Even though I don't have time to exercise as much as I'd like (or tell myself that I would, "if I had time"), caring for these two boys definitely works the muscles in my back (picking up and holding them), arms (carrying them in carseats or straining to change their diapers while they squirm to get away), and legs (dashing to stop them from entering a room they shouldn't or put something dangerous in their mouths). Both boys are now on the move and it's Go, Go, Go! Isaiah has been military crawling a couple weeks now and last week started pulling to standing, holding on to objects. He loves standing, especially when he did it himself! And Anthony loves walking... (with assistance). He gleefully holds onto a rolling-walker toy and pushes it along down the hall, looking behind for help when he gets stuck. He'll hold onto my fingers and we'll walk all over the living room and kitchen. It is amazing to see how quickly they progress! It wouldn't surprise me if Anthony were taking steps on his own before his first birthday (Nov 17) and Isaiah may not be too far behind!
The days are really getting chilly now, but we are bundling up and still getting out and about. We've been a-strollering through the neighborhoods (Anthony's and ours) and one day found swings at a park! Isaiah has been on a swing maybe 4 or 5 times, so he had fun, but it was Anthony's first time and he wasn't super enthusiastic...
We tried a new art project: feet painting! I'd say the word both would probably use to describe the sensation: icky. But once they got over the initial funny feeling of paint on their feet, they seemed to have fun with it! And I really liked how they turned out. You can make out little footprints in their paintings, and the two colors combining created some really neat effects! I will definitely try this again with them.
As always, we had lots of Gus-playing, so he had to find new ways to hide or protect himself...
And we visited some pumpkin patches!
They move so quickly that it's harder now to catch good photos of them that aren't blurry, so here's what I was able to capture...
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| Anthony walking holding on to my legs |
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| "If only I were a little taller, I'd be outta here!" |
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| "Well, I don't have a 3rd hand, but my mouth works fine." |
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| Does every mom think she has the sweetest boy in the world? |
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| All bundled up and ready to ponder important issues. |
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| Peekaboo! |
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| He loves to snuggle! |
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| And what did we catch you doing? |
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| Isaiah: "Quick! You change the radio station and I'll read through all these teaching books!" |
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| Put the camera away, Mom! |
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| Wheeeeeeee! |
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| What a good friend! |
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| I'm standing and I love it!!! |
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| MOM, put the camera away! |
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| Okay, I'll just take it from you... |
Until next time!
