full belly

Camille asks "what do you call a mixture of bananas, carrots, and rice cereal? --- you call it MMMMMMM gggooooooddddd!!!" Look how happy I am after two bowls of it! Yummaaayyy!

ridiculously big pink flower

Yesterday when John got home I had this big ridiculous flower headband on Camille. He was not to amused. Av and I had a great time laughing at Cami in the headband. We found it funny and cute, John did not see any cuteness in it. I will post the pictures and you can decide.

thunder thighs

We finally got Camille to eat. She has been eating oatmeal with bananas in the morning. The first morning she ate it, I seriously considered that someone had switched Cami with an imposter. She ate like she had been eating for years. I could not shovel it in fast enough. She would grab the spoon and shove it in herself. Sometimes shaking her head back and forth franticly trying to get the food faster. For dinner I tried rice cereal with carrots. She would have no part of it. I tried oatmeal with carrots. Nope. Today for lunch Miss Linda fed her oatmeal, bananas and carrots (sounds yummy right...heheheh). Apparently she just ate it right up, lip smacking and all. So the girl must love bananas. Either that or she is worried if she eats after 2pm it will go straight to her thunder thighs. John says she has bigger problems though. "baby got back" hhehehehehe

eyes

Camille has the coolest eyes. Not only does she look at you with the biggest, cutest eyes in the world, but they have character. For awhile, we thought they may change because her left eye has some brown in it. The upper inside corner is brown. Her right iris isn't quite a full circle, but something about them just light up her whole face as well as the folks that look at her. Lately, her smiles are infectious and she is the happiest little child you've ever seen.... except at dinner (solid food) time. Then we get cranky and spit out everything. So smart she won't even open her mouth to cry. Just purses those lips as tight as could be like they're glued shut. It's battle after battle -- but don't you fret, mom and dad will win the war.

growing up

Av is growing up so fast. This past weekend during our WI trip she slept in a big girl bed the whole weekend, used real cups and sat in real chairs. It made me realize that I need the crutches of sippy cups and booster seats, not her. I knew she could drink out of a real cup, I guess it is a habit I have to break myself of. No, I am not totally giving up sippy cups, they are perfect for portable water but it made me realize I need to let her grow up. It is a hard thing for a parent to do. I know I will struggle with it her whole life.

road trip to WI

We went to WI this past weekend to visit John’s mom and his grandparents. We also got to see his Uncle Mike, Aunt Carrie and cousin Kallan. We had a great time. The girls were so good in the car. We dove both ways mostly at night so the girls slept. We left on Wednesday evening and got just past Chicago before we stopped. Stayed at a nice Hyatt place there. It was really fun to stay in a hotel room with the girls. John started out sleeping in a bed with Av but she kicked him out. By morning she was sideways and she had been snoring in his ear. Cami slept in a pack and play. Her first time and she did great with it. On Thursday, before heading to Grandma’s we stopped in Madison and walked around campus and had lunch there. It is a really nice campus by the lakes. The rest of the weekend we had a great time with all the family. Av especially liked following around big cousin Kallan. She was pretty smitten. On Saturday after the big win (Go State!) we hit the road. Again the girls were good and slept most of it. We stopped around 12:30 at night. It of course woke them both up. When we got to our room I put them both in bed together while I got us situated. When I was done I noticed them lying facing towards each other and just talking. Av had given Cami her toy and Av was talking, Cami was cooing, squealing and smiling. It was so sweet. I hope they are good friends.

One funny thing that happened- on the way there Av was in the back seat watching her movies. All the sudden she said, “I got it momma!” I looked back to see what she was talking about and she had part of her fingernail in her hand. She was very proud.

bye, bye my little gummy bear

Cami is growing sooooooo fast. Too fast. She is 6 months today. Yesterday a friend asked if Cami had any teeth. I said, “no” right away. After sitting there and talking to her, which always results in the biggest smile ever the friend said, “I think I just saw a tooth!” She was right. Bottom front, popping through the pink was a touch of white. You can see it and feel it. So far there is only one but I am sure the other is not far behind it. It really surprised me. Av didn’t get any teeth until she was just over 7 months. I just can’t believe it, I don’t want to believe it; my little baby is 6 months old. The time just goes by too fast.

She is getting so good with her hands too. I thought they grabbed everything before but now they really are. Paper, sisters hair, toys sister is playing with, faces, my hair, whatever I am eating with her on my lap- everything within reach is fair game to her. She is starting to really use her hands too; she reaches for toys, grabs them and then is able to manipulate the toys. We need to lower her crib mattress too because she is able to bat at her mobile. She is getting stronger sitting but still not sitting without the help of props. I think that week of sickness set her back too. She talks a lot always letting us know her likes and her dislikes. She still loves watching big sis and has taken a new interest in Jack the dog too. Her smiles are so big they take up her whole face. She has eaten cereal, peas and carrots. So far she does not love any of it. I think she would just have milk forever if she could. She loves to nurse. Daddy can make her laugh like no one else can. It is the sweetest sound in the world. She does not do the tongue thing as much anymore. She loves getting her diaper changed at least she loves being on her changing table. She can be so tired and cranky and ready for bed but you put her on that table and she starts smiling and talking up a storm. Always has, it is kind of weird.