Has It Really Been 10 Months!?!

Matthias is 10 months old today!! Jon and I are so amazed at how big he is getting. He is now pulling himself up and even cruising! We know it won't be long before he is walking. He is also starting to figure the sippy cup out and the fact that you have to tilt it back in order to get a drink. I will be so glad when we transition him to sippy cups only. As of today, Matthias is 1 month away from being switched to milk! We are super excited about cutting the expense of formula out of our grocery fund. Milk is just so much easier to...no measuring and no mixing.

Justus is doing great! He has really started talking a lot more lately. He has a much larger vocabulary than a month ago. He still won't repeat after us, but he is using words rather than whines a lot more. Justus loves being outside, so I have been trying to spend a little more time outside with him since it has cooled off. We usually venture out into the yard when Matthias goes down for his afternoon nap. He loves playing catch with me and he loves just running and jumping around the yard. Justus has also started eating a larger variety of things. I can get him to try just about anything now, which is a huge change from even a few months ago.

We are certainly enjoying our Labor Day weekend. Our Sunday school teacher had us over yesterday for a pool party/bbq. We attempted to take the boys swimming. It went okay. Matthias was okay with the pool as long as one of us was holding him. He didn't like sitting in his little floating crab, but we were okay with just holding him. Justus however hated everything about the pool. He did not want to come into the pool. When he finally got in he cried and screamed the entire time. We tried to show him it wasn't scary, but our efforts did nothing to persuade him. If anyone has any tips on how to get Justus to enjoy swimming I'm open to hearing them! Even though Justus would get in we still had a fun time swimming and Justus had a fun time running around the pool area. Hope you are enjoying your Labor Day!!

Justus hating being in the pool.

Matthias was pretty okay with the pool.

Matthias is crossing his fingers that breakfast is good.

Justus loves pushing the stroller.

Matthias loves drinking out of his brother's sippy cup.