Development Update!

Hi all! The girls are changing everyday! They actually stare at the toys on the bouncie seats. Not sure if it is intentional, but we see them hitting the toys at a much higher frequency than just a week ago! Ches caught Alina in the midst of an intense staring contest with her hand. Maybe they will soon figure out they control them! This little video of Avery does not quite show their growing knowledge of their extremities, but it is still adorable!

Their grip has dramatically improved as well. They are very fond of grabbing individual beard hairs. I love hearing Ches politely asking the girls to please let go. He knows it is only going to get worse as their grip strengthens and they learn to grasp larger and larger handfuls of the wiry ruggedness growing from his chin.

Of late, they have also been grabbing the pacifiers and yanking them from their mouths, only to begin crying and turning their head around, frantically looking to put the binky back in their mouths. There have been a few absolutely adorable instances when they have managed to find the binky and put it back in themselves, often with vigorous head shaking!

If it wasn't for a misplaced arm, Avery would have rolled over onto her back from her belly this morning. Granted, it is not a very smooth action, as it usually requires them to be in a fussy mode to encourage flailing, but we think that once it happens accidentally, they may learn to do it intentionally.


The girls are starting to fit into some of the onesies labeled 3 months. There is still plenty of room to grow, but it is not overly loose either. To celebrate, I dressed them up in their "I Heart Auntie" onesies and took a couple of pictures. Avery's facial expression in the image to the left is too cute to not post here. I also am a fan of Alina's raised eyebrow in the photo on the right. At least this photo shoot went a lot smoother than the Gator one!


The weather here could not be more perfect. It is in the 60's during the day and the low 50's at night. We have more days of sun than rain. We have enjoyed taking the girls out for strolls in their 'caravan' and intend to strap on the snugli & moby wrap to go walking around the Grand Forest. I need practice wearing one of those things (and need to build the strength) as we intend to hit up Pike's Place Market sometime soon - hopefully before it is too unruly with massive amounts of tourists. We will also have to perfect the art of eating all the food (the warm, gooey mac & cheese from Beechers and the flaky goodness of the chicken, mushroom, rice pirosky) with the girls hanging from our chests.

And all of the hustle and bustle in this house does not seem to be affecting the kitties. They like smelling the girls, but will definitely give them queer looks once they start crying. But Fizz does not let the crying hinder his cat naps!