What are they are up to?

    When I did the 8 month post I didn't write out what these little ones have been up to. They are keeping us busy and we want to remember this time!

They are on the brink of teething and crawling.  :)  Ava rolled her way out of the living room and into the foyer the other day. 

They can sit on their own but still need a little support. 

They "talk" all the time.  It sounds like they are saying da da da.  They even throw in a ma ma ma every once in a while.

They love grabbing onto things especially Mommy's earings.   

They are great eaters and drinking about 24 oz (about 4- 6 oz bottles) a day and eating about 2 meals with baby food.

They have liked pretty much all that we have given them but NOT the "green" stuff like green peas and beans.  They must have similar taste buds because they BOTH don't like it...funny!  Their little lips & faces get all scrunched up & they are not having it....maybe next month, or maybe avocados??? 

(I love how Ava has her legs kicked up in this picture when she kicked the playgym on top of her.)

 They both wear a size 3 Pampers diapers.

They are in mostly 6-9 months and 9 month (depending on the brand) clothing.

 They are really active and rarely sit still.  When people hold Isabella they are always amazed at her strength.  Ava is still a wet noodle.

Isabella especially loves the jumperoo. 

(Ava gets the cutest looks on her face.)

 (I was holding Isabella and she had her hand on my face...look at those pretty eyes)

 They are both pretty happy 95% of the time.  They usually just cry when they are hungry or tired or sometimes Isabella will be upset when she has a dirty diaper. 

Isabella tends to be a little more serious and a deep thinker with those dark eyes.  Ava always has a good smile.

 And just to keep it real.  This is Isaac in his PJs and his favorite stuffed animal, Bo.

Which is cute until you realize that it is not sunrise but sunset in the background.  Yep, it was a PJ day when Marc was out of town and I even had to put clean PJs on him for bed...this guy had stuff all over him! :)

Here's a couple Isaac happenings:

He calls both girls Bella most of the time.  FYI, Marc and I only call her Isabella so Bella is completely Isaac.  If Ava gets called by a name he usually says Eva or Beva but commonly just calls her Bella too.  He does call both together as "sisters" quite often. 

We were sitting on the couch today watching a video and Isabella was in between Isaac and I and she kept trying to pull his hair. Finally he said very nicely "watch Bella"...somehing about it was just so cute!

They have also started playing with his toys.  He isn't too into that (of course) but when he takes it back from them I tell him he has to give them a toy to play with and he is good about finding them something new.  Watch out for when they can take the toy back!! :)