Weston was 10 months on October 22 {here are his milestone from 9 to 10 months}:

• Cut 3 new teeth. The top middle two and a right top tooth.
• Cruising.
• Standing up on his own without pulling up and standing for 1 minute or so.

• Becoming very friendly. He’s now charming people everywhere we go.
• He let’s us know (by growling!) when he’s not happy.
• Clapping.

• Can build a 2 block tower.
• Loves knocking towers over (frustrates his brother.)
• Is very curious. He tries to get in unlocked cabinets any chance he has and loves the toilet. We’re keeping the bathroom doors closed at all times.

• Nursing every 3-4 hours still.
• Still nursed to sleep every night and is not a napper.
• Wearing mostly 12 month clothes.
• Playing with his brother and starting to ‘fight’ over toys.

We had a fun Halloween, dressing the boys up and going to the Fall Festival at church! Weston was a dinosaur and Paxton was a pirate and they were both absolutely adorable!

Our handsome Pirate Paxton!

Our little walking dinosaur…so precious to see him walking in this little costume!

Sweet little walking baby.

He looks like a living stuffed animal.

Having fun in the leaves before heading to church!

Weston fell asleep in the Boba on my back and I was able to lay him down and he slept for about 45 minutes! He looked way too cute not to snap a picture!

Precious, precious baby boy.

Weston got into his brothers crayons…

Weston trying to drum!

Silly, silly Paxton.

Brothers playing…

I love, love, love this picture! It looks like Weston was putting the basket on Paxton’s head! He wasn’t but it’s still funny.

Bucket head. Paxton loves wearing buckets on his head!

And our Weston man is moving like crazy and getting into everything. I found him standing on the dishwasher the other day, too funny not to snap a picture of the moment.

At the end of September, we went to a neighboring town for some fall fun – an apple orchard and pumpkin patch. We managed to get a few really sweet pictures of the boys in the pumpkins!

Our precious little boys!

Weston is now 9 months old! {He was 9 months on September 22!}

This month’s milestones:

• Weighs 21 pounds 5 ounces and is 30 inches long!
• Has 3 teeth. Two on the bottom and one on top.
• Crawling like a pro. He’s everywhere!

• Pulling up and letting go. He’s able to stand up to 10 seconds.
• Eating just about everything we eat now.
• Nursing every 3-4 hours during the day and for comfort.

• Still not napping regularly.
• Starting to play with Paxton.
• In largest setting in his bumGenius diapers.

• Outgrowing most 9 month items and wearing mostly 12 months.
• Still sleeping through the night in spite of teething. {So thankful!}
• Loves bathtime!

• Enjoys playing outside {and eating grass!}
• Has the best laugh.

Here are some pictures from the second half of September:

Precious sleeping baby boy!

Paxton feel asleep in our bed while I was nursing Weston and I laid Weston down beside his brother and they snuggled close…so precious!

Moments like this make the hard moments so worth it! I love these two precious boys so much!

September started off with excitement…we bought a van! We are now the owners of a 2004 Nissan Quest! I never would have imagined that I would be driving a minivan but I am and I LOVE it! Our van has power sliding doors and power lift gate…luxurious and so nice for a mama with littles!

I captured this bedtime story moment the other night! Poor Weston just wanted to be included!

Our baby boy is turning into a toddler! He’s pulling up and starting to let go, I have a feeling he’ll be walking before he turns 1!

Sweet Weston has mastered crawling!

Looking so big in the highchair!

My boys LOVE to eat! I really think about half of my day is simply spent feeding children or preparing to feed them. Instead of lamenting the ever increasing grocery budget, I’m viewing all the food they consume as an investment into my children {and seriously, there are no better investments than children!}

And another little eater, this one is always saying “I’m hungry.”

Brothers!

With my sweet wee one!

This picture is super blurry but their little faces are so sweet! I love these two boys so much!

Now that Weston’s almost 9 months old, I’m finally sharing his 8 month pictures! {This blog is super neglected!}

Weston is turning into a toddler more and more everyday and it’s so much fun to watch! I’m loving watching his personality emerge!

Milestones from seven to eight months:

• Has 2 teeth – the bottom two!
• Crawling.
• Pulling up.

• Loves eating! He’s still eating homemade baby foods like carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, etc.
• Nursing every 3-4 hours during the day.
• Still only napping in the car or in my arms.

• Very interested in big brothers toys.
• In the largest setting in his bumGenius diapers.
• Still in 6-9 month clothes and wearing some 12 months things regularly.
• Still a high needs baby but is such a joy who is teaching me how important daily reliance on God is in parenting!

More shots of this precious baby boy:

Now that we’re well into September, I figured it was time to finally share about August!

Life has been crazy lately! The boys keep me busy and I don’t have much time to upload pictures and blog so it rarely gets done. However, I’d much rather meet the needs of my kids and have fun with them instead of writing about the things we do all of the time.

Here’s a glimpse into August in the Boreing household:

This sums up life lately, quite the mess! Paxton was ‘helping’ me unload groceries and the Worcestershire sauce bottle was broken. He cut his hand a little bit but thankfully it was nothing serious. I was so scared for a few minutes when he was covered in sauce and I was trying to see if he had any cuts.

Paxton received some stickers in the mail from his Mimi. I do believe half of them were put on me! I walked around with stickers on my back all day.

Paxton was given a set of kid drums by some friends of ours! He LOVES them and we are so thankful for people who love our children!

Christmas in August for Paxton!

Weston is becoming quite a little explorer! He’s found the diapers.

Weston falls asleep in his high chair after lunch some days…precious!

