January, and now almost February, have past and my babies are growing so quickly!
Our ray of sunshine is 8 1/2 months old already and continues to bring all of us so much joy! She is a little eater, just like her brother. She grabs for her bottle or the spoon with such urgency it makes us laugh! She has started to pick up "puffs" with her fingers and is getting better each day at getting them into her mouth! She has found her voice and realized she loves to let us know what she is thinking. Whether she is saying "dada" or "gaga" (which is what she says when she sees George) or squeeling with delight at the game she and George play back and forth with each other! It is loud and she loves it, and so do we. I am still awaiting to hear the magical sound of "mama" but she isn't there yet....She is also making an attempt to crawl, it is more like scooting backwards, but she is leaning and reaching and looking like one determined little lady as she attempts to figure out how she is going to move forward. She has also started clapping her hands and loves to do that when we ask her to or if she is just sitting on the floor with her best buddy, George. It is so sweet!
George is continuing to amaze us and make us laugh as we watch him grow and develop! His speech continues to grow and we understand him more every second. He enjoys giving us a "play-by-play" telling us everything that is going on around us, and loves to point out every motorcycle, "big truck" and fire truck we see in town! He continues to love music and surprises me with his knowledge. He has recently added Keisha, Katy Perry (Kary Pary), and Bruno Mars to his list of favorites! George also is soaking up information faster than we realize sometimes. He has loved the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom since we got it for him after the holidays and knows the book by heart! I love that he is working on his alphabet, he loves reading about the letters :-) We even have heard him reading to Spot and Ollie in his bed at nap or bed time! Too cute!
We had snow in January, quite a bit came down over a couple hours, so we were able to enjoy going outside and playing! Ruth didn't seem to mind the cold flakes hitting her little face, and George really had fun running in the snow, playing ball and watching Freddy as he ran around after the ball!
We also put Ruth in the bathtub with George for the first time! Initially she seemed a bit scared, especially when George was splashing and dumping water on her head, but she warmed up to it and was smiling and hitting at the water with her hands by the end of bath time! I can tell that they will grow to enjoy playing in the tub with one another, however, it is probably going to be very wet and messy!
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