Big Busy Girls

We've been experimenting with new ways to keep busy since the more mobile the girls get - the busier they want to be! They discovered these scarves my mom knitted me in the hall dresser. We used up a good half hour playing with them!


The girls have discovered softness! When they encounter anything soft/cushy they will automatically lay their faces down on it and laugh - they especially love to do this in tandem. They'll lay down together, look at each other, laugh, get up, and then flop themselves down again and repeat the whole process! They especially love the huge stuffed animals that their godparents, Dan and Mary, gave them! Here they are cuddling with their snowsuits!


We've been working on some new skills since we are approaching the one year mark (can't believe it!). Here are pictures of the girls' reactions the first time Alex brushed their teeth! He reports now that they love it...could it be because their "toothpaste" is banana strawberry flavored?!


The girls now beg for bites from whatever we are eating. It is hilarious because they will refuse to eat a food if it is served specifically to them, but if I take them out of their high chairs and start eating it myself...all of a sudden I have a little beggar or two tugging on my leg. This picture shows the typical scenario - two babies and a dog (or sometimes two) begging!


We are slowly mastering the art of the sippy cup. They won't take formula from this type of cup yet, but yesterday they did take some diluted apple juice. Although I don't plan to incorporate juice as a regular part of their diets - I do think I'm going to continue to use it to get them to learn their sippy cups!

I did try adding a bit of whole milk to their formula on Monday...yowzer...that did not go well! Addie must have some allergic reaction or lactose intolerance because it was coming out both ends...enough said. I'll have to ask the pediatrician at their one year visit what to do about switching off formula and onto what!? Any tips? : )