Memorial day weekend-8 months

Happy 8 months old, boys! In celebration, we headed south to St. Simons for some fun in the sun. Thankfully for us, the weather was overcast most of the weekend, so the temperature was perfect! Here are the boys in their bathing suits. Crawling in the sand was only a semi-thumbs up...though, playing with Uncle John's beer bottle got two thumbs up!!!
NAPTIME! Who couldn't sleep after a ride in the BOB, the fresh cool breeze and sound of the ocean crashing into the sand?
Here are the boys relaxing on Granny and Poppy's couch. It is a miracle that they were sitting still because they are into everything. Both boys are crawling. Turner is furniture walking, pulling himself from sit to stand and from standing to sitting. Taylor can get from sit to stand with his big, strong arm muscles, but falls backwards when trying to get back down. Thankfully Granny and Poppy had plenty of toys to entertain us!!
Sitting with momma after a meal. We are still taking 6 oz. bottles of breast milk/formula. Go mommy on your pumping! It is a shocker that I am still producing. It is dedication on my part to still pump 4 times a day, but totally worth it!! Pureed foods are being eaten twice a day, puffs even more than that and water provided on occasion out of sippy cups!! All foods made by mom were well accepted minus the spinach....guess spinach has way too much fiber because mommy had to pick us up from school from being "sick" with diarrhea after a spinach lunch. Lesson learned the hard way, even though the three of us had a fabulous afternoon together!!!
Daddy and Taylor snuggle on Granny's couch.
Taylor is loved by Havens, while Cousin Sunny hides from the camera!
Cousins Havens, Rush and Sunny let us play with their toys.
Mommy gets love from Turner. Turner loves to hang on and climb on his mommy. Poor guy has started separation anxiety. I go to the bathroom, he cries. I pick up Taylor, he cries. I drop him off at school, he cries. What can I say, " Turner loves his mommy!!!" He is constantly chewing on something. His four front molars are coming in. When he smiles, he looks like a precious rabbit!!! Stuffing puffs into his mouth by his little hands sometimes makes him gag because he puts too much in there!!
Taylor still loves his pacifier, although it is used mostly for fussy times, nap times, and bedtime. Taylor has really become more independent. He is more active, less fussy and a very content infant. He has his front molars and another one on the side coming in. He likes to play with his puffs, but still struggles with hand-mouth combo for self feeding. He babbles a lot and I swear has said "dada" on occassion, despite mommy working hard with the boys on "mama". SHOCKER!!!

Taylor doing the lawnmower dance as we sit outside for some Sunday afternoon fun! Margarita's, good music and singing by our friends, Sally and Jay (Parents of 5 boys--and one set of twins!), and great company with Aunt Eliza and Uncle John!!!
Turner was less impressed by the sights, but behaved great with Aunt Eliza.

Top 3 Highlights of the trip:
1. Date night with daddy at Coastal Kitchen
2. Sleeping in , thanks to daddy and Poppy!!!
3. Saturday afternoon walk with Aunt Eliza--I am so blessed to LOVE my sister-in-law like a sister!!

Top 3 Disasters of the trip:
1. Mommy forgot the boy's sleep machine.
2. Mommy forgot the boy's sleep machine.
3. Did i mention...I forgot the white noise/sleep machine so the boys screamed for over an hour each night trying to get to sleep.
** Oh yeah, and the NUMBER 1 DISASTER: Turner's blowout that woke him up at 4 am on Sunday am with diarrhea. Who knows what caused it? Poor buddy. After changing 4 diapers in 15 minutes, he was wide awake, happy and ready to play! As he happily played, I tried to stay enthusiastic! Thanks to Poppy who relieved me at 6 am so i could go back to sleep!!!