Things I want to remember

It seems like the boys are changing more and more quickly these days. Everyone morning when I go to lift them out of their cribs, it's always a new surprise... new tricks, new expressions, new sounds... and it's going so fast. Sometimes I still can't believe I have two babies! When did that happen?

Dexter is rolling over ALL the time, now. It's his favorite past-time. He only goes in one direction... to the right... and Jax is not at all amused when he's an obstacle in Dex's rolling course. It's pretty cute. Jax is less motivated to move around and more content to play with his Mama. Dex is much more easy going and plays so well by himself... it's easy to place him on the floor and watch him go to town. Jaxon seems to require more interaction... songs, games, silly faces... he loves them all! Last night, he was particularly amused with silly faces. Sticking my tongue out at him brought on a series of high-pitched giggles that were pretty contagious. Dex and I caught the bug... and the three of us had a good round of laughs. These moments are so magical...I don't want to forget them.

Dex recently learned how to blow raspberries and likes to share these bubbly noise makers with me at the funniest moments. I'll be changing his diaper in the quiet of the night, completely convinced that he's all but asleep, when all of a sudden, he'll look up at me, smile broadly, and start his funny noise-making! It's like he's saying, "hee hee... you thought I was alseep! Let's play!" I love it.

Both boys have developed the mannerism of playing with each other's fingers while they're nursing. It's a contest to see who can grab the other's fingers first. Once you've grabbed them, you have to hold on as long as you can... then the game begins again. Sometimes, the game will end, and they'll just lay there holding on to each other. It's the most precious thing. Often, they'll fall asleep like that and I'll have to break the sweet hand-holding to put them to bed. Sometimes, it brings tears to my eyes.

There are so many other things that make my days with the boys so fulfilling. Both babies have fully discovered their toes and can't get enough of them. What great toys toes are! They both kick and open their mouths as wide as they can when they get excited. I love this. They continue to squeal and squeak in the most adorable way... and their nighttime conversations are hysterical. They love looking at themselves in the mirror, but get incredibly shy. :) Once they lock eyes with their own reflection, they'll smile sweetly, lift their shoulders up to their cheeks and quickly turn away. After a few moments, they'll discreetly turn back to see if the cute reflection is still there... and the cycle repeats. These are things I don't want to forget.