Iphone Pictures, Part 2

I thought that I would close out 2011 by adding another post of pictures off my iphone. These pictures pick up where my last post left off, so there are some 'old' pictures as well (old, of course, in baby time means months!).

This was the first time June reached out to touch something...it looks like she is practicing her boxing moves!

Aunt Misti got this 'thing' for her...haha. It was a little too tight. Her face says it all. 

Jude just laughs at the dogs for no reason. 

Jude loves Sophie the Giraffe. 

One of my favorite pictures of the chunk! (~5 months)

Oh Joy! (~5months)

Cool picture of a crop duster circling the house. Just threw it in for fun ;)

One of the many sleeping poses I've HAD to take a picture of. 

A few weeks before June learned how to sit up on her own, she would sit there like this. LOL!

The dog bowls now have to be picked up any time they enter the kitchen. 

Not only do they steal pacifiers from each other, but they also take them from their Cabbage Patch Dolls! Now that is a determined face on June!

Jude gansgsta rapping.

Yes, he is asleep like this.

Rudi barking at June asking her to play. 

I can not look at this picture without laughing. The camera caught Jude with a funny face.

This is the look on June when she wants something... in this case, it's my phone...

...but she settled with a sock instead. HAHAHA!

My sweet babies (7 months old)

If it's not one, it's the other!

June being goofy. Other way around!

Jude being goofy. No, not that way!

June chillaxin'

They just LOVE their cousin Mackenzie. Everytime she comes around, they just stare. 

Snotty-nosed youngin' spotted the phone again! 

My sweet baby boy exhausted on Christmas morning. 

Both are doing the 'I'm about to sit up' pose. 

These next three pictures need to be seen in unison. Typical playtime now in the Schwind household. 

Fastest way to the toy...

...may not be the safest ;)

Sometimes he acts like his crib is a jail cell :)

Hope you enjoyed. My phone is running out of space! Maybe I shouldn't have had so many cute children ;)

Cuteness overload!

You were warned!

Happy 8-month birthday!!!

 It's official! They are 2/3rds of a year old! Wow! Happy 8-month birthday!

June and Jude Schwind (wonder which one is which? j/k)

June "Chubby Cheeks" Schwind

Estimated weight*: ~22lbs

Estimated length*: 27 inches

Jude "Stage 5 Clinger" Schwind

Estimated weight*: ~22lbs

Estimated length*: 29 inches

Let's see, milestones...they can both pull up. We discovered this as they like to crawl all over Pops to get his hat during his early morning visits. Just a few days ago, we discovered Jude can pat-a-cake all by himself. I have the most adorable video I will have to post later. June has learn the art of sitting up all by herself. In fact, I went in to her bedroom one day because I could tell she wasn't asleep yet and found her sitting up in her crib with a big smile on her face. She still does it sparingly, but it is happening a lot more now. The main thing is that they definitely want to hang all over me ALL the time. I'm sure it doesn't help that I am staying at home with them either. I'm sure this is a phase, but it feels like it may last well into the teenage years (hah!). And when they whine or cry, I just pick them up. And I mean "THEM" because it's usually both requiring my attention at the same time. Some people call me a "pushover," but it's hard to deny such cute faces. It's not all fun and games though, staying at home with these youngins 'ain't no joke' (excuse the grammar). They require 'round the clock tending to which cuts into my OCD habits around the house. On days where their naps are short, it gets a little tense in the Schwind household! Nonetheless, I am fortunate to work from home on most days, so I can be with them every step of the way :) 

*We didn't go to the doctor this month, so Dad and I did the measurements ourselves. I would not put stock into any of these numbers as each time we did it, we got a different number. Either way though, they are growing!  

Christmas 2011

Post by Jessica

At Christmas last year, I was 20 weeks pregnant with June and Jude. At that time, I couldn't believe that by Christmas 2011, we would have two 7-month old munchkins crawling around. Well the time came and they were definitely into everything. As expected, they loved the wrapping paper/boxes/bags more often than the actual gifts. For this very reason, John and I really didn't get them too much for this Christmas. So many people were more than generous though, so June and Jude got plenty of cool, new toys to play with. The babies got their 2nd cold at Christmas as well which was/is a bummer (they're still not over it) since they had one at Thanksgiving too. We had Christmas with my dad's side of the family, my mom's side of the family, my immediate family, and then just us, so here are a few pictures of all the festivities. Unfortunately, I didn't get as many pictures of all the get-togethers as I would like, so if any of you have pictures, feel free to send them my way!

Grandparents holding babies back from the presents

 Babies on the prowl. It's obvious June is starting to outgrow her 12-month old clothes!

 John's chosen pose for a picture


Smith Family picture (babies were exhausted, so we'd already left :( )

Jude just got done opening his first piece of camo from Cousins Billy and Kayla!

June opening gifts from the King Family (Misti made these adorable embroidered plush blocks!)

 Jude and his new GaTech hoodie from Pops

June's GaTech Elf hat from Pops. How cute is she?!?!

J&J waiting for Santa to come on Christmas Eve

Playing with their new toys from Nanny. These smart trikes are awesome!

Playing with a bead maze from Santa! Isn't this precious?

Their new toy box from Pops and car seat (about to need to next size up) from Nana and Papa Schwind!

John and his new jacket from Pops

Looking a little rough on Christmas morning, but we had to see what Santa brought!!

Yes, I wore that...Mom surpassed herself this year with the ugly pajamas :)

Beautiful cardinal outside on Christmas morning

Schwind Family at church on Christmas. I look weird because I am holding pacifiers I just yanked out of their mouth behind my back. lol.

Almost too much cuteness for one picture! Jude's hat was a big hit among the men folks at church.

Posing at their Great-Great-Grandma's house for Christmas lunch

J&J's 1st Christmas hats...Too small to go on their heads, so I took a picture of them on the mantle :)

Hope everyone had a great Christmas!