9 Months... I Can't Believe It!

As of last Thursday, the boys have officially lived a month longer in the outside world compared to the 8 months they were cooking inside my belly!  I can't believe how fast these last three months have flown by. 

We had a great month with some exciting milestones...

-Their measurements are now...
Weight: Bryce 19lbs (25%), Ben 19lbs 10oz (35%)
Height: Bryce 27 1/2 in (30%), Ben 28 1/4 in (60%)
Head Circumference: Bryce 18 1/8 in (85%!), Ben 18 1/2 in (95%!)

-This past month, Ben grew 5 more teeth (so he now has a total of 6), and Bryce grew 3 more (with a total of 4)!

-They constantly look at each other and laugh... not just laugh, but loud belly laughs! This is either the beginning of many inside jokes between the brothers, or they each just thinks the other one looks funny.

-With some support, the boys can now stand while holding on to us or the sides of things.  They're constantly trying to pull themselves up to a standing position, and Bryce can get as far as standing on one knee.  They still can't crawl but are now rolling all over the place!

-Both learned how to clap their hands, hold their own bottles, and drink out of sippy cups!

-The boys went on their first trip and first airplane ride on our first family vacation to Charleston, SC.  And, on the trip, they also stepped foot in the ocean and rode on a boat for the first time :)

-And, they've transitioned from their infant carriers to big convertible car seats and started going to storytime at the library.

We definitely celebrated many "firsts" these past few weeks!  And, to continue our monthly tradition, here are the boys' 9 month pictures with their 9 monkeys...

Seems like the twins are always a little spooked by the triplets...

I think Bryce has such a sweet face...

They're always checking each other out to see what the other is doing...

I think Ben took a liking to monkey #9...

So much that he started gnawing on monkey #9's foot...

Then threatened to throw him overboard if I didn't put the camera down...

Here are our sweet angels at only 9 days old... (the days when they always slept with their faces so close together and when I couldn't tell them apart if it weren't for the names written on their hats!)