Paxton and I fingerpainted one night after Weston went to bed. We had so much fun!

Paxton insisted on sleeping in his shoes one night. It was one of “those” nights so I just let him.

Weston is now pulling up in his crib…adorable! I am greeted by this sight almost every morning!

“Stop taking pictures and get me out mama!”

Paxton loves playing with pillows!

Sweet, sweet boy!

Precious Weston.

Two teeth!!

Adorable little boy!

I took the boys outside one day in their matching rompers for a photo shoot. It wasn’t very successful, I didn’t get a single good picture of them together but did manage to get a few cute shots!

They look so much alike to me in this one!

Weston enjoys using the side walk chalk these days!

Our littlest artist!

Sleeping in the high chair…

Somebody colored himself a crayon beard.

Cheesin’ with his beard!

Big boy is standing up!

Weston and daddy napping!

So, that’s a little of what happened in August.

The boys on July 4th! Nana gave them both adorable outfits that they wore! I love this picture of these two precious boys!

We spent the morning/early afternoon with friends and then had 2 couples over to cook out and swim that evening. We had an extremely tired and cranky Paxton tucked in bed before neighbors were shooting fireworks. We ended up watching the fireworks from the neighbors across the street on our front drive! {A nice low key way to spend the 4th with two little ones!}

We took Weston’s high chair out of the chair when we had company over and the next day Paxton insisted on eating his lunch in the high chair on the floor! Too funny…

Weston’s moving around! Exploring under beds is quite fun for babies!

Paxton loves babywearing too!

A new car seat means a new playhouse/barn/fort/rocket for little boys!

I made a batch of peanut butter play dough one afternoon. We both enjoyed playing and nibbling the play dough!

Paxton loved the play dough!

Weston watched us playing with the play dough!

One Saturday John David took 3 naps! {Why can’t my kids nap that much!?!} He was able to get Paxton to nap with him so it was successful!

We bought Weston some teething biscuits…he likes them!

One messy, messy baby!

At 7 months, Weston is really getting into everything! He is army crawling and is fast! I’m not really ready for 2 mobile kids!

And, this is the funniest sleep position of this month…this was how I found im during a nap!

Weston was 7 months on July 22. Here are his milestones from six to seven months:

• Very first tooth. It popped through on his 7 month birthday.
• Army crawling – he’s able to move where he wants to.
• Sitting up! He officially started sitting on the 15th!
• Looking like a big boy. His hair is growing and with his sitting abilities, he looks so big!

• Loves eating. He eats about 1/4 cup of food at lunch and supper. So far he’s had sweet potatoes, carrots, green beans, peas, squash, zucchini, apples and pears.
• Still nursing every 3 to 4 hours.
• Sleeping through the night but refuses to nap during the day unless he’s in the car.
• I finally found an accurate description of him – a high needs baby. He always wants to be held and never wants to be alone.

• Loves playing with his big brothers toys, especially his drum sticks and guitar.
• We lowered his crib. John David stood him up in it and said we’re going to need to lower this soon. He then laid Weston down, left the room and I turned around to see Weston trying to pull up. The crib was lowered that night!
• Still in the largest setting in his bumGenius diapers.
• Still wearing 6-12 month shirts/one pieces and 12 to 24 month bottoms.

Sweet Weston was 6 months old on June 22! It’s hard to believe he’s closer to turning one than to the day he was born!

As each month passes, I find myself falling more and more in love with this little guy. I have loved both of my boys at birth but that love just grows and grows as I get to know them better and we form a relationship.

Weston is still one chunky baby…I love his rolls!

Milestones from Five to Six Months:

• Started solids. I started him about 2 weeks before he was six months old because he was really interested in food. He just seemed to know what to do as far as eating goes but his body wasn’t ready yet. After a few days, I went back to exclusively breastfeeding and started up on foods again once he hit the 6 month mark.
• Almost sitting up. He leans forward but almost there!
• Rolling and moving himself all around.
• Loves to be held. This is both good and bad. I love, love, love that his favorite place to be is in my arms but it makes the days when I’m home with both boys long because he doesn’t want to be put down.
• Loves nursing. He’d nurse pretty much all day if I’d let him.
• Not napping! This is another tough trait. I can’t really complain too much since he does sleep through the night but not having a break during the day is difficult. He’s over tired but will not sleep and I’ve tried everything!

• Adores his brother! They’re really interacting and starting to play together.
• Getting interested in his brother’s toys. Paxton is not too excited about sharing with brother though!
• Got into the diapers for the first time. I heard Paxton saying, “No, no Weston!” and turned around to see Weston pulling the diapers off of the bottom of the changing table!
• Wearing the largest bumGenius setting! He’s a chunky boy!
• Still wearing a variety of clothing sizes. I’ve finally packed away the last of the 3 month items. Most of his summer rompers are 9 months and I’m hoping they’ll fit throughout the rest of the summer. He’s wearing anywhere from 6-12 month shirts and bodysuits and 12-24 month bottoms! The wonderful thing about him being a second baby is I can ‘shop’ Paxton’s clothes…he wears Paxton’s shorts quite frequently!
• Loves drinking water out of a cup! I suppose it makes him feel like a big boy since that’s what we all do!
• Has the best belly laughs!
• Still chewing on his fingers and everything he can pick up but no evidence of teeth.
• Loves being worn. My Ergo is wonderful…he does so well in it when we’re out and about and it’s nice to put him in it on those days when I have to get a few things done around the house.

We were able to get some precious shots of our boys when we took Weston’s 6 month pictures on June 23rd! This picture is definitely one of my favorites of the boys that we’ve taken so far!