Like a record player right round, round, round...
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Happy 11 months!
Noooooooo!! The countdown to 1 begins!
Everyday they are doing new things. Since yesterday, Evan stands up on the fence all by himself and Amelia is doing a new face.
I took a video and some pics of them today:
Everyday they are doing new things. Since yesterday, Evan stands up on the fence all by himself and Amelia is doing a new face.
I took a video and some pics of them today:
Monday, December 8, 2008
The Jumpsy Twins
They are crazy! They have so much energy, especially Amelia. They both are high energy until they drop around 8:30pm.
Evan is now bouncing up and down on his knees, throwing himself at the fence to try and stand up, and with a little reassuring push from me, stands holding onto the fence with both arms. This makes him laugh hysterically, like, "Look at me everybody!" Another favorite activity of his is taking off his sock and looking at me so I can yell, "Hey, what happened to your sock!" And when I ask him, he always knows where his sock is. A couple of days ago, he got sick of me asking and actually crawled 8 feet over to it, picked it up, and gave me a look like, "Here it is, you couldn't see me looking at it? Geez, Ma!" Maybe I shouldn't have introduced that game because all he wants to do is take off his socks now. I also showed him how to smell his feet after he takes his socks off. I know, but I couldn't resist. He said "Mum-mum" right at me on Saturday night, so I'm calling that one. And he says, "Moo" in his deep man voice when I ask what the cow says.
OK, I have to interrupt because right now in front of me, Amelia is trying to do a somersault on her own. Of course I taught her, but she's never tried all alone before. I have to get the camera now and wait for her to do it again...
Amelia is just excited and high energy about everything. When she sees me, she crawls or walks over super fast. When I pick her up, she jumps like a frog onto my shoulder and squeezes me. She also started hugging her stuffed animals. She prefers her kitty and Curious George dolls over her baby doll. When I'm down on the floor with them, she is constantly throwing her toys over me and then diving over me to get them. Now she knows how to tuck her head from our somersault sessions, so she dives over and ends in a somersault. She stands on my legs so I can flip her backwards, too. Whenever she hears someone say "uh-oh", you can hear her little voice from wherever she is: "Uh-oh".
I am so glad they entertain each other now. Sometimes they fight over toys, but they also can play contently for quite awhile. Evan likes to play with the buttons on Amelia's sweaters and Amelia just stares at him. They babble together, then scream babble (scrabble?) together.
Here is a video of them jumping together, but the jumpy that Amelia is in is an exersaucer and she is not supposed to jump in it!
Evan is now bouncing up and down on his knees, throwing himself at the fence to try and stand up, and with a little reassuring push from me, stands holding onto the fence with both arms. This makes him laugh hysterically, like, "Look at me everybody!" Another favorite activity of his is taking off his sock and looking at me so I can yell, "Hey, what happened to your sock!" And when I ask him, he always knows where his sock is. A couple of days ago, he got sick of me asking and actually crawled 8 feet over to it, picked it up, and gave me a look like, "Here it is, you couldn't see me looking at it? Geez, Ma!" Maybe I shouldn't have introduced that game because all he wants to do is take off his socks now. I also showed him how to smell his feet after he takes his socks off. I know, but I couldn't resist. He said "Mum-mum" right at me on Saturday night, so I'm calling that one. And he says, "Moo" in his deep man voice when I ask what the cow says.
OK, I have to interrupt because right now in front of me, Amelia is trying to do a somersault on her own. Of course I taught her, but she's never tried all alone before. I have to get the camera now and wait for her to do it again...
Amelia is just excited and high energy about everything. When she sees me, she crawls or walks over super fast. When I pick her up, she jumps like a frog onto my shoulder and squeezes me. She also started hugging her stuffed animals. She prefers her kitty and Curious George dolls over her baby doll. When I'm down on the floor with them, she is constantly throwing her toys over me and then diving over me to get them. Now she knows how to tuck her head from our somersault sessions, so she dives over and ends in a somersault. She stands on my legs so I can flip her backwards, too. Whenever she hears someone say "uh-oh", you can hear her little voice from wherever she is: "Uh-oh".
I am so glad they entertain each other now. Sometimes they fight over toys, but they also can play contently for quite awhile. Evan likes to play with the buttons on Amelia's sweaters and Amelia just stares at him. They babble together, then scream babble (scrabble?) together.
Here is a video of them jumping together, but the jumpy that Amelia is in is an exersaucer and she is not supposed to jump in it!
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Christmas Pictures? Yeah, Right!
What a horrible, horrible photo session! All I wanted was a picture of them in their Christmas outfits for the Grandmas. I don't think it's happening. The thought of trying to do it again makes me want to knock my head on the wall. And to top it off, my over-used camera has been going downhill lately and now my pictures are turning out blurry. I think that's just an excuse to get a new one.
Anyway, here is how a photo session at my house goes:
I put them down next to each other, but Evan immediately tries to flip over the side of the chair. I can't put them on the floor, though, or they will just crawl away. So, I finally get him sitting, but he's upset so he slouches and is all depressed looking. During that fiasco, Amelia has taken off her shoes, so I get them back on, but then Evan has his shoes and one sock off. I say "forget the shoes" and just start snapping pictures. But now Amelia wants nothing to do with this so she is trying launch off the couch toward me screaming. I put her back, but now they are both writhing around. The only way they are happy is if I let them turn around and look over the chair. I say forget it and try to get pics of them separately on the floor, but they will not look at me and will only eat shoes.
Here is proof!
Anyway, here is how a photo session at my house goes:
I put them down next to each other, but Evan immediately tries to flip over the side of the chair. I can't put them on the floor, though, or they will just crawl away. So, I finally get him sitting, but he's upset so he slouches and is all depressed looking. During that fiasco, Amelia has taken off her shoes, so I get them back on, but then Evan has his shoes and one sock off. I say "forget the shoes" and just start snapping pictures. But now Amelia wants nothing to do with this so she is trying launch off the couch toward me screaming. I put her back, but now they are both writhing around. The only way they are happy is if I let them turn around and look over the chair. I say forget it and try to get pics of them separately on the floor, but they will not look at me and will only eat shoes.
Here is proof!
Friday, December 5, 2008
Finally, a couple of videos
This first one is the one I have meaning to post just because I love the destruction my little guy's legs can do.
This video I just took yesterday and it really isn't much. I was attempting a photo session of their new Xmas outfits and all chaos broke out. I gave up and recorded a little clip of Amelia walking, although I didn't catch much of it. And of course I had to show off the new skirt. They don't make them in my size :(
This video I just took yesterday and it really isn't much. I was attempting a photo session of their new Xmas outfits and all chaos broke out. I gave up and recorded a little clip of Amelia walking, although I didn't catch much of it. And of course I had to show off the new skirt. They don't make them in my size :(
Monday, December 1, 2008
Happy December 1st!
We got to walk to the beach today! It was in the upper 50's, but the wind was cold so I bundled them up. Amelia and Evan loved the seagulls. I can't wait to take them to a beach this summer!
I thought I would post 'cause a lot of people I know are in the snow right now. In the background of Amelia's pic is the Long Island ferry.
I thought I would post 'cause a lot of people I know are in the snow right now. In the background of Amelia's pic is the Long Island ferry.
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