Over the River And Through the Woods, To Grandmother's House We Go...

Our first Christmas as a family! I felt so blessed to be with David, the boys and my family this year. Although Hunter and Baylor did not understand what was going on around them, it was the best Christmas I have ever had.
Christmas eve was spent at my grandmother's and boy were they spoiled with hugs and kisses! Hunter was so incredibly adorable with his Great Grandma Georgia. He was constantly giving her kisses! And she loved every slobbery munch of the cheek!


The best gifts of all...

Finally, a family photo!

Sitting, Waiting, Wishing...
Did I mention that Hunter is getting better at sitting up on his own? It happened one day while we were "practicing". I let go, slowly backed away... and presto! He's actually sitting!!! I was so excited that I couldn't stop taking pictures. And, of course, Hunter's looking at me as if I'm crazy for leaving him alone to do this.



Sitting up on their own will open a whole new chapter for them! Not to mention it would make my duty as entertainer of the day much, much easier! Baylor has not quite gotten there yet. But, his auto-reflex of rolling over as soon as he touches ground makes for an interesting day. To him it's the best thing since squash!

Here are the photos I promised... :)






Some beautiful pics of Hunter...




and Baylor




Check out this pose


They're like our very own little GQ models!

Hopefully this coming up week David and I will actually be in the pictures...

No "Theme" Title Here... Just Random Moments

The past week or so has been one wild ride! Baylor and Hunter turned another corner and are now 5 months old, they are now eating squash, Aunt Jackie came to visit, and the following weekend my mom visited! And coming up.... CHRISTMAS!!!!! I cannot wait! I love Christmas, but this year it is extra special to me because I have Baylor and Hunter to share it with! :) Baby's 1st tree, ornament, stocking, meeting all of my family, and hopefully snow! We had a few flurries the other night, but nothing to brag about.

With Aunt Jackie



SQUAAAAAAASH!

"I. Can't. Eat. Another. Bite."

Video of the little boogers eating their squash (2nd day)



Here are a few fun pics of the boys

Rocking tummy time!



I still have a few more photos to post (once I take them!). So stay tuned...

Gobble Gobble

This year we were in Greenville, SC with David's mom and family for Thanksgiving. We arrived just in time to feed the boys and beat his grandma and Aunt Nancy. Surprise! They had no idea we were coming so it was a nice added touch to a great day in Greenville!

Happy Thanksgiving!

"I'm stuffed"

Great Grandma with Baylor

Santa Clause is coming to town....
We had our very first visit with Santa this week! Baylor and Hunter were such good boys. No tears, just looks of confusion really. We loved the experience and the photo was so stinking cute, but man is it ever a rip off! $24 for two 5x7's... really?? And forget anyone scanning and copying them for you to duplicate. The company will not give you the authorization to. But we're finding a way around this so we can get copies out to family! Here's a photo of the photo though! :)



Update:
We are now eating real food! I'm talking bananas and squash! It's so exciting to watch Baylor and Hunter grow and soak up everything that surrounds them. Gosh, it feels like it was just yesterday that I was just pregnant! And now I am making baby food?! I like making their food though... This way I know that what they're eating is organic and healthy ~ and not to mention cheaper! So far they like the bananas. I'll let you know how they're doing with the squash this week.

Here are a few more photos of Hunter and Baylor...

Hunter will put anything in his mouth... including his brother.

My two little jail birds

Baylor's hair is out of control ~ It's awesome!

As I get older I realize that time only wants to go by faster and faster. These past few weeks have been no exception! Baylor and Hunter turned 4 months old, had their 4mo check up, Grandma Barb and Dave came down to sit, and the boys are eating rice cereal now!! Let's start from the beginning shall we...

Happy 4 Months!!

Aren't they getting so big?!

Hunter



Baylor

You should check out their photos on the Sticky Bellies Facebook and website! I am such a proud mom!

Check Ups and Growing Up
We had their 4mo doctor's appointment last week and we were so pleased to hear that they are progressing normally and looking fabulous! Hunter weighs 13 pounds 3.5 ounces and Baylor 12 pounds 10 ounces. They are both 24 3/4 inches long... still small little boys though compared to the "norm".

We also received the go ahead on rice cereal! I was so anxious to start them on solids. I cannot wait to start making their baby food! Here are some photos from their first couple of tries with rice cereal.

