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!

Lesson Learned

So I have this delusion that if I wrap the diapers up nice and tight before I put them in the diaper pail then it won't stink as badly. Today as I was feeding Makaio, there were some pretty loud and offensive noises coming from the direction of Kekoa's diaper. I tried to feed Makaio quickly in order to prevent a blowout from occurring but Makaio was having none of that. About ten minutes later, I finished feeding Makaio and hurried over to assess the damage. Luckily he did not have a blowout but the scent that smacked me in the face as I lifted the blanket was nasty!

I took him to the room and changed his diaper. It was completely full of poop and so I proceeded to do my "wrap it tight to lock in the smell" maneuver. If I had considered the fact that sometimes runny poop will not be contained then I wouldn't have ended up with poop all over my thumb! Truth be told, I did puke a little bit in my mouth.

Lesson Learned!

Perspective

To me, the whiskers are painful if not trimmed to the proper length. To Kekoa, they are tools for tickling all of the time!

Laughter is the Best Medicine

Who knew that my face was so funny?