The Twins at 8 Months

8 months? Are you kidding me?! How is it possible my babies will be a year old in 4 short months. 

The day they turned 7 months old

Having twins brings us a lot of attention, especially when I go somewhere with Kinsey too. The most common questions I get are:

"Are they twins?!" -- No, I just take two babies the same size and age everywhere I go.

"How do you tell them apart?" -- They look completely different. To those who know them, anyway. Do they really look that similar to everyone? Which brings me back to question 1...why are you asking if they are twins if you can't tell them apart?

"Are they two boys or a boy and a girl?" (when not wearing headbands) -- PEOPLE! Since when does wearing the color blue or green make you a boy? Do girls never wear those colors? And just because their carseats are blue and red does not mean they are boys. It's been a pet peeve of mine whenever I forget to put headbands on them. Can't wait for that hair to grow in!

Okay, rant over. 

They shared a bath for the first time this month! Shayla thought it was pretty awesome. Scarlett...not so much. She should've been in heaven the way she was sprawled all over Shayla. It definitely makes bath time quicker, but is more of a challenge taking them out by myself. But with most things these days...I am quite the multi-tasker, or in this case a juggler.   

Everyone requires mommy time when they are tired. Usually the saddest or loudest gets my attention first. 

We've gotten in a pretty good routine. Bedtime at 7 and wake up time at 7. The babies play on their own before breakfast, then a couple hours later it's time for their morning nap. Unfortunately, Scarlett and Shayla are very different sleepers so after the morning their naps tend to be staggered for the rest of the day. With that and Eric taking our only car to work, we're stuck at home pretty much all the time. 

Pre-breakfast play time. 

SCARLETT

This little bugger has become quite demanding lately. 

Her hair is getting so long I couldn't resist putting it into a ponytail. Yes, there is a ponytail there, you just have to look closely. Haha. 

 She still sits and rocks on all fours. Scarlett army crawls really fast and has maybe gone a step or two in the crawling department. She is getting frustrated not being able to follow everyone around the house with Kinsey walking and Shayla crawling everywhere. The desire is there, I think she just needs to get a little stronger. She's still teeny tiny. But one way to make her happy is to help her stand up. She loves to stand!

Hanging out with cousin Grant. 

One of Scarlett's most exciting developments of the month was hearing her first word: Dada. Okay, so maybe she has only said it on one particular day and maybe she didn't exactly know what she was saying, but I caught it on camera so it totally counts as her first word!

Daddy's girl!

SHAYLA

Shayla's favorite activity is playing with the doorstopper. She loves watching it move! 

 Shayla is progressing so fast physically. She is a speedy little crawler and will sneak up on you fast. She doesn't like her knees touching the hardwood so she goes into this cute pose. 

 She also started sitting up on her own -- after crawling. 

 And as if that wasn't good enough, Shayla decided she wanted to pull herself up onto everything around her. She loves to stand and always looks for something to help her do it. Currently, she practices standing unassisted by letting go of the object and balancing. It only lasts a second or two but she gets right back up and tries again. 

We're still a happy little family of 5. Daddy's been busy working on the house this month, but they love when he comes home for lunches. 

And of course I'm their numero uno!

But sometimes Kinsey sneaks in as their favorite. Kinsey can make her sisters laugh like no one else. 

Kinsey has a very tight bond with Shayla right now. Those two are like two peas in a pod (unless Kinsey is having a diva moment). 

 Sisters are the best and I'm so glad these three will have each other for eternity. I don't even mind if I don't have a boy anymore. They are just too darn cute.