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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Happy Halloween from Addison and Fischer!! Here are some pictures from their costume "photo shoot." The last picture is from this morning, and they are in their Halloween sleepers!

Things are changing... again!! Last night, I was changing Fischer's diaper and Addison was in her crib. I noticed she had been getting up on her knees by pulling up on the railing of her crib. She's been doing this for a couple of days.  Then, I turned around to look at her mid-diaper change and she was STANDING!! I didn't see her pull up, but she did it somehow. And she was just staring at me! I was shocked, and then worried that she'd somehow flip herself out of her crib. So, we'll be lowering her crib again (the 2nd time in  about 3 weeks) today.  I think things are about to get very active (more than they are now!) soon.

Another thing she's been doing lately is crawling (low crawling/scooting) over to my lap and then pulling herself up into my lap, then reaching up for me to hold her. I don't know how anyone resists picking them up after that! So yesterday, Fischer caught on to what she was doing, and he gave it a try. Sure enough, I picked him up too! They are definitely starting to "compete" for attention.  In turn, this causes feelings of guilt for me if I feel like I've held one more than the other!

Scott gets home today..yay! I am looking forward to some fun family time this weekend!

Addison and Fischer had the first of their 2 flu shots this morning, and they did SO great. Scott is out of town, so I took my friend Kelly with me so she could hold one during and after when they were crying.  They both cried for maybe 3 seconds and that was it. They are so brave, and handled it much better than I would have. They will get the booster shot at their 9 month check up on December 3rd, since the booster has to be at least a month after the first shot.  So much for being done with shots until their 12 month check up.

Fischer is sitting so well on his own now. Just over the past couple of days, he's gotten much better at it! He still isn't putting himself in that position, but I'm sure that will come soon.

I took these pictures last night before bath time - they were pulling their bumpers down and peeping out of their cribs. They do this all the time now!

Fischer decided to tell me a little story tonight, complete with these facial expressions. :) 

I am a fairly organized person, and I am trying to stay that way even with two mobile babies in the house.  I like to make lists, I like to label things, I like having a "home" for everything, etc... So, the fact that I also like to keep things on a pretty tight schedule when it comes to Addison and Fischer shouldn't surprise people.  There have been a couple of times where the schedule has made things a big more difficult for us, but I think it's totally worth it in the long run.  It's harder when we travel, because we can't be as flexible for meeting up with people, going out to dinner, etc. But, when we are at home, it's SO nice to be on a schedule.

Here is what a typical day in the Komarnicki household is like:

Between 6:00- 7:30  - Babies wake up and get a diaper change and dressed for the day
8:00 - First bottle of the day (we will soon be adding cereal with fruit to this)
8:15 - 8:45 - Resting in their double stroller (letting food settle or they will spit up while playing!)
8:45 - 10:00ish - Play time
Around 10:00 - A short nap (Usually 15-20 minutes)
10:20 - 11:30 - Play time
11:30 - 12:00 - Prepare lunch and change diapers
12:00 - 12:20 - Lunch (solid food, then bottle)
12:20 - 2:30ish - Nap time (on a good day!)
2:30 - 4:00 - Play time
4:00 - Afternoon bottle
4:15 - 4:45 - Rest in stroller (again, to let food settle). They usually watch a Baby Einstein video
4:45 - 6:00 - More play time
6:00 - 7:00 - Depending on moods, they keep playing or relax in their stroller if they are tired and fussy
7:00 - Bath time, every other night
7:15 - Change into pajamas
7:15 - 7:30 - Read books
7:30 - 8:00 - Usually fall asleep in their stroller
8:00 - Dinner time! Solids, then bottle
8:30 - Night Night Addison and Fischer!
8:30 - 10:00ish TV time for us
10:00 - Night Night Mommy and Daddy!

At some point during all of this, I shower, start laundry, fold laundry, put away laundry, eat lunch, wash bottles, make forumula, and feed the dogs at 5:00. Addison and Fischer also have snack times in there where they have some water and some puffs. Luckily, I don't have to cook dinner - that's Scott's domain which is a huge relief for me. :)