Today was such a nice day, so we went downtown this afternoon and walked around and got some dinner.  The babies were doing great while we were waiting on our food.  This all changed when they saw us eating. They wanted our food... they didn't want the puffs I was trying to give them. They started screaming, and it got louder and louder! It's safe to say they caused a scene. Luckily it was a small place so there were only a few other people in there.  Scott had pizza so he ended up having to give them some crust to chew on. This did the trick! Then, it was time to take it away so we could leave. This caused scene number 2. Fischer, especially, was NOT happy.  Now we are going to have to take "real food" they can chew on while we are eating whenever we go out. We are thinking celery or carrot sticks. I was so nervous they were going to actually get a piece of the crust off and choke since they can't really chew stuff up yet.  They are certainly ready big people food though.

I think Addison is taking a break from trying to crawl... her latest project is trying to go from laying down into a sitting position. She can almost get all the way up, but can't quite figure out how to get her one leg out in front of her.  She has so many new things going on at once!  She has slept great the past 2 nights, so I'm wondering if all of her new activities are tiring her out more! I hope so! Fischer, as usual, sleeps great every night! 

In other news, we are having a yard sale this Saturday. We have a lot of baby clothes to get rid of, and some other baby items that we don't use anymore.  Going through all of their stuff has been weird and somewhat emotional for me, so I hope I don't start crying on Saturday when a shopper wants to buy a tiny onsie or the pack of leftover preemie diapers we had in the closet (which I kept 2 of)! I will be sure to let you know how that goes. :) 

Another weekend has come and gone! They go so fast, and it's always hard to fit everything in that we want to do.  The babies had a lot of floor time, which gave Addison plenty of  time to work on her crawling. She isn't actually crawling yet, but she is so close. She has started moving both knees forward at the same time, so it's more like a tiny hop. She looks like a little frog. You can tell she is trying to move one knee... then she gets frustrated and falls on her stomach and scoots to where she wants to go.  She's working hard though! Here is a little video of her in position.

Fischer is happy to just sit back and watch Addison do all of the work. We think he is just going to up and crawl one day after watching her. We think he'll do the same with sitting... she is working very hard to sit on her own. She's up to about 30 seconds at times, and getting more sturdy everyday.  Fischer just watches, but has no desire right now to try - when I let go of him he just falls to the side. Again, I think he's watching her do all of the work, then will just sit one day.  He loves to roll around everywhere and he still loves kicking his legs. 

They are both really enjoying the activity centers/bouncers we have right now. They've learned how to turn themselves around in the seats, and now play with all of the toys that are there. They love to face each other in them and "talk" while they are playing. It's very cute, and they crack each other up sometimes! It just amazes me that one day they couldn't turn themselves around in the seat and the next they could. And one day they couldn't make themselves bounce in there, but the next day they could do it. Babies are amazing little creatures. :)

Yesterday we took them to the little playground in our neighborhood and let them swing for the first time. I really thought they'd love it! They didn't hate it, but seemed very confused. We will go back soon to try again. Here are some pictures... we had to put them in the swings backwards because the sun was so bright and would've been in their eyes.

We are now in week three of their formula transition. Things still seem to be going pretty well - we are now up to 3 ounces per bottle! Hopefully within the next few weeks we will have them both on the same formula!! That hasn't happened since they were six weeks old. 

That's about all for now... we are STILL waiting on teeth! 

Addison was very tired last night! She plays hard!

Both babies are doing great on the increased amount of new formula. Sunday we'll go to 3 ounces per bottle!  We've also been battling leaky diapers at night - we've tried so many kinds of diapers and were still getting leaks. But, I think we finally found one that works!! We bought a pack of the Fisher-Price happy nights diapers, and so far so good.

Grandmom K (Scott's mom) sent a box of books from when Scott was little! It was so nice to get a whole new batch of books to read, and it's neat that they were Scott's.  She will get a chance to read to them a lot soon, because she is coming to visit next week! The babies will enjoy all of the extra attention, and I will enjoy the extra hands. :)

7 months have passed since Addison and Fischer were born. I can't even believe it. I keep hoping things will slow down a little, but so far they haven't. Here is a picture of Addison and Fischer this morning on their 7 month birthday.

In honor of this day, Addison thought it would be good to work on her crawling skills.  She has gotten up on her hand and knees and rocked front to back numerous times today.  With a little more practice, I think she'll be on the go very soon.

