Update November 2013

Well I have really been slacking on updating the blog. We have had tons of appointments with the toys and just settling into our new house after the move took a lot longer then expected. Gabe and Gavin are now just shy of 16 months actual, 14 months adjusted.

Gabe is a mover and a groovier. The kid is non-stop now. He is pulling to stand, cruising, crawling, and sitting unsupported. We still haven't stood unassisted. His glutes, hip flexors, and hamstrings are just too darn tight. Our Orthopedic surgeon wants to try botox injections in those targeted areas in January. He is self feeding and finally sleeping through the night. Once he learned how to sleep on his belly and cover his entire self up with a blanket, head and all, it was easy. He is saying almost 20+ words now on his own and is starting to repeat easy words. Today he said "santa" for the first time. :)

Gav is one tough cookie. He is still not rolling, sitting, standing, cruising, ect. We are starting to reach for toys and belly crawl forward though! He still gets his "tight" arm stuck under his chest when attempting to crawl on his belly but is overall doing well! He was just diagnosed with Strabismus, Amblyopia, and far sighted. We have to get surgery soon to realign his eyes and patch his right eye to continue to strengthen the left. We also have to see a Urologist on the 4th to consult about a testicular surgery. His bits never made their way down to their final destination so we have to go get a little help to finish their journey. They will only be putting him under and doing the one surgery at the same time. He is starting to babble though and now says, "baba, dada, and hi." It is a little delayed but is MAJOR progress from being as non-verbal as he was. We are also progressing in feeding and trying to incorporate solids of different textures and varieties. It is time to get him off this stinkin pediasure.

Ethan is a little squirt. He is starting to use full sentences and voice his wants and needs. He is still repeating almost everything everyone asks him in full but we are finally starting to voice our own wants here and there. He can now count to 10 on his own, name almost all the shapes (but still gets rectangle and square mixed up), and can sing the alphabet. :) His current favorite show is Caillou and his favorite songs are Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Apples and Bananas, Shake your sillies out.