Girlies

The girls are nearly 10 months old! They are busy busy busy. They are doing all the typical stuff; crawling, pulling up, cruising, and getting into EVERYTHING! They are really good eaters and look forward to meal time... They crawl over as fast as they can when they see I'm getting their highchairs ready. They are just starting to eat finger foods, it's taking some practice. A lot of it ends up on the floor at this point.
It is really fun to watch their personalities emerge. Rosie is a watcher, observer. She notices a bow in her sisters hair and imeadeatly pulls it out, she just sits and watches everything going on, quietly patiently watching. She seems to be a little more cautious than her sister. She takes her time to start conquering that next milestone but when she does she gets really good at it right away. She likes to watch Hattie figure it out then she'll try it. She is a very happy little girl and she has a big toothless smile that is contagious. She will just catch your eye and smile so big... Love.

Hattie is the doer. She just dives right in to the newest activity... Sometimes, literally she dives right in. She doesn't hesitate when she wants to try something new. Like pulling up, she just kept trying and trying and falling down and falling down until she got it. Also, she is loud and wants to make sure everyone knows she is there. She seems to want to be the first to do everything. She also has two teeth!

They really do love each other. It's easy to see. It is fun to sit back and watch them play. Typical babies at this age are just parallel playing with their peers at this point. But you can see that they are actually interacting. Passing toys back and forth, fighting over them, exploring together -if you find one you can be sure the other is nearby, and as I put them down to sleep they usually look over at the other crib to make sure sister is there. They giggle together and get silly for no apparent reason - the inside jokes have already begun. And these girls LOVE their daddy. They hear his voice when he walks in the door at the end of the day they both stop what they are doing and b-line for him. Cute.

Oscar update

Oscar is such a sweet boy... Most of the time. He also a two year old. He is curious about life and eager discover the world. He is learning new things everyday. He loves his sisters, a little too aggressively at times -not very aware of other people's personal space yet. He always wants to make sure they are coming with us when we leave the house, he wants to check on them when they are sleeping and he can't wait for them to be able to play (wrestle) with him. He talks to them in a funny high pitched voice that is very sweet. Also, he calls both of them Hattie... He knows there is a difference but its just easier to stick with calling them the same name. They do look so much alike it will be fun to watch him learn their differences and I'm sure at some point he will know who is who.
Another thing about Oscar... He loves his daddy! He want to do things just like daddy does. He misses him everyday and looks forward to their together time.
At the moment he is doing a great job learning to use the potty. He is very close. He is wearing big boy underwear, pretty successfully during the day! He recently got a fun book from Gigi, Bear In Underwear along with "bear" wearing his own pair of undies! It has really helped him get excited about it! He also stopped using a paci a few months ago. He only had it for naps and night time. We used a technique from www.bye-bye-binky.com. He handled it like a champ and doesn't seem to miss it. Though he did ask for it a few nights ago when he was having a hard time going to bed. I'm surprised, but he doesn't mess with the girls paci's either. It makes him seem older, he is really not a baby any more.
Over ther summer Matt purchased a wakeboard. We took it up north in July and tried it out, including me -that never happens! Oscar was in the boat for some of the runs and has been talking about it ever since. Everything is a boat; a blanket, the couch, the stairs and he has gotten very creative with his wakeboard imagination too; pillows, cardboard, books. So, I decided he should be a boat for Halloween!! So Matt dressed as a wakeboarder for trick or treating. Matt is already looking forward to teaching him how to ski and wakeboard and I think Oscar is looking forward to following in his daddy's "barefoot"steps.

Long over due

I can not attempt to catch up from the last several months but I will make an effort to share more now.

The fog has lifted. Life is becoming more manageable and routine. The girls are nearly 9 months old! How did that happen? It is so much fun getting to know these little girls. They have very different personalities that shine through more and more everyday. They love each other, you can see that, they play, they fight, they just want to be together. They also have a great big brother who loves them so much. He thinks they are pretty fun and special. He has really stepped up to the role of big brother. Which also means doing all kinds of big boy things. Life as a mommy of three under three is busy. Keeping everyone happy, or at least safe and cared for is the focus of the day. I love them so much and I am so thankful everyday. I know how lucky I am.


And if I can figure out this new blog app I will try to post some recent pics too.