It's the Little Things!

It's the best feeling in the world when your kids hear you come home through the front door and take off in a fast crawl to greet you. When they finally get to you, they both start crawling up your leg laughing and smiling! That's how I have been greeted for the last two days. Heavenly Father, thank you for these moments!

Where did Daddy go?

The babies fought over this tiny space to watch Dad leave the other day! It is so cute when they are both trying to stick their heads in the space. Not to mention how fast they can get from the living room to the front of the house! I truly believe Chloe is trying to beat Cooper because she is going as fast as she can along side of him and cracking up at the same time. And...I know their diapers are probably looking pretty funny. It's even more funny that Chloe is wearing a size 3 diaper that is looking pretty big on her and Cooper is wearing a size 4 diaper that is looking a little snug.

For some reason, they both go for each other's hair! I just happen to catch Cooper in the moment on camera!

And, this is a winner for sure! Little Miss after her bath...

Magazine material!

The Fall Season - We love it!

We love Fall! It brings cooler weather and cute outfits! It's hard to imagine that this time last year I was being prepared for bed rest! This time of the year was when I started have preterm labor as well. Now look at my precious babies. It was all worth it! I cannot wait to see what this Fall season brings. I predict a few steps!

Cooper and Chloe have mastered holding their bottle. They still don't know how to tip the bottle up enough to drink while sitting up but this is definitely a good start. Chloe does get distracted and will stop drinking to see what's going on around her. Cooper will finish his bottle and then join in on the action!

They are fascinated with the media cabinet. They crawl straight to it and pull themselves up. I like this picture of them because you can see how much taller Cooper is than Chloe.

Poor Reba! She really is left out these days. We are often frustrated with her because she is so desperate when trying to get our attention and is a borderline pest...just look at her! Reba, here is some "stage" time!

She desperately needs a haircut! Ignore the big toe in the background too!! hehe

Nana's house! This is her attempt to child proof the place!

Uncle Chad had us over to what he calls his "adult apartment". He recently bought all new furniture and it's really nice. This was the first time he hosted something. For those of you who don't know, Chad is my 31 year old brother! hehe We spent the time watching the Texans win and eating Spring Creek BBQ! My little Chady Wad is all grown up!

Random Things...

So, I did it and they loved it! I wasn't quite sure how I would accomplish giving them a bath at the same time but they did really well. They love hitting the water with their hands and slapping at the bubbles. They actually play for a little while. Today, when I was getting the bath ready Cooper got really excited and started kicking his legs. My saying lately has been, "This too shall pass!" It seems that I've had many reasons to say it lately. Even at work, my coworkers are saying..."As Miranda says, this too shall pass!" Well, when we were setting up the "dog run" for the babies I definitely was chanting to myself, "this too shall pass, this too shall pass..." I actually cried about this. It totally makes my living room look...well...ghetto! But, I have to admit that sometimes it's a must to corral them. It's hard if you are alone and Cooper is trying to escape out the doggie door while Chloe is heading towards the bathroom down the hall. I also feel like I made their world smaller. Not much room to discover and explore! Anyway, I know I'm making a bigger deal out of it but I just don't like it!

Yes, I know they don't look too upset about the dog run!

This cracks me up! I was having dinner after work last Friday with coworkers while Todd was at home with the babies. I got a text message saying, "Could use a little assistance, the babies are being needy." I immediately paid my tab and headed home. This is how I found my lovely husband and children! HA HA HA!

What man doesn't live for the day that he watches football with his son? This picture was taken on the first night of the NFL season games. The Caraway's armed Cooper with his first football, notice that the brand of the ball is COOP! He's got his football, he's wearing his football onesie and is in position on the recliner!

Ignore the mess. Dad and Coop aren't having trouble ignoring the mess so why should we!?

"This is serious business, Mom!"

What woman doesn't live for the day that she takes her little girl to her first craft show! While the men love it when football season begins, us girls love it because that means craft show season is here as well! Now, time for bragging. Excuse me but it's my blog and I have the right to brag on it! My Chloe...Little Miss...got LOTS of attention at this craft show for her ultimate cuteness. I was constantly being told that she was adorable. One lady even pushed her way through the crowd to see Chloe because her friend told her she had to see her. As I made it through the aisles I would hear, "Oh, look how cute she is...look at her cute pink shoes...look at her bow...look at those beautiful eyes..." She was the talk of the craft show town!

9 Months Old Today!

My babies turned 9 months old today! Man, time sure does fly by. They are all over the place now. Cooper crawls so fast and Chloe is close behind him. They climb all over the furniture and family members (including Reba and each other)! The living room has been cleared of all dangerous furniture and has been taken over by toys. I know all those that are close to me know that this was very hard for me to do. But, it's amazing how your priorities change once you become a Mom.

Chloe is clapping in this picture! This is her new thing. She dances and claps all the time.

We are trying to wear shoes now. They constantly tug at them.
New toys in Mom's Tupperware cabinet.

They had their 9 month doctor appoint today as well. They received on vaccine shot. Not a way to celebrate their special day! Kudos to Dad, he took them by himself to their appointment today. It is not easy going to the doctor by yourself with both babies. Especially, when shots are involved. The doctor was quite impressed that he came alone. He made sure to report that to me as soon as the visit was over. :)

What's new with Bub Bubs?

• Weighs 21.63 (67%)
• 29 inches long (73%)
• Tried chicken today - not sure about it.
• Traveled well on a 6 hour drive to New Orleans this weekend!
• Ate little pieces of a beniet, pancake, bread and pasta in New Orleans. (Loved them all!)
• Sleeps about 9 hours at night and about an hour during the day. He's just not into sleeping!
• Cracks up at his big sister, Maddie.
• Has the cutest laugh.
• Already trying to stand up from a crawl position.
• Very curious.
• Eats pretty much any type of fruit and/or veggie.
• Has 3 teeth (2 on the top, 1 on bottom) all the way through and one on the bottom peeking through.
• Wears 12 to 18 month clothing.
• Loves it when I sing Itsy Bitsy Spider and do the hand movements with him.
• Takes toys away from his sister. (Even if he doesn't want to play with them. Stinker!)
  

What's new with Little Miss?

• Weighs 18.19 (37% - dainty thing)
• 28 inches long (65%)
• Claps and dances to music.
• Tried chicken for the first time this evening - gagged over it!
• Traveled really well on the 6 hour trip to New Orleans.
• Doesn't really enjoy textured foods. We tried the small pieces of beniet, pancake, etc. She wasn't interested.
• When she doesn't want to eat, you know it! She pinches her lips closed and shakes her head. Or, knocks the bottle out of her mouth and immediately sits up.
• Eats all veggies and fruits.
• Sleeps around 10 to 11 hours at night and takes two naps during the day.
• Only has one tooth! She has a few trying to come through but this poor girl has been in this stage for awhile. Please, she needs some relief soon!
• Sweet as can be.
• Laughs out loud at her brother. (She also tugs at his hair!)
• Loves it when I sing Itsy Bitsy Spider and do the hand movements with her. Also likes doing Patty Cake!

Grammy's Visit and More

First day of Jr. High!

Grammy took this picture of Chloe from her camera phone. She is already learning how to bat those eyes!

Cute new boxers! Cooper is often found looking out the front window. I'm sure at some point he'll have to learn that he can't stand in the window with only his boxers on! :)

Grammy came to visit this last week from Reno. She kept the babies during the day for some quality time. I don't think they were too rough on her! They actually took good naps for her the first day. It was a nice visit and can't wait for her next trip back!