10 amazing months old!

Jackson & Genevieve are 10 months old today, and it's mind boggling how much growing and learning they've been busy with. We'll start with the growth. We're almost to the point where we'll transition out of the infant carseats into toddler ones, and they certainly fill out their seats differently than they used to!

Here they are fresh from the NICU:

And here are my *giants* this past week:

They've come a long way, haven't they?! They've more than tripled in weight. Along with the weight increase has come a ton (or two) of personality that fills up their adorable little bodies. We're enjoying the journey and every month is better than the last.

They get into EVERYTHING these days, and nothing delights them more than havoc.

Both the twins have some new tricks this past month. We'll start with Jackson - he is coming along with his ball rolling/throwing skills, which is certainly increasing his stock with his older brother!

He is super fast with his Spider Man crawl, and sometimes goes so fast he does a header (literally) into the floor because his arms and legs get tangled in his haste. Jackson is going through an adult chasing phase, and loves to be held - he quite vocally demands it, in fact. I think he dreams of a world where he's cuddled 24 hours a day. He still loves food, although he seems to be a little pickier than his sister - there are some textures he's not entirely certain about yet. He has a good sense of where he shouldn't be and loves to head off for the forbidden lands. When I go after him he'll pause to glance over his shoulder at me and then head off again laughing at the chase. Jackson is a clever little guy!

Genevieve is very vocal and busy. We're predicting she will be the go to idea girl of our trio when they're trying to decide what type of mischief to get into. It's amazing how much trouble she can find and how quickly she can find it! She loves to eat everything - including grass and dirt. She doesn't mind a mess. She "sings" very loudly. She has a twisted sense of humor (in my opinion). When I say "ma ma ma" she consistently (and I mean EVERY time) says "da da da" back to me. Unfortunately the trick doesn't work the reverse way. When I say "da da da" she says "da da da"... silly girl! Despite this small character flaw, she's a charmer. She gives great big smiles and has no problem entertaining herself. Here she is celebrating her big 1-0 birthday with a 1st: pigtails! She's the cutest thing ever, I think. :-)

Our house is a happy one (normally, that is - we have our moments of group screaming!). Bentley and the twins play together, and the twinks are big and mobile enough to hold their own against him. They make each other laugh, they chase each other, and on rare occasions they even share toys nicely. Sometimes they beat on each other, but that's okay with me - it's all affectionate, I'm sure!

Happy 10 months, cherubs!