The Girls

Pretty Princess


Look at me!


Helping give Lorelei a bath


Hmmm...how did I get under here?!


If Lorelei can do it...so can I!!!


Look what I can do!!

Happy New Year??!!

Here it is nearly the 3rd month of 2009 - and no new posts! I have decided that my issue is that I make myself feel obligated to only put up a new post if their are pictures included. However, then I specifically have to do my posting from my home computer. With the two girls - its not exactly easy to get uninterrupted computer time! So, this post will have pictures, but I will try to post more often for updates - pictures or not. I mean, you still want to know how we are all doing right?!

So, about a month ago now - the girls went for their well child checks. Brooke her 2 year - Lorelei, her 6 month. Of course, they are doing fantastic! Brooke is 26 pounds & 33 3/4 inches now! She grew almost 4 inches in six months! Our "peanut" is growing! She went from hanging in the 10-12th percentiles - to now into the 40-45th percentile! She is just moving up to size 24 months clothes since the 18-months are getting too short!



Lorelei is following the peanut path. She was 14 pounds, 10 ounces & 25 inches. That puts her right about the 10-12th percentile! But she is going through her milestones like crazy! She now pulls herself up to stand on anything she can! And loving her food!



Not much else new. I filed our taxes & we already got our refund back - so that is awesome! But no other big news. But no news is good news, as they say!

Our 2 year old!!

I have many different emotions about Brooke turning 2. First, I am sad. That is my little baby girl - how can she be two??!! But then I am so excited. It is so cool watching Brooke grow up and watch how smart she is. She talks up a storm now - uses new words everyday and is even starting a couple of small sentences.

And she is a great big sister. Lorelei just smiles everytime she sees Brooke, and Brooke loves her just the same way. Brooke is also a big helper already. She gives Lorelei toys, throws away dirty diapers, helps with baths...a "big" little girl!

Brooke doesn't go to the doctor again for about 3 weeks, but I know she is still a peanut. She is only wearing size 18-month clothes! She does so much and can get into anything! It's fun (and sometimes exhausting!) to watch the little munchkin!!

We didn't have an official party for Brooke this year. After we decided that, I began to feel a little guilty - so we got her a special cake and had it on Christmas Eve.


Couldn't find an iCarly cake - so SpongeBob was the next best thing!!! Blowing out her candles:



The only lick of cake she had that night! Silly girl!

Lorelei at 6 months!

From the time between the age of 5 months and her 6 month birthday, Miss Lorelei Grace has been very busy!

In the past month Lorelei has decided to start growing up and cruising through those milestones!

By 5 months old she was holding her bottle on her own:


By 5 1/2 months old she was sitting up on her own:


At 5 1/2 months old - [on December 12th (her daddy's birthday)] she tasted her first solid food - Rice Cereal! And it gave her gas and hurt her little tummy! So, after 3 days we switched her to oatmeal and she has been fine since! She has also had pears and just tonight - prunes! Yum!

The first bite:




And the day after she turned 6 months old she started to officially crawl! She was close for the past couple of weeks...first rocking on her knees, then she got the knees moving, and then she finally figured out the hands! She is still very slow - thank goodness! But I know that we will be chasing her around the house soon enough!



Look at our "big" girl!! It will never stop amazing me how fast they grow!

November Thanks

Thanksgiving is tomorrow. And December starts on Monday. Lorelei is 5 months old today. Wow!

The girls have been great. Kevin & I have been busy working. Nothing exciting happening this month - but we are happy and healthy, so we can't be more thankful!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Starting to sit up!

Silly Girl!