Michael and Thomas are SIX MONTHS old!!

Here are some bullets about the babies at six months:

• They can both roll both ways, but sometimes Michael forgets he can roll front to back.
• They love being smiled at.
• Thomas is a chew-a-maniac.  He chews on everything.  His favorite thing is still someone else’s thumb.
• They can often be distracted by toys or singing and dancing.
• Neither can sit up or scootch yet.
• I weighed them (in a diaper and onesie) a couple of days ago and came up with something like 14lbs 6oz for Michael and 15lbs 4oz for Thomas.
• They nurse 5-6 times each day.
• They can go 10-12 hours at night without feeding.  One night over the weekend they went 13 hours.  It was… uncomfortable.  :)
• Most of the time Michael is the first to wake from naps and in the morning.  That is not the case today.  Something’s up with Thomas.  :(
• They both loooooove to be held.
• They are each pretty happy being worn in the Ergo or sling as well.  I’ve really only worn them separately.
• They don’t mind riding in the car but have to be very tired to fall asleep.  (This is mostly a very good thing.)
• They are sort of predictable in needing three naps per day.  Each is less than an hour.  :( (But I might have mentioned the loooong nights? Yay that!)
• They wear size 6-9 months clothes very well.  Michael can still wear 3-6 months, but it’s kind of a stretch for Thomas.
• I think they would still wear size 1 disposable diapers.  We haven’t put any on recently.  :) Their cloth dipes are on the middle rise with two rows of snaps showing in the middle.
• Thomas has recently discovered he can put his toes in his mouth.
• Thomas must always be wearing a bib.  He drools constantly.
• Both babies love to laugh.  Typically, Thomas likes to be tickled, and Michael likes laughing at funny jokes.
• They haven’t started solid food and I don’t have any plans to start immediately.  They’re not really showing any signs of readiness, aside from the date on the calendar.
• Neither has teeth yet.
• They are super spoiled by their three older siblings.
• They are so very loved by their momma and daddy.

I can’t believe half a YEAR has passed since they were born!

And now for some pics!

I typed all that up there on Tuesday (I think), and now it’s Friday.  I’m just going to publish a few pictures I took of the boys SOOC (straight out of the camera), even though I want to play with editing them soon.  I’d rather go ahead and get these cuties up though, instead of waiting!

I managed to do TWO mini photo shoots with the babes on Tuesday; the first was inside on the couch.  Mr. Sock Monkey made a quick appearance.  Thomas is very into his feet lately.

I love this one!!

Michael looks so concerned here.  That’s probably because he knows Thomas is going to try and chew on his hand.

Still trying…

I like this one as well, but it’s a little blurry.  I love their smiles though!

And then the domino effect began to kick in…

And they’re down!

Then I got one with my photo shoot helper.  The middles were at preschool.

Then that evening, we went outside to try and get a few more.  I like this one a lot, but of course I cropped off Michael’s knee. That’s what happens when you must engage in wild shenanigans to get them to smile. :)

Then I tried for some individual ones.  I guess they don’t have to be a unit all the time.  :)

Michael:

It appears Thomas wanted to be first.  He wasn’t super happy when Matt put him back down on the blanket.

But then he did a little self-soothing with his two fingers.

Then rolled over to play with his feet for a bit.

Then Matt went over at some point to fix the blanket and cheer him up.

Then he wasn’t so sad!

Now for some silly faces:

And PLENTY of drool and raspberries.  He loves to spit these days!

The boys were pretty done by that point, but my bigs wanted to lay on the blanket for a picture.  I sure do love them.  :)

So there we have it – I can’t believe the babies have made it half way through their first year!! Today I ventured to the Mudpie with them to start working on their foot print plates.  They just got to come for the actual foot printing.  Now I get to go back and decorate them ALL BY MYSELF.  :)

I will update when they’re all done and I’m sure I’ll post info about their 6 month check up next week!