So long since I wrote on here!! Stella, at 4 months you rolled from your back to your front and at 5 months you went from your belly to your back (a little different than most babies do it, but you definitely have your own style :) I can't wait for you to talk. You are very feisty and often yelling - sometimes just for fun. I am convinced you have something VERY important to say.
On November 6th you turned 6 months and we first gave you cereal. It started well, but we have had some issues lately involving Daddy getting covered in baby puke, so we'll be taking this food stuff SLOWLY, and you seem to have lost interest in it all together, so it may take a while before you are eating all those new fruits and veggies!!
Today you had your first time in a "real" swing (loved it!!) and your first time playing in leaves (not too sure about that). I had so much fun taking your pictures with Sylvie - you girls are so cute and amazing to watch as you try things for the first time.
Sylvie, you had a busy day. You started with your standard miniwheats, which has been your breakfast of choice for the last month or so. You requested "orange juice in a sponge bob cup" as you do every day. Unfortunately, we're out of orange juice and you know what Mommy always says about the cups ("You get what you get, and you don't get upset!"). You seem to be ok with that saying, because although you request that sponge bob cup EVERY DAY, you don't seem to really care what you end up using.
We went to the park and you were very tolerant letting me take 1002 photos. You're no longer afraid of the slides or the ramps with holes or anything else - my brave little 2 yr old. You even snuck up the ladder yourself when I wasn't looking. The only part you didn't like was leaving. You wanted to "explore the acorns" and "fall on the leaves" a little longer. I think you'd have stayed all day!
We went to the park and you were very tolerant letting me take 1002 photos. You're no longer afraid of the slides or the ramps with holes or anything else - my brave little 2 yr old. You even snuck up the ladder yourself when I wasn't looking. The only part you didn't like was leaving. You wanted to "explore the acorns" and "fall on the leaves" a little longer. I think you'd have stayed all day!
This evening, after we put Stella to bed, you "built a deck" with your blocks. You told me that your favorite part of the day was drawing on the big paper that Daddy brought home for you to color with crayons (his old drawings from work). That was probably Stella's favorite part too. I let her play with the edge of the paper as you colored so she could practice sitting, and she LOVED crumbling up your creations (sorry Sylvie!).
Love you both and will try to update more often :)
I was a little worried about even using the swing because I remember Sylvia getting scared of the noises, but Stella just loves the noises and whacks the toys like she is playing "whack-a-mole". She does not like actually swinging in it, and does not relax there at all, but she does like sitting up and hitting the toys that are attached. Sylvia likes it because she trys to sing along with the music. An even bigger success than I knew; it was definitely not what I expected Sylvie to say was her favorite thing of the day.
When she asked me, I told her that my favorite thing was watching her walk up to the nursery school director and saying "Hi, my name is Sylvia." I think she said it a few more times too during the tour as she walked holding the lady's hand. I can't believe she is only 2!
When I asked her what the worst part of the day was, she said crying.
Sweet Stella definitely had her happy moments today too. She is getting much better with tummy time, and will even smile now as she holds her head up - at least for a minute or two. She almost rolled back to front the other day, even though she hasn't gone front to back yet....That little girl is determined to be mobile asap. I just want her to stay my little baby.
I really need to get some video of Sylvia singing. She is so funny with her songs now. She likes to practice for when baby sister gets here. She has big plans to sing lots of songs and read lots of books to her little sis. Today she was singing "I'm a Little Tea Pot, Here's my shorts!" Soooo funny!
She has become super opinionated lately, which can be really funny or really frustrating depending on where we are and what we are doing. The other day on the way to school she insisted she saw "a whole bunch of hippopotamus." I'd swear they were cows, but she saw hippos. "No mommy! no cows! HIPPOPOTAMUS!!" :)
She was resting with Daddy after playing in her new house that we set up in the dining room. Her favorite thing to do is to take naps inside the house. John was pretending to be the mailman and deliver her mail, and she thought that was great. She called him "Mr. Mailman" for the next day or so.
Sylvia's independence / stubborness has increased significantly lately. These photos were taken while John was trying to convince her to lay back to rinse the shampoo out of her hair. That has never been an issue....until the last week or so. Welcome to the land of a 2 year old!
She makes me laugh so often lately. The other day she woke up from nap and asked if she could get on the "potty train". I think her new book that mentions potty-training must have caught her attention. The one song in the book is called "Stinky, stinky, diaper change", which makes her giggle uncontrollably - the best sound in the world :) She laughed that same belly laugh in the car the other day when her Daddy thought she said Geez or Cheese when she really said "Trees". Soooo funny. 
Yesterday in the car I was listening to KYW, and when the sports summary came on she said "Tiger Woods! Mommy, Tiger Woods!". It was so funny, because I had no idea she was paying attention. I asked her if she knew what Tiger Woods does. "Yes, Mommy........GRRRRRRR". She does a very good impression of a tiger :)
On her birthday night, we had dinner at McDonald's with Brock, which she was thrilled about...both because Brock was there and because she got a toy with dinner :) Last weekend, she had her big birthday party with lots and lots of family, and although she ended the night deliriously tired, she had a great time. She had no memory of us getting her ready for bed that night and she woke up the next morning thrilled because she had on new PJ's. She asked me if she could have another party that next day....um, no.
I had my 34 week appointment today and am measuring exactly 34 cm - which is right on target. That is exactly how I measured with Sylvia too. The baby has had lots of hiccups lately....hmm....just like Sylvie. I am a little anemic, which may be adding to the super sleepy state I'm stuck in. I think if I could sleep 12 hours every night, and take a 2 hr nap each day, I might feel rested. Oh well, we're in the home stretch now. 5 weeks left....or less!
So far, so good. Unfortunately, she has also slammed head first into the "terrible two's". I thought she was in them weeks ago. Um, no. She now throws full blown temper tantrums, sprawled out on the floor of wherever we may be. She is as stubborn as they come. Luckily, her fits pass quickly, and she is sweet as pie minutes later. "I love you mommy. I help you!" she says, all smiles :)
Look Dad, Green Hands!! :)
When John came home he brought her a surprise. A bank (which she she now has 3 of and absolutely loves putting money into), that was shaped like a green cow.
Yes Sylvia, there are green cows :)