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Well, I can’t quite call it “crawling” yet, but Alex has finally figured out how to mobilize.    He’s been working very hard to stretch and reach at things that he has figured out the Army crawl. He’s quite proud of himself for it too, although he is still trying to figure out how to get up and crawl like Zach.

Tags: Alex, milestones

The poor little guys are dealing with a nasty bug as well as the next round of teeth, so they haven’t wanted to eat much and fight going to sleep (although they do sleep good once they finally give in). Mom and Dad are a bit on the frazzled side, but things are getting better. The fevers are gone, they’re starting to eat a little better, and the Orajel is helping with the teething. Alex had a new tooth break the surface yesterday, and hopefully Zach will soon follow suit.

Lots of cute new pics have been added to the Nov-Dec 2006 album. We’ve got the boys’ first taste of ham and “real” food (veggie puffs), pics from Thanksgiving and holiday decorating, our family pics for this year’s Christmas card, the boys’ first visit with Santa during a trip to the mall with Debbie, a father-son trip to the Vikes game, and some just plain cute photos. Enjoy!

Tags: family outing, holiday, milestones, teething

It’s hard to believe, but these boys have been with us for nine amazing months. Both have learned how to sit up really well and are babbling constantly (we think Alex will learn to speak first). Zach is crawling all over the place, and Alex appears to be on the verge of figuring that out. Zach has even figured out how to pull himself to a stand!

Their 9-month checkup went well. Alex is 19 lb 4.8 oz and 28 in long. Zach is 17 lb 14.6 oz and 27.5 in long, although the length measurement isn’t real exact.

The boys looked awfully cute in their Halloween costumes, little sweatsuits that Grandma Pat bought for them. Zach was a cow, complete with ears on his hood and a tail on his butt, and Alex was a smiling pumpkin with a stem on his head. Joe, with Debbie’s help, brought them to his office and to Karen’s office. They, of course, charmed everyone they met.

Lots of new pictures have been added to both the Sept-Oct album and the new Nov-Dec album. Also, Cole’s baseball portraits finally got scanned and added to the May-June album (better late then never, right?).

Tags: Alex, checkup, Halloween, milestones, Zach