Leaps and Bounds

I can't believe it my baby is already army crawling, pushing up on all fours while catapulting himself forward, and oh wait, his FIRST TOOTH has broken!!!!!!!!!! I feel like he just arrived a few weeks ago and now I'm feeding him rice cereal. It's bittersweet to watch your babes grow up so quickly, or so it seems. Emma is now talking in sentences, which makes me smile every time I hear her voice. "Mommy, do this please" "Mommy, read to me" "Mommy, dance with me" these phrases and more are music to my ears. We're starting to work on potty training but are definitely easing into the process. On several occasions this week I've found her in the bathroom naked, but in the bath tub coloring with her water crayons. At least she's naked in the right place. We got her the cutest little panties and now she asks to put them on and hold them. Yesterday she was going through them putting them in a pile while talking to herself and stops, looks at me and says, "Emma's panties...poo poo ah (and) pee pee on potty." I smile just typing it...she's so stinking cute.

Summer Time

I've been remiss in my postings, but not in the picture taking. Most of our days are spent playing, swimming, and, napping. Emma is talking so much that it seems like she says a new phrase everyday. I love to hear her say sandwhich, naked, and, diving board. It's also fun to see our families faces when she counts to 10. Not only is she our "Little Whiz", she's truly the best big sister. She interacts with Evan so well. His nickname, as coinded by Emma, is "Buddy". Hey Buddy...come here Buddy...love you Buddy. He's such a joy. When he smiles I feel my chest float with happiness. That's the best way I can describe the feeling that overcomes me when I'm holding him. He's moving all over the place. I can put him down on a blanket and two seconds later he'll be across the room checking out the sights. I went into his room the other morning and he had pushed himself up so much that I thought, "we need to lower the crib". My how time keeps on slipping into the future...

Family Fun

We've had many visitors over the past few months and wanted to share a couple of pics. We're still wondering how time passed so quickly, and Evan went from 1 month to 4...He started to smile socially and laughing around 6 weeks, and just rolled over for the first time last night (Saturday, May, 30). Emma's growing before our eyes as well. She turns 2 in two weeks!! She's talking up a storm and has learned to count to 10. She's the best big sister and loves helping mommy take of care Ephen (that's how she says his name : )

Evan's Baptism

A beautiful day shared with family and friends.

A New Dawn

We've decided to start a new blog for Emma and Evan. Mommy thought it would be easier than tinkering with what was Emma's for 19 months.

So it's been 3 months since the arrival of our little man and he's more than found his way into our hearts. I know this sounds silly but it's amazing how two children can be so different out of the gate. Emma arrived sleeping 3 hours at a time only waking to eat. We were the luckiest parents in the world. With Evan we're lucky if he sleeps for 45 minutes. I guess he knows that Emma, Mommy and Daddy are playing up a storm and doesn't want to miss something. The other biggest difference is in responsiveness. Emma was our stoic daughter, and Evan is our interactive son. All we have to do is talk to him and he's all smiles and coos. IT'S THE BEST!!! We love them for their similarities and differences, and can already see what friends they have become.