The Babies

I never used to understand why people would refer to the "baby" in the family when they were obviously no longer an infant.  I mean, it is inevitable that one child has to be the youngest, but calling them baby?  I guess I never understood this concept because there always an actual baby in our family.  Now that the boys are two, they are definitely, fully and completely toddlers and yet it seems we still refer to them as "the babies" from time to time.  I made mention of the babies at the library the other day and noticed the librarian looking at me expectantly, and I had to quickly explain before she got the wrong idea!

We usually call them "the boys", rarely "the twins", but from time to time, "the babies".

Our "babies" are fun, busy and energetic.  They love being included in the same things as the older kids.  Both boys don't pronounce their "k" sounds so they love to "la-lore" (colour) and play with "chars" (cars).  They both have a similar way of talking and use the same speech patterns.  Aiden is "Aida", Caileigh is "layleigh", Mikayla is "lala" and they refer to each other as "Allie" and "Jor-je".

Here they are busy threading cheerios onto a toothpick, stuck into a marshmallow. (A variation of the older kids math assignment)

Although the boys, can, and do climb out of their cribs continually, we haven't moved them into beds.  They are pretty capable of safely maneurvering the railings and once they do fall asleep, I think they like the security of the crib.  I'm surprised they can sleep at night with the cribs full of cars and books.  The other night I checked on the boys to find a school bus on top of Jordan's face!

 They don't like to fall asleep in the dark because they like a little time to play before they fall asleep.  For a while (and sometimes still) they have "on" and "off" backwards.  I would turn off the light and Jordan would begin to scream and beg me to turn the light off.  I would say, "you want the light on" and he would say, "yeah off".  Once I figured out the discrepancy, it made for smoother bedtimes.

{Cheese}

Sometimes if I have errands to do, I will take one boy with me.  Last week I took Aiden and Jordan grocery shopping with me and Jordan was so very excited.  He did not stop talking the entire way there.  He would say, "Jorje go!", "Aida go!', "Mommy go!" and then would go through, "Lala no go", "Allie no go"........  And then he would repeat the whole thing.  When we got to the store he walked in holding my hand while he strutted his body with a huge smile on his face.  It was very cute.  (Don't worry, Alex had special time at home with Daddy and the girls and it will be his turn next.)

 {Jordan}

{Alex}

The boys adore their older brother and sisters.  The older three read to them, help them get snacks and spend time playing with them.  Every morning the boys run down the stairs so they can hug and kiss each of their siblings.  This always makes me smile.  The boys are super cuddly and love to snuggle under a blanket and read books.  Their attention span is gaining and sometimes we can sit for 1/2 hour!

And for the eager family, a couple of videos.........