On Wednesday, we leave for Minnesota to go to our cousin Terry's wedding! We are very excited to be getting away for a few days and to go to the Mall of America. We are staying a couple of nights in downtown Minneapolis and Bryan and I are planning on going out to some clubs Thursday night for my birthday. I am very excited to explore Minneapolis, not so excited about turning 31. Yikes! The twins have decided at 9 1/2 months that they aren't babies anymore. I am no longer buying baby food. They want to feed themselves and they want "big boy and big girl" food now. Brody will still eat yogurt from a spoon and some other things, but for the most part he wants to feed himself. He also wants to drink from a cup or from a straw. He's too big for sippy cups! He also loves to drink out of cans. I have to be careful leaving soda on the coffee table or he will take a big gulp of it. His appetite has really increased lately and I am having a hard time keeping him full! I think he eats so much because he never sits still! He is always on the go and is quite the fast stair climber. He is also starting to stand by himself and has taken a few steps. He will walk with you holding onto one hand. Knowing Brody, he will probably skip walking and just start running:) Brynn will not eat anything from a spoon. If she wants it, she will feed herself when she is ready. She also thinks she's too big for sippy cups! She is really starting to expand her vocabulary. She has said momma, daddy, quack, dog, and attempts Ut-oh. She has also started clapping her hands and waving. She really likes to read books too. Unfortunately, her favorite book right now is Dr. Suess's "There's a Wocket in my Pocket!" The book makes absolutey no sense, but she loves it. I think we read it 10 times in a row the other day! They're growing up too fast already:(
The twins turned 10 months old yesterday! It's hard to believe their 1 year birthday is right around the corner. They have not been feeling well since last Friday. They have been having diarhea and runny noses. Fortunately, they have their 10 month appointment with Dr. Gilmer this week. I am going to have her recheck their ears. Every time they mess with their ears, I get paranoid that they have another ear infection. I am also anxious too see how much they weigh and where they are statistically. I am positive Brynn will be in the 90th percentile for height. She has really gotten tall! Brody always seems so much lighter than her, but somehow they always seem to weigh close to the same. Brody would love to start walking, but he gets so excited that he starts jumping and falls down. He is becoming more interested in books and is starting to talk more. He loves to climb up the stairs and have you chase him:) Brynn is becoming more and more ornery everyday! She is constantly into something, usually the dog food, toilets, or in the cabinets. She loves to read books and she is talking nonstop. I love it when she grabs a book and starts jabbering as if she is actually reading it:) She does well taking steps when you hold her hand. We are excited to see who actually walks first! I am really looking forward to that day because it is getting to be quite the challenge carrying them both together up and down the stairs!
