Saturday, July 12, 2008

Happy Nine Months Yip and Yap





Addison

Addison
Evangeline

Evangeline
We made it to nine months are we are all still alive and relatively sane. The girls are both crawling and sitting straight up. As you can see from the pictures above, they are much more interactive (poor Kermit.) Evangeline has two bottom teeth and Addison is very close to getting hers, or at least that is what it seemed like at 3:00 in the morning. Both are napping very well, which gives mommy time to update blogs and do her woman's work (ha ha ha, I'm very tongue and cheek here for those of you who knew me in my angry feminist days.)

Addison and Evangeline are starting to communicate more and more. We are teaching them sign language and they understand milk (surprise, surprise) and they can do it back to us. They are doing very well on their solid food, which I am still making from scratch. They love corn and blueberries, lentils, green beans, pewi (peas and kiwi mixed) and mango. Surprisingly, they hate oatmeal. As you can see from the pictures, the girls are full of joy and life at all times. Our small house is full of joy and bursting at the seams with it. We are all so grateful for the well wishes, gifts and diaper donations that we have received. Having children can be difficult, but it connects you with your friends and family on a deeper level and helps to remind you what life is really about. The trick is reminding yourself that at 3:00 in the morning. :o)



Top four pictures are a result of silliness caused by cousin Lindsey, I take no parental responsibility for future child embarrassment as a result of making the girls look like Alfalfa or old golfers on Caddy Shack.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Happy First 4th of July Yip and Yap




Happy Summer! YAY! We made it. All those days been cooped up (get it, chickens, cooped up) in the house and now we can get out and see the world. We have been swimming in the back yard, walking the forest preserve trails, going to kiddie country at the YMCA while mommy and cousin Lindsey workout, and a couple of nice picnics with Dad. One exciting thing has happened this month. Evangeline and Addison saw their first firework show. They got to stay up past their bedtime and see the show at our friend Mike's 4th of July party. They LOVED the fireworks. Not scared at all. They both sat together in their stroller side by side and just watched with such excitement. Addison even said her first word, YAY! (that is what she said) At a moment of silence between fireworks she shouted out "Yay." Not sure if she knew what she was saying, but as much as Mommy says yay it is possible. Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer.

Oh yeah, Go Cubs Go!!!!!!