Bipeds and Blisters and Bruises... oh my!

The boys are ever more mobile as the days go by. They are all now able to pull themselves up! Logan just started last weekend and just today, we found Nick in his crib standing. Nick is still a little timid though. Along with being able to stand up, there's the skill necessary to get back down. Alex has been doing this for a while, Logan has been improving this week and Nick isn't far behind. They can all crawl wherever they want to go - and fast! Nick started crawling on all 4s today... although he still prefers, and is faster at, the army crawl.

So, where was I going with this? Now that they are starting to display more 'bi-ped' behaviours, we've noticed more bruises and blisters all over them! Earlier this week, I noticed Nick had a big blister (turned sore) on his foot. Couldn't figure out what could have caused it until later that day while watching him crawl. The blisters are on the part of his foot that he's using to push off with. They have been playing a little more on the non-carpeted floors - a little too much friction it seems! And the bruises... Alex woke up Friday with a big one on his forehead! Usually they have them on their sides or legs from trying to stand up and falling into the toy they're using for leverage... or the wall... or a brother... whatever. I'm guessing we'll see more bumps and bruises for a while until they are better at standing/sitting/moving... oh who am I kidding?! They are 3 boys. If it isn't because they're falling into something, it's probably from their brother(s)! At least we have some Star Wars band aids :-)

Other fun things that they are doing each day...

They all (but Nick especially) like to play peak-a-boo with their tag blankets. If you put it over their heads, they try to pull it off... then laugh.

They love to play with a tupperware box. Adam read that a good game to play is to teach them to put things in the box and take them out. So we got a tupperware container and put some of the little toys in. They basically just dump the toys and chew/swing around the box. But amazingly play with it for a good chunk of time.

Nick enjoys spinning in his seat! He'll sit in his activity center and just spin around and around. He'll also sit on his bottom on the kitchen or hall floor (no carpet) and spin around. It's so cute!

Nick helps take his clothes off. I also noticed Logan doing it tonight too. They try to duck out of their clothes while you're undressing them (or dressing them).

Alex and the word no - let's just say he hears it a lot and we know he understands it. Still tries to push his luck, but at least he pauses before continuing on what he shouldn't be doing.

They are also enjoying standing up at the windows or front door and looking out. Of course they also bang on the windows/screens but thankfully our neighbors think it's cute, not annoying! They can also sometimes be seen licking the windows. The windows now get cleaned a lot more than they used to!

And more, but that's all for now. I'll try and get more pictures up soon. I've been taking a lot, but as soon as I pull out the camera, they all come crawling to it and want to grab/eat it.