1.11.10: Seven months old

(left to right: fiona, daphne, stella)

Wow, seven months old already!?! The girls are doing great. We are fully embracing our nap schedule and sleeping well through the night - which means Brant and I are getting sleep (yay sleep!). The girls are rolling like crazy to get to toys, binkies, each other's toes or whatever they desire. The love to stand and jump. Daphne doesn't like to just stand, she insists on jumping whenever she is in the upright position. Stella will actually walk taking steps moving forward when held up - it is amazing. Fiona is definitely going to be the first crawler as she loves to get into the crawling position and wiggle in place. Stella and Fiona have started getting teeth while Daphne is still in the early stages with massive drooling.

We are working on eating solids still and haven't moved from rice cereal just yet. This is more my fault as I am still working on my own technique for feeding everyone at the same time and am especially enjoying this stain-free food. After getting seriously spoiled during the holidays, the girls are now holding their own bottles and pretty much feeding themselves. Of course there is the occasional distraction where someone will lose their bottle, but for the most part feeding has gotten a million times easier. Just thinking about the days of balancing two babies on a boppy and one in a bouncer while burping and holding three bottles - I can't believe how far we have come!


(left to right: fiona, daphne, stella)

Also, notice the wonderful (washable!) new blanket. We use this on the floor in the girls room as we have decided that the quantity of spit up is not good for the carpet or our security deposit. My sister made it for us when she found the same pattern in fleece fabric that we have for the girls curtains - such coordination! Once I finally get the dresser painted and a couple other finishing touches added I will post a picture of the nursery.