Happy 8 Month Birthday to my Sweet Little Ones

 

Wrestling Babies

This morning Clara leaned over to George and wrapped both arms around him in a big hug.  This made George giggle which made Clara tip over.  Then they wrestled with each other for a bit.  It was quite cute and I was so glad to have the camera next to me.

 

 

Sweet Faces

I adore these two little munchkins.  I am one lucky Mommy.

 

Bathtime

Tonight George and Clara had their first bath together.  No more infant tub for these two!  I can't believe how big they are.  Funny thing happened though...John had the babies on our bed while I was getting the tub ready for them.  For some reason he took Clara's diaper off while she was on the bed instead of taking it off right before we put her in the tub like we normally do.  Well John decided to make her "fly" from the bed to the bathtub.  As she is flying, she is peeing.  John doesn't notice that there is pee flying everywhere including on him.  All I could say was "John, John, John!"  He was clueless until I pointed out all of the pee all over the floor.  We laughed hysterically while John cleaned up.  I bet he'll wait next time to take off her diaper.  I guess it was our time to have an accident like this because we've been pretty lucky since she was born.  I don't think I will ever forget the flying peeing Clara or the look on her face while she was doing it.  Priceless.

Big kids in the big tub

Ready for bed

Fourth of July Festivities

The rain didn't make the days spent with family and friends any less fun!  We were at Grammy and Grandpa Quinn's house for two days and enjoyed time with Grandma and Grandpa Hadjioannou too.  We visited our good friends Jake and Maria in their new house.  Their daughter Allison is so sweet and so big!  We ended the weekend by going out to dinner with Mark, Sarah, and their sweet daughter Addison.  It was a fantastic weekend!

Clara and Allison

 

 

Happy Fourth of July!

 

Georgie on Uncle Jay's rocking horse

 

Smiley girl!

 

Dad's BBQ Buddy

 

The sun came out and we finally got to swim

 

The girls with their floppy hats

A Fourth Family Tradition

For every Fourth of July for as long as I can remember, my family would decorate cupcakes for our celebration.  Carrying on this tradition, George and Clara decorated their first Fourth of July cupcakes today for our bbq with family this weekend.  Of course I did most of the work, but they were very interested in the frosting!

Clara decorating her cupcake

Yummy frosting!

 

Georgie's cupcake

 

That was fun!

 

Daddy decorated one too

The finished product

What a month!

The babies have changed so much this month.  While Clara took a month from first sitting up to sitting for long periods of time, George sat up by himself one day and a week later he was sitting up all alone playing.  It is like things just click for him or maybe he won't do it until he is really interested in it.  It is great to watch them both sitting up playing and usually fighting over or taking each others toys.  Yep that has already started!  George likes to stand now too.  Less then a month ago he wouldn't even put full weight on his legs.  John and I are so pleased to see his growth.  Clara is now pulling up to standing.  Yikes!  She is also transitioning out of sitting to put full weight on her arms.  I guess this is a precursor to crawling.  I have had many conversations with both George and Clara to inform them that they can wait another month or so to become mobile.  I am so not ready to chase the twins and in two different directions no doubt!   George and Clara are more and more aware of each other.  They are excited to see each other in the morning and carry on a full conversation including lots of laughter.  They also pat each other when they are upset and seem to reach out for hugs.  Clara gives George big kisses on his check (which is really a big lick).  They are so funny!  Another fun thing about this month is that we've been able to spend so much time with my mom since she is off for the summer.  We see her multiple times each week.  Whether we are swimming, shopping, or just playing we always have fun with Grammy!

The tough stuff this month...illness, teething, and separation anxiety.  Poor George caught some kind of virus which resulted in a horrible rash all over his cute face.  He was super fussy and just overall an unhappy baby.  Poor thing!  When the fussiness didn't stop after the illness went away, we went back to the doctor who informed us George is teething.  The doctor sadly told me that this fussiness could go on for 3 months before a tooth actually cuts through!  I miss my happy laughing little man but it seems the fussiness comes and goes so he must not be uncomfortable all the time.  Poor guy!  Clara on the other hand is experiencing insane separation anxiety.  She screams her head off if I leave the room for any length of time.  Sometimes she screams if I am not right next to her or holding her even if I am in the same room.  This is a challenge with two babies who both need attention and there is only one Mommy.  No one can really tell me how long this phase might last but I have a feeling it may stick around for awhile since she hasn't gotten any better over the past few weeks.  Sigh.  Just another bump in the parenting road. 

Regardless of the difficulties they are at a really fun age where the world is so interesting to them.  It's awesome to watch them explore things.  It is almost like you can see the wheels turning in those little heads trying to figure things out.  John and I frequently find ourselves in fits of laughter watching them play.  It's just wonderful!  Can't wait to see what the next few months bring.

  Hanging with Grammy Quinn before the Olson's party

 

 

Playtime!

Love my ponytail!

Happy Boy!

Cute

Sweet