Everybody is on the move!

It's official. We are fully mobile. Last week Elzi started crawling! I'm not sure the exact day she started as she tried to hide it from me for a while. I would turn my back when she was in one spot, and when I looked back, she would be somewhere else. She would never actually crawl when I was watching. Daddy says she started last Tuesday, so we'll go with that. It also looks like her bottom left tooth is about to come through.

Lilly's bottom left tooth is also visible just beneath the gums. Soon she will have a nice little pair of bottom teeth. It is so cute when she smiles showing her one tooth! Around the time that Elzi started crawling, Lilly started to pull up on everything. She can now stand holding on to something with just one hand (notice the background of the picture).

We have just lowered both crib matresses to keep our little movers in. Every morning when I come into the nursery, Elzi is sitting up, playing, and Lilly is standing, holding on to the side of the crib and looking over. This is such a great age!

Lilly's Toothy Mobility

It's official. Lilly is mobile!!

When I took the girls to daycare this morning, I put Lilly on the carpet beside the 2-month-old baby. Without missing a beat, she immediately crawled toward him! In the past she has slithered to him, dragging her lower body across the floor, so she could grab his hair. Although I had to interrupt her pursuit, she persistently kept at it, repeatedly crawling on hands and knees across the floor.

I also thought I might have seen a tooth coming through a few days ago. Sure enough, when I was giving her a bath tonight, she put my finger in her mouth, and I felt a tooth coming through her bottom gums. What a big day for Lilly!

Bring on the baby gates and Cheerios!!

Proud Mommy Update

My girls are getting so big! At about 8 1/2 months (6 1/2 months adjusted) I just want to make a list of what the Buchanan girls are doing:

Both girls are:
* Sitting up in shopping carts, restaurant high chairs, and on the floor to play
* Holding toys in two hands, one hand, and even with the tips of their fingers
* Passing toys from one hand to the other and stealing toys from each other
* Playing in exersaucers, walking in the walker, and bouncing in the doorway jumper
* Taking 2 regular short naps (30 minutes) and 1 long nap (60-90 minutes) each day
* Eating LOTS of baby cereal and pureed peaches, pears, apples, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, and banana-cado (bananas mixed with avocado - sounds gross but actually tastes great!)
* Laughing hysterically when tickled in the armpit or neck

Elzi is also:
* Drinking water from a sippy cup if it is tipped up for her
* Holding and playing with her spoon
* Only waking up once a night (3:30 like clockwork)
* Charming everyone with her smile wherever she goes

Lilly is also:
* Slithering around on her belly to get anywhere she wants
* Sitting up from laying down
* Pulling EVERYBODY's hair, including the baby at daycare (who has way more hair than her!)
* Sleeping 12 hours straight at night!!! (since mid-August)

I am such a proud Mama!

Elzi & Lilly's Baptism - 8/16/09