We made it to 27 months....

It all started last Wednesday...Victoria had a clear runny nose and was coughing. She would cough so hard that she would puke. I thought it was just allergies because Louis has them badly and the pollen count was high. She gets bloody noses really easily and I have to put Vaseline in her nose every night. Well, I was not because she had a runny nose. She woke up Friday with a bloody nose that was like a faucet. It did not stop until that night and she had a fever. I called the Dr and had an appt on Saturday. I cancelled it because she was not coughing anymore, no more bloody nose and no fever. Her runny nose turned into a greenish yellow. Well, last night she woke up at 3:30am telling me her ear hurt. I took her to the Dr today and she has a double ear infection. This is the first time she has ever been sick in her 27 months of life. It is very sad but she is doing great. She has an antibiotic and ear drops.

Victoria and her baby

Victoria got a Baby Alive learns to potty and she loves this doll. The baby will tell her that she has to go potty and Victoria will put her on the potty. She really does pee and poop. She feeds her food and gives her milk (water). The baby will tell her if she had an accident, if she is hungry or thirsty, wants to play, to hug her, give her a kiss or if she is tired. Victoria just loves her and loves to play with her. She is really good at changing her diaper and putting her on the potty. I got it on video on day. Hope you enjoy.

6 months and growing fast

Elizabeth had her 6 month appointment. She weighs 14lbs 15oz and is 26.5 inches long. She grew 1 inch and 1/2 lb in 2 months. She eats 4oz of rice cereal for breakfast, 1 jar of veggies and 1 jar of fruit for lunch and dinner plus she still nurses 5-6 times a day. She is so long that I put her in 12 month pajamas last night and they fit. I will put a picture of her in them. She rolls over and sits up now. She loves to eat Gerber puffs. She has tried mashed potatoes, french fries, yellow cake and eggs. She likes them all. She had to get 2 shots yesterday and she did not cry at all, I was so proud of her. She still sucks her thumb and she loves it so much. She was sleeping throught the night but the past 2 weeks she has been waking up at 4am to nurse. She loves balloons and going for walks in the stroller. She loves to take baths with her sister. Victoria likes to pour water on her and Elizabeth just laughs and laughs. When I am reading her a story she tries to eat the books. Anything that I have within her reach she reaches for it and tries to put it in her mouth. We just love her so much.

Victoria loves to play dress up. I bought her a Snow White outfit and she wears it everywhere including the shoes. It is so cute. She can sing the ABC song. She is growing up to be such a beautiful little girl. She is such a little mommy and it is so cute. She takes care of her sister and helps me with her a lot.

I would not know what I would do without both of my little girls in my life. I am just having the time of my life. We got a year pass to the Zoo and have went twice already in the past month. Victoria just wants to spend hours with the Giraffes. I tell her we have to go but she starts to cry because she does not want to leave them. We are going to Disneyland this fall and the Circus. Victoria talks about Disneyland all the time now that I told her we are going. It will be so much fun.

Picture time

Took the girls to have their pictures done. I had Elizabeth in three outfit changes and Victoria in two. By the end Elizabeth would not cooperate to have pictures taken with her sister. I did get some cute pictures of the girls seperately. Last time Victoria was not cooperating and this time it was Elizabeth. She was fine until I gave her to Victoria to hold and she would start to cry. It was so funny. When Victoria was 5 mos old I had these certain photos taken and I had Elizabeth's done in the same dress and same 3 poses. It will be so cool to have them framed next to each other.

My cutie pie

We bought Victoria a Baby Alive Goes Potty. She loves her baby so much. She feeds it, gives it a bottle and the baby will tell her that she is hungry, thirsty and that she has to go potty. Victoria will put her on her potty and then she really pees in the toilet, sometimes Victoria does not make it to the potty and her baby will say she had an accident or made a stinky. It is so dang cute.
Lately Victoria has been saying the funniest things. She will tell her Papa, with her hand extended, to just relax. Today at lunch she told us to turn out heads and look at the clocks on the wall, she physically moved her Papa's head to see them. We were at Kohl's, she was running and told her Papa to hurry up slow poke. If I ask her where she put something, she will tell me it is OK and that we will find it and not to worry. We picked up Hercules from the Groomer and she told him that he smelled good and looked pretty. She is just so funny and says things that I don't even think of.

Elizabeth is growing up so fast. She loves her food. Her sister tickles her and makes her laugh. She is turning 6 months old and wears 9 month clothes. She is very inquisitive about people. She will look at them in a way that she is trying to get their attention and then she smiles at them. We took her to the Zoo for the first time and on the carousel she laughed and giggled like she was saying how much fun she was having.

I am having the time of my life with my girls and could not be any happier. They bring more joy to my life than I could ever imagine they would. I am just head over heels in love with them both so much.

2009 Sweetheart Pageant

I entered the girls in a pageant. It was fun but stressful too. I was so nervous going on stage with them and shaking. Elizabeth had 3 others girls in her category. She won 2nd attendant. Victoria had 6 other girls in hers and won Most Beautiful. They both got trophies and a teddy bear. Here are some pics of the girls with their winnings. When Victoria was on stage she did a ballerina relevA (on her tip toes, arms in a circle above her head and turns in a circle). It was so cute and the audience all said ahhhhh. Then when we were walking off stage she grabbed one of the teddy bears and I told her she had to wait, it was so cute.

Elizabeth

Victoria

4 Months and growing strong

Elizabeth had her 4 month appointment and she is doing great. Her stats are:
Weight - 14lbs 7oz 75% percentile
Height - 25.5 inches 95% percentile
Head - 41.3 75% percentile

She is 9 inches shorter than Victoria and 10lbs lighter. She is really tall and already wearing 9 month shirts for the length. She has been wearing them for about a month now.
She had to get 2 shots and she did great. When she got her first shot she did not cry and then she just whined for a minute with the second shot. She did well the rest of the day and was just a little crabby at night. She turns herself around in her exersaucer and brings all the toys to her mouth. On day I had her in her play pen sleeping in the corner and when I looked at her she had moved to the other corner and was playing with her toys (she was on her belly). She loves to sleep on her belly. She goes to bed at about 8pm and wakes up around 4am for a feeding. Then she is up at 5am and 6am for feedings and then wakes up at about 8am. She is eating rice cereal every night now and LOVES it. She grabs the spoon and shoves it in her mouth. She LOVES to suck her thumb. If she is not nursing she has her thumb in her mouth. She loves to be read to and tries to eat the book and Victoria will tell her don't eat the book sissy. She laughs so cute and I tried to get it on video for you to see. Just excuse the closeness that I get with the camera as it is hard to make her laugh and tape at the same time. Just today she reached for me while her Mamaw was holding her. She LOVES to talk and smile. All you have to do it look at her and she smiles her biggest smile and starts to talk to you.