Two Busy Boys

Isaac & Adrian during tummy time 5 months, 3 weeks

Isaac 5 1/2 months

Adrian 5 months, 3 weeks

Adrian & Isaac 5 months, 3 weeks

Time continues to slip away from me. Things have been crazy at our house. Adrian is recovering from a double ear infection. He was miserable for several days, therefore, there have been some sleepless nights. The poor guy. He is feeling much better now.

We continue to add a new baby food each week. Although Adrian only weighed 12 lbs. 8 oz. at his pediatrician visit this week, he is a great eater. He loves any and all new foods, including his rice cereal, but doesn't care to have too much of the formula anymore. Some of his food doesn't have many calories, so I mix formula in with his cereal to make sure he continues to gain weight. He has long skinny arms, legs, and fingers. His eyelashes go on for miles and miles. His eyes are hazel - sometimes looking brownish, sometimes greyish, sometimes dark greenish. They are just like his daddy's. He is as sweet as apple pie. He is a lover. He loves nothing more than receiving kisses. He is very soft spoken, but talks a lot. Sometimes it seems like he is trying to sing. He is a little mores serious than his jolly brother, but when he smiles and giggles, it will melt your heart. He is great with his hands, grabbing at everything. And he doesn't let us forget that he rolled over before Isaac did. I am keeping a mental tally of the number of people that say he is too pretty to be a boy . . . Papa doesn't like that too much.

Isaac, on the other hand, could care less about the baby food and rice cereal. He makes the funniest face when he eats pears. He puckers up. But he loves those bottles of formula. Isaac hasn't been weighed at the pediatrician's office for almost 2 months, but I think he is at least 15 pounds, if not more. He has cheeks that are to die for. His eyes are as blue as the ocean. All of a sudden within the last couple of weeks, he has really started using his hands. He grabs everything and anything, including our noses, his brother's hand, Mommy's warm bowl of pasta, Mommy's glass of ice water, Papa's wiskers. He is continuing to discover his voice. He makes lots of noises as loud as he can just to hear himself. He acts just like his Uncle Jeffy (our nickname for my brother, Jeff) did at this age. He also continues to roll a lot.

The boys don't interact with each other a lot yet, but they sure know that the other one is there. Adrian spends a lot of time looking at Isaac. Isaac spends a lot of time touching Adrian. They tend to play a little longer when they are on the floor together. If they are both really tired and out of sorts, one will start crying if he hears the other crying.

The boys are so different in personality and appearance. At birth, Dave and I thought that Isaac was going to be the very dramatic child and Adrian would be laid back. Then, it seemed like Isaac was the happy go lucky child and Adrian was high strung. Now, Isaac is just plain jolly. Although Adrian is quite serious, he is so happy. They seem to go through one stage after another. We are so blessed. They are the best. How did we get so lucky?