Growing every day!

Well... it's the middle of September now, so summer's over and we are back to work and back to a normal, vacation-free existence. (I know, shucks!!) Juan went back to work a few weeks ago, and I was actually back in the middle of August. My job is really easy this year, a wonderful class with great students. I'm only working two days a week (for about four hours a time) which is perfect because I get to spend the rest of the time home with the girls. We've had no nursing or attachment issues from Savannah while I've been gone, too, which is great because I really worried about that.

Scarlett and Savannah are just two wonderful girls! Scarlett is speaking in long, full sentences now. So many that sometimes I get taken aback. I don't remember teaching her words that suddenly she'll have. On Friday she said, "Mommy, where is Daddy?" then she crinkled her nose and said, "No. Mommy, where are daddy?" So she has her "to be" verb pretty mixed up but I can't believe she can even recognize the difference between the forms! I guess the daughter of two english teachers has no choice but to be verbal. She's also starting to express her emotions-- "I'm really, really, really happy," she'll say. (Lots of "Reallys". All the time! For everything! Really!!) Or, "I'm really really mad!" I'm glad that she can recognize her moods and put words to them, hopefully the ability to express herself will curb some of her (ahem) natural tendency to act out physically. ("lovetaps" are Scarlett's specialty.) She, of course, still loves her sister to pieces. "I like her!" Scarlett will scream enthusiastically when I walk into the room with Savannah. She also gets very upset when the baby has to go down for a nap. "Wake baby up!"

Savannah is growing and changing so much. Still just as sweet as you could imagine. She's smiley, patient and talkative. I kept waiting for her fuss to kick in, but it never has. She just has a mellow, sweet personality. She can play in her exersaucer forever! She sits up really well now and eats rice cereal well. Tomorrow she's turning six months (aaaaawwww, it's gone by so fast!!) so we will start her on "solids." Only the green stuff for awhile. I went too fast on the fruits for Scarlett, and now she has a no-green policy. I think she'll army crawl soon too. She kicks her feet on the floor in the proper position, there's just no moving forward yet.

Here are some pictures of our lives this past August:


Hanging out in the rocker!


So excited to be in her car seat! I wish it was always like this!


Scarlett loves to hang out in her room and read her books! And we love it when she does!

Sweet Savs before she could sit up all the way. No more tripod for her now!

She is very excited about her rice cereal!