Sleep!

We've had an eventful week and a half since I last posted! First, I went back to work. Abby and Emily have been staying with my mom and will continue to stay with her over the next couple weeks. They seem to be having lots of fun with her. The girls have been learning all kinds of new things - they are smiling a lot now and have been babbling to each other when they lie down together. They are starting to become much more interactive. Next comes the biggest and most exciting news as far as I'm concerned...ABBY AND EMILY HAVE SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT 3 TIMES IN A ROW!!!!!

Abby and Emily like to play punch each other


The girls got new toys called "Bumbo" chairs. They are able to sit upright in them and see the world from a more grown up perspective. They are doing a great job holding their heads up!


Byron was holding Abby and he decided to put her upside down. It scared me at first but she seemed to enjoy it


Uncle Jake fed Emily for the first time


When given the opportunity the girls like to sleep on their stomachs. Unfortunately it can't happen very often because someone needs to be with them when they sleep this way.


One of their new favorite things is snuggling and playing by the fire.


Abby seems to have gotten a bad reputation for being violent...Emily can be equally violent :)


Emily smiling!


Even in her sleep Abby is ready to defend herself

The girls are now a little over 2 months old! Time has flown. They have been doing great with their weight gain - Abby now weighs 7lbs, 13 ounces and Emily now weighs 6lbs, 13 ounces. Abby has definitely been packing on the pounds. Check out how chubby her legs have gotten compared to the last time I posted a picture of her on the changing table:

December 3, 2008


January 1, 2009



Last week they were lying on their play mat with their toys and I looked over to find Emily eating Abby's hands. Emily seems to chew on Abby any chance she gets (see the older post where Emily was eating Abby's face).


Then Abby stopped playing nicely and started punching Emily.


Here the girls are playing with their toys


When Emily gets sick of tummy time she falls asleep - she loves to nap on her stomach.


Here is Abby playing while Emily sleeps


Abby also falls asleep when she gets bored


She loves to have some sort of contact with Emily when she naps


During the night when the girls get up at the same time (which they almost always do) they eat in their car seats or bouncy chairs. Here's Emily with a milk goatee.


Bertha from Byron's work made some adorable sweaters for the girls. Here's Emily modeling hers:


Abby modeling her sweater:



Today was my first day back at work. Byron stayed home today because the girls had a doctors appointment. Here are the pictures that Byron took while they were there. They have started to interact a lot more with each other and are very funny to watch when they lie down together.