very short clip of what happened:

Notice how Zachary is just sitting there and not really reacting. I am sure he is thinking that they are both nuts...!

Pasta

I am trying to increase the boys' repertoire of finger foods so I decided to try some pasta for lunch today. It was not a huge hit but it also wasn't a bust either. This is the first finger food that has been really messy and I'm not sure the boys enjoyed getting messy. I am sure all of that will change with time so I am rolling with it for now.

Zachary did better than Nicolas since he was actually picking up the pieces and putting them in his mouth. Nicolas only moved the pieces around on his tray. He would eat it if I fed it to him. I think that Nicolas may not have enjoyed the very basic pasta sauce I put on the noodles. I will try it again with a little bit of butter instead and see how that goes over.

Here are a few pictures of our messy lunch - the before and afters. They don't actually do the mess justice but they are cute nonetheless. Zachary had some in his hair and all over his face. Nicolas kept the mess a little more contained.

Zachary:

Nicolas:

A Wagon!

We received an awesome wagon from my grandfather and all of my Aunts and Uncles on my Dad's side. This was Zachary and Nicolas' Christmas present from all of them. It is a little bit too big for them now but it will be perfect for them come the spring. When sitting in the seats, their feet don't touch the bottom so we cannot be lugging them around in it quite yet.

One of the seats moves so that it can alter the look of the inside of the wagon. We can have the seats facing one another or having the boys front to back. You can also use the seat to make a table for one of the seats. There is a canopy on the top which should help to shield them from the sun.

Here is a picture of them in it...

8 months old!

Wow! It is now 2009 and Zachary and Nicolas have just turned 8 months old. A year ago, I had just been to my 20 week ultrasound and founf out that we were having two boys. What a difference a year can make!

Sadly, I was unable to get to the CLSC to have the boys weighed since they were not open on Thursday (January 1st). So, I will have to wait until next week to get their 8 month stats.

But, I do have some pictures taken on their 8 month birthaversary.

Zachary:


Nicolas: