Why do we always video her at the dinner table?

2 month check up

Here's our not-so-little-anymore girl. She did great at her appointment today and is VERY healthy. She is a full pound bigger and inch longer than Mara was at this age and is off the growth charts. She is a very good sleeper and full of smiles.

Looking back

After playing in the mirror today we watched this video over and over as Mara requested "More" each time it finished and Audra was smiling probably at the sound of my voice. It is uncanny how much the girls look a like.

Bath fun

We swear by my mom's bathing method of just in the regular old tub from infancy and both girls have almost always loved their bathes and showers. Audra has been so smilely in there lately that I finally took up a camera (with charged batteries oy!) and of course big sis wanted pictures of her "swimming" too.




She always has plenty of toys courtesy of Mara (whether she is in the tub too or not) and it was funny to watch her try to focus on the duck so close.

Imitating Much?

Tuesday morning comics

Happy 2 month birthday Audra!

Now for this mornings comics courtesy of my 2 cute kiddos.

Mara was putting her baby to bed just like Audra this morning except it looked like a pile of blanket covered with a burp cloth.

Lest you think Mara only imitates me, this morning she was also preparing to "go to work". Daddy recently took a stack of books into his office so Mara has piled up 5 or so books by the door (where Daddy's pile was) and told me she had the books because she was "going to work".

Not to be out done, Audra has reached the stage where she is captivated by the ceiling fan. After a fussy last day and a half (stuffy nose related I think), she laid on the bed alternately staring, smiling and cooing and nothing more than the fan. It was precious.

I'm a big girl now

You all remember the jingle and yes it gets stuck in my head everytime she says it, but luckily there are no pull-ups around our house. This is just Mara learning she can do things Audra can't, yet she is also little in some senses and still growing.

Who can resist

Audra's trick of the week is calmly falling asleep right before Mara's nap and the waking up the second I come back downstairs so we had a little photo fun yesterday.

Baby Smiles

They are in full force here and we love it. She gurgles and coos, lifts her head quite well and loves bath or shower time. The other night she was intently following daddy and Mara as they played all around the room. I can hardly believe she'll be two months old next week. Her big sis continues to crack us up with her various antics. In the last week she has worn panties, bloomers and shorts all at the same time, said she had a stomachache in her mouth and developed an interesting way of attempting to take her shirt off that leaves her with her chest bare and her arms pinned behind her. Mara also insists her baby dolls need all the same things Audra does including burp cloths which she changes out frequently because they are "wet".