Well Michelle has been asking me to write a post for a while, so here I am – Ta da!

We went to the doctor on Thursday for our nine month check-up.  The boys did great and are growing like weeds!

Jack weighs 18 lbs. 14 oz. and is 28″ long.

Elijah weighs 18 lbs. 12 oz. and is also 28″ long!

As you can see they stay pretty close in size to each other (and Jack did have a poopy diaper so that could have accounted for maybe an ounce.)

We also had to get a few shots – the final Hepatitis shot, and the first of two flu shots (with the next one given in one month).  They also had to have their blood drawn for an anemia test.

I was worried that they might freak out with the blood drawing but they actually didn’t even cry (they pricked their toe and only took a small amount).  Good job boys!

Both of the boys are now pulling up to standing.  They just need something about waist high, and they do the rest!  In fact we had to lower Jack’s bed because he would stand up and take his razor sharp little teeth and gnaw on the edge (he actually left some pretty nasty bite marks in the wood, oh well).

Speaking of gnawing, they do that to everything as they both have four teeth now!  Jack had three for a while but he finally caught up with Eli.

They’re also both crawling around everywhere now.  They’re both doing a funny army crawl but lately Jack has been taking a few crawls(?) – the correct crawl I guess you could say.

They also talk and blabber on all the time.  It’s mostly a “dadadada” or “mamamma” or “babababa”, but it’s really cute.  I’m pretty sure their first word will be “Dada”.  In which I will reply with a sugary treat as a reward (don’t tell Mama).

The last thing that they have been doing lately is dancing whenever music comes on.  It’s not necessarily a dance but they start bouncing and moving when they hear music they like.  It started with this little spider that plays a sort of “rock” version of The Itsy Bitsy Spider, and now they do it to just about everything.  It’s so funny!  I guess that’s about it.  Be sure to check back for updates, and subscribe to the blog if you haven’t already – that way you will get automatic emails each time we update (use the link to the right for that).

Here are a few recent pictures of our big 9-month old boys.

Jack & Eli

And here’s one last picture of them.

9 Months - Jack & Eli