Busy Week

We all went for a walk on President's Day since John was off work. It was great weather & those are so few and far between this time of year we decided to take advantage of it. The girls love their walks- they are entertained with all of the cars, trees, squirrels, and people that they don't even notice they are strapped into a stroller!
















The girls are starting to notice each other now, they stare at each other and sometimes Bella even checks to make sure Emma is in the stroller with her.

Bella is definitely a daddy's girl already! She gets so excited when he comes home from work. He is more fun than mommy obviously!

Funny Videos

Emma still won't eat solid food. Instead of eating it she leaves it on her tongue and lets it fall back out of her mouth. If it wasn't so funny it would be frustrating, but every bite of anything we have tried ends up the same way... all over her bib and clothes instead of in her belly. We have tried sweet potatoes, bananas, applesauce, pears and peaches and nothing has worked so far! However, Bella has eaten everything except the peaches. I don't think she is happy about it but she doesn't seem to know that she can spit it out- so once I get it in she swallows it.

And this video was too funny- I know all babies do this but Bella has a habit of doing it OFTEN! And we just crack up watching her because she will do it the entire time she is asleep in the car seat.

These little bloomers were made by a friend of mine & they turned out so cute! Now the girls wear them to baby yoga/massage so they aren't just in their diapers. They were the hit of the class last week & its obvious why!!

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day from Emma & Bella!

Sleeping and Solids!

We had our first night of sleep Tuesday night! Both girls went to bed at 7:15 and Emma didn't wake up until 4:30 a.m. and Bella woke up at 6:00 a.m. It was GREAT! I don't think our bodies knew what to do with 8 hours of consecutive sleep.

The girls started solids this week as well. Emma is not as excited about them as I thought she would be, but Bella is eating well. She likes bananas well enough, but HATES peaches. And Emma hates both so far, as you can see.

We also had lunch with the girls at Moe's and both girls did great. They sat in highchairs like big girls and voiced their opinions like little adults! From left, Adrianne with Bella, Kendra, Kris, Georganna and Sarah with Emma. Actually Emma had Sarah by the hair!!

A Day Outside

We joined a few other moms yesterday for a walk in Colonial Williamsburg. It was so great to get out of the house as well as have some adult conversation. And Colonial Williamsburg is perfect because there is no traffic, the roads are wide enough we can walk next to each other, and its okay if a baby cries because we're outside!!

Jump Jump!!

I couldn't get a good video of Bella really jumping so this one will have to work until I can get her to do it well. She suddenly got camera shy for no reason so I will try again later.

Well, we have survived another month!

The girls are growing like crazy and doing new things all the time. Their motor skills are improving every day which is so cool to see. They use both hands to grab onto things and it usually goes straight to their mouth when they do get ahold of something. Bella's favorite toy right now is a red, white and blue horse with stars all over it. She likes to eat his nose! (The one Emma is holding in the picture) And Emma has recently attached herself to a duck with colored wires going all different directions so she can hold onto it easily and still have her choice of what to chew on.

They had their first daycare/nursery experience. We went to church this past Sunday and actually worked up the nerve to leave them in the nursery. They did very well (we were told! :)) and by the time we got back from the service one of the volunteers was rocking both of them and they were sound asleep!

They also started sitting in their highchairs this week- they are still a little too small so we have to stuff blankets around them but Bella likes being up high where she can oversee Emma & I to make sure we are doing everything she wants us to do! And while Bella found her toes last week, Emma found hers on Monday so now they have new built-in toys to play with. Which works out well for me since they like to throw their toys down so I will pick them up.

And unfortunately Emma is sick... so I'm sure Bella is not too far behind. The nurse said it sounds viral so hopefully it will be over soon. Emma's good nature is helping her take it like a champ though. Maybe Bella will be just as good when its her turn!