The boys had their 18 month check-up yesterday. It was not a fun appointment. We had a blood draw, one vaccination (MMR), and a TB test. Ezra was stuck with three needles, Noah five (just couldn’t keep him still). Luckily for me daddy did the holding and I took the other baby for walks. The [...]
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Dedication
Yesterday we dedicated the boys at church. They looked super cute in their Ethiopian outfits. The Family Noah Ezra As you can see the boys were a “little” interested in the stage behind us and all the instruments up there. After church we came back to our house for a lunch and a little fun. [...]
Babywearing
Babywearing is a great way to attach with your child and is emphasized with adoption. It is also very convenient when you have a teething baby who just wants held. With the recent warnings and recalls regarding slings, I feel some new mothers might not wear their babies out of fear. When done correctly and [...]
16 months
Please don’t tell me it’s been another month already! I can’t believe how fast they are growing up. I couldn’t resist the photo above. Look at those teeny, tiny babies in my lap! They are such big boys now. Ezra has 6 teeth now and Noah has 4 with numbers 5 and 6 about to [...]
Adding Variety
The boys are (thankfully) still at the age where pickiness hasn’t yet developed. I am hoping to head off some of the toddler pickiness by adding lots and lots of variety now. They do have some food items they clearly love more than others, some healthy (oranges, carrots, sweet potatoes, applesauce) some more questionable (pizza, [...]
Last Chance
The voting ends tomorrow and Noah is in a very close contest with Emma. So please hope over to totrags and vote for Noah! We love our totrag bibs and could always use more bibs.
Cloth Diapering
I have been using cloth diapers ever since we came home with the boys and I have to say I love it. It isn’t hard at all and the diapers are super cute. I promised Tegan a review of cloth diapers months ago, so in honor of her (and Greg’s) recent referral I am finally [...]
13 months!
The boys turned 13 months on Monday and I still cannot believe how fast they are growing. I am finding it impossible to get a photo of them both looking at the camera at the same time. They are very active and really a lot of fun. They are both crawling everywhere now and are [...]
Forward or Rear Facing?
Our plan all along was to turn the boys around when they hit one year, as long as they were 20 pounds. Those are the recommendations we had always heard, but a friend posted on facebook that her pediatrician recommended keeping her baby rear facing until 2. Turns out that is the safest way to [...]
One Year
My babies are now officially toddlers. I still can’t believe they are already one, the past five months have just flown by. They had their one year check-up at the doctor today and are healthy! Noah weighed in at 22 pounds and was 28.5 inches tall. Ezra weighed in at 21 pounds and is 28 [...]
Making Baby Food
I promise not all our NaBloPoMo posts are going to just be quick photos and videos, but I will say those are so much easier right now! I have a lot I would like to share and get out of my head, but most days my brain is mush. I decided to make all the [...]
Early predictions
Ezra and Noah have some super cute little boy personalities showing through. We are already seeing a lot of things shine through. So we thought we would share some of our predictions. Noah will be our little detail oriented engineer (poor kid). he will also probably be less of an adventurer, and more of the [...]
Splish-Splash
Someone finally found the dog water yesterday. I knew it was going to happen eventually but was hoping I still had a while. The dogs were just a little concerned and kept their distance. What are these new words I am hearing, “no and don’t?” What to do with the dog water? Pick it up [...]
10 months!
I cannot believe Noah and Ezra are 10 months old. We have known their faces for 7 months and held them in our arms for 3 months. It is amazing how much they have grown since we first laid eyes on them and even more amazing how their personalities are really starting to shine. Ezra [...]