Day by day - 10 months old

10 months old! It really amazes me how fast these boys grow and develop. It's fun, but sad at the same time. This week has been a big week in ways that show the boys are getting older.

First, we've been weaning Ethan from breast milk to formula. Tracie expressed breast milk for 10months!!! We finally sent the breast pump back from the place we hired it from and threw out the disposable bits...... no more pumping!!! I'm so proud of Tracie for spending hours a day on the breast pump to give our boys the best start in life. (For those who can't remember, we took Benny off breast milk at 4 months of age due to allergies. He's been on his special formula since then and is doing great). Ethan is doing really well on formula and has adjusted very well to the change in his diet.

Secondly we finally got a new bed..... something we've been wanting for years. We've put the new bed in our new bedroom and last night, for the first time we slept in a different room to the boys!! Both of us slept terribly.... the boys were fine. We hope we will adjust soon. We both felt sad sleeping away from them.

Thirdly, we've started the boys dietary challenges. This week we're starting the wheat challenge. We will give them wheat every day this week. Yesterday they had pasta. Today they had weetbix. They weren't too sure about pasta, but loved the weetbix. So far so good. If they're still good in a few days, we can give them bread.

Below is Benny eating some cut up bits if lamb roast and veges we had last week.

Ethan eating his roast lamb and veges. This was the first time they had lamb. They liked it.Rudey nudey boys waiting to have a bath!Ben and Ethan in the bathBen and Ethan in the bath - again! Ethan playing peek-a-boo with his towel after the bath.Ethan after the bathBoys in the PJ's climbing up to the TV

Again, they love that TV!
Ethan and Ben having a bottle

Ethan and Sal brushing their teeth. Ethan is playing with Tracie's tooth brush..... his one is a lot smaller - and apparently not as fun as mummy's one!

Cheeky naked boys again..... in B&W this time!!

Things in general are going very well. The boys are very happy. We've had a few teething related miseries this week, but nothing too terrible..... No new teeth yet. Ben still has 5. He's very close to having 6. Some days that 6th tooth pokes through and causes him some pain, and feels sharp, but the the next day it's back in the gum. It's bothering the poor boy. Ethan still has 2 teeth.

Both boys are now very good at standing and cruising along the furniture. Neither boy can stand without holding something..... but Ben is getting closer.

Both boys love their standing activity table (see below). They are now able to pick up the balls, put them in the holes, watch them fall, then pick up the ball and repeat the process. I'll try and get it on video and upload it soon. It's amazing to watch them learn cause and effect and develop their fine and gross motor skills.