Morning at the zoo

This past weekend, we went to Lindale for my mom's birthday 'festival'. Since the mornings have been cooler lately & they have a very nice zoo in Tyler, we decided we'd take the twins. They seemed to enjoy it....though I'm not sure they had any idea what was going on! :)

Watching the giraffes: They really did enjoy the penguin exibit, though Ava seems a little more interested in her foot. Break for food!
Pretty cat!

Drew's 1st steps

Well, they're not the very 1st, but pretty close. And he does need some assistance--but he's so cute & concentrates so hard. I feel like it won't be long now...

9 months ALREADY?!?!

When I think about it, 9 months seems like a long time--it certainly seemed to take forever when I was pregnant with twins! But, it really seems like just last week that we were bringing them home from the hospital. Of course, the first couple of months are a blur...and from there, they got busy rolling, sitting & learning to crawl....guess it really is true that "time flies when you're having fun" because we've certainly had a lot of fun for the past 9 months. And I know it's only going to keep getting better!!

We had their 9 month check-up today. They were both great, even when there was some waiting. We celebrated their 9 mos by getting Sonic grilled cheese & fries--their 1st Sonic ever! They really seemed to enjoy it!

Ava:

*20#7oz (5#8oz at birth)

*29 in long (19 in at birth)

*sitting unassisted

*occasionally attempts to pull up

*will stand with assistance

*loves to laugh & 'model' for the camera
*'talks' to anyone & anything that will listen--but, *especially her brother

*very independant

Drew:

*21#7oz (6#7oz at birth)

*29 1/2 in long (19 1/2 in at birth)

*sitting unassisted

*crawling

*pulling up

*cruising

*standing alone on occasion

*loves outside

*thinks his sister is a toy

*drinks from a 'big boy cup'

*more dependant on mommy & daddy than Ava

The whole family: :)

Pictures & Shoes

On Tuesday, Noni & Dandy(my mom & dad) helped me take the twins for their 9 mos pictures. We used Picture People at the mall & LOVE THEM!! I just wish I'd known about them for the 3 mos & 6 mos pics, but oh well.
The idea there is that you have a 40 min picture session, then see your pics w/n 15 mins & go home w/ prints! We ended up having to wait quite a bit longer, but I'm not even upset as the pics turned out SO GOOD! Drew & Ava were wonderful. Very little fussing, even w/ the long wait.
This is the frame I got:
Aren't they adorable? :) Ava, always the little model, did not disappoint with beautiful smiles. Drew, being a little more reserved, took a little while to warm up, but we ended up with some great smiles from him, too.

While we waited for our pictures, Noni & Dandy took the twins to Stride-Rite to get them fitted for & buy some shoes:

Drew is our resident 'big-foot'. At only 9 mos, he is already wearing a size 5M.

He seems to think they are more for playing w/ than walking on...he especially likes to chew on them!

Ava is a petite little girl(well at least her feet are petite ;)), wearing a size 3.

She's just not quite sure what in the world I put on her feet! :)

Our little Aggies

Water with lunch?

Drew WILL NOT drink from a sippy cup. I have been trying since he was 4 months old & he absolutely refuses it. So, he usually drinks from a 'sippy w/ straw'(not sure what it's really called), or a 'big boy' cup. Now, I don't let him actually hold the big boy cup all by himself(I'm not crazy--yet!), but he does help me. He holds the sides & I hold the bottom.

Well, sometimes when he's being 'difficult', I'll just set it on his tray & wait for him to make a move for it. Unfortunately, he's a little quicker than I give him credit for. Today, he managed to knock it over(all over the tray & floor) before I could move! Rather than immediately cleaning it up, I let him play. Both Ava & Drew found this hilarious!! By the end, both babies, both chairs & the floor were pretty wet. It's amazing how much 4 oz of water can cover!

Nice hair...

As Drew's hair gets longer(you can actually tell he has some now! ;)), his bedhead gets worse & worse...especially after a really good nap like he had this morning!