Finally Sat Still Long Enough For A Photo

Studio Shots

Red Head Against A Red Wall

You Are So Beautiful...To Everyone!

Events of this past week have made me realize that I am mother to the two most beautiful children on the planet. Now, I realize that I'm a little biased, and I believe that every mother should think they're children are beautiful. But I, literally, can't take you anywhere without strangers telling me how gorgeous you two are.

I hope that, as you grow, you realize yourselves how beautiful you are both inside and out.

It Ain't All Smiles

Old Man Hairdo, Sweet Baby Boy Smile

Rough Housing

Muggin'

Reluctantly Posing With Mommy

Playing In A Baby Doll Bed With A Round Brush

Trying To Take A Picture Here, Little Fella

Jumpin' On The Bed

Love

Silly Face & Strawberry Hat

Two New Teeth!

We've been anxiously awaiting the arrival of your top two teeth. This morning they finally popped through.

Things You Say Wrong But Are Absolutely Adorable

Computer – “pooder”
Escalator – “excayader”
Stuck – “suck”
Water – still “wah wah”
Brother – “buh-der”
Mac-n-cheese – “wack n teez”
Eleven – “yeven”
Lunch – “munch”
Living room – “yiving womb”
Clouds – “cowds”
Crocks – “cocks”
Cowboy/girl boots – “cow boots”
Veggie Tales movie – “veggie booty”
Hammer – “hamburger”
Dressed – “guest”

Suckin' In Your Lip

Dino Hat

Slamming Into Sister Is The Best Part

Together

Natural Light

Months Of Development Milestones Compressed Into One Amazing Day

I don’t know if the stars aligned just right or what, but today you have grown leaps and bounds in your development. Here’s how:

- You ate. May not seem like a huge deal, but you don’t typically eat much and rely on formula for the bulk of your nutrition. Tonight you sat in your high chair for 30 minutes stuffing spiral macaroni into your mouth. We’re crossing our fingers that you’ll sleep through the night.

- You drank from a sippy cup almost exclusively. I’m determined to get you off the bottle by Christmas.

- You walked behind your walker. Usually you stand up behind your walker and fall on your face because the walker moves and your feet don’t. Tonight you took your first (very slow) steps alone with the walker. You grinned and giggled and spent nearly an hour pushing the walker back and forth in the living room. You thought it was hilarious that you could ram your walker into sister.

- You climbed all the stairs. I’ve found that I can leave you downstairs to roam while I go upstairs for a few minutes to clean up, do laundry, etc. I nearly fell over when I walked out of my bedroom to see you sitting at the top of the steps. Your daddy carried you back downstairs where we watched you climb them again.

All of this is very exciting and scary and a little sad. As much as I want you to walk, I want you to be a baby, too.

Mattress

It's a toy when it's on the floor, but when it's in your crib it's not so much fun.

Playing In Sister's Room While She Was At School

You Fought The Lawn And The Fire Ants Won

Yet another reason why I'm looking forward to you learning to walk. Last weekend I let you crawl around in the front yard. Shortly after I put you down I realized you had been a feast for a colony of fire ants. We tried After Bite but you still look like we burned your hand with cigarettes.

From Above

A Girl And Her Dad

Perplexed

'Hey, What's This On My Head?'