10 Months!

*I would guess that they weigh around 19-20 pounds, but my scale's not really that reliable.

*They are still wearing 6-9 month clothes and some 6-12 month, depending on the brand. (The other day I tried a 3-6 month sweater from Janie and Jack on Cullen and it was HUGE, who comes up with these sizes anyways?)

*They are super speedy crawlers, especially Cullen. Once he got the hang of it, he started going as fast as he could.

*They love to pull up on everything, especially Jack. They get so proud of themselves for standing up on their own. I always catch them looking at me with a little smirk after they've just pulled themselves up as if to say, "Did you see that, Mom? Pretty cool, huh?!"

*Cullen spends most of his time chasing the cats around the house. He squeals and takes off after them. Once he gets within a foot of them, they get up and run away. Then he squeals again and follows them to their new spot.

*They are eating almost all finger foods now. I am working on using up most of our pureed food before they absolutely refuse to eat it any longer. Also, if it's something particularly messy (like blueberries) I mix it into cereal and spoon feed them. As long as I haven't given them any Cheerios or anything they'll usually eat the whole bowl.

*Jack's favorite food seems to be chicken, Cullen's is definitely cheese. He could have 99 cheerios on his plate but he'd find the one piece of cheese and gobble it up first. I often catch him reaching over to Jack's tray and stealing the cheese.

*Mealtime is SO messy!! Cullen's method of eating is to grasp as much food as he can in his two fists and then try to shove it into his mouth simultaneously. Usually only a piece or two will make it in there and the other dozen pieces will fall onto the tray (if I'm lucky) or onto his seat or the floor. Jack is much better about picking up only one or two pieces of food at a time and making sure they get into his mouth. But, whenever I spoon feed them, Jack likes to spit out most of his mouthful into his hands and then feed it back into his mouth himself. I can't win.

*They let me know they want more food by pounding on their trays and growling at me. Cullen sometimes does this if he just wants more cheese, even if his tray is full with other foods.

*Two of Cullen's teeth have broken through. A few days ago I felt a sharp tooth instead of just gums, now I can just barely see them.

*Jack's bald spot has all grown back in but poor Cullen still has his. It's almost gone though.

*Bath time is crazy nowadays. They are both trying to stand up and crawl all over the tub. I can't keep my hands on both of them constantly so bath time is very stressful to me. Plus, by the time it's over, I'm sometimes soaked from their splashing. We may have to go back to bathing them one at a time.

*They totally cry for attention now. I'm not sure if this is normal for other babies their age, but they never really did it before. Now, they'll crawl over to me, raise their arms and start crying. They also cry if I'm holding their brother, if their brother takes away a toy they're playing with or if you stop playing with them before they're ready. I guess this is their best way of expressing what they want, for a few more months at least.

*Jack loves to play peek-a-boo. And not just when Mommy hides, he loves to hide himself! He'll take a blanket, pull it over his face and then lower it quickly. When you yell 'peek-a-boo' and clap for him, he just falls to pieces laughing.

*A few nights ago, I pulled out two old cell phones and gave them to the boys as toys. They now carry them around the house and suck on them constantly. Yay, I love a free toy!

*They're usually very active but they've also become slightly more cuddly lately too. Especially Jack, sometimes he'll just sit with me in the rocking chair for a half hour. They also give me lots of hugs and squeezes and 'love pats' (ok, they're really just hitting me but that's what they do to show excitement). And when they're sleepy, they just cuddle up and nuzzle their faces into my shoulder. I just love it!

*As you could tell from that video I posted a few days ago, they love each other and interact all the time now. It's funny too, because they'll interact with each other but not really with other babies. I see them in the church nursery and they watch the other kids but never try to play with them. At home, they like to wrestle, stand up together, pull each other down, and steal toys. Sometimes they upset the other one, but most of the time they're laughing together and it just melts my heart!