Owen, aka Baby Bear

This is the baby bear that lives in our house. He likes to eat, splash around in the water when he takes a bath and he loves to lay on his play mat and look up at all the toys, however he becomes one angry baby bear when he has to go to sleep or take a nap. He howls and cries and just becomes a real bear (pun intended) when he has to go to sleep, which is weird, because from what I know bears usually like to sleep.
While Caleb is our dream sleeper, Owen is not. He fights sleep with all he's got. If there is anything even remotely interesting going on in the house and he can hear it from his room, he will wake up and want to join us. He likes to be in on the action.
For example: A few weeks ago, we had put the boys down for a nap in their bedroom and started playing guitar hero in the family room, after we played a few songs, we hear Owen start to cry. We went in the room to try to get him to sleep again. We tried holding him for a little bit and then giving him his pacifier, but he just kept crying. We didn't want him to wake up Caleb (who had fallen asleep within minutes of being put down I'm sure) so we just brought him out to let him watch us. That is all it took. We laid him on the couch to watch the game and within a few minutes he fell asleep. Oh that silly baby bear.


Owen has recently found his hands and he loves to eat them. I've tasted them and don't think they taste like anything, but they must be good for him, because they are always in his mouth. :-)

As I've said Caleb is our talker, and for the most part Owen will just listen to him jabber when they are both together, but it is funny, when Caleb is sleeping and it is just Owen that is awake. He will sit and talk to himself. He isn't as loud or long winded as Caleb, but he does have stuff to say.

Caleb

Caleb is such a good baby. I love having him around. This kid loves to sleep (he gets that from his mom) and he goes down for naps and bedtime so easy. Most of the time we just wrap him up in his blanket put him in his swing or the crib and within a few minutes he will be asleep. The boys sleep about 7-8 hours at night and still take a couple of long naps (2-3 hours) during the day.


Caleb used to be a great eater too, but as of late, he would rather try to talk or look around, then focus on eating, so it usually takes him a while to finish. The boys are eating 6 ounces 5 times a day. During the last two feedings at night we are adding rice cereal. Soon we will start them on baby foods, I'm sure that will be fun and messy. :-) As I said in a previous post Caleb is my talker. He loves to jabber away when he is awake. He doesn't cry much, only when he is hungry or tired, so it is pretty easy to tell what he wants.
Caleb also loves taking a bath.


There isn't a whole lot he doesn't like, besides tummy time. ;-) I'm grateful for that because it makes my job as a mom a lot easier.

Boys Blessing Day

The boys were blessed yesterday at church. Mike did a good job on the blessings and after wards we had a yummy brunch at our house with all the family. The boys looked so handsome in their outfits. I am so happy to have these two little boys in my life. I know that our Heavenly Father knows us better than we know ourselves and gives us opportunities and experiences to teach us and help us become better people. These two babies, in the four months they have been with us, have taught me many things; the most important being a greater love for my family. Not in a million years did I ever think I would be the mom of twin boys, but I'm so happy I am. I'm grateful that Heavenly Father believes in me and would give me this special opportunity to take care of two wonderful boys. I love both of them very much.

Owen and Caleb on their Blessing Day

 

The Proud Parents

Little Birdies?!?

The other day when my sister called, she told me that every time she calls me now it sounds like I have a bunch of birds in my house. I thought that was funny. Well, they aren't birds, but they do like to make a lot of noise. :-) The boys have found that they can make noise with their mouths and they like talking. Caleb really likes it, he talks all the time while he is awake and is sometimes very loud and expressive. Owen on the other hand is a man of few words, sometimes he pipes in, but a lot of the time he will just sit and listen to to his brother.
So here is a preview of our little birdie, Caleb. :-)