Week 39

 

Can you tell they're a little tired here :)  I forgot to take their picture till right before their naps

 

Stats from their 9 month appointments today:

Jonathan (right)- Height: 29" (76%); Weight: 21lb 9oz (79%); Head Cir: 45.5cm (63%)

David (left)- Height: 28.5" (57%); Weight: 19lb 12.5oz (52%); Head Cir: 45cm (50%)

 

Just for comparison, here's Micah's 9 month stats- Height: 29"; Weight: 21lb 14.5oz

 

Both boys had very good 9 month checkups this morning.  The doctor was very happy with their growth and development.  He said they were very healthy and happy and to keep up the good work.  Always a nice thing to hear.

As of this morning both boys have 4 teeth- Jonathan the top and bottom middle teeth, David- middle bottom teeth, one of the top middle teeth and then one of the next ones, so he'll have a nice big hole in the front but it looks like that other center tooth is ready to break through any day.  So needless to say, we have had some cranky kids at times and not such great nappers.  For instance, on Monday, there was never a time when they were all sleeping, there was one crying at all times.  But hopefully now that they have gotten a few teeth we'll have a little time of peace, but probably not. :) 

Jonathan has started doing the army crawl, he's pretty good at it.  David crawls on his two hands, one knee and one foot :).  So needless to say, we've been hearing a lot of "No Bobby" lately as the twins are more mobile which means getting into more of Micah's things or at least what he thinks are his things.  Yesterday I found Jonathan under the piano bench because he wanted Micah's beach ball.  We have discovered Jonathan is a very determined little guys, when he wants something, he is determined to get it.  It has been a very hot week this week so we have been trying to stay cool. 

 

 

I got this idea from my sister-in-law Megan.  She calls it a redneck bath :).  Jonathan loved it, David wasn't such a fan because he got the brunt of Jonathan's splashing.

Micah was quite intrigued by the twin's pool

Micah having a snack while drying off.  On a side note, if you're ever looking for a good snack for your young'n, Danimal Smoothies are awesome!

Finally got away from the splash'n brother

Micah was pretty excited when we decided to eat outside

Monday night we went to a minor league baseball game.  It started raining at the end of the first inning so we ran up to take cover.  It ended up raining for over an hour so we decided to just go to McDonalds for ice cream

It was a bummer but we made the most of it and had a fun time.  Here's Steve's parents with all our boys at McDonalds.

This was so cute.  Micah wanted to read the boys a book, but he got upset when they would touch the book, so he is reading to them from a distance :)

So David and Jonathan both love to sit up in their cribs and a lot of times end up falling asleep sitting up and fall over.  They really are flexible :).  Don't worry, I straighten them out so they don't wake up with tingly legs :)

 

 Micah wanted to play outside but it was too hot to not sit in the shade, so I came up with the idea to stick our beach umbrella in the handles of the garbage can :)  Worked great.

Micah is getting really good at riding his bike on his own

Play time in the mornings (hence the pjs :))

Silly Jonathan

A lady from church got all the boys matching outfits which is so fun.  They wore them on Sunday so we had to do a little photo shot:

Love these shoes!

 

And finally, a little video to give you a taste of life around here.  I love all my boys!

Fun Food Friday- Knot Rolls

Homemade rolls are so very good.  And you know what, they really aren't hard to make.  Just throw the ingredients into a bread machine and let it do all the work.  This recipe makes 16 rolls so if you don't need that many, you can just put some in the freezer and the next time you have a craving for homemade rolls, there you go.  So next time you get the task of bringing rolls to a gathering, go ahead and grab that bread machine and wow everyone with these fabulous knot rolls!

Ingredients: Bread Flour, Milk, Yeast, Butter, Egg, Sugar, Salt

*All ingredients need to be room temperature except for the milk

To a bread maker add 1/4 cup butter...

7/8 cup milk...

1/4 cup water

1 egg...

2 3/4 cups bread flour

2 Tablespoons sugar...

1 teaspoon salt...

and 2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Put the bread machine on the dough/pasta setting and press "Start."  Then go do whatever you want for 1 1/2 hours which the bread machine does all the work for you.

When the machine is done doing it's job, put the dough on a floured surface

Knead a couple of times to get the air bubbles out

Cut the dough in half...

Then cut those halves in half...

Then cut those into quarters.  So if you're doing the math, you should end up with 16 pieces

 

For each piece, roll it into a pencil-like strand about 8 inches long

Then just tie the dough in a knot.  Isn't that just so cute :)

Place those rolls on a greased baking sheet.  The rolls will almost double in size so make sure they have enough room to do so.

Place them in a warm spot to rise until almost doubled in size, about an hour. 

I needed to do a quick rise since I didn't time it right, so the way you do that is pre-heat your oven to 200 for 5 minutes.  Then turn the oven off and put the rolls in the oven with the door shut.  This cuts the rising time by about half.

They are nice and doubled

I put an egg white glaze on top before I baked them to give them a shiny chewy crust.  So I mix a slightly beaten egg white with 1 Tablespoon of water and then brushed it on with a pastry brush 

Bake for 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes

Aren't they just too cute, and so yummy!

A plate full of deliciousness!

Don't worry, we didn't eat that whole plate, I put most of them in the freezer.

They went great with Parmesan-Dijon Chicken, Roasted broccoli and mashed potatoes

 

Micah thinks the best way to eat them is with butter and then dipped in honey

 

Oh so good.  This was actually his second roll :)

The twins were happy even though they didn't get to try them

Knot Rolls

*All ingredients at room temperature except milk

1/4 cup butter

7/8 cup milk

1/4 cup water

1 eggs

2 3/4 cups bread flour

2 Tbs sugar

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons active dry yeast

 

Measure all ingredients into the bread pan of a bread machine.  Select the Dough setting and press start.  When done turn the dough onto a floured surface.  Knead a couple of times to get out the air bubbles.  Divide the dough into 16 even pieces.  For each piece roll into a pencil-like strand about 8 inches long.  Tie the strand into a knot.  Place on a greased baking sheet.  Cover with a clean towel and let rise in a warm place for an hour or until almost doubled in size.  Mix together 1 egg white and 1 Tablespoon water and brush on top of rolls.  Bake for 18-20 at 350 degrees.