We have a winner.....finally!!

As you may remember from my earlier feeding post, Kyle is our bottle loving baby, and hasn't been so fond of the baby food. But I do believe that we have had a breakthrough!! It all started with the beloved sweet potatoes. Grandpa had a few left from last year's garden, and Grandma generously donated them to the boys' cause. Mommy baked them up, and voila!! Kyle loved them. He opened his mouth like never before, looking like a little bird. The sweet potatoes have opened his world, and he has been much more receptive to many other foods. Thank goodness for sweet potatoes!!!

"Can't you move any faster with that spoon?? I love those sweet potatoes!!"

"I always open my mouth, but I love these sweet potatoes, too!!"

Too cute for words!!

"Yummm!!"

Licking the bowl clean!!

Licking the spoon, already licked the bowl!!

There's another factor that seems to be increasing Kyle's love for solids - these silly looking baby feeders. I will admit, I was a skeptic in the beginning, but broke down and bought some after hearing from several people whose babies had loved them. Boy, was I wrong in doubting!! The boys think that they're great!! They don't even seem to mind that the fruit is filtered by a mesh bag, and go to town when given one!!

"Here's my peach mush - That's all I left!!"

Going to town on my feeder!!

Here's a cute snuggle pic of Kyle with Mommy, just because I love it so!!

Funny Pics

Here are a few cute scenes captured around the Leman house in the past week:
"Boy mom, he sure is comfy to lay on!!"

All smiles, and a little bit mischevious, too!!

"Can't we just have a conversation without a photo session??"

Hanging out with Grandpa - so much fun!!

Rubbing Daddy's face, a nightly ritual.

Mid-scream pic - He can really get your attention if he tries!!

"Oh, the places I can go now!!"

"I promise Mom, I was only feeling his hair." Kyle's wimpers suggested otherwise.

All smiles - so much fun!!

"Doesn't everyone lay around with their legs in the air???"

Scenes from a tickle session. Daddy loves to get the boys laughing!!

Feeding Frenzy

Growing boys love to eat!! We've been working on solids for almost a month now, and are happy to report that we are getting much better at it!! Mommy has been working very hard at making our baby food - some we like and others not so much!! Brock is our star eater most of the time. He is a very distracted bottle drinker- too many things to look at and watch, but when it comes to food, watch out!! He's a champ. I guess there's just more action involved with a bowl and spoon!! Kyle is improving greatly, but would probably be just as happy to continue one with only his beloved bottle for a while longer. He seems to have a very sensitive gag reflex (apparently a Leman trait:), and gags on almost every new thing we try. So far, the favorites seem to be peaches ("whew", says Mommy, considering all of the time and effort she put into making peach puree and the amount we have in the freezer!!:), bananas, sweet potatoes, and green beans - but only for Brock. Peas, definitely not a favorite, especially for Kyle. Those may take a few tries to get used to. Thanks to Grandpa Martin for all of the garden produce that is quickly becoming turned into baby food and frozen. Brock and Kyle will enjoy the fruits of his "labor of love" for many months!! As a side note, Brock has his first tooth!! Daddy found it yesterday at church. Oh the eating we will do as those things continue to come in!!

Here we are, all bibbed up and ready to go. As you can see, this is a favorite time for Brock. Kyle would almost rather chew on his bib as it doesn't make him gag :).

"My fingers are my favorite. Are you sure I have to do this???"

"Bring it on!!! I'm ready to go!!"

Kyle's drool seems to make everything thinner and tends to pool!! This is an early shot, and Mommy's learned to make his a little thicker, as he has his own thinning capabilities!!

"Yummy in my tummy" (sorry about the red eye - missed that one!!)

"Can I please just be finished and go back to playing??"

"Gone already?? I'm just getting started!!"

"Watching brother eat is definitely more fun that eating it myself!!"

So cute!! Can you see my bed-head on the right?? Mommy needed to plaster that part down!!

Cereal and Peaches in my eye?? Don't worry, Daddy is getting the wash cloth to save the day!!

I love my new bib!! Thanks JL!! You can check out her cool stuff at http://www.peas-carrots.com/.

"Another shot, Mommy??? Someone clean me up!!"

Brock has a new found talent, the remnants of which you can see on his tray. He figured out on his own that when you spit with your mouth full, fun things happen!! Mommy thinks it's funny, but Daddy says "No No!!". Mommy will have to stop laughing before this becomes a real problem and join Daddy in the "No No". Discipline requires a united front, right?? Who'd have thought it would have to start at 6 months old??

"I'm so tired. This eating thing really wears me out!!"

Catching up - A weekend in P'ville

The weekend before last we were in P'ville for a family reunion. Here are some pics from Grandma and Grandpa's house.

Kyle lounging in the big chair.

Brock, smiley boy as usual.

Brock getting a rocker ride with Aunt Arlene.

Aunt Arlys loving on Kyle. Our twin aunts are crazy about us twin boys!!:)

We put Grandma to work, keeping us fed and entertained:).

Here we are at the family reunion, hanging out with some of our favorite cousins!!! Gabe and Tobias are part of a family of 4 boys that have been featured on our blog before. They are all such good kids and loved playing with Brock and Kyle!!

Babies waiting for a bath

Today was a nice relaxing Sunday. After dinner and a walk, the babies were ready for their bath. Here they are waiting on Mommy and Daddy's bed. They are very good at rolling and can't be left alone. Kyle has gotten 2 teeth in the last week, so we have to be extra vigilant when they're playing together because everything goes in the mouth, especially Brock's hands, and those little teeth are sharp!!! Update on the Pee Pee situation: we moved Kyle into diapers that are 2 sizes larger than his weight calls for at night, but they seem to be doing the trick most of the time. One of our comments talked about babies wetting more when they are teething, so his 2 new teeth may explain some of our trials the past few weeks. Brock woke up soaked this morning (he has only been wearing diapers that are 1 size larger), so his teeth may not be far behind. Overall, I have had to do much less laundry this week, which has been a relief:). Now for the pre-bath pics:

All clean and ready for bed!! Mommy and Daddy are praying for a full nights sleep:).

Friday night swim

To survive this sweltering heat wave in something besides air-conditioning, we decided to meet some friends at State Farm Park for dinner and an evening swim. We are really appreciating what a great benefit it is to have access to that wonderful place, and are very much looking forward to continuing to take the boys there as they grow!!
Here we are - all ready to swim!! Don't we look like future little fish in our swimsuits??

All done and ready to go home. We are beat and ready for bed!! You may notice that there are no pictures of us actually in the pool. That is because we were being held by Mommy and Daddy the whole time, and they weren't hot about having their swimsuit pictures plastered all over the internet!! Maybe next year!! :)

These pics are from a few weeks ago, also out at the park. They had a "Movies in the Park" night and showed "The B Movie". This outing was more for Mommy and Daddy, but the boys enjoyed the scenery change, especially Brock. He was nowhere near tired the whole time we were there - too much to look at!!

Kyle was ready for bed, so we left about half way through the movie. We are all wrapped up in our blankies to protect us from those peskie mosquitos.

Home again, Home again!! Both babies were out like a light once they hit the van. So much fun!!