We are 9 months old!!

I will post more tomorrow (hopefully). I am exhausted after coming back from Chicago, and the babies have been a little under the weather recently (Claire has had diarrhea and Jack has had a cold).

They turned 9 months today, so I had to post a little something.

Clapping!

Both Jack and Claire have learned to clap recently. They both love it too...they start smiling and laughing when they realize that it was their hands that made the clapping sound. Claire has finally gotten her second tooth (so I don't have to worry she will just have the one fang anymore). Both are learning to walk with the walker we have around the house...see pics

More cute pictures!!

More cute pictures...


Don't forget to vote in cute baby contest :)



http://gastongazette.upickem.net/engine/Votes.aspx?PageType=VOTING&contestid=3591

Or if that doesn't work go to www.gastongazette.com and look for link to baby of the year contest. Go to "vote" and we on the 6th page of babies (at the bottom).

Cute baby contest!!

We entered the babies in a cute baby contest...we wanted to confirm that they are actually cute and not that we just think they are cute because we're the parents :) Anyway, anyone can vote...

here is the link:

http://gastongazette.upickem.net/engine/votes.aspx

Jack and Claire are at the bottom of the 6th page. Winners get to be featured in a calendar which I am sure they will appreciate me dragging out in about 20 years when they are on some date with someone they really like...

More pictures above to confirm their cuteness.

More teef, and all kinds of fun stuff!

Claire bear has her first tooth!! I can't take a picture of it yet because it is only a little fleck on the bottom left, but I can definitely feel it. Also, she has started crawling! Well...sort of. She has figured out how to crawl on her back. She bows up and kicks her legs and scoots across the room -- on her back!! Strange, I know, but very creative if you ask me.

Jack has learned how to cruise (holding on to furniture and walking along). He also has been walking in his walker quite well (but hasn't been able to translate this to regular walking yet). Today they were both on nap strikes, and apparently Jack was so tired he passed out in his exersaucer (see pic above).

The pictures speak for themselves...

...but I will add my commentary anyway.


Jack Tom looking like a little boy in his jeans and tennis shoes!

Claire Bear wants to get shipped to Grandma.


Jack hoards all the pacifiers in the house.

Jack thinks the shoes work on his hands too...


Claire can't stop laughing!