V&S have both taken steps...but no full on walking yet (and I'm not rushing it either!). I can NOT believe they will be 1 in just over a day...sob, sob, sob. This truly has been the best year of my life and these girls are just the light of my life. I am so lucky. :) Darrin and I are always saying this.

Things they are doing:

Stella: Ways Hi and Bye, says "Hi" sometimes. Says "momma" and "dada". She is often whispering a bunch of jibberish or whispering to one of her toys. She loves little things she can hold onto like the Little People or the small bug squirters we have for the bath. She will find the littlest piece of paper or receipt on the floor and carry it around or chew on it. She loves to drink out of a straw sippy cup. She claps fiercly and has learned how to "roll them up" with her hands. She mimicks alot and clicks her tongue and does fish kisses. Stella is very independent...unless she can't see you then she gets very upset. She is leary of strangers and generally needs Darrin, Myself or GiGi within sight at all times. But if you want to hold her and love on her she pushes you away or turns her head...ahh. She sucks her thumb when she is tired. She loves dairy like yogurt and cottage cheese. She was holding food in her mouth for hours but seems to have stopped doing that. She has had a growth spurt in the last 2 weeks, it feels like she has gotten much taller. She was 19lbs 13oz at the Dr today. She wears size 9-12month clothes now but 2 weeks ago was still wearing 6-9months. She wears size 3 diapers. Her hair doesn't stick up straight anymore. She loves to be turned upside down/thrown up in the air/tossed on the couch/rode around on the play airplane/etc.

Vivi: She is just starting to wave. She YELLS "MOMMA!!!" alot. :) She says Dada as well. She is working on her "g" sound and has said "GiGi". Gigi is Terra who is the sitter...she is like a grandmother. :) Vivi has been clapping for a long time. She has learned how to hit her sister as well. She LOVES to be held and is such a cuddler. She loves to nap. She sucks her thumb alot, probably 75% of the day...and all night. She is sooo close to full on walking. She is very quick walking around with limited support. I often see her walking along the walls with just 1 or 2 fingers touching. She gets very excited about seeing the dogs. Both her and Stella love to look out the front door window and see what is going on outside. Her hair is getting thick and I can put bows in it now. :) She is very tall...or it seems like it. She is in size 12 month clothes but the shirts are shorter on her...18 month clothes are way too big though. Her pants are short on her but the waist is big. Size 4 diapers. LOVES Cheerios and any bread/pancake/waffle she can get her hands on. Vivi loves to get a book out and turn the pages and study it (or at least that is what it looks like). Vivi is more cautious and prefers not to be rough-housed. She can scoot herself around on the rolling sitting toys.

Merry Christmas!!!

Peeking out the window

Santa!

Stella took her first "paces" in crawling yesterday (20th). Vivi rocked back and forth on her hands an knees for weeks before actually crawling. But Stella, she did very little rocking and just kinda went forward! :) She says "Ba ba ba" alot. She also says "mom mom mom" when she is upset just like Vivi does. Stella likes to be held alot and reaches for you. Vivi has started to crawl to me and then reaches up and says "mom mom". So adorable. I can't believe how big they are getting!

Well Vivi is crawling a little bit. She has been for about 3 weeks. She scoots alot (kinda hopping like a bunny on her hands and knees). She gets up on her tippy toes and hands which is funny. Stella is a chatterbox. She isn't into the whole "real food" thing really. She'll take 4-5 bites and that is it. Vivi on the other hand willing opens her mouth and is ready to eat! They have both started reaching out to be picked up with is adorable. They make each other laugh (and cry). We've been swimming a few times which they both seem to enjoy. I swear that Vivi says "mom mom mom" when she is really upset. Vivi loves it when we sneeze or one of the dogs sneezes, she thinks it is hilarious. They both love the cat and dogs and reach out for them.

Terra and the girls

Dad reading to the girls

6 months!

Today my babies are half a year old! When they get older I'd like to celebrate their half-birthday since their birthday is on Christmas Eve. This is when they'll get to have their parties and slumber parties. :) They had their 6 month check the other day. Stella was 13lb 7.5 oz, 24 inches long and Vivi was 15lb 5.5 oz, 26 inches long. They are really noticing each other and I'd say I see jealously starting already. They had their first bites of rice cereal the other day and both seemed to like it. :) We will start the real stuff when we get back from our trip to Minnesota.

Oh they are getting so big! Stella was 13.25lbs the other day. Vivi is over 15lbs! Wow! They are both doing so much now. They are definitely aware of each other and often I catch them smiling at each other and giggling. They are 6 months old next week. Both of them are rolling front to back and back to front. Vivi seems like she is so close to crawling. Both of them seem closer to sitting up every day. Vivi is very expressive with her eyebrows and Stella has the big Doe-eyes. Vivi's feet are ALOT bigger than Stella's. Both of them have spike-ish hair right now too. Oh they are so much fun. :)

Sharing a swing

Stella and Mom

new stuff

So Genevieve is rolling over from her back to her stomach now. Darrin found her on her stomach, butt in the air and sucking her thumb a couple of mornings ago. She REALLY loves sucking her thumb, forget the pacifier!

Stella really would like to suck her thumb, she is working on it and I'm sure will have it here soon. She is getting longer and is starting to get some of her hair back. She is a smiler and is starting to coo at us and try to make specific noises.

Grandpa and Grandma Wright came to visit!

Stella and Grandma with the hat Grandma made.

Stella and Grandma

My little Peanut butter and Jelly

Grandma and Vivi

Grandpa and Vivi

Stella

Genevieve

Aunt Laura and the Girls.

Dad and Vivi at bathtime

Mom and Stella

3 month pictures!

Estella

Genevieve loving her owl from Cousin Ann.

2 month pictures!

Vivi
Stella

Vivi
Stella

Aunt Laura and the girls. :)