When I took Fischer to the doctor a few weeks ago about his ear, the doctor gave me a pamphlet on teething.  It turned out that his ear was bothering him because of his teeth.  I read the pamphlet when I got home to see if there was anything new I hadn't already read online about teething.  This pamphlet basically said that teething does not cause fussiness, fever, loss of sleep, loss of appetite or any of the other symptoms that people talk about.

I would just like to say that whoever wrote that information must not have had children. I'm sure not all babies have all symptoms, but I wouldn't say that they never happen. I can tell you that teething makes Fischer fussy. Very fussy. And if it weren't for motrin, he wouldn't be sleeping well. I can only imagine how it will be when Addison's teeth start breaking through, because she's our fussy one! 

Anyway, I am writing this because Fischer's second tooth broke through today! So for right now, the teething score is: Fischer - 2, Addison - 0. 

Tonight we let Addison and Fischer try mashed potatoes for the first time. They sat in their high chairs and "ate" while we ate our dinner. They enjoyed playing in it, and even managed to get some in their mouths!

Afterwards, they were playing in their cribs, and Scott and Addison started playing a little game. I caught part of it on video - you can't see her very well but you can hear her adorable laugh!

It was really nice during the day yesterday, so Scott decided to set up the tent in the backyard so Addison and Fischer could play in it.  We stayed out there for about 45 minutes, and they seemed to enjoy having somewhere new to play! Bo had fun running in and out of the tent.

Then, last night, we had a little fire in our backyard.  We bundled the babies up and sat by it for a few minutes. I guess it was a fake "camp out" kind of day!

Also yesterday, I let them play on the kitchen floor for the first time.  They, of course, kept going after Bo and Sassy's water bowl.  Addison was crawling really well, even on the slippery floor! I guess this really does make her an official crawler now. She is also trying to pull up on anything and everything, which makes me a nervous wreck, because most of the things she is trying to use aren't sturdy. I am having to watch her very closely all day long!  Fischer is having some pretty fussy moments because of his tooth, but hopefully he starts feeling better soon. He's sleeping well at night though, so that's good. I think the Motrin helps him feel better, at least for a little while.  It's still just the tiny point of the tooth for right now.

Both babies are sleeping pretty well at night! If they wake up, it's just once... hopefully typing that didn't jinx us for tonight. Addison did wake up the other night crying/screaming, as if something was very wrong. Scott went in there, and she was sitting up in the corner of her crib with her paci in her mouth.  We think she must have sat up in her sleep, then woke up not knowing where she was. He quickly got her calmed down and back to sleep though.

Here is a picture from the other day when they were crawling around our bedroom.  They discovered our closet, and then my shoes...

This morning when I was thinking about doing a post for today, I couldn't really think of much to write about.  Now the babies are in bed and I have quite a few things to write about! It was a big day in the Komarnicki house.

We were playing on the floor this morning, and both babies were all over the place, as usual.  They are getting faster and more curious by the day, which means I'm getting more and more exercise.  So, while we were playing, Addison got up on her hands and knees and crawled all the way across the room!! I was so proud, and so excited. I even managed to get part of it on video, which I then accidently erased. Anyway, I tried to get her to do it again (by placing my cell phone on the floor as incentive) but she would only do a "step" or two.  As the day went on, she was crawling more and more! Fischer is still faster than her though (he beat her to the cell phone that I put on the floor).

While we were playing, Fischer got increasingly fussy. I figured he was just getting tired and hungry, since it was getting close to lunch time.  They ate lunch and napped for about two hours. After their nap, we were playing again and I noticed Fischer's bottom gum looked a little red. I went and washed my hands, felt the gum, and sure enough - there was a tooth!!! It must have come through the gum during his nap because it wasn't there this morning. It's just a tiny point of a tooth, but still a tooth! It's so sharp, but I kept sticking my finger is his mouth so he could bite on it. He was pretty fussy for the rest of the day, despite giving him teething tablets, orajel and teething rings.  We gave him some motrin tonight, so hopefully he sleeps peacefully.  Just like I was proud of Addison crawling, I was proud of Fischer for having a tooth. I know he didn't really do anything, but it still made me proud! I can't wait to see how big the tooth is in the morning!

I'm reminded everyday of how fast they are growing by moments like these!

Yesterday we went to the Coastal Carolina fair.  The weather was perfect, so it was nice to be outside. I think Addison and Fischer enjoyed watching the rides go up and down, and around! They also seemed to do a lot of people-watching, and got their first taste of ice cream. Scott gave them a little bit of his vanilla ice cream on his finger... they seemed more confused than anything. It got a little chilly when the sun went down, and we left shortly after that.

I think both babies are becoming more mobile by the day. Fischer is still perfecting his low crawling, and hasn't even tried getting on his hands and knees. I've tried putting him in that position, but he isn't interested.  Addison is showing interest in the "real" crawling again... she is rocking back and forth again and has actually taken 2 or 3 "steps" on her hands and knees on several occasions.

In addition to becoming more mobile, they are becoming much more verbal. The other day, they were both babbling loudly at the same time... it made me think ahead to when they will both be talking. I'm sure it will stay loud around our house when that happens.  They were up bright and early at 6:15 this morning talking... it's pretty funny to listen to them on the monitor.

They have adjusted pretty well to the time change, aside from being up at 6:15 now. We adjusted their feeding just a tiny bit on the first day, but we are now back to our normal schedule. I'm still getting used to it getting dark so early.  On Monday night, Addison was up a lot. We aren't sure if this was because of the time change, or because we lowered their cribs again. They are now on their lowest level! With Addison standing now, we went ahead and lowered them.  This will be the level they stay even when the cribs are converted to toddler beds. They are just growing way too fast!

It's official - Addison and Fischer like to hold their own bottles now! They were doing it every once in awhile, but they are now doing it about 95% of the time.  It really helps me out a lot when Scott isn't here! When I'm feeding them by myself, I prop them in their boppies (that they promptly crawl out of) to feed them, and it can get a bit uncomfortable holding both bottles. When Scott is here, we each hold one while they eat.  Now that they like to hold the bottles, they want to keep holding them. When the bottles are empty, I have to pry their tiny little fingers off of them because they won't let go. I guess they think if they suck long enough, more food will come out!

It's time for October's slideshow. A little history on the song choice - it became very popular right around the time Addison and Fischer were born.  Whenever we fed them, we would turn the radio on and this song would be on every time, and that's not at exaggeration! It's such a fitting song to listen to when you are up in the middle of the night feeding one, or two, newborns! As I listen to it now, I can't believe that it was 8 months ago that we heard this song every 3 hours during feedings. :)

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