Michael has 8 teeth. He is so darn picky about food and he has to poke at everything with his index finger before he decides whether or not he will even pick it up let alone eat it. He is a texture guy and he really doesn't like slimey things, but he makes an exception for macaroni and cheese, which is his favorite besides cheesey puffs. He claps, play patty cake, waves, signs "all done" and "more" in sign language, says "no", "mama", and "dada". He can stand all by himself, which he does often and likes to clap while standing, and he took two steps on Sunday! He is so very dramatic and he puts his hand on his forehead and whimpers on cue for attention. He sings and dances when he hears music and he plays chase and hide and seek games with his brothers. He is behind in his speech, but he is definitely the most vocal of our children and he makes sure that we know what he needs. He doesn't really have a temper, he is more dramatic when his brothers upset him, not mad. He is my snuggler right now and he crawls over to me for hugs and kisses throughout the day...this is new for Mikey and I love it.
Konrad is actively teething as I write, he has 6 going on 8 teeth. He is our best eater, although you wouldn't know it by looking, and he will try anything and eat most things, which is great for me. He says "hello" while holding play phones which is hilarious to me, he says "moo" when he sees cows, "mama", "dada", "banana", and he says "tickle, tickle" when he tickles you and he has "yes" and "no" down perfectly. He will look at me and say "no mama" with his serious face while waving his hand and I know he thinks he is pointing at me. He is a bit bossy, and he is always chattering and nodding and shaking his head. When he smiles and lights up the whole room. He is a complete goof and he laughs and snorts and plays around with everyone. He loves peek a boo and he will crawl over to the curtains and say "boo" while covering his eyes, he puts his hands to his face to play it too. He claps, and signs all done, but he can say "more" so he doesn't bother signing anymore. He can walk with his hands held, but he hasn't stood by himself or stepped yet. He is a smart little guy, he watches his brothers so closely when they have something he wants and he waits for them to look the other way and then he swoops in and steals it and crawls away before they even know what hit them. He knows that he is small, but he is fast so it doens't matter too much. He has a bit of a temper and he has started biting his brothers in the past couple days (ugh) so they are a little hesitant to steal his stuff right now. If it comes to a hand to hand fight, he lets them win, but he gets what he wants in the end by more creative means. Konrad is a daddy's boy right now and he will break my heart by reaching for his daddy when he is sad...but it makes his daddy so happy and he still has a smile just for me even if it is from daddy's arms.
Zachary has 8 teeth going on 9. He loves his teeth and he is a crunchy eater. He loves to take nibbles and he takes little bites to test stuff out and then of course he shovels it in his mouth once he decides to eat it. He is a great eater, although he is pickier then Konrad but not as choosey as Mikey. He is waving, clapping, playing pat a cake and pointing at things. He is not really a talker yet, he is quite behind in language skills, but he is persistent with us when he needs things and he is always laughing and talking in his baby talk. His favorite word is still "gub gub" (we really don't know what it means) but he is really starting to say more consonants lately like mama, dada, baba, but they are not really to the person or thing so it doesn't fully count as a word yet. He is such a happy little boy, he is defintely sticking up for himself against his brothers and he is most definitely the strongest. His upper body strength is incredible and he can pull himself up onto things in ways that his brothers couldn't even come close to doing. He is fully crawling, pulling himself up and cruising. He has the most control over his movements, probably because he is the strongest. He loves balls and he is a bit of a hoarder. He crawls around gathering toys and then hides them in certain spots away from his brothers. He is getting much more affectionate lately and he will crawl to us and want to be hugged or held. He is still not really a snuggler, but he loves us. He loves to be tickled and wrestled lately and his laugh is still the best and it is defintely contagious.
They are all three obsessed with outside, cars, lawn mowers and all other things noisey. They love to stand at the door and watch the world go by. They play so well together most of the time, they have a few fights over toys or books here and there, but they can play somewhat independantly for a little while. Lately it seems like we have to watch from outside the room because the second Mike or I go into the living room they all race to us and start climbing all over us to be trying to be held and for attention...it can make for a whiney and competitive few minutes. I wish I could easily hold all three still, I try but they are getting so big that usually I have one hanging off my back, one in my lap on one side and one climbing on me somewhere on the other side...not an organized "come sit on my lap" session, thats for certain.
Last but not least...I cut their hair today. I cried, I actually cried while cutting off those little curls...but Mikey and Konrad's hair do's were getting crazy and a little out of control. Mike's was down to his shoulder blades and easily in his eyes when it was wet and Konrad's wasn't far behind. Zachary just needed a little trimming....so I cut it and now I have three little baggies of brown, red, and blonde hair for the baby books...so sad. They look like such big boys now, boo hoo. My babies are growing so fast!
Climbing on daddy
Watching the world outside
Konrad after his haircut
Zachary after his haircut (still wet, I didn't do that bad of a job)
Mikey after his haircut (and giving me his best smile)
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Love the new pics! They are getting so big! We have to have a play date soon!
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