Max @ 9 months

Today Max had his 9 month check up. I thought he would be getting shots and was silently cursing Ryan for being in the middle of tax season the entire way to the doctors. I already knew that the second that needle came into the room Reece would lose it, followed shortly by Max. I envisioned the nurses standing in the hall while my kids screamed commenting on what a train wreak we were. After spending a good hour worrying about how I was going to get to the car with two screaming kids and the looks people were going to give us because I would be "that mom" with the annoying, screaming kids, I come to find out that there are no shots at a 9 month appointment. It was almost disappointing, I had been bracing myself for this for days...Anyway, Max is if course perfect and small, just like always.
Here are his stats:
Weight: 18lbs11oz (~20%)
Height: 27.5in (~20%)
Head Circumference: 17.5inches (~25%)

The Nester

Reese has recently become obsessed with creating little "nests." She mostly does it when she's trying her hardest not to fall asleep, and it's so damn cute. She grabs all the pillows off the couch (she even tried to get the cushions) and all the blankets she can find. And EVERYTHING counts as a blanket, that dishtowel from the kitchen, it goes into the nest, the dog blanket goes too (to many a protest from me) she lays everything out and then cuddles up in the middle. Once her nest is all done she demands "Elmo" or "The Hat" (Cat in the Hat) and completely zones out. It's really cute, but I think she needs a tent so she can make a proper nest/fort. So, who wants to buy her a tent? Just kidding...sort of. Here are some pictures from her nest she made today :) (This particular nest was created on the couch because I was informed the floor was "stinky," I guess that's another reason why someone needs to buy the kid a tent! She had so much crap on the couch she kept falling off.

 And yes, Reece has one eye that is two different colors. ;)

Long Time, No See...

It seems we were a little busier than I thought we would be over the holidays and the months that followed. I'm going with busy since it sounds so much better than too lazy to update the blog! Lots has happened in the past few months.

 Max has grown so much, he is now 9 months old and the happiest baby I have ever seen. He is sitting up, crawling backwards and standing. When Reece was this age all I wanted was for her to be mobile. With Max it's the opposite. I have a mobile kid, and life got so much more complicated when she started moving! I would much prefer if Max stayed small and stationary forever. But it's clear he has other things in mind and in no time he'll be chasing his sister around the house. (getting her back for all the times she was mean to him, no doubt!)

Reece is as busy as ever. She never sits still, unless The Cat In The Hat is on TV. (although when she asks to watch it it comes out more like, "Hat! I want Hat on the TB!") She is still refusing to wear clothes in the house and spends almost all day naked. She will only put on a diaper if she has to go potty. For those of you thinking that that sounds like a good time to start potty training her, YOU WOULD BE WRONG! She thinks her potty is an awesome place to sit and watch "TB" and she drags it into the living room, but at the moment, that's all she's ready to use it for. Although in the last few days she has started to show interest in sitting on the normal potty. 

So that's what's up with the kids, they are so cute together and driving with them is always a riot. Reece coos at Max, who then coos back, followed by both kids cracking up. It is so cute and makes car trips so much fun. In other Kramer family news we are making an effort to go green. We switched the kids to cloth diapers a while ago (mostly because they both seem to be allergic to most brands of disposables) and in addition to that we have stopped using paper products in the house. No paper towels, napkins or plates for us. We also have a compost pile (sort of) and have been recycling so much that we actually looked into canceling our trash pick up because we never seem to have any! Maybe it's living so close to Oregon, but this going green thing is really growing on me. We've also been trying to shop from local sustainable sources, during the warmer months there is an awesome farm right down the street from us that we can get all of our fruits and veggies. Now that we have kids I feel like we need to make the extra effort to preserve what is left of the environment and teach the kids to do the same. Any way, that's what's going on in our house! I am going to go find a tree to hug and you all can enjoy some pictures that I took of the kids during our trip to The Children's Museum today! ;)