Just the Two of Us

The boys have really started to interact with each other and sometimes it seems like they are in their own little world. They will be on the ground playing and look at each other and start laughing. I doesn't seem like anything funny happened but maybe it was an inside joke.

It is so hard to believe that they were once so small. Look at them now!

Smacky Smackerton

In the Wisniewski household it was a really big deal to chew with your mouth closed. It was so important to my mother and has therefore become one of the biggest annoyances to myself and my siblings. Every now and again I hear my siblings tell a child and sometimes their spouse to chew with your mouth closed. It's funny how these things get passed on.

The other day I heard Sterling tell Kekoa that, "we chew with our mouth closed." Of course he is a very small child and doesn't yet understand but it is nice to know that Sterling is on board. I took a video to demonstrate Kekoa's smacking.

All Boy

Kekoa has shown his first sign that he is going to be all boy. While playing on the ground and working so hard he accidentally passed gas and burst into laughter. Oh the things I get to look forward to!

9 Months Old

They are now seven times the size that they were at birth. Makaio weighs 15 lbs 4 oz and Kekoa weighs 14 lbs 6 oz. I couldn't have asked for two happier babies! They are finally starting to recognize each other. Kekoa seems to be way more interested in Makaio and then again he has always been a people person. Makaio loves to grab anything that is within an arm's length and will almost always put it right into his mouth.

They are both make noises (semi-babble), roll from tummy to back and drool like crazy. They love to have books read to them and they often will grab at the book and on occasion they will accidentally turn the page.

Makaio grabs my glasses every chance that he gets and if your face is close enough he will slap and scratch it all day long. He loves table food and has yet to refuse any of the fruits or vegetables offered to him. He is a good eater and generally has his mouth open for the next bite before I can even fill the spoon again. Fortunately he is not a picky eater.

Kekoa on the other hand, hates anything that approaches his mouth besides his hands and a bottle. We have been trying to introduce cereal to him on a weekly basis and he does not enjoy it. If you try to get him to eat from a spoon before he takes a bottle he will refuse the bottle. He seems to hate different textures and will gag or spit all food out immediately. He loves to snuggle with people or stuffed animals, especially if they have a face he can look at.

We are so grateful to have them in our lives. The past nine months have been wonderful and a lot less difficult than I had imagined. I think I am going to be in for a shock once they are mobile. I am so excited to see what the next nine months has in store for us!