Six months have come and gone

They're getting big and doing good. Everything went well at their six month appointment. The poor babies survived their shots. We've started solid foods. Cora took to the rice cereal right away, Ruby needed a little more coaxing. After two days, they will both eat it quite well. We gave some to them last night before bed and they slept an extra two hours this morning! I think this solid food thing could be great.

Cora weighed in at 16 lbs 7 oz.
She is now 2' 2 1/4" tall.

Cora has lately developed some stranger anxiety. She smiled at the doctor until the doc touched her. Then it was all tears.

Ruby is 15 lbs, 2 oz.

She is 2' 1" tall.

Why I will never be a hairstylist:

You know that classic baby hairstyle, sort-of a mohawk only curled over nicely? The nurse at the hospital could whip it out in no time at all and the babies just looked cute as could be. So, I thought, it can't be that hard, right? Well, it can. Here is my attempt:


(Sorry, Cora!) I love the faces she made to go along with the hair. I guess I should leave the fancy hairstyles to the professionals.

Here is a cute picture to leave you with:

Entertaining babies

My children love to have their pictures taken. I think it's actually that they love to watch the camera flash. When I pull out the camera Ruby will stop anything she is doing and stare at the camera. It is really hard to get candid shots of her because she just stares at the camera and waits for it to flash. The nice thing about this is that she will stop crying (as long as she's not really mad) if I take her picture. It distracts her so nicely when she's upset.


The girls also love my exercise ball. I roll it up on Ruby and she will push it off. She thinks it's a great game. Cora likes it, too, she'll just squeal happily when it's on her belly. I'm trying to add a video of it here.

Goodbye, Elder Hansen!!

Elder Hansen came by last night to say goodbye. He's headed out today, I'm not sure where he's going since he wasn't sure last night. It's been fun seeing him around occasionally. It's not too often you get to see your relatives when they're serving a mission!

For the rest of you: Elder Hansen is my cousin, he's serving in this mission and has been here for many months now (I don't remember exactly how many).

Mommy's Favorite Things

My little girls with smiles on their faces,

Babies that sleep on a regular basis,

How they will listen to me when I sing,

These are a few of my favorite things.

Girls in cute dresses with green ribbon sashes,

Wild baby hairdos and long baby lashes,

How they are entertained by simple things,

These are a few of my favorite things.

The sound of Cora's laughter and how Ruby's talking,

Warm springtime weather and taking them walking,

Having two babies and the joy that it brings,

These are a few of my favorite things.

When Ruby cries,
When Cora screams,
When things make me mad,





I try to remember my favorite things,
and then I don't feel so bad.

Spring is OFFICIALLY here but...

somebody didn't get the memo. We woke up to several inches of snow this morning. In past years I would not consider this a problem as I really do like snow. However, in past years I didn't have babies too small to go out in the cold. This winter has been especially difficult for me because I've been so trapped in the house. I love to walk and weather has never been a deterrent until now. I am so ready for it to warm up enough that I can take the babies out regularly. The few days (four to be exact) that it has been nice enough to take them out, I have taken them for walks. They love being out in the stroller, at least, they don't get upset when they're out in the stroller. So I really would like for spring to truly arrive.

Now for a totally unrelated cute baby moment: earlier today I had Cora laying in the crib. When I laid Ruby next to her, Cora reached out and grabbed Ruby's hand. I got a picture:

Isn't that just precious?

Practice makes perfect

Is this what they call "supported sitting"?

Perhaps we still need more practice...