Veggie Valentines

Valentine's Day was also the boys' 9-month birthday. (I can't believe it's been nine months!) I had vague ideas about taking some Valentine's themed photos, but didn't actually get around to it. :) They would have involved our red tablecloth as a backdrop and heart-shaped boxes of candy as props.

The babies still aren't too excited about solid food. One of our babysitters mentioned that her previous family's child hadn't liked rice cereal until they started mixing it with other things, so we bought a jar of carrots and mixed a spoonful of it in with Mattie's rice cereal (bottom picture). It seemed to be a bit of an improvement from his perspective. We'll probably try it with Jamesie tomorrow.

Reading to the boys has gotten more difficult. These days they just want to grab the book and stuff it in their mouths. I've tried to redirect them by telling them to "help mommy turn the pages," but they're having none of that -- so instead I just hold the book mostly out of their reach.

The rest of our exciting Valentine's Day activities, as the parents of infant twins, involved take-out pizza and wings. Ah, romance! :)