Exhaustion

Sarah likes to fall asleep in what seems to be the most uncomfortable positions:

Conversationalist

Emma is quite the conversationalist now.  She can speak in full paragraphs and make up the craziest things sometimes:

Milestone

Sarah is getting so big.  On Monday she rolled over from her tummy to her back for the first time (so, of course, mommy made her do it again and again until I could get it on camera):

Sarah smiling

 Sarah has started smiling and giggling a LOT.  We finally got her to do it on camera and video!

 

Well, ok, sometimes we just startle the heck out of her.

 

Cake anyone?

Emma just loves her sweets, especially cupcakes with lots of frosting.  Here she is with her frosting mustache (as she eats all frosting before any cake):

Emma likes to look at the pictures on the camera.  She got very sad when she saw the above picture and said "my face looks bad."  Mommy captured the utter sadness (after having tried to clean her face):

Cute Sarah pics

Sarah is starting to be able to control her head enough for the Bumbo chair, but her posture sucks:

And after trying to exercise all that control, she was so excited to get to crash, well-supported, in daddy's arm:

Happy Birthday Part 3

Emma really enjoyed her actual birthday day.  Mimi and Papa came to help celebrate and Emma got some nice new things.

Here is Emma's special birthday crown; it changes colors in the sunlight:

 Here is Emma opening up some new Play-doh:

 

Here she is playing her recorder (mommy and daddy could have done without this gift, though daddy sure had fun playing it too):

 Here is her brand new doll house, which she hasn't stopped playing with since it was set up:

 And here she is with a crowned Papa, Sarah and Mimi:

 Here she is with her cupcake and candles (3 plus one to grow on):

 And enjoying her cupcake (we aren't so sure of her manners; mommy swears she isn't raising her in a barn):

Thanks to everyone who have helped Emma celebrate her birthday over the last 3 weekends.

Exercising!

Mommy has started doing some exercise and Emma decided she needed to work off her little girl "chub" with mommy:

Happy baby

Sarah is a super happy baby (most of the time) and she loves to give a great big smile:

 But all that smiling really takes it out of a girl:

Chicago visit

We went into Chicago this weekend for a birthday party (Emma, Brian, Melissa, and Granny!) and also so that Sarah could meet both sides of Brian's family.  It was a ton of fun.

Here's Grandpa with the newest grandkid:

Emma opening presents:

Emma with new clothes on her favorite doll:

Grandma and Emma:

Grandma and a newly-washed Sarah:

Brian's cousin John holding Sarah:

Emma with her cousin Ellen:

Sarah and her cousin Emily (Sarah's the one on the left):

And, finally, a ToonCamera picture of Granny with her youngest great-grandchild:

We had a wonderful time in Chicago!

Fighting bed time...

It's 10 p.m.  Guess who isn't asleep yet? 

Yep, that's right.  Why sleep when you can keep Daddy from getting a couple emails written?  :-)

Super baby

Sarah has taken to laying around with one fist stretched out, like Superman:

Snoozin'

Happy Birthday Emma, Part 1

Emma had her birthday party with all of her friends this morning at gymnastics.  She had a ton of fun. 

Here she is doing the circle warm up:

Crawling across the parallel bars:

 Walking the beam (with a steadying hand from Papa):

 Here is Sarah enjoying all of the fun:

Emma waiting for her turn on the Trampoline with her friend Adele:

Sarah grew bored very quickly:

 After working off all the excess energy in the gym, the kids amped back up with pizza:

 And cake:

 Emma's double handed method of getting the cake in was particularly effective for her:

 The cake gave Emma the energy she needed to open her presents:

Thanks to all Emma's friends for helping to celebrate her birthday!

Playing in the tub

Daddy was giving Emma a bath, and we decided to experiment with some hair styles.  Here's our favorite.  Emma liked it, but Daddy's not giving up his day job.

 

2 month check-up

Sarah went for her 2 month check-up today. She is doing well and took her shots like an angry trooper.  Sarah is 21.5 inches long (about the 5th percentile), weighs 11 lbs 10 oz (about the 35th percentile) and has a head that is 15.5 inches (about the 35th percentile).

Visitors from Chicago

We're running a bit late on posts right now - sorry about that!  

Grandma, Grandpa, and Granny came to visit from Chicago two weekends ago, and we had a great time.  They all had the chance to spend some time with Sarah...

 

 Grandma and Emma played out in the backyard.  We're not quite sure how Grandma got in there - it's a tight fit if you're more than three feet tall!

And, of course, we a group picture.  Emma was worried about the flash, so she has a parasol out!

Thanks for coming to visit us - we had a great time!