We had a few changes take place over the weekend. First of all, we increased to putting two ounces of the new formula in each bottle! The babies did great over the last week with having one ounce of the new formula in each bottle, so we increased to two today. As long as this week goes well, we'll increase to three next Sunday! Secondly, we went today and bought the babies their big-kid car seats! They were getting so heavy to lift in their infant seats. Also, in our front/back double stroller, the one in the back was getting cramped because their feet would hit the car seat in front of them! So, we figured it was time to go ahead and make the change. We went and looked at all the seats Babies R Us had to offer, and finally decided on an Evenflo model. It was middle-of-the-road in cost, and seems like it will be comfortable for them to sit in. These will eventually turn into their booster seats, so should be the last seats we have to buy. However, buying these led to our third change of the weekend... We had to buy a new double stroller. The other car seats would snap into the Snap and Go which was the front/back stroller we would use whenever we had to run errands. We have a side by side jogging stroller, but it's so wide so it's hard to take most places. So, we had to buy a thinner, more practical side by side stroller. This brings our stroller count to five at the moment. I think that's enough for now. :)

So, Scott put the new seats in the car and we headed out this afternoon to give those, and the new stroller, a try. As soon as Scott strapped Addison into the new seat, she started to cry. Maybe she doesn't like change?! She was ok after we gave her her paci and wubbie (that's what we call their blankets). So, we ran our errands (they sat in their new stroller), then I went to strap her into her seat to head home and she cried again. A lot! Hopefully this doesn't happen every time we try to go somewhere now. I think/hope she'll get used to it. Fischer seemed to love the new seat. They sit up higher in them, so they can see out of their windows better and he seemed to really like that. When Scott would turn a corner, Fischer would laugh, then start "talking"! Here they are in their new seats, and their new stroller.

Once we got home, the babies rolled around on the comforter for awhile. We spread toys out and they just roll around and play with the toys. While playing, Addison got up on her hands and knees for the first time!! She only stayed in that position for a second, but she was there! They both get up on their knees a lot, but then usually fall over to the side. Things will be so much different when I have two crawling babies!! Fischer has also started a new "trick." Over the weekend, he started putting his lips together and rubbing them, sort of like he just put on chap stick and is rubbing it all around. Sometimes he even makes a smacking sound while he's doing it. He has also started showing interest in holding his own bottle again. They both were doing it for awhile for a few seconds here and there, then they both stopped. They really do something new everyday!

Last night we went out to eat - we went to a Japanese steakhouse...the kind where they cook in front of you. We thought the babies might like to watch! They really liked watching the steam and the fire! Other than that, they weren't really interested and started getting pretty antsy towards to end of our meal.  When we got home, we got out the comforter and had some family play time! Here are some pictures.

 

As I was uploading these pictures, I got into the baby jail with Addison. While we were playing, she sat on her own long enough for me to get my camera and take a picture!!!

                                      

Sitting on her own, and a little worried about it

Playing with the tags on play mat

Falling over! 

It becomes more obvious everyday how different Addison and Fischer are. Not only do they look different, but their personalities are SO different!! Addison is serious most of the time, and wants to study everything and everyone.  If we hand her a toy, she holds it, turns it over, stares at it, puts it in her mouth, and repeats all of this.  If someone smiles at her, she usually just stares at them, studying everything about their face... it's rare that she smiles back.  I feel like we have to earn her smiles - and that's not always easy!! She makes us work for them! But... once she gets started talking and smiling, she'll go on for awhile. I'm pretty sure that once she starts saying words, she won't ever stop! Fischer, on the other hand, will smile at anyone and anything! He has started laughing a lot more, and is just very laid back. When we hand him a toy, he immediately starts shaking it back and forth, and loves to bang things together.  I am getting the feeling that he is going to be one destructive little boy. He is already very rough with his toys... in the picture below I caught him in the act of flipping his activity mat over.

Fischer is also content to play by himself, while Addison prefers for one of us to be right there watching her, or playing with her. They are starting to play together more, so hopefully that will satisfy her when I'm trying to get housework done!  Here is a picture of Addison playing, but looking very serious and worried about it.

It's so fun watching them develop their individual personalities, and I know their differences will continue to show more and more.

Here are just a few more pictures!

Addison is staring at the frog

Fischer saying hi to the camera

Fischer showing off his toe-sucking abilities

Addison sound asleep during nap time