Day to day life

Don't you think these two look so much alike? I do. I always thought Elsy was the spitting image of her Daddy, but now I think Maya has outdone her in that category. She is a little Bryan looks-wise. And, maybe in personality. When Bryan was a baby his family called him "Bryan the Bear" because he apparently growled like a bear. Maya does the same thing, I think it used to be because she was uncomfortable, but now I think it is a habit. She is getting more comfortable in her body each day, arching her back less and smiling more. Oh how I love her smile (it lights up her whole face).

Eleanore loves playing with her sisters and is totally loving that they respond to her. The feeling is mutual, both girls are totally delighted by Eleanore's attention. Ivy and Maya are on kind of opposite nap schedules, which is exactly what everyone told me NOT to train them to do. But, most days I really enjoy it because it gives me a chance to spend individual time with each of them for a little while each day.

Eleanore has an soaring imagination. She loves to dress up (and dress her sisters and Mommy up) fancy, pretend, and tell stories. Her stories are often elaborate and involve the characters in television shows and story books so you have to pay close attention when she is telling you or you'll lose track of the story line pretty quickly. It is kind of funny, she sometimes talks like she lives in story land. For example, we'll be outside and she'll announce, "It was a beautiful summer day..." Ha! Maybe she'll be an author someday.

Funny pic...Eleanore wanted Ivy to be Minnie Mouse and Ivy was just glad that Eleanore was paying attention to her. It was a hot day so Ivy was just chilling in her diaper (I do that a lot), although it looks like she is totally naked in the Bumbo, I promise she has a diaper on.

Both Ivy and Maya are starting to get interested in eating. So far they both like bananas and applesauce and have rejected rice cereal and sweet potatoes. Still they'll only eat a little bit each day, but we're moving in the right direction.

Both babies are also rolling like crazy. I'll put them down and they'll go be across the room in a minute or two. Now that they do, they are becoming tummy sleepers, which is fine by me...they are sleeping a bit more soundly (although still waking up at least twice each a night between 8:30 p.m. and 7 a.m.).