Lily's Song

Lily is having fun making up songs tonight! Here is her song about her "brothers and sisters", and jingle bells! haha!



And then she sang a song where the words went "My Mommy, My Mommy, My Mommy, my best friend evvvvveeerr since!!" Talk about melting my heart! :)

Violet Rolled!!

Violet just rolled over again! We haven't seen her roll since she did back at 8 weeks, so we're excited! She did it twice this time, so I don't think it's a fluke! Though of course as soon as I pulled out the camera she wouldn't roll for me! We're so proud of her though!

Ella's getting really close to rolling from back to tummy too. Lily rolled this way first, so it wouldn't surprise me if Ella did too. (Usually babies roll from tummy to back first, like Violet did) Ella gets up on her side and almost over. I'm keeping my eye on her, I expect her to get all the way over really soon!

Oh man they are growing up so fast!

Ella Laughing

Here's a little video from this morning of Ella laughing. Lily was running around in circles, and Ella thought it was the funniest thing!! This is the first real belly laugh I've heard from Ella! She chuckles a lot...but nothing this big! Best sound in the world! Also ths is the first time she's laughed for something other than being tickled (she's really ticklish!) or being bounced! Don't know why she thought it was so funny, but she did! Enjoy!

Random From Last Week

I had meant to get this posted before I published the 3 month blog, but never got a chance to put it together quickly before their 3 month "birthday". So I'm finally getting to share these pictures now! Just a few from our week!

Violet, getting much better at holding her head up in the bumbo:


Lily giving her barbie a bath after helping me give the girls a bath:


She had so much fun washing her doll, and was really careful and gentle with it, talking to it the whole time, saying "It's ok princess!":


Ella showing off her neck strength:



Tummy time together:


Violet getting the hang of it:


We've had some really great weather this past week, and are finally healthy enough to enjoy it! (Never posted it on the blog, but we had a pretty nasty stomach bug go through our house last week. Started with Lily last Sunday night, moved to me that night, then to Sean last Tuesday, and then Ella last Wednesday. Thankfully Violet stayed healthy! We're all better now!) It was so nice to get out for some fresh air finally!

Violet enjoying fresh air for the first time:


I noticed that Violet is really sensitive to sun light right away. Her eyes water when she has to look at something bright, so I threw a blanket over their play mat to provide some shade for the girls. Even then Violet still kept her eyes shut! Poor girl needs some sun glasses!

Ella enjoying the outside for the first time:


Lily really enjoyed getting outside after being cooped up all winter! She went rigt for her side walk chalk as soon as we got outside!


Then she wanted to push her baby in a stroller:



And then play in her car:

We are really enjoying this nice weather!

Ella sitting pretty:


More tummy time. I bug out Lily's old floor mirror, which really held the girls interest! I've never seen Violet hold her head up for so long! She was fascinated with her reflection!


Ella was too!


Sisters hanging out:


And lastly, a few from today! Happy St. Patrick's day from my little leprechauns! (Also happy birthday to my Uncle Johnny!)

3 Months Old

Dear Eleanor and Violet,

How are we already a quarter of the way through your first year already?!!? I wish I could magically slow things down! But at the same time, I'm relieved to be at 3 months now. This is when the real fun begins!

We've seen a lot of great development from you both this month! You both have gotten so strong! You both can lift your heads up fully on your tummy's now! You both will actually tolerate a few minutes of tummy time now because you can look around! You both still cry after about 15 minutes, but at least we can entertain you for a little while.

We haven't seen anyone roll over since Violet did last month. This leaves me wondering if Violet's roll was a complete accident. Both of you are trying really hard though. You'll both rock during tummy time like you are trying to roll, and even sometimes get on your side, but not quite all the way over yet! Keep working on it girls! I fully expect to see you both roll this next month! :)

Ella, you've gotten really strong legs this month. You love to stand on our laps! You also love to kick your legs. All month I've noticed you kicking at your toys on the floor mat! (Violet, you love to kick the toys on the mat too!)

Violet, you have started trying to sit up on your own! I put you down on your floor pillow, and you strain you neck out trying so hard to sit up! You smile so wide when I help you up! You really love sitting up, being about to look around the room! (Ella, you love to sit up too!)

We think you are both starting to teeth now. Both of you are munching on your hands like crazy, and starting to drool! You both love when we rub your gums too. I don't expect to see any teeth for another couple of months, but I'm pretty sure they are starting to work their way up!

The most exciting thing from this month is that you girls are starting to interact now!! You both love to be sitting up facing each other! You with make eye contact, then start "talking" to each other and smiling! Sometimes you will be on the nursing pillow, with one asleep, and the other will start talking, trying to get the others attention. You both just love interacting with each other! I can't wait to watch how you relationship grows!

The other extra special exciting thing from this month, you both JUST started laughing! In fact, I just heard Ella's laugh for the first time yesterday! I was tickling you Ella, and you chuckled a little! You did it twice! And Violet, I heard your laugh for the first time today! Same as with Ella, I was tickling you and you giggled! Both are just the most adorable things I've ever heard! I'm looking forward to this month being full of laughter!

It's amazing how fast you learn at this young age! The first two years are just so fun to watch, with you learning something new every day! You girls make me so proud with how much you've learned already! We all love you so much!

Love,
Mommy

Violet's 3 month photos:




Definitly teething!










Eleanor's 3 month photos:







Most of her photos looked like this....teething much?!





And the girls together:




Happy 3 months girls!!