Teeth

Ali has two teeth! They have been trying to come in for the past few weeks. They have popped up now on the bottom and they are sharp! You have been able to feel them for the last week, but now they are easily seen. Although, it is impossible to get a picture of them. I'll keep trying.

Sippy Cups

Tonight the girls had their hands on sippy cups for the first time. They knew to put them up to their mouth and start sucking, but they were confused when I titled the cups up so that they could get something out of them. I mixed some juice and water, but I had a little to much water because what I tasted was nasty. No wonder they wanted to play with the cups more than drink from them. Oh well, it was a new experience. They are growing up so fast.

WANTED:

Last seen on 19th Street. Blue in color. Country decorations throughout. Average size.

Our living room is disappearing. I've slowly been moving out things to make room for all the toys. Some evenings there are toys from one side to the other. Here's the room during a good time. Some days it looks worse.

Wanted to share some pictures

Ali is going to quickly learn the word "NO!" I can only imagine all the notes home we will get from school.

Now that they are mobile they think that is fun to roll under the couch or ottoman. At least we will know where to look when one is missing.

Ali has decided in the last week that she will begin crawling. I can't tell you the exact day that she truly started, but she is doing it now. Here are two pictures on her way to get the ring.

Everyone says that Emma is mommy's girl. Maybe so, but I don't try to have favorites. I think she has that special bond because she would nurse and was breastfed longer than Ali. Because she is mommy's girl I can get the best grins from her. Thought I would share one from today.

Sick Kids

My girls have decided that for the past two weeks that they want to be sick. Emma started with a cold and then an ear ache. Just as she got better Ali got the cold and an ear ache in both ears. Emma's cold came back and I was worried that so had her ear ache. Of course not that would be to easy. Instead the cold has moved into her chest and she has bronchitis. She now gets a breathing treatment every 4 hours or as needed. What happened to my healthy kids? They just also had their 6 month check-up. The doctor's office likes to see me come through the door....money in their pockets. Today I got the machine to give Emma her breathing treatments......you have to purchase them......no rentals. We don't have any money as it is. I'm not sure where the money is going to come from to pay the credit card bill when it comes. 6 office visits in the last 2 weeks at 25 dollars a visit adds up. Then you have the medicine to pay for and a stupid breathing treatment machine. So we are the proud owners of some machine that cost way to much and I hopefully don't have to use to much longer. They told me this would clear up in a few days. We'll see about that. I'm sure it will just lead into something else. Being a working mom when your kids are sick sucks! It's wearing me down emotionally.

Dumb Mom or Strong Emma?

On Sunday instead of doing lunch at mom's house we decided to go out. I had a gift certificate for Wood Grill, plus they had just run coupons in the paper. We had just started to enjoy our lunch when there it came in slow motion. I had Emma in her car seat on the nice wooden stand that they have. I had her pulled up close so that she didn't miss a thing and I could hand her toys as I ate. Well she decided to start kicking. No big deal she kicks all the time. Except she was kicking and pushing against the edge of the table. Back her car seat and the stand went with a loud crash on the floor and a loud scream to match. Boy did I feel stupid as the two nearest waitresses came running and everyone around us was looking. So you answer the question...was I dumb or Emma just that strong?

6 Months Old Today

Watching TV! Playing with toys.

We we have reached a big milestone. Today the girls turned 6 months old. Somedays I wonder where the time has gone and other days feel like forever. I am thankful and blessed to have 2 healthy girls that are growing, happy, and learning each day. Not only did they turn 6 months today but they also had their doctor's appointment. The Doc said that Emma's ear was looking better. That's right all her junk from having a cold gave her an ear ache. I finally broke down and took her to the doc Monday after work. But she is better now. During the doctor's visit today Ali did her fake cough and he thought she was getting the cold now. We said oh no, that's just her fake cough that she does all the time. Silly us! The fake cough is related to her spitting up and something along the lines of acid reflux and we now have some expensive medicine to give her each morning now 30 minutes before she eats. I'm beginning to think that we need to plant a money tree in the back yard to afford these girls. They were fussy tonight from getting their shots and went down early. I need to be heading to bed too. When they wake up at 7am I won't be ready to get up unless I go to bed soon. Just wanted to share a few pictures I snapped this evening on their big day.