This Week's Pictures

It's been a pretty low-key week. We've mainly been hanging out at home, the highlight of our day is when Brandon's home! I joined a new small group out here in Alexandria a few weeks ago which is much more convenient than driving all the way to the city and having to get someone to help me bring the boys inside the church. That's on Wednesday mornings so I can at least count on one outing during the week. And it's encouraging to meet with other ladies and have grown-up conversations. I'm so thankful for it already!

And there's no denying that fall is here! The leaves are changing and the weather is getting much colder. Today and yesterday were pretty warm but last week was freezing!! It's getting harder and harder to get outside but we've still gone on a couple walks this week.

And the boys are chugging right along, trying new foods and pulling up on everything! This week we tried chicken and they are LOVING it! Jack smacks his lips the whole time he's eating it, it's way cute! And last weekend, nearly 2 months after they first started rocking on their knees, they suddenly started legitimately crawling- like on their knees, putting one leg in front of the other and moving their arms. They seem to have realized that this is faster and easier than pulling themselves across the floor on their bellies. Cullen's new favorite destination is the bathroom and the cat's litter box. I try to keep the bathroom door closed during the day and we have a baby gate partially in front of the litter box, but I am constantly having to pull him away from it. I have racked my brain and can't think of a good way to keep the boys away from the litter box that still allows the cats to get in and out since they're relatively all the same size. Any suggestions?

Oh and Jack sometimes waves and claps and just today started participating in peek-a-boo! It was so fun, he would put a burp cloth over his head and pull it back down looking at me and waiting for me to shout peek-a-boo. Then he'd giggle and do it all over again, I loved it! I would love to get this on video but they seem to have a habit of freezing whenever they see a camera, I have to be sneaky about it ;-)

Anyways, here are some pictures:

This is the first time Jack stood up in his crib, as you can see, he's pretty pleased with himself. (Needless to say, we moved the mattress down immediately.)

After devouring a teething biscuit

Just chillin on the floor

Cullen playing his favorite game: taking books off the bookshelf and scattering them. Endless fun!

Cullen had a pretty tough time getting to sleep one day, I pretty much had to let him cry it out. Then I sneaked back in to make sure he was actually asleep and I found him like this.