Best Friends

I am REALLY enjoying the twins!  They play and talk and stand and smile... they really are easy little girls.  This has proven to be my favorite stage so far with them.  I can put them down in the living room with some toys and cheerios and that will give me time to do the dishes, or laundry, or take a shower.  Ellie has gotten more content over the past few months, and Clara is more vocal.  Clara squeals and giggles CONSTANTLY... it appears I may have another chatty-cathy on my hands... :)

 Ellie's tongue is ALWAYS out!

Clara and Ellie are 11 months old and are both standing, climbing, and moving around where ever they want to.  Clara will eat just about anything I give her, she is not picky.  Ellie does NOT like green veggies, but will scarf down loads of whatever else I'm offering.  Some of their favorites are apple sauce, bananas, oatmeal, mashed potatoes, carrots, pears, squash, crackers, and cheerios.  Since we started table food, they have really taken-off growth-wise.  They flew through 6/9 mth clothes and are now comfortably in 9/12 mth.  Still in size 3 diapers.  Their feet are TINY... I just bought a big package of size 6-12 mth socks, and they are HUGE!  Clara has 4 teeth (two on top and two on bottom).  Ellie's bottom right came through just two weeks ago, and I noticed the bottom left popping up tonight.  They sleep fairly soundly in the DARK from 8:30-8.  Eve is sharing a room with them, but the past few nights, we've put her to bed in the other bedroom so we could close the door for the twins to let all the light out.  They like that better.  They take two naps... one from 9:30-11 and the other from 2:30-4:30.  Neither one of them are stable enough on their feet to take steps YET, but I dont think it will be long.  Clara does NOT like to get in her car seat, but once the car is moving, all three of the girls are excellent riders.  Ellie does NOT like to take a bath, but if she can just sit in the water and play, everyone is happy!  Ellie loves to answer to "How big is Ellie?  Soooo big!"  Both of her arms go straight up in the air.  Clara loves to take her shirt and cover her face (showing her adorable, chubby belly) when you say, "Where's Clara?  There she is!!"  Both girls wave bye-bye (Ellie more consistantly) and say dada, mama, bye bye, and lala.  Ellie has started saying "lalala ooh" when I say, "I la-la-love you!"    Their FIRST BIRTHDAY is just around the corner, and I cannot believe my miracle babies have been here that long!  Another 6 weeks or so, and we'll add Coleman to our crazy, little house.  Eric and I are so excited!!  :)

Both of the girls have fought through their first virus of the season.  Clara was first with a low-grade fever and a little grumpy-ness.  She got through that all on her own (with her STRONG immune system) and passed it on to Ellie a few days later.  Ellie had a little bit of a harder time fighting it off, and ended up with the beginnings of her first ear infection.  We caught it in time that an antibiotic and some ear drops did the trick, and her fever went away and she was back to her normal, smiley self in no-time.  During the sick-days, daddy was a great snuggle buddy!