8 months old

Happy 8 months Camden and Donovan!
It is getting harder and harder to take these pictures of the boys. It went a little something like this... "Camden, don't touch the sign." Mom fixes the sign. "Camden leave the bear alone." Mom fixes the bear as Camden grabs the sign. "Camden don't play with the sign." Mom fixes the sign. "Camden look here. Derek, come and get Camden's attention please." Daddy jumps around just long enough for me to get one good shot. Then it's Donovan's turn. Switch bears, flatten and readjust the sign. Donovan bends over to chew on his toes. "Donovan, sit up." Mom ushers him back to sitting up. "Donovan, let me wipe your chin." Mom wipes his chin which only brings on more drool. Donovan bends over and attacks his toes. "Donovan, sit up." Mom ushers him back to sitting. Dad jumps around again.

Camden William now weighs 16lbs, 12oz. He is moving around the family room now- not crawling yet but scoots backwards, rolls side to side, and even army crawls to get to what he wants. Up until now we could eat dinner all together while he munched on fruit in his mesh feeder. Well now he wants nothing to do with it- he wants what is on our plate! His pediatrician said they can eat a lot of what we are eating, just in littler bites. He is getting very good at picking up small pieces of food and getting them to his mouth.


Donovan Kyle now weighs 15lbs, 15oz. He is moving to his belly more often and reaching and stretching for things. He also is managing to spin around while sitting on his bottom. Daddy is so excited to see that Donovan's favorite toys right now are balls! He knows which toy bin they are kept in and gets so excited when I dump it over for him. There is also a little ball in their bath toys that he ALWAYS has to have. Camden is not allow to have it!

The boys are having more "conversations" between each other while in their jumpers or in the playzone. I'm so excited to see their friendships growing already. We are looking forward to some fun things in their 8th month- Easter at Great G&G Boynton's, Mommy's first weekend away (okay, the boys probably aren't so excited about this but I sure am!), going with Mommy and Daddy to G&G Ring's for a weekend, hosting another playdate at our house for our twinkie friends, and walking in the March of Dimes "March for Babies" with the twin's club.

The whole PlayZone


Cam the Ham


Don't you just want to pinch Donovan's cheeks!


Grandpa Reyelts and the boys at Pilcher Park


Oops, we've been caught. Yes Mom, we will put all the toys back in the bin when we are done with them.


Donovan and Camden in their "girly outfits" as Daddy calls them!

Off to School

On Wednesday we went to Cherry Hill (where Mommy taught) to watch the kindergartners spring show. The boys wore their snazzy school tee-shirts. Camden spent the show playing on his belly, spinning in circles, patting the gym floor to make his own music, and climbing on and off of Mom's lap. Donovan danced his little heart out and tried to sing along!


Here is Donovan dancing- I couldn't get a great angle so don't mind Camden's head in the way!

Food!

Camden and Donovan love their baby food, but they are even more interested in the foods we are eating. Donovan threw an all out fit the other day because I wouldn't share my Ritz Bits with him- sorry kid, they've got peanut butter in them! So we have been starting to give them some "real" food here and there.

Toast- Mmm!



And waffles!

Picture Time!

Sunday, March 28th- we went to church to hear the Easter Cantata then back to Grandma and Grandpa Reyelts house for lunch. The boys had fun playing with cousin Matthew.

We tried hard to get a pic of the three together but the boys had other ideas! Camden was fascinated by Matthew's hair, poor Matthew!

I brought along an Easter art project for the boys- marble painting!
Donovan

Camden

Matthew


Playtime!


I came downstairs to find Camden... well, being Camden! Needless to say, he wasn't so happy to have the bin on his head but couldn't figure out how to get it off his head!

Donovan playing with Baylie


Camden and Donovan are so well behaved in the car. They get so excited when we pull the car seats out!




The boys were excited to find an Easter package in the mail this week!

Look what our friend Baylie sent us!

Picture Time!

Enjoying some bubbles


Donovan's look SO matches his bib!

The boys are starting to try some "big kid foods"- here they are sampling an apple slice. They have also tried strawberries, cucumber, bread, and a little bit of pizza crust- all were a hit! Donovan and Camden love their highchairs- that means food! Donovan helping Mom make muffins Daddy got a jogging stroller for his birthday. The boys went for their first walk in it just yesterday. They look tired here after our long walk! I came down from putting my contacts in and found Camden like this!

Video Time!

I just let the camera roll on this one... it went on for a good 20 min! Make sure you turn up your volume, the camera was a little far from them so the sound isn't as strong.



We read a lot here! Camden loves to touch every page, Donovan just wants to listen to the story.

Every weekend Camden and Donovan learn new and exciting things! It's fun to see the changes, although it's sad to see them growing up so quickly. Both of them are discovering that shaking many of the toys will make them rattle or jingle. They are enjoying their walks outside now that the weather is nice. They watch the school buses go by, they spotted geese flying by, and love seeing the big kids zoom by on their bikes. Camden and Donovan are enjoying attending our twins playdates. They find fun new toys to play with and best of all- big kids to watch run and play. It's our turn to host next week. So far they have 6 other babies coming that are all around their age. It will be fun to watch them grow together.

Donovan has developed a love of music. Every time one of the musical toys starts to play, he bobs up and down like he's dancing to the beat. It's so funny! He also has figured out how to make the sounds on his exersaucer and their toy train by pushing the right buttons.

Camden is even closer to crawling. Yesterday he was getting up on his knees and starting to move his legs, but hasn't gotten the hang of also pushing up with his arms so he's not just face planting into the floor! He was spotted pushing himself backwards on his tummy using his arms.

We made a trip to Babies R Us this weekend to pick up a baby gate to get ready for the crawling babies. It's also about time to put together their play yard Grandma and Grandpa got them for Christmas. Seems like next Sunday will be spent baby proofing the house!