Belly Shots

That is pictures of them ON their bellies. Today I was changing Evelyn while Sylvia was on her belly and I turned around and Sylvia was on her back! So, I still have not captured Sylvia rolling over.

Attempts At Rolling Over

We haven't yet had a repeat of Sylvia's rolling over, but boy she tries hard. I have a feeling she'll roll over from her back to tummy before a repeat of tummy to back.

Morning Feeding

The first feeding of the day is so great. It's great for 2 reasons -- David is there with me and the girls are soooo happy! This little video captured one of Evelyn's finer moments.

Play Mat Fun

Evelyn has discovered herself in the mirror on the playmat -- it's so cute when she graps for it and plays with it. Sylvia loves to talk to her little Lion toy.

Play Date

I hosted a play date for Mom's from this local Mom's group who have 2009 babies. 6 Mom's came and there were 8 babies, so we had a full house. I even made homemade banana bread and blueberry muffins, but no one ate them. I wonder why, it's not like we get a lot of time to eat. It was a lot of fun.

Waking Up

We start bedtime around 6:30pm and the girls are usually in dreamland no later than 7:30pm -- that's after baths, feeding, burping, shhhh-ing, and swaddling. Most mornings we have to wake them up. I wanted to film them waking up, but to our surprise they were lying quietly asleep in their cribs waiting for us. They are adorable in the morning.

Estimated Weights

I'm so excited to go to the doctor to get their official weight since we haven't been since their 2 month checkup. They are 15 weeks old today and yesterday they weighed in officially at:

Sylvia -- 13lbs 4oz
Evelyn--11lbs 8oz

Pretty good! I think Sylvia will be around the 50th percentile, but Evelyn is small and will likey be in the lower quarter. They are both very healthy girls and haven't even had a cold. They both eat at least 7.5 ounces 4 times a day, so 30 oz a day. Sylvia typically takes 8 oz in the morning and at night, so she's taking about 31 oz. I have a feeling we'll need to start rice cereal soon to make sure they get enough calories (especially Sylvia). I've read that once they eat 32 ounces they should be started on rice cereal. I'm not in any rush to start though, it's just more mess! And, they won't really get any calories from it for a while ... after they learn how to eat.

Evelyn's Little Laugh

Evelyn has a cute little laugh that starts out sounding like a little coughing noise. She's so cute.

All About Evelyn

My itty bitty Evelyn is just that, itty bitty. She has definitely packed on some chub over the last week or so, but is so light and easy to carry! Evelyn is so smiley, all you have to do is look her way, sing a note to a silly song or touch her and she will smile soooo big! She has the biggest blue eyes that melt my heart when she is fussy. And, boy, she is fussy when she is tired! She fights sleep and takes some time getting down for naps, but the last few days have been pretty easy. Evelyn is also a huge talker. She does a lot of "ooohhhs" and a funny cough sound that we're sure is her laugh. She kicks her feet all the time, at her toys, on her kick and play, and in your arms. We are so lucky to have a happy, healthy baby. We love her so much.

All About Sylvia

My little Sylvia is not really so little. I'm guessing at our doctor's appointment in a few weeks she will weigh in around 14 pounds, so now she probably weighs about 13 pounds. She's really grown in the last week; she is definitely longer and heavier. She is incredibly adorable and a joy to be around. She is generally a very happy baby. She doesn't cry much, except for when her bottle is empty (after chugging 8 oz in 12 minutes!) or if she's tired. She cries very loudy, but is pretty easy to calm down. She smiles, but not all the time. She is very laid back and takes a lot in and then talks about it with plenty of "ah goos." She also squeals in delight and it's just adorable. She is still spitting up and nearly all the time requires a bib to avoid soaking her outfit before lunch! We are so lucky to have a happy, healthy baby. We love her so much.

Cute Family Shots

Four Generations of Women

My Mom and 88 year old Granny came to visit this weekend. My Mom drove from Indiana to Michigan to meet my Uncle to "hand off" Granny at the Grand Rapids airport. They then flew into Washington, D.C. We had a wonderful weekend hearing stories of my childhood, reading my baby book, and watching Granny and Mom hold and love the babies. It was incredibly wonderful. All of my closest friends and family know that my Granny is very dear to me and it means the world to me that she traveled all that way to meet the girls. I can't thank my Mom enough for bringing her -- it was all her idea. We took a lot of pictures, which can be viewed at this link. I've only uploaded a sampling of this absolutely memorable weekend!

Snapfish Link to Photos: http://www1.snapfish.com/share/p=71291249864368030/l=2256228016/g=8289532/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB