Hello Fall.

What better place to spend a fall afternoon, the pumpkin patch.  Well, really it’s a buffalo farm, the Readington River Buffalo Farm in Flemington, but they had a fun tractor ride to a small pumpkin patch where the kids could pick out their own pumpkins and we stocked up on some buffalo meat. We met up with our friends who also frequent the farm to stock up on meat – they have tons of different cuts and the pre-packaged hamburger patties are the best

Ryan and Andy’s son is in Aiden & Roman’s class at daycare…actually, their baby girl is now classmates with Lucas as she just started school last week.  Such a gorgeous day out, a bit bright for photos but I think we got a few keepers in the bunch. These boys together are pretty hilarious, they have full conversations with each other, pointing this out, and following each other around…so entertaining.

Getting excited for their tractor ride:

 

Scott and Lucas (side note- I realized as soon as we arrived at the farm that all the men of the family were wearing stripes, apparently I need to expand my shopping to other patterns)

 

Ryan and her little ones:

 

“Look Aiyen! Buffalo!”

“WOW!”

Said Buffalo:

Roman is so pleased with his choice of pumpkin:

Family photo fail…toddlers want nothing to do with it:

 

And this is how you pose for a family photo…envious of the cooperative tiny humans:

Lucas is not feeling the staging here:

The big boys:

A&J deep in discussion over their pumpkin selections:

Sweet, sweet baby J

Such a fun day, the boys had a blast…although, Roman was afraid of the tractor ride and wanted to get down asap- he totally denies this though (typical guy, heh), at dinner tonight, Aiden was saying, “Moman scared of tractor” Roman: “No, I like tractor Mommy!” We’ll see how he does next weekend when we attend a birthday party at another pumpkin farm…these boys are pumpkin picking machines.

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Happy 2nd Birthday Emmet!

This Saturday we celebrated my adorable nephew’s 2nd birthday.  My sister threw him an awesome party at Play in Brooklyn – there were tumble mats the kids could throw themselves on, crafts, pizza, cupcakes, another play room with riding toys, a slide and lots of other fun things the kids could explore…such a cool space, the boys had a BLAST! At one point I looked over at Roman and his face was so flushed from running around like a crazy man chasing after his big cousin Alexander (who did an fantastic job playing with all of the toddlers, quite an impressive teenager I must say).

It is so wonderful that Emmet is just six months younger than Aiden & Roman, there is so much for the boys to share and experience together at this fun age (besides the toddler tantrums of course).

Happy birthday cutie, hope you had a  blast!!

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9 Months

Lucas has been a busy little boy this past month. Here is what he’s been up to:

• Crawling
• Pulling up
• Lots of babbling – mostly “mama” and “babababa”
• Hysterically laughing at his brothers – he adores them and the love is mutual, it’s ridiculously cute. We have definitely lucked out w/how amazing the boys have adjusted to having a new baby in the house, watching them grow close and bond is the most amazing thing ever.

• Eating…everything, He loves turkey meatballs, chicken, pasta, yogurt, cheese and any fruit, veggies are hit or miss but pretty good. He is starting to be a little more particular with new food – sticking his tongue out to taste it to see if he wants to eat it.
• Sleep: 11-12 sold hours and two naps during the day
• Teeth: ZERO, we may have to invest in some dentures for him if he doesn’t start popping out some teeth soon

Oh yeah, and his stats, how could I forget:

Weight: 22lbs, 67th percentile

Length: 30.5in, 96th percentile

Head circumference: 45.5in, 51st percentile

And for his flu shot and blood work, this kid was amazing. He seriously didn’t even notice, didn’t make a sound at all…what a trooper!!

And for his little photo shoot we took a few photos inside but then went outside and braved the cold weather (ok, not freezing, but anything below 65 degrees is cold to me).

and saving the best for last…how are you already 9 months old….

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Say, “Ahhh”

This morning was Aiden and Roman’s first trip to the dentist; Scott took the morning off because I had no idea how either of them would react, plus I would have to juggle Lucas.

We have been talking it up for unite some time about how the dentist is going to look in their mouths and count their teeth. They both seemed game…until this morning. Aiden kept saying, “no dentist, no count my teef.” So when we get there and get settled in, they were loving life as they played in the waiting room with all of the trucks and the hygienist talked about all the prizes they would get. Once we got back to the exam room, Roman jumped right in the exam chair and looked happy as can be holding the little mirror.

So excited:

Roman decided he was done with the chair and ran off so we started with Aiden. Well, Aiden was a rock star. He picked put his toothpaste flavor- they seriously had over 10 flavors (cookie dough was an option!) and Aiden said yes to half of them. He sat on my lap and the hygienist count his teeth, brush them, use the suction and water attachment, and even allowed her to floss his teeth and didn’t even flinch (Apparently I should be flossing their teeth already-oops, my bad). Afterwards, he looked up at me and said, “Mommy, it not hurt.” And then got to pic out his prizes and toothbrush. Both of the boys have always been very good with their doctors but I was a bit nervous since this was a very different experience for them. I seriously could not believe how amazing Aiden was for his cleaning.

Mr Cool:

We let Aiden loose and then I went to get Roman for his turn. Well, his excitement had changed to total refusal and I literally had to restrain him in my lap. The kid would not stop screaming. The hygienist wasn’t able to brush or count his teeth, so she had the dentist come back and try to get him to cooperate. Now, I don’t think he was scared, I just think he didn’t want to be sitting there. The waiting room, with all of the big trucks, was a much cooler hang out. I must say, I was very impressed with the dentist. You could tell he’s used to children screaming at him because he just sat there holding Roman, asking him questions, not letting him go until he calmed down. We eventually got his exam completed with three of us holding him and when Roman’s exam was finished, he was standing next to the chair picking out his prizes and was all smiles. I swear these toddlers have multiple personalities, they switch it on and off in a nanosecond.

No cavities for either of the, Roman has a “type 2” bite, which apparently is an overbite, so we’ll see how that looks when he’s older. Aiden’s top teeth do not meet his bottom due to his thumb sucking (which we need to gradually start working on), and his teeth have less room in his mouth so we will see how that will play out when his adult teeth come in.

I am definitely glad we went to a pediatric dentist instead of our family dentistry practice. Nothing phased them (and Roman is loud, and stubborn), they were great with the kids and plenty of toys and games for a range of ages. Fingers crossed for two cooperative kids when we go back in 6 months, or is that just crazy talk?

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BEING a twin is great because…

You get to blame your twin for all of your actions; just ask Aiden.

The boys decided to boycott their nap yesterday but I left them in their room to relax and hopefully fall asleep.  Well this didn’t happen as I watched them on the monitor – lots of bed jumping, dancing, reading books to each other.  So I finally went up to get them, and when I open the door I see Aiden sitting on his chair, naked from the waste down (Luckily, there wasn’t any poop painted on the walls or floor). Mind you, he was wearing jeans when I put him down for his nap. When I tried to ask him why on earth he was half naked, this is how the conversation went:

Me: “Aiden, where are your pants?”

Aiden: “over dere” pointing across the room

Me: “Aiden, why did you take your pants off?”

Aiden: “Moman do it, Moman take-a-my pants off”

Really buddy? Considering Roman can’t dress or undress himself, and you can, I think you need to come up with a better story.

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