Watching Softball

Rob plays softball out at State Farm Park once a week in the summertime. The boys and I usually go along, weather and gametime permitting. For the last several games, as we are sitting on the blanket, Brock rolls over and actually watches the game for a decent amount of time, considering he's such a little guy. He just loves seeing anything in action, and both boys love being outdoors!! Here's some action shots - Dad's on 3rd base!! Go Dad Go!!

Kyle isn't quite as interested in the game. He'd rather chew on his hands:).

Here's some pics of the boys that I took yesterday. I can't believe how old they look sitting in that chair.

Kyle thinks Mom shouldn't take so many pictures!!

Help!! Pee Pee Trials;)

Okay, so maybe it really isn't that bad when compared to the potty training trials that I've been reading about on some of your blogs, but this is a VERY common scene when I go to get the boys up - morning, noon, and night somtimes it seems. The boys are much more mobile and almost constantly end up on their stomaches to sleep. This has led to better sleeping at times, but much more laundry for mommy!! I've done everything I can think of, but Kyle seems to be a very heavy wetter, and I've been doing several bed changes(not to mention outfits) per day at times. I LOVE our built to grow cribs, but they are nothing close to easy to change the sheets on!! We use Baby dry Pampers in a size larger than their regulars at night, and regular Pampers during the day. I need help from all of you veteran boy mommas out there. I know that someone somewhere has to have a helpful tip for me. What can I do to keep the Pee Pee in the diapers where it belongs?? Kyle and Brock will be forever grateful also if someone can suggest a way to keep them from waking up wet!!

Here's my little buddy, soaked through his second outfit for the day already!!

Today, Brock is a non-offender, but gets his picture taken because he too can be a guilty party of Pee Pee escapes!!!

Here I am in outfit #3 - Clean and dry, ready for another nap so I can test mommy's laundry skills yet again:).

Bed clean and ready to go!! Thank goodness for those water proof lap pads under the sheets. At least I don't have to wash the mattress pad every time!!

Here we are helping Mommy blog - what good boys, even if we leak alot!!

Any suggestions would be appreciated - comment away please!!!!!!

I love this picture!!!!

Brothers!! No explanation needed.

Our Smily Little Lizzard

As promised, this post is all about Brock and his special talents. Both Brock and Kyle are very happy and smiley babies, but Brock seems to just be watching and waiting for us to look at him so he can flash us his big toothless grin. It is especially fun to go and get him out of his crib when he wakes up because that smile is always peeking up at us as we enter the room. He also loves to run his tongue in and out, hence the nickname "little lizzard". Sometimes these talents are combined, making for some funny sights around the Leman household. Here are some pics of our smiley little lizzard - enjoy!!

For Grandpa: Go Cubs Go!!

Since this is an equal opportunity blog for both Mommy and Daddy, we decided to show you some pics of our boys supporting our other favorite team (Mommy's team). These are also the shirts we wear when we watch the game with Grandpa. Go Cubs Go!!


Yea Cubs - In 1st place!!

Holding hands, hoping that the Cubs hold on too!!

Kyle's already celebrating, and Brock is having a victory taste of Kyle!!

First Cereal

Today was the boys' first attempt at eating, other than with a bottle. They did great, and the mess wasn't even that bad!! Brock actually seemed to like it more than Kyle. Kyle seemed more interested in chewing on the spoon, his bib, his fists, the highchair, etc.....which means that he ended up with more on his face than in his mouth. Brock opened his mouth each time the spoon came near, just like a little bird!! They were so cute to watch. It was also the maiden voyage of the high chairs. I do believe we'll be getting lots of use out of these in the next few years. Here's some fun pics for your viewing pleasure!!

The fastest drink in the Midwest!!

Some of you who've been reading the blog since the beginning, you may remember our post about feeding 12 day old boys. In case the point of that post was lost in my post-partum foggy babble, it took 1 1/2 hrs to feed the boys, and we started over every 3 hrs - doctors orders. Since both babies were small, we had to wake them, even if they weren't hungry, and they were hard to keep awake and on task. Now some of you might not think that is so bad, but that 3 hrs was from the start of one feeding to the start of the next, not 3 hrs after they finished the 1 1/2 hs feeding!! Well, we have good news on the feeding front. The boys have gotten to be progressively faster eaters, and we think that we may have a record holder on our hands!! Kyle, our hungry boy, can down a bottle in 5 minutes flat. I really didn't think too much about it until Aunt Kara came to visit, and not having seen the boys for several months, she saw the difference immediately. I knew they were faster, but didn't really pay attention to how fast. This led us to the idea to time his bottle drinking, and we were shocked. Brock isn't quite as fast as his brother Kyle, as he gets more easily distracted, but never fear. He has his own unique set of talents, of which I will post about later:). Here's Kyle's record setting bottle drinking skills in pictures, along with the times:

1:56pm on the 4th of July (wasn't this an exciting way to spend our holiday??!!??) -starting a 6 oz bottle of milk

1:58 pm looks like he's making good progress!!

2:00 pm - almost gone!!

2:01 pm - finished!!

"Yummy, that was good, but now I need to make sure my fingers still taste good, too!!"

Here's our little record holder and his victory bottle. Maybe we should bronze it!!

