Busy Babies

The boys enjoying their new dump truck! Thank you Eckman's. Lexie is standing by the boys.

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Family photo by the cupcakes.

Christian and Grandpa Linn

My beautiful boys before the party!

Our family photo, right before the party... not our best shot.

Another photo... a little fuzzy.

Grandpa and Nana Linn before the party.

We have been a fun busy life around here these days. The babies are moving and grooving around our house and loving all their new big boy toys! Last week we spent the night at the ranch on Thursday since our bathroom was being painted and the fumes were BAD! My parents were so lovely to take us in last minute :) The boys had a great time at Chick-fil-a with my mom and I and then we took them in the pool. Yeah! Last weekend we worked on our newly painted bathroom and then took the babies to run errands on Sat.

This week the babies have their 1 year doctor appointment on Friday which is a bit delayed but we are hopeful that the babies will be good for momma! It has been SOOOOO hot here! I feel bad taking the babies outside since it feels like 110 degrees! We have mall walked, and run air-conditioned errands lately with them. We have also been working on some first shoes! I brought home several pairs this week and they were all too small so I looking for bigger I guess!

Christian has been a little better about moving around on his own. He has been scooting a little on his bottom and working on pulling up. He will try to do things, fail and then get frustrated and not try again. That is so frustrating for Brandon and I too! Poor guy! He is starting to be able to scoot himself around a little more and I hope that helps his confidence a little. He is still cruising and will take a couple of steps while cruising furniture. It has been so funny to us that he seems to do everything backwards. He is VERY vocal these days! He is always babbling, talking and singing. He has been so cranky these last couple of days... we don't know if it is the transition from formula to milk (which he is not a fan of) baby food to finger foods (also not a fan) or what... we are so ready for his "cranky spell" to be over. Christian loves to grab at EVERYTHING... we call him hands since he can get stuff off the counter as you walk by holding him.

Brock has been in full speed since he started moving. He does a combo of walking, cruising, crawling and grunting to get to his target. He is a baby on a mission! He talks, lots of mama's and dada's and baba's. He is so much fun to be with these days since he is a big hugger and cuddle monkey :) He loves taking toys out of his bin, knocking down blocks and sprinting toward open doors and gates. He tends to try to use Christian as an anchor these days and it always trying to pull him down and step on him. One of Brock's biggest new things is his new shorter nap time and shorter sleep time. Terrible for mom and dad... he has stopped napping in the morning lots of mornings and only sleeps 1.5 hours in the afternoon... doesn't he know we need at least two?!? He also usually sleeps from 8p to 7a (we used to get 12 full hours). He also wakes up about 5 times a night these days crying and fussing. I think it is night time separation anxiety. He has full on day time separation anxiety these days and I think it is carrying over into night time.

For Brandon's and my lives my sister and I have put an offer in on a business here in town and are in the due diligent stage. We have 60 days to investigate the business and if all goes well we will be the new owners of a promotional products business here in town! So many mixed emotions for mommy on this one but lots of hope as well. Brandon has his four month cancer check up this week and has been traveling for work quite a bit as well. We are so excited to travel up to OKC in a few weeks for a night away at his fraternity brothers wedding. My wonderful sister has agreed to take the babies on Sat. night!!! Thank you Sara!