9 months!!

So the babies were 9 months old on the 21st of this month. I keep thinking that 9 months sounds old and time is really flying by. All of them are so sweet and hilarious and crazy at the same time.

Christian should have been singing all I want for Christmas is my 4 front teeth. This past week he has managed to get in all 4 of his top teeth. Much to my surprise he has been a trooper. He whimpers in his sleep and I guess that is why, but really no major complaints. He is pulling up on everything including me and as sweet as ever. He likes to eat but prefers to feed himself. Sometimes this is not really efficient, but we are working on it. It seems that when we spoon feed him he spits it out which may have to do with all of his teeth coming in.

Cecilia- Little miss Cecilia :) She is still as petite as ever, but as cute as a button. Everyone lately has been commenting on her hemangioma. It has been fading quite a bit and we hope to be off the medication by the time she is 1. Last appointment even though her weight increased they kept her dose the same so that was a good sign . She has been working on her teeth as well and as of today has one fang on the right hand side (along with her two bottom teeth). There are more coming, but they have not broken through yet. She has been pulling up and standing independently for quite awhile now. She smiles and even bounces when she lets go of things, but is not really 'cruising' around anything just yet. She just recently graduated to 6-9 month clothing so I think she had a growth spurt. She has been hungry these days and like Christian she too likes to feed herself, but will allow the spoon to enter her mouth occasionally. She seems to savor her food which makes me laugh. Maybe it is just a tactic so I will leave her alone and feed someone else, but she loves her o's along with everyone else. She doesn't miss her mouth much when feeding herself. She also loves to have her neck kissed. She even throws herself back when being held and laughs to get you to kiss her. Mark calls her Cici Lou Whoo since it has been Christmas time and we watch the Grinch that Stole Christmas with all of the Whoo's

Cohen-Mr. Fang man. Cohen currently has his two bottom teeth and his top side teeth. We like to refer to them as his fangs as they are pretty far in and his front teeth are still not in. I have tried to get photos of them, but he never cooperates with me. He, like Cecilia is pulling up on everything and letting go for quite some time. He is moving around things just a bit and is our fastest crawler. Cohen would probably eat cardboard if I would put it on a spoon for him. He loves to be fed but has also taken a liking to feeding himself. There doesn't seem to be much left when he is finished which is good. He, unlike the rest of us, seems to be left handed. I think this comes from Mark's moms side of the family even though he looks like me. Mark calls him his little vampire.

All of the babies (and Caleb's) favorite pass time is taking a bath. Yes, all 4 of them like to take them together. They are like a herd of dogs coming when the water is turned on in the bathroom. No food is safe as they will attack, grab and eat whatever is available. They currently are eating lots of finger foods such as green beans, peas, carrots, peas, kiwi, bananas, pears, string cheese, American cheese, turkey, chicken, roast beef, O's and anything else they can get their hands on. I am still grinding up veggies/fruits and using what I already made with meat in it. Bottom line is that they are hungry!! The good thing is they are still eating their bottles along with all of the good stuff. Oh, and since the holidays I think they have convinced others to give them 'treats' that mommy and daddy would not normally give them.