Mooserific!

Whilst in the Tub

“Abby, do you need to go to the potty?”

“No way, I was just blowing bubbles with my tush!”

The babies have graduated to the big tub. They’re having such fun!

These smiling faces are actually two sick babies. Surprising, right? Lots of pre-emptive pain reliever thankfully kept these girls in happy moods for a surprising amount of the day. Hopefully, our days with Hand Foot Mouth are no worse than this. (And, hopefully, I didn’t just jinx us!)

Still playing

Late last night, I went into Abby’s room to check on her. She was sound asleep, but had kicked off all of her covers. When I replaced her quilt, she rolled over and dreamily said something that sounded like a happy thought about “Josie.” I’m fairly certain they were playing together in her dream. It was a touching moment.

Our little girl really loves playing with her baby sisters. In fact, yesterday evening Abby and Josie spent a good twenty minutes laughing and rough-housing on the pink chair in Abby’s room. I think Josie is Abby’s biggest fan. She already wants to do everything Abby does, and Abby loves to make her laugh. Gwen likes to watch and joins the fun when it looks safe.

Spaghetti

“Mama, thank you for making this delicious dinner.”

Abby then turned to me and whispered, “Daddy, you’re supposed to thank Mama for making this delicious dinner.”

(She proceeded to devour three pieces of garlic bread and a lot of spaghetti.)

We had a really good weekend! John took the day off work on Friday and we all went to Totter Otterville with our neighbor and her grandson. The play area was a bit dated, but it was clean and the kids had a blast. Abby especially liked fishing and playing in the ball pit. Josie liked the dance studio. (Gwen did too, but we weren’t very good at taking pictures.) And, speaking of dance, on Saturday, Abby got her first pairs of tap and ballet shoes. Our house is noisier and even happier as a result. These pictures capture or weekend. Be especially sure to notice the happy babies eating steak!

On the go

Two busy girls.

We all had a lot of fun this afternoon at Woodland Mound Park with our good friends, the Dinsmores. It was so cool to watch Abby master the playground, and to see Gwen and Josie partake in the fun too.

We survived and thrived during our first full week without Grandma Susan! As long as I plan our day ahead of time, and stick to some semblance of a schedule, we seem to do well. This week, we visited the library on Monday, had a playdate at our house on Wednesday, and did crafts at home on Friday. I’m no Martha Stewart (not by a long shot) but Abby enjoyed making pinecone creatures today. And, it turns out that ice cream cones are wonderful substitutions for teething biscuits. It was a good end to a good week, but I’m still very thankful tomorrow is Saturday and John will be home too.

Do these two look mischievous?

Babies! Babies! Babies! The scene at our house today. Four babies (two sets of nine month old twins) crawling around the kitchen floor hunting for Cheerios. It was a pretty amazing sight.

Our Gwen is crawling like a pro now too! Josie follows Abby around, and Gwen follows Josie. Somehow they all usually end up in the same room. Gwen also pulled herself up into a standing position for the first time yesterday. She was so proud. And, Josie climbed halfway up the stairs today.

Abby had a fun time with Auntie Mel today.

9 month stats

The babies had their nine month appointment at the pediatrician’s office today. As we expected, they’re healthy little ones. Josie weighs 21 pounds and is 29.25 inches tall, and Gwen weighs 19 pounds and is 29 inches tall. Josie, the happy nurser and picky eater, is slightly anemic though. Gwen, our lover of all foods, is not. (Josie gets to take an iron supplement.)

Abby insisted our kind doctor examine her too. She weighed in at 37 pounds. It’s no wonder my muscles are so strong. “Mom! Carry me too!”