Where to Start?

I have not blogged in FOREVER- so much has been going on.

Emmy is getting so big!  She is 7 weeks old today. Her neck is getting stronger and she can support her head pretty well.  She loves being on her tummy, which means that tummy time is not a battle (as it was with Aubrey).  She loves to stand on her legs and her legs are super strong- Aubrey wasn't interested in using her legs to stand until about 10 months.  She is such a pleasant and laid back baby.  She rarely fusses, loves to coo and smile, and sleeps ALL NIGHT LONG!

Emmy- 2 months

Emmy- here are some things to note from this month:
You love to smile at everybody.
You can focus your eyes on an object and follow it as it moves.
You are cooing and talking so big.
You weigh 12 pounds and are in the 98th percentile for your height.
You wear size 1 diapers (although I've just started putting you in your cloth diapers).
You are sleeping through the night- Yaaaayyy!

Aubrey is growing and changing so much as well. She talks about everything- all day long.  She is so observant and must talk about everything that she sees and hears.  For example- "All done mom's shoes?  Mom's shoes off?"  "All done mom's jacket?"  "Dada work?  Bye Dada!"  "What's that noise?"  We are working on learning our colors and letters of the alphabet.  She does quite well with both.  She is getting much more imaginative and is learning how to do pretend play.  She is happy to play with her stuffed animals and have a tea party, or take them for walks in the house or teach them to do something (like use the potty).  It's amazing just to sit back and watch.  She is so very very affectionate-- she loves to hug and give kisses. She will come over to me and just pat my arm for a bit and then walk away.  She also loves to check in on her baby sister and give her kisses.

Coming Up for Air

Hello world!  It's been quite a while since I've posted- I'm finally coming up for some air.  Both girls are napping, so I have a 1 hour window of opportunity to write and squeeze in a weeks worth of housework.

Here are a few notes about the past several weeks:

1. Staying at home with the girls has been great!  I had no idea what to expect, but it has been wonderful.

2. Emmy was 1 month old on January 12th- it's hard to believe a whole month has gone by.  She is growing and changing so quickly.  1 month milestones: size 1 diapers, her head and neck control is getting stronger, she can focus her eyes on objects, she likes to look at herself in the mirror, she has begun to coo, and she can smile when she sees Weston and I.  She is a terrific little sleeper, waking only once to eat in the night.

3. I'm going on almost 5 weeks of breast feeding!  This is longer than I lasted with Aubrey and I'm so glad I have stuck it out.  Everyone kept telling me it would get easier, and it definitely has.  The hardest part was getting through the first two weeks when I would nurse every 2.5 hours and it would take Emmy a full hour to eat.  I felt like the only thing I did all day was feed Emmy!  But she's getting much more efficient and so it is definitely easier.  I have no idea how long we'll keep it up, but I'm super proud to have lasted this long!

4. Aubrey is in the early stages of potty training, which has provided for a whole new world of hilarity in our house.  We spend a LOT of time talking about potty things and celebrating what happens on the potty.  The funniest thing is that she is usually REALLY sad when she first has to sit on the potty, but when she actually makes something happen on the potty she gets SUPER EXCITED and says "YAY!!!"

5.  We put our house on the market.  What better time to list your house than when you have a newborn and a 2 year old right?  (I know, I'm completely crazy!)  We love our house and are interested to see if someone else takes a liking to it too.  We don't have any solid plans on what we'll do if the house sells, but we're looking at some different parts of town and will just cross that bridge when we get there.

6.  I submitted Aubrey's registration for preschool next year.  She will go two days a week and I know she'll love learning with some other kids her age.

7. Weston and I hosted some friends for New Year's Eve and even went on a date the other night.  It was nice to do something non-baby related for a change!