Two wheelin' Lex

Alexa is officially on two wheels! I spent some time with her last week in the afternoons - running up and down the street - with Tessa in the Angelpack - bouncing up and down as we ran alongside Lex. (Actually, I think the running lulled Tessa asleep, because she took a little snoozer right before dinner!) After that, there has been no stopping Alexa. Well, she actually still has trouble getting started - and her braking is a little rough - but as long as she doesn't stop pedaling, she's good to go!

Asparagus!

Our experimenting in Baby Led Weaning (BLW) continues - with some successes.  Tessa loves gnawing on lots of stuff - here we gave her the asparagus we all were eating for dinner that night.  She promptly double fisted it and stuffed the whole thing in her mouth.

Vitamin D

Last week, we had sunny and warm days - such a wonderful change from the rain and gloom.  For many of those days, I spent the whole afternoon out with the kids, soaking up the sunshine and getting tons of Vitamin D.  Before having to get the big girls, Tessa and I enjoyed some quiet time on our front lawn.  Ah, heaven.

Luck o' the Irish

I'm not sure why the idea of a little man dressed all in green coming into our house at night and playing tricks doesn't scare the girls, because it scares me!  Nonetheless, the girls really wanted to try and build a leprachaun trap so we went ahead with the plan.  The trap has a trick top which collapses if a leprachaun steps on it - ensuring that the green guy is snared. 

Emma declared that she was going to put the leprachaun in a "cage" if she caught it, which seemed to us to be missing the point, but oh well.

The next morning the girls excitedly got dressed, ready to see what kind of leprachaun they had caught.  Instead, the critter left us a note to the effect of, "Ha ha, Good try, but you can't catch me!"  And to their surprise, the leprachaun had turned their milk green!!!  AND the little imp switched up all our coats so that they were in the wrong places.  I tell you, there was some serious havoc in our house that morning!

New Do

I finally admitted that Alexa's hair has been a mess and took her to my hair stylist.  Alexa was very bummed that she couldn't go to Cartoon Cuts (where they have no clue what they are doing, but turn on a fun video for the kids) but liked all the special attention she got at the salon!  She emerged looking absolutely adorable!!!  I took some shots that day of her hair:

Banana fana fo Fessa...Tessa!

Tonight at dinner, we gave Tessa half a banana to munch on.  Girlfriend couldn't get enough of it!  Note to self: Bananas get slimy and mushy when eaten by an uncoordinated slobbery 6 month old.

Must...get...another...bite...of...that...Nanner...

Early March, around the house

Tessa always looks perpetually stunned/bewildered/surprised - possibly because she opens her eyes so wide everywhere she goes - just taking it all in.  Here she is staying near Alexa while she plays with her trains.

Vonn Wannabe's

Arturo took the girls skiing this past Monday. It was a little strange for me to be suffering through springtime allergies and 60 degree weather, while picturing the girls swishing down the slopes! They had a blast though - both went to full day Mountain Camp.

Alexa skiing:



Emma Skiing:

Half a Year!

We can hardly believe that an entire 6 months has gone by since Tessa was born!  It has been a month of milestones.  She started daycare a few weeks ago - and the transition actually went very smoothly.  The teachers are very good to her, and she is sleeping very well there.  So all is going well on that front.

We started her on "solids" last week.  She had her first bite of some brown rice cereal and she has also had nibbles of Triscuits and some carrots!  She was gagging on the carrots a bit which was frightening - and the whole thing is messy to the nth degree!

The girls are singing happy birthday to her here:

This is Tessa's first bite of the rice.  Note how her little hand has reached out to grab the spoon from my hand!  She is very insistent these days - it's very hard to drink anything while holding her in your arms - much less eat anything.  Her chubby fingers swoop right over and try to grab everything!