6-Month Photos

Time seems to fly by so fast that I wanted to try and capture the boys while they were still little by taking some professional photos. Babies have a funny way of knowing when you have something planned and throwing their schedule out the window, so on our photo day they decided to say phooey to naps and therefore started getting fussy about 15 min into our session. Oh boy. I wasn't planning on getting pictures of crying babies but sometimes you get what you get. :) Willow Baby Photography was great at trying to get them to smile and, like a true professional, she was able to get some great shots! I am so in love with their little faces- smiling and even frowning- because these are the moments I want to always remember. 

And side note...can we talk about these eyelashes?!? Puh-lease! These little faces are just melting my heart! 

Here's a few samples to share with you and a short video of more (hit the HD button on the bottom right of the video). All pictures can be enlarged by clicking on the photo. 

Starting Solids

Once the twins turned 6-months-old we started solids and it has gone really well! We are trying a method called Baby-Led-Weaning, which means you start them on soft solid foods (skipping purees and rice cereal) and let them explore textures, tastes, and work on their motor skills. Eventually they will eat more and more on their own and gradually switch from milk to solids. So far they have had green beans, zucchini, yellow squash, carrots, cucumber, avocado, chicken, whole grain pasta, spaghetti sauce, broccoli, and steel cut oatmeal. We have done a few purees that I've made just to try them out and help Andrew figure out how to move food around in his mouth. For those we have done butternut squash and carrots. So far they have liked everything we've offered! :)

**All solid foods are steamed until they are VERY soft and the boys are always being watched when they're eating so there is no choking risk. The pieces of food are also cut into appropriate sizes to eat and hold on to.**

Steel Cut Oatmeal

Avocado

Steel Cut Oatmeal

Steel Cut Oatmeal

Pasta and Veggies

Watching Hunter clean up is very entertaining

Our New Home!

Address announcements are on their way out but here are some pictures to share with you! We spent the last two weeks having everything painted, top to bottom, and had new carpet installed in the bedrooms. Matt took off last week and we started packing but by the end of the week we still had a ton to do! My church is full of the most awesome people EVER though and they came together to make sure we were packed on time! People I'd never met, good friends, and even some little ones came over to help out. (Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!) Then Thursday night my parents drove up and on Friday morning they helped me and the boys while Matt met with the movers, and then my parents spent all weekend helping us unpack, settle in, watch the boys, wear out Hunter, and complete any home improvement projects like changing light fixtures, outlets, and plugs (it's great having an electrician for a dad!), as well as shower heads, hanging curtains/rods, building cabinets, cleaning our old place, and then gave Matt a hand putting some things in our attic. We could not have done this without everyone's help! We hope you'll come visit and enjoy our new space with us!!

XOXO,
Team Scott

(These are in no particular order)

Our new home!

Scott Family

Nursery

Nursery

Guest Room. Our current bed will become the guest bed after we get a new set but a memory foam topped blow up bed is it for now!

Guest Room

Office... yep, it's still a mess :)

Guest Bath

Guest Bath

Master Bedroom

Master Bath

Partial view of the garage. It came with a washer, dryer, water softener, freezer, and a bunch of tools!

Backyard

Play Room

Kitchen

Kitchen

Kitchen

Dining Room

Family Room

Family Room

And just in case you're curious, here are some pics of the house before we painted it:

Nursery Before

Dining and Family Room Before

Playroom Before

Guest Bath Before

Guest Room Before

Kitchen Before

Master Bedroom Before

Master Bathroom Before

Office Before

Yard

6-Months-Old

Where has the time gone???? I am so not ready for my babies to be 6-months-old already!!!

They are both rolling over, scooting around on their tummies and practicing skills for crawling, playing with their feet, constantly playing with their hands in their mouth, transferring toys from hand to hand, and practicing sitting up. Here's this last month in pictures:


We took the boys to they first baseball game with our friends, the Andersons and their sweet little baby girl, Olivia. While we didn't see much of the game so we could sit in the shade, we did manage to stay the whole time! Can't wait to go see the San Jose Giants again!

We bought our first house! It's a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home in San Jose. I'm so proud of Matt and his hard work to make this huge dream a reality! More pictures to follow after we move in this weekend!

The boys are growing soooo fast! We have their 6-month check up in a few weeks and we can't wait to see the numbers for their weights and heights. Lucas is now fitting into 9-month clothes and Andrew is still fitting into 6-month clothes. 

These two LOVE to play together. They notice when the other one comes into the room and they "talk" back and forth with one another, and even try to copy each other it seems. With packing to move, it has been so nice to let them entertain one another for a bit so I can get a few things done around the house. 

They are also very into one another's space. Usually it's not a problem and they don't mind the other one chomping on their fingers or toes, or rolling on top of them, or sucking on their arm. It's just life with a brother!

And as long as they're fed and rested, these boys are all smiles! It's the best! They love to laugh, read, play with toys, take baths, snuggle, watch Hunter run around, pet Hunter, and watch Mom and Dad make silly faces and talk to them.