Six Months and Growing like Weeds!

Busy, Busy, Busy Kids

The professional six month pictures in this entry were taken my the very talented Meghan Rickard. Her amazing work can be viewed at www.meghanrickardphotography.com

I can't believe it's been six months since these two little guys entered the world! I look back at pictures of them from six month ago and they barely look like the same kids! Everett looks very similar, but Tristan has changed immensely. I can tell now that they weren't quite done "cooking" when they decided to enter the world, well I think it was more Tristan's idea!  Right now life is very busy and I don't expect it to slow down anytime soon. The older they get, the more entertaining they need. They're also eating some solid foods (which I'm making in my "spare time") so my life pretty much revolves around feeding them bottles, solid food, some playtime and naps. It's glorious when all three kids nap at the same time, although that's a rare occurence. I think the boys realize that the opportunities for one on one mom time is very limited, so one of them always seems to be awake during the "usual" afternoon nap time. I don't mind though. It actually gives me a chance to focus on just one child!

Tristan

Since my last entry, Tristan has become a new baby! He smiles, laughs, and is a very happy little boy. Much different than the first four months of his life! He is the most active baby of my three children. Even when you're holding him, he has to "jump". He LOVES his jumper and will be not just content, but extremely happy in it for 30-45 minutes. He was jumping so high one day that I said "Wow, Tristan! I think you're getting some air!" Natalie then says, "Yeah, Tristan, you're an air conditioner!" So Tristan has yet another nickname. His names so far, according to Natalie, are Tristan Bisten, Grug Bug, Air Conditioner and Wild Child. I can't wait to see what she comes up with next! Tristan is a pro at rolling around and is beginning to scoot. He can hold off on crawling for a few more months, I wouldn't mind! I have a feeling that he'll be the child the gets into everything and climbs up everything! Watch out!

Everett

 Mr. Everett continues to be very charming. He has the sweetest smile and squeals with joy all the time. He's still trying to catch up to his brother with his eating habits. It's just amazing to hold them and spend time with them. They are completely different from each other. Everett is very calm, content, and "chill" as Natalie says. He's still working on rolling over. I think that if he actually tried to roll over, he'd do it. But he just doesn't see the point. He HATES being on his stomach and lasts maybe three minutes before he starts screaming. He's very particular with his solid foods and is still trying to figure out the point of it! Everett is my cuddler. He will sleep for hours if he's being cuddled, but struggles to sleep in his crib for any length of time, except at night. There's usually one feeding at night for lil' E. Natalie has named him Lil' Bug, Everett Keverett, and Chill Boy.

The boys are sleeping from about 8:30 PM until around 7:30 - 8:00 AM. Everett usually wakes up once to be fed. They take an hour or two hour nap in the morning and a two to three hour nap in the afternoon (usually, but definintely not always!). They may also take a short cat nap in the evening. Overall, they're sleeping well and have a pretty set schedule. Days like today make it difficult when Everett wakes up at 6:30 AM and Tristan didn't wake up until 8:30. So for the remainder of the day, their schedules are completely opposite. When one is up, the other is asleep. Trying to keep track of when one needs to sleep and eat gets confusing when their schedules differ.

 

And I don't want to forget about Miss Natalie! She continues to be the best big sister around! She loves her brothers and is beginning to play with them more and more. They smile and laugh at her now so she's pretty excited to play with them. She's learning a lot in preschool and craft time is her FAVORITE! She has to tell me all about her craft everyday. She may take after her mother after all! One of her newest tricks is not one of our favorites. She's having a hard time staying in bed at night, complaining that she's "lonely". I now feel terrible about the insomnia I had as a child and the sleepless nights my parents had to endure with me! I guess I'm getting my payback!

Natalie and Tristan trying out our new stroller.

Natalie is getting super excited for Christmas. This is the first year that she's been excited, especially about Santa. She says almost daily "I just can't wait to see what Santa brings me!" She's also excited to go shopping for her brothers. I asked her one day what she wanted and she said "I want a shirt that says 'I love my brothers'". Now what three year old says that?! I might just have to make that for her! Although she can't wait for Santa's arrival, she didn't want anything to do with sitting on his lap or being anywhere near him.....

Merry Christmas to all!!!!