Day 1: a little rocky. They didn't know what to think let alone how to swallow this weird, new texture





Day 2: I'm starting to like this stuff! Baylor begins to swallow the mixture and by the third day, Hunter was actually leaning forward with his mouth open wanting more! I'm teaching them the sign for 'all done'... I guess we're going to have to work on 'more' 'please'! :)

"I'd rather eat bib!"

Grandma's Coming To Town!
David's mom and BF Dave came in Saturday to watch the boys for us so we could attend my girlfriend Laura's wedding reception. We had a great time at the party and Barb and Dave had a good time with the boys. We really appreciate it when one of our parents can actually come in to help us out with a little time here and there so we can go to our friends special events. A date night would be awesome as well! :) Gosh... those days seem so long ago.


Hunter is always wanting to stand these days! He and Baylor both are such strong little babies!



It was so nice to see my friends Saturday and be there to help celebrate Laura's marriage! I love her and wish her many, many years of happiness!!!!

The happy couple, Carl and Laura Soriano

David, me, Jake, Aubree, Luci, Jane and Seth

We're ready for Thanksgiving and some time with David's family! And then it's Christmas tree time!!! I can't wait to start decorating for Christmas and put up Hunter and Baylor's first stocking and tree ornaments!

XOXO

Double, Double Toil and Trouble...

I love, love, love, LOVE this time of year! SEC football, leaves changing and the weather getting cooler. And not to mention there's a little holiday we call HALLOWEEN!!! If you know me then you know how much I love Halloween, hosting parties and dressing up. I live for this stuff! Well, this year I'm dressing up babies instead! This past weekend David and I took the boys up to North GA to visit Hillcrest Orchards to do a little bit of apple picking and maybe catch a hay ride with the boys in their costumes... Unfortunately they were not open for picking because of all of the dry weather we've had lately. So we bummed around for a bit, bought a bushel of apples and hit the road. On our way back home we decided to check out Amicalola Falls but were stopped dead in our tracks when we came across this amazing pumpkin patch! OK, I say "amazing" but it was pretty great to me. I was just so happy to be there because we did not expect to see pumpkins this late in the season (especially on the last day of October!).

So off we went with the boys and of course I had to put their very first Halloween costumes on for this!

Tigger and Pooh were very sleepy after their long afternoon

We had a great time in Elijay, GA traveling around in the mountains with the beautiful array of colors, grabbing some apples and snapping some adorable photos of the boys at their first (and my first) pumpkin patch!

Updates
I cannot believe my two little rays of sunshine will be four months old this Sunday! We have their check up on Tuesday so I'll keep you posted. So far what I can tell you is that Hunter is now rolling over from back to tummy, ticklish (but not as much as Baylor), likes to stand up over sitting and loves putting everything in his mouth! Baylor is still ticklish as ever, loves to talk to Hunter (he lights up Baylor's little world every time), likes to sit in his Bumbo chair or mommy's lap, which ever is more convenient, and cannot get enough of the dang TV! It drives us crazy... he would turn his head completely around if he could just to see what's going on!!!
But the obvious update is that we have the two cutest, most adorable little boys ever!

Family, Friends and Foes

Foes
So, I've had it with hospitals, needles, scalpels, blood and anything else that has to do with surgery! I went in Wednesday to have my deviated septum "repaired". Although "repaired" may not be the correct word here. My doctor (who was also David's a few years ago) told David that I didn't have a septum at all... lovely! I'm doing alright today. Really just feeling like I have the flu while being punched in the nose. Hopefully I will feel the full benefit of this soon enough.

Family
But one thing that I can always turn to for a good laugh is my family. I have recently found that Baylor is soooo ticklish! I love it! Hunter not so much (just like his father). So I am tickling Baylor all the time! It's just so funny to watch and just warms my heart.




How sweet is my lil' punkin?! And speaking of pumpkin... I am so excited about next weekend! I cannot wait to dress up Hunter and Baylor for Halloween! I think we are going to a little festival here in the neighborhood so we can meet some neighbors and get out of the house with the boys (and so everyone else can see how stinking cute they are in their costumes!). Can't wait!

Friends
We also had some special visitors come by this week! Uncle D-Frank, his brother Jason and their mom Candy! We were so happy to have Candy come by and finally meet the boys... The boys are so great when we have company ~ thank goodness! We love having family and friends visit us!!! :)

Jason, Candy, and David Frank

XOXO