7 months

I can't believe another month has flown by. Perhaps it's all the excitement of firsts, or maybe the lack of sleep . . . hard to say.

Anyhoo, Beatrice is 7 months old. She is still a big baby - off-the-charts for height and 90th percentile for weight. She is able to stay sitting [that is, until her head gets too heavy and tips her over] and is trying desperately to crawl. She does manage to move around. With a series of rolling and scootching, she manages to get where she wants to be [of course, that is usually a place she sees something small to put in her mouth]

I'm looking forward to seeing what this month brings . . . maybe curls, teeth, a good night sleep?

more beatrice

Auntie Linda has asked for more pics of Trix, doing some of the things she does. OK, here ya go . . .

I call this one, "new hat"


and this one I call, "lunch"

I hope that satisfies you some - it's going to be hard to catch up to three years of Lucy . . .

big doin's

Lucy went to her cousin's house with Grammy [in the gold car] all by herself today. This was a big deal, usually she won't go anywhere unless Mommy come[s].*

I must admit, although I was very proud of Lucy, I felt a little sad as she drove away waving out the car window.

*One exception is if I am already out of the house - I was not this morning.

accepted

Lucy has finally been accepted to preschool after being wait-listed.

School in September, our little girl is growing up . . .

It's a 4-day program, 2.5 hrs a day - hopefully, not too much to handle [for me more than her . . . sniff]

princess of all media

Lucy has had her first voice-over gig, thanks to Nellie.

Listen for Lucy to say, "rounded fat-face." [It's in the first commercial.]



Watch out Howard Stern, Lucy is on her way . . .

If you're interested, you can buy the cool tiger t-shirt Nellie's wearing - she makes/sells them. mattsaundersbynellie.etsy.com

happy 1/2 year birthday!

Yep, the Trixster is 6 months old!

Beatrice has come a long way in the past 1/2 year. She can now smile, laugh, sing, eat solid food, roll over, hold her own bottle, demand and grab for toys, "find the kitty," and slide back in the army crawl . . .

We are still awaiting the curls, teeth, and a good night's sleep . . .

a good night sleep

No, not me.

Auntie Janice brought Lucy her new big girl bed and she loves it! Lucy couldn't wait for bed time, then jumped right in [without even reading any stories] and slept there all night. She says she is feeling, "just a little bit grown up."

Thank you, Auntie Janice!

Now to get her sister into the available crib . . .

jinxed

There will be no more talk of sleeping through the night!

aligned planets?

I think the planets must have been aligned yesterday. Lucy spent the whole day in big-girl underpants [after a 6 month hiatus], and used the potty every time she needed to go.

Then, as a cake-topper, Trixie slept from 7:30 pm 'til 6:00 am [trick-or-treat!]

Now, a gratuitous picture.

Let's hope this is the start of something good . . .
[knock.knock.]

5 months

Trixie is 5 months old today.

playground adventure

Today Lucy was very adventurous at the playground.

Maybe it was that she could ride the big girl swing all by herself that she realized there were lots of other things at the playground she could do too.

Usually, Lucy is very cautious - but not today. I let her go . . . and she had a blast!!






Of course I was there with an extra hand, should she need one . . .


Trix just enjoyed some of God's good air.

live from the tv room

Lucy sings a few of her favorite Laurie Berkner songs to her little sister. I'd say Trix enjoyed it . . .

feed a cold

We've all got colds and I like the old adage that you've got to feed it. Besides, I think that babies sleep a little longer w/a nice full belly [and Lord knows, we all could use some sleep].



Trixie enjoyed her first meal of rice cereal and Lucy felt like an important helper by feeding her. Lucy became very annoyed that we were interrupting her work by making her stop to look at the camera.

tabhair 'om póg, is éireannach mé

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

evil genius

Grammy took Lucy, Beatrice, and their cousins to an American Girl® Bitty Baby party.

All the big girls brought their Bitty Babies and had "tea" with them. Lucy's is the only one w/a name other than Bitty - hers is Grace.

Genna and Vivi got right into the circle for story-time but Lucy preferred to stay back on her chair at the table - where it was safer. [Basically, story-time was a big sales pitch, but the girls had no idea and enjoyed it]

After the party, Grammy bought each of the babies a new outfit.

When we got home, Lucy changed Grace into her new outfit and read her the book that came with it.

A good time was had by all. Thanks Grammy!

If you're interested, Henry spent the time w/his Dad and got new Legos.

saucer time

Trixie is trying out the saucer for the first time - I'd say it's safe to assume she LOVES it!

[Lucy, on the other hand, is trying it out for the first time in a few years.]

4 months

Beatrice is 4 months old and is growing fast - 16 1/2 lbs; 26 1/4".
She's in the 95th percentile for height, 90th for weight [perfectly proportioned].

be my valentine

Happy Valentine's Day!

3 months

eleFUN

We celebrated Lucy's 3rd birthday with the family this weekend. The cousins gave Lucy a new game, Elefun, and boy is it f-u-n. The girls loved catching the butterflies in their nets - Lucy hadn't quite gotten the concept that she could move the net to where the butterflies are and not just sit there holding it steady. [Though, she still did catch her fair share with that technique.]



Henry preferred to eat cake.

While all eyes were on the girls, Grampy caught this picture of Henry. Thanks, Grampy.