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.