This weekend has been a good one for the kids. Will is doing better at bedtime for the last few nights since I tried a new technique for responding when he gets out of bed. And Sophie has started rolling from back to belly today!!! She had been rolling to her side quite a bit on Saturday, which was just a stepping stone to getting to her belly. So she made it onto her belly in the morning in an effort to reach a toy she dropped, and effortlessly continued doing it all day! It's so exciting to watch her learn new things. She's also discovered and grabbed her toes/feet, started "chatting" a little more (sounds like "gee!"), and loves to grab or swat toys when held out in front of her. We've been practicing a lot more with showing her toys and trying to get her to reach for them and now she loves it. Of course, they immediately go into her "little bird" mouth.
Okay, pictures.
This is last week - the new bike helmet Craig got for Will to wear when he rides in the bike trailer. Craig says he's ready for the X games now.
Sunday morning. Sophie was sitting in the bouncer seat while we were getting dressed and Will came up to bounce it a little more vigorously for her. :)
Followed by a kiss... which is always sloppy and wet... and now includes the "kiss sound".
Will, mowing the driveway. :)
On August 4th, my parents celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary. It's not always easy for our family to get together at the drop of a hat now that the boys are working and in school and Casey and I each have two kids in tow. So we planned to swim and cook dinner together on Sunday to celebrate mom and dad's anniversary. Casey & I prepared the meal and Sophie got to go swimming for the first time! At dinner, we toasted 30 years and dad said he'd marry mom all over again. Awww!!!
Here's me and Soph in the pool.
Dipping her toes in.
She liked it!
Will still prefers to enjoy the water on the steps playing with toys, or from outside the pool while throwing toys IN. And he's always within arms reach of an adult - I'm nervous with him around the pool.
Wes, Casey, Mya and Stella enjoyed the beautiful day too. My nieces are so cute! And can I just give a shout out to my sister... look how AMAZING she looks! She had two good size babies in her belly just a couple months ago! And now she's exclusively breastfeeding both of them like it's a breeze, they're growing beautifully, and she's back to her prepregnancy weight already. Casey is an awesome mommy.
Will doesn't have to worry about getting attention despite the three new babies in the family. He's still the only boy... and therefore Uncle Zach and Uncle Taylor love to play with him.
Sophie thought the pool float was just "okay".
Penguin towel from Nana & Papa.
Goofin' off with papa.
Miss Sophie - my little sunshine.
Aunt Casey and Sophie.
Uncle Wes and the kids.
This is Will's cool buddy, Griff. He lives next door to Nana and is a great, little athlete. Plus, we get lots of Griff's hand-me-down clothes and his mom has great style.
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