The Little Humans

What's going on with our little humans lately?

Bella Cole, the "Kumquat"...

• Bells is fascinated by being grown-up; she's always asking about what she'll be able to do when she's "older". Right now, she's looking forward to makeup, earrings, and holding the knife on her own.

• Yesterday, she spilled her cereal in her lap, so I stripped her down and went upstairs to get new underwear and a new shirt. As I came back downstairs, I saw she was holding the front of her bottom, so I asked if she had to go tee-tee. She said, "No, Mama, it's just bubbles, see?" Then she spun around, stuck her naked bottom out towards me, and tooted. Eww.

• Bella is getting to be a better eater in small doses.I'm trying to cut down on afternoon snacks, so that she'll actually eat dinner, and it seems to be working. She still won't touch green vegetables, but one day at a time...

• So many other stories involving nakedness and bottoms, so little time.

Evelyn Scout, the "Squirt"...

•  Evelyn has started babbling! It's so cute to hear little sounds! Right now, she's saying, "da-da-da" over and over. Steve's in seventh heaven! 

• Her teeth have finally come through! Two little bottom teeth, right in the middle. Luckily, I haven't noticed too much while nursing.

• People always tell you your children will be different, but you never know what to expect until you have the second one. Bella was the awesomest sleeper, and Little Miss E is the exact opposite! She's a pretty content baby overall, but she is not an easy sleeper, and I have a feeling she never will be. She's sleeping now for about 11 or 12 hours at night, which is wonderful, but she never goes down well. Never. It doesn't matter if it's naptime or at night, whether she's exhausted or still happy...she always cries when we lay her down. This might be totally normal, but Bella never cried; you handed her a lovey, she sucked her thumb, and done. Evelyn really likes her duck, and will always start chewing on the tag when we lay her down with it, but by the time we get to the door, she's crying. I'm used to it by now, but it's definitely different than what we were used to.

• Evs is eating like a champ! She eats the homemade baby food as "dinner" and can nibble on apples or Cheerios. I can't believe how fast she's growing up!

• When we picked her up from the nursery on Sunday, the worker told Steve that she is way too cute to be so serious!  It sounds weird to say, but it's true! She's such a happy and content baby, but she doesn't really laugh that often! And she spends a lot of time staring....lots of staring!

• We're going to have to tell her one day about how often she choked on her own spit as a baby. Now that she's starting to eat solid food, it's kind of hard not to be on high alert!