The Twins are NINE Months Old!

Today, Gavin and Vivian are NINE months old!

(The pictures above were taken this morning)

Here are their 9-month stats:

• They are both over 20 pounds! Enough said.

• Gavin and Vivian can both crawl anywhere they want to with the greatest of ease. Gavin started crawling for the first time a couple of days before his 7-month birthday and Vivian crawled for the first time about a week after her 8-month birthday. They are definitely professionals now.

• Gavin and Vivian are both climbing on things. Vivian's favorite things to climb on are the fireplace, Mommy, and Daddy. Gavin's favorite things to climb on are the fireplace, the yellow bumbo seat, the steps, the couch, and anything that looks like it would be challenging to climb. He likes a challenge.
  
  
  
  

• Gavin is pulling himself up to stand while Vivian mostly pulls herself up to kneel, but just the other day, she pulled herself up to stand on the fireplace. Vivi kneels (and a few times has stood) on the fireplace and loves it. And Gavin will pull himself up to stand all day long. He uses the cage, the fireplace, the coffee table, the couch, a laundry basket, the bumbo seat, the bouncy chairs, and anything else that he thinks will help him out.

• Gavin is officially cruising while holding onto furniture. He will pull himself up to stand and then take tiny, wobbly steps while holding on. He's not really good at it yet, but he still loves to do it.

• Vivian has recently fallen in love, with graham crackers and bitter biscuits. She LOVES them. She will suck and slobber on one until it has completely disintegrated into a gross mush, which she then eats. Whenever she's done with one or if she drops one on the floor, she SCREAMS histerically! Until of course you give her another one. Then she's fine.

• They can both also go back and forth between crawling and sitting very easily. Gavin has been doing this since mid-December and Vivian has been doing it since mid-January.

• They both like to talk. A lot. Gavin and Vivian both say "mamama," "dadada," "gagaga," and "bababa" all day long. And, they're usually yelling these sounds. They yell at each other, they yell by themselves, and they yell at us.

• Vivian's favorite toys this week: her hair brush, baby spoons, Larry Lobster, their musical nursery rhyme story book, and their "put-the-animals-to-sleep" thing (we don't really know what to call it, but she loves to slam each animal down- she just hasn't figured out how to let the animals back out).

• Gavin's favorite toys this week: a Winnie the Pooh pacifier, baby spoons, yellow bumbo seat, his red bath toy ring, and their musical nursery rhyme story book.

Happy 9-Month Birthday Vivian and Gavin!