Cool Kicks

I'm not sure if this means it's time to call child protective services, but Max and Tyler wore their first pair of shoes this weekend! See, we didn't really leave the house when they first came home on oxygen and monitors, and then it was hot all summer and they rarely wore socks, let alone shoes. But now it is getting cold and their little toes need some protection. So we broke out their cool New Balance sneakers, compliments of my friend Stephanie and her family. Aside from the fact that they can't stand up yet, they definitely looked like little boys!

My thought process after seeing them in shoes definitely shows that I'm a mother of twins. After my initial reaction of "Oh how cute!," I immediately thought, "Oh no, another thing to add to our getting-ready process." You see, the boys are becoming much more mobile these days and changing their diapers and clothes has now become a game of "hurry and distract one baby long enough to change his diaper before the other baby rolls away." It can certainly be amusing, but you can imagine how adding two pairs of shoes into the mix might make me want to keep them in just socks forever. :)

Here are some pictures!

What are these strange, heavy things on our feet?

Max

Tyler - who would only stand on his tip-toes

And here are some pictures of Max causing more trouble...

Remember how Max loves socks and always takes his off and puts them in his mouth? Well I walked in to get the boys up from a nap and Max had drenched the whole foot of Tyler's pjs in slobber.

Yuuuummmm

I think these two are going to cause lots of trouble throughout the years. Tyler on left, Max on right