just some (ok, a bunch) everyday life randoms

my little ladies keep me busy, keep my heart so full, keep me learning, and definitely keep me on my toes!

 

anabelle still gives her babies momma milk here & there.  it was a sweet moment to capture her with her glow worm.

emilymae is still in our room but her little nook has come together quite nicely i think.

 

the phase of making homemade baby food has come & gone.  emilymae is now already enjoying a wide range of finger foods and nibbles of what we are eating.  some of her regular favs are yogurt, frozen peas, meatloaf, freeze dried blueberries, black beans, and o’s.

chris has had both girls on his own a little more.  i even got a much needed massage last week (a gift from my birthday). 
here he is taking both girls on a walk with charley.

 

the girls and i got a rough bug after our cabo trip.  we camped out in the living room during the days napping whenever we could.

whenever chris is home in the morning, anabelle loves to climb in bed and snuggle with him.  lately she’s been referring to him as ‘my love.’  she’ll say ‘where is my love?  where is my papa, my love?’

 

we went on our first baby free date in april.  we walked to a nearby sushi spot and then picked up a treat at trader joe’s before our walk home.  we had a great time and surely enjoyed the undistracted time together.  we are doing what we can to at least make it a monthly thing.

 

not sure what happened at the tea party in the left picture – looks like something serious went down.

anabelle is a whiz on the iphone.  here is one of her latest pictures she took of us.

 

silly striped girls before bed

   

this was the first time i caught emilymae pulling herself up to standing.  we were both pretty excited about it!

and then another time when chris took both girls on a walk – anabelle wanted to wear her baby too
(all while sporting her elephant pj’s and ladybug rain boots)

 

 

it wasn’t long after she pulled up on the furniture that she was pulling up in her crib.  oh man!

 

making homemade coconut almond butter.  it’s amazing but super loud!

first day of cheerios and a helpful big sister!

 

  anabelle goes through phases of the things she likes to take to bed.  sometimes it’s books, sometimes it’s her new sand toys, and one night last week it was the new tile samples we got for our bathroom (we are having our tub replaced because of water damage from our upstairs neighbor).  she’s very particular and wants them all placed just so in her own little way.  she’s all about sorting, matching, and lining things up.

finally getting around to using my real camera and not just my phone.

emilymae is on the move even faster now.  she crawls over things, under things, walks along the couch,
& is starting to push her walker wagon all on her own.

 

chris decided it was time to teach anabelle how to dunk a treat in milk.  i’m not sure what they were dunking though, maybe animal crackers.

  

two pearly teeth on the bottom and more on the way.

check out those baby delts and biceps!

 

 

i think emilymae is trying to say “excuse me, momma, do you see what’s going on here?  i’m not so sure about this.'”