The profile photos

Greetings baby fans,

All is well in the Webb house and we're taking full advantage of family time together over the weekend. Easton's tooth is officially poking through and it's like a razor! I'll have to nickname him "the shark" until those teeth level off.

Easton and Layla are both able to sit up and play now so that introduces several new variables into our lives. One unintended consequence of their new found ability is that Layla steals Easton's toys. Now that her arms and hands are available instead of being used to support her body when she used to lie on her stomach, she is free to reach over and whatever Easton has. Whatever he holds is the ONE toy she wants. doesn't matter if it makes noise, lights up, or is just a fruit rollup wrapper; She'll take whatever he has and play with it. I already have to tell Layla to share and Easton to stand up for himself. I'm guessing this will be an ongoing opportunity for character development over the next few years.

As the two of them were munching on their fruit net things (pictured below), Layla reached over and grabbed Easton's because apparently the one he had was more appetizing even though the objects and fruit contents were identical! I'm really looking forward to our twins talking, but not so much hearing Layla once she learns the word, "mine".


I was relieved to get a clear picture of the profile for Easton and Layla because as you know they have the propensity to stop what they are doing and stare directly into the camera as soon as it is pointed in their direction. You can see more clearly the differences between them and those differences are becoming more pronounced the older they get!



If you look hard you can see the flattened side of Layla's ear, which is exactly like Kendras. :) Like mother, like daughter...


You may be asking, "how did he get a picture of the babies from the side when they are notoriously staring blankly into the camera"? Well, I sat them in their bumbos in the living room and turned on their favorite kid movie. It looked something like this from their perspective:


They watch intently as some other baby on TV plays with toys they don't have. Easton and Layla absolutely love it! We limit their TV/movie time to only the baby DVDs and up to 30 minutes per day. No spongebob for our babies, yet... Here's one final picture of Layla showing the drool literally dripping off her chin as she played in her activity center (a.k.a. exersaucer):

I've overcome the yuk factor of drool and now I don't mind the babies slobbering on me and my clothes. Spit-up is a different story... That still grosses me out and I'll never get used to it (yuck). That'll be one of the first questions I ask God after death is: "Why did you create babies with the design of spitting up so much, so often, and for so many months?" There may be a medical answer for that, but whatever it is won't suffice.

We're gearing up for the pediatrician appointment this Friday for their big checkup and next round of shots. We're both hoping for good reports and happy babies over the weekend!

Have a great week and check back soon!