Growing So Fast!

Our little girls are growing up so fast. In the past month, they have both changed so much. It is so fun to watch, and yet I feel like I miss so much. I really need to have a video camera on them 24/7.

Since Olivia's ear tube surgery, her speech has blossomed. Without all the liquid in her ears all the time, she can finally hear. She has become somewhat afraid of noises that never bothered her before - for example fire trucks, mostly because they are now louder than they used to be for her. She says the funniest things to us all the time. I am amazed at how much she understands and picks up. Her catch phrase seems to be "I fall down". It is a generic response to any question. What did you eat for lunch? I fall down. Are you tired? I fall down.

Olivia is really into colors and numbers. It looks like her favorite color for now is green. She points colors out to us everywhere, and asks for things by their color, not necessarily what they are. For example, when she wants a blanket, she asks for "the green one", even though she knows what a blanket is. She asks for "the pink one" when she wants a spoon. She loves to count, but is still working on accuracy. Things are usually "one, two, five, six seven". She knows her age, and if you ask her how old she is, she will say "two old". If you ask her how old Ellie is, she will say one. Mommy and Daddy range in age from one to three, depending on the day.

Being in the preschool class at daycare has really expanded her imagination. She loves her friends there. She has learned so many fun little songs, and comes home everyday with several art projects. Her creative play has really blossomed, as well. She loves to pretend to be a kitty cat. She purrs and comes to Mommy for pets.

Ellie is still a Mommy's girl and major cuddle-bug. It is amazing how different she is from Olivia in size and personality. She is wearing clothes right now (at 9 months) that Olivia was wearing last winter (at 15 months). She has a much more reserved and shy personality. She still loves attention from people, but has to know that Mommy or Daddy are right by.

Ellie loves to squeal and jabber. She has just started crawling and is working on pulling herself up to stand. She LOVES her solid foods, and we are introducing her to more chunky foods everyday. On Saturday I was taking a nap, and she started choking on a puff. Jeremy quickly grabbed her, tilted her down, and smacked her back. It came flying out. I was so proud of him for how he handled it. I asked him if he was scared, and he said he wasn't, that his Daddy instinct just kicked in and he knew what to do. I guess he wasn't sleeping through that infant CPR/choking class I made him take when I was pregnant with Olivia :)