Our Favorite Things to Play with

With two 5 month old boys, you can probably imagine that there's alot of playing going on here. Here are a few of our favorite toys, with the boys demonstrating each one:

Here's Kyle playing in our new Baby Einstein Jumper. This has quickly become one of his new favorites. Rightly so, there's pleanty for him to experience, not to mention the bouncing.


Brock is showing us the features of our new exersaucer. He prefers this one because his feet are grounded and it has lots of lights and sounds. If you didn't think that we had enough baby equipment in our house before, you will think that we are well stocked now. It's a maze to get anywhere in the living room:)!!


Kyle loves this Rattle w/ the red ball. He finds it the best part for chewing!!

Brock with his funny ducky that sings and flaps it's wings. It has gotten the best of him a few times, but he seems to be prevailing here!!

No list would be complete without our fists, of course!! This is the easiest toy to find when Mommy isn't around to show us something better.

Brock showing off another of of his yellow duckies!! He seems to have on obsession with them, and prefers to chew on fuzzy things. He would say that the duck bill has the most flavor:).

Anything that makes sound is a winner with the boys, and these baby gigglers are no exception!! They are the most fun when Mommy and Daddy can get the boys to giggle along!!

The activity mat has been a wonderful entertainer for several months now. But as we grow and become more mobile, the boys tend to get themselves into more predicaments, and Mommy just can't help but catch it on film. If you look at Kyle's face, you can see that he's scolding her for taking this picture and not setting him free:).

The swings still provide pleanty of entertainment, but now the boys add their own twist to the action. Arms out, heads to the side and feet swinging all add to the fun!!

Daddy is on the top of the list of things we love to play with. When he hits the door from work, smiles about and they know that the real fun is beginning. Brock and Kyle LOVE their Daddy, and he has as much fun with play time as they do - always a child at heart!!

Last but not least, we love playing with each other. Whenever they are in the same vicinity, one or the other will roll to get closer. Mostly this is to facilitate chewing on each other, but lately they also watch to see what the other one is playing with. We can't wait to see how play time evolves in the months and years to come!!

Busy, busy, busy!!

Whew!! What a busy summer we'ver been having. Sorry for the long delay between posts, but we'll try to catch you up on the Leman happenings. The boys are growing like weeds, and I think that we can expect teeth any time now, based on how they've been acting. Both have been slightly fussy and more clingy in the past 2 weeks. They seem to really like Mommy and Daddy and want to be held as much as possible. Everything in our house is or has been soaked with drool, and anything within the boys' reach has been chewed on, including Mom and Dad!! Good sleep has been a hard thing to come by, especially for the last 4 nights. Someone seems to be awake every hour or two, and this makes for long or short nights, depending on how you look at it:). We know that this phase, too, shall pass (as have all the others), but I'm actually looking forward to seeing a new little tooth or two so that we have something to show for all of this hard work!! The boys have been napping on alternate schedules which gives Mommy good quality time with each baby, but little time for blogging or anything else. Here's our life lately in pictures:

Happy belated first Father's Day daddy!! Thanks for hanging in there with many sleepless nights, poopie diapers, and bottles galore!! We hope our smiles, giggles, and baby snuggles make all of the challenges worth it!! We love you bunches and think that you're the best dad ever!!

Here's Daddy and Grandpa celebrating their "firsts" together. What a special day.

Aunt Kara was here from Colorado to visit for 10 days. We had a great time loading her up with lots of baby kisses and cuddles, hopefully enough to last until her next visit home. The boys loved Aunt Kara - we don't think it hurt that she looks alot like Mommy!! Come back soon- Brock and Kyle liked your "rescue techniques" from Mommy and Daddy's rules:).

We went to visit Aunt Kara's friend Kate and her new baby Sarah. Hummm..... another possible future girlfriend for the boys?? She sure is a cutie!!

Kyle managing to catch a glimpse of the Cardinal game. He started out on his back, but somehow managed to roll on to his tummy for a better view. Don't worry Cub fans. He does the same thing when Mommy has him watching Cub games during the day!!

Kyle sporting his shades after running errands with Mommy on a beautiful summer day.

Whew!! All of this shopping wears me out!! Can't a guy just get some sleep??

Kyle and Aunt Kara - she's a good snuggler, and Kyle is a good snuggle tester!!

Brock and Aunt Kara - she was very sympathetic to his late night cause!! Probably because this is a gene definitely passed down from the Martin clan.

Kyle and Grandpa Martin - we love to show Grandpa all of our latest tricks.

Tummy time isn't such a trial anymore. The boys have great head control and seem to enjoy viewing the world from a different angle.

Wrestling anyone??? Anytime they're on the floor together, you can bet that eventually feet, arms and even heads will be entwined!!

Kyle has a new favorite position in his bouncy seat. He always seems to have his legs in the air, and now he has support. What a funny kid!!

Oh, that famous smile. I think that Brock is the smiliest boy that I've ever seen. Anytime he catches you looking at him, he rewards you with one of these. Makes it hard to look at anything else!!!

Cute onsies from Aunt Ruthie. She spoiles us rotten and we love it!!!

Here's the back view - Thanks Aunt Ruthie!! We love you!!

Aunt Stacey and Cousin Whitney came to visit this week. I can't believe how big this picture makes Kyle look. Maybe the boys will get some of the teeth that Whitney has lost:).

Hope you all have a safe and happy 4th of July. Happy Birthday America!!