April and May

The weather has been hot and sticky following a long stretch of rainy days. Things have been busy here. We had a wonderful vacation in the Carolinas. The girls are growing too fast!

Maya: Maya loves to draw and use her imagination...this is a picture of Uncle Mikey with pigtails according to Maya (insert her little devil laugh here).
Talking up a storm, saying complete nursery rhymes, increasing independence, and being sweet as always. She loves to tell people her name and that she is "two years old." Of recent, she wants to now do EVERYTHING herself. Rumor has it that I was a little like that as a girl her age. She is understanding more abstract ideas and we have to be careful what we say. Although she went through a spurt of really fighting naps, she mostly goes down easily again so I am glad that I didn't give them up yet. She has a few days that she doesn't take one and goes to bed earlier. We got her a tricycle and a helmet (which she has been telling me for months tha she needed). She is doing great at pedaling.

What a great big sister - she can love a little rough, but would do anything for Savannah! She is a great help and I am cherishing that because I am sure the time when she doesn't want to help is not that far away!

You never know what will come out of her mouth..."Oh, man" just a few moments ago with such expression. One of the cutest is her joke that is similar to "Jack and Jill," but instead of fetch a pail of water it is fetch a pail of Daddy or something she thinks is funny. This originated as we were driving down a hill to meet Daddy. I love when she does something by mistake and she says, Sorry Mommy, that's not an accident!"

Savannah: The fun is really starting now! Around 6 1/2 months she was able to sit up on the floor by herself without any props. Now she is that much stronger and rocking back and forth on all fours plus scooching backwards. So crawling must be not that far away. She just turned 8 months a few days ago and her first tooth has appeared at last! She is happy and loves to "chat." Oh and she just started to clap and wave this past week, too!

Savannah just started eating solids I don't think eating will be a problem with her. We have gone a little slower than with Maya because her digestive system seems to be a little slower in maturation. Sweet potatoes and bananas were her first two foods and they were a hit. I put little frozen banana pieces in a mesh feeder and it is nice and cold for teething! he also loves little rice rusks. She loves attention, but also just loves sitting on the floor or in her exersaucer playing with toys. She also LOVES her big sister!

They take a bath together now...this won't last longer in the little tub I suppose but it conserves water - a little.

Maya's Dream Ride

Nearly 19 pounds of cuteness

Savannah just had her six month check-up and she is healthy as can be! She is 26 1/4 inches long, her head is 43.5 centimeters, and weighed 18.8 pounds.

March Highlights

St. Patrick's Day: It was the most beautiful day we saw for a while. We went to storytime at the Library (after Mommy got pulled over -apparently my foot was as happy as I felt about the weather - so embarassing - luckily it only got me a warning). Then we met Daddy at Dean Park for a walk and to walk on the playground all sporting green of course!






Trip to Connecticut:
We enjoyed our first weekend away as a family to gear up for our long trip next week to the Carolinas. It was such a fun weekend with friends! Plus Maya has started to learn her chess pieces. She fell in love with the dogs and it was just a beautiful weekend all around (despite some sleeping difficulties).

Time flies by!

Wow, so I am seriously behind in posting on this blog. My main goal is for the girls to have something to remember cute and wonderful things when my memory fails me...as it already does most of the time! So, I hate that I am behind. I wish time didn't fly by and I didn't need to do thinks like clean and do laundry in my little free time.

It is hard to believe that Maya just turned 2 1/2 and Savannah is 6 months tomorrow. Maya is talking up a storm and I can't help but marvel when she says things like, "Oh no. I forgot to show Daddy's friends my little sister." This was after Dan's hockey game, which she of course loved watching and cheering her Daddy on. She is sweet and helpful with only a few moments of challenging behaviors here and there...which is usually more because Mommy is tired and impatient sometimes. She is loving coloring and currently drawing these amazing faces with eyes, a nose, mouth, hair, legs, arms, and ears. She often says who it is or she will say, I don't know who that is." I love her little speech errors like "puddle muds" instead of mud puddles. I love when she imitates things I say like, "Ya, Mommy, my teeth ARE bugging me." She loves people and animals and remembers so many names. Best of all she loves her little sister to pieces. Her memory is so amazing to me.

Savannah is a joy just like her middle name. She can sit up independently on a few surfaces and is so close to fully meeting that milestone. She coos, shrieks, gurgles, and does anything she can to get your attention and to communicate. It is so fun to watch Maya and Savannah communicate with each other. So much love...I hope it stays that way always. Savannah is pretty even tempered it seems so far. She seems to be getting ready for a tooth or two...so much drool and mouthing things. Toys are fun for her now and she loves to hold them, play with them, and eat them of course. She has the best laugh and smile...she is so ticklish, too. The legs...so deliciously rolly and chubby...best I have seen yet!

Two best things to happen to me....after Dan of course!

Thanksgiving!

We had so much fun on Thanksgiving and are so lucky to have wonderful families and friends. The girls seemed to enjoy it too. We are grateful they are generally so content and happy. Maya did bounce off the walls a bit and enjoyed running circles in my aunt and uncle's house. As always they hosted a glorious dinner! Everyone chipped in and the food was delicious. Someday I hope to host it at our house! " Happy girl!

Cuddle bug!

Maya really enjoyed the "jingle bell" as Auntie Jan played "Jingle Bells" over and over again.

"Hmmmm...will anyone notice if I press the water button on the fridge?"

Here is Maya "pretending" to give Savannah a chip. So far she hasn't tried to actually feed her any food.

Maya loves wearing glasses....good thing...she will probably need some someday!


Sack of potatoes!

I tried to get her dancing to Jingle Bells, but she had performance anxiety..this is a sweet video nevertheless!

Chunky Monkey!

Savannah had her two month check-up yesterday and she is doing great. She weighs 12 pounds (23" long, head 40cm)!!!! Despite being a big spitter, she is clearly having no problem in the growing department. All of the other normal milestones for reflexes and such check out great. The doc thought she was very strong and as if that wasn't enough Savannah decided to roll over on the table for the first time. I was still in disbelief when I got home that I had to see it again for myself. Sure enough when I put her on her belly she rolled over in no time. Not to shabby considering she was a bit early! Thankfully her color looked so good that the doctor didn't need us to have another blood test...the last bilirubin number was 7 so she initially wanted to make sure it continued to go down.

Maya is a terrific big sister! She is having another language explosion! It is so fun to hear her sing songs and chat away. My hard just melts when she says, "I love you" or "nice to see you." I couldn't help but laugh when she picked up on me calling her Daddy "Dan" and decided to say "Hi, Dan" when she saw him next! She has also been potty training herself for the past two months ...we are so proud of her...though it can be frustrating when trying to get her to sleep and she needs to get up a couple of times to go again.

Dan and I certainly feel so lucky to have two wonderful girls as the new year approaches. We have a lot to be thankful for!