8 months and Happy Birthday Grandma!!

Yesterday the boys turned 8 months old and it was also my mom's b-day! We had a little party for her and she got to spend the day with the boys, which I think means it was a wonderful birthday......

Here are some pics of my big 8 month olds:

They were obsessed with the sign so they would look at the camera until it was put in front of them
Hmmmm, let me take a look at that a little closer:
Only half way decent one I could get- they were being total cranky butts:

Here is the birthday girl with her grandsons ( love Sams face here):
She was holding Ben when Matt was feeding him ice cream and got it all over her shirt so she had to change and wear one of Matt's. Here are the twins:
My dad was running Sam towards Ben and both boys were cracking up at this game:

Yesterday Matt went to the Manchester United game at the newly renovated Arrowhead Stadium. As I was putting the boys to bed Sam pulled himself up and was kneeling in his crib - really shaking the rails of the cribs. He had been doing it the last couple of days but yesterday he was rocking back and forth so hard he almost flipped over the side of the cribs!! I set up a pack and play and put Sam to bed in that. When Matt got home he moved the springs to the lower level (all this around 11pm last night!) I had to wake Ben up and hold him while this was going on because it would have been way too much noise in the room. Anyway, I"m so happy we did this last night because when I just put them down for their morning nap I go in to check on them and see this!:
He was having so much fun walking around his crib like that he wouldn't go to sleep. And, when he let go of the side he feel straight backwards. Not bending his legs or trying to catch himself just straight back like a stiff board. He didn't get hurt and I was cracking up!

So, to recap their 7th month of life...

Ben:
- loves his hands and holding things. He moves his little hands all around when he is not holding stuff and when he is he sometimes does it too so he can see how the toy moves
- poor guy had a rough month with ear infections. 3 in the last month and 30 days on antibiotics. Ugh, that kills me!
- laughs a ton to himself and has a new cackle type laugh
- gained 1 lbs in 2 weeks!
- can sit perfectly and is rocking back and forth on his knees getting ready to crawl

Sam:
- talking quite a bit. Is now not only saying dada but also mama and baba...and sometimes babble that actually sounds like complete words
- pulling himself up to standing
- crawling/dragging himself around
- one crazy mo-fo! That boys does NOT stop moving - EVER!!

Both guys:
- they have been swimming quite a bit. They like it but not love it anymore. Sam has taken to not liking a bath, which I'm wondering if it has to do with the excessive swimming.
- eating well. Trying new foods. We gave them puffs. They didn't really like it and Sam acted like he was choking on one so I pulled him out of his highchair only to realize the puff was still on his tongue - he was just being dramatic.
- drinking out of sipping cups- even though they still won't hold it
- sometimes holding their bottles. They are capable - just lazy sometimes!
- Today they cried when I turned the TV from the cartoons Matt had on for their. I'm going to break this habit ASAP!

They are changing so much I can't wait to see what this next month brings!!

Happy Birthday again, Mom! Love you!!

See ya...