Shhh!

"They're sleepin!"

This is Sullivan's new response to any inanimate object(s) that she'd rather not deal with...
When it's time to do her hair, she calls out that the barrett is "sleepin' ", or it's the shoes, the sweater, even her dinner! Ha!

Sawyer is 5mos!

Can you believe it? Today 2/8/2011 marks 5 whole months!

She is already out of newborn-hood, which I am sad about! She is moving more and more and is enthralled by her big sister, Sullivan! (Although this post is about Sawyer, the above photo of Sullivan and Elmo, which Sullivan requested to have shot, was too cute to not include.)

Sawyer is doing well, but is a tiny little thing. Here are some stats:

- She weighs just under 12lbs (6th%) and is 24 inches long.

-She is nursing 2-3 times and takes 2-3 bottles each day.

-Wakes up at 7:45a, naps at 9:30a, naps at 1p, goes to bed at 6:30p, dreamfeeds at 10:30p.

-She loves people and smiles at anyone who will keep her gaze. She is amazingly tranquil and happy. She rolls over from tummy to belly, is trying to sit up and pull her torso upwards, grabs and brings toys to mouth, and tracks objects and people well. She has just started to enjoy her baths, splashing and flailing about in delight!

-She rarely cries and mainly "squeaks" and makes high-pitched noises if she is hungry or tired.

-She is becoming more of a playmate and less of a victim to big Sis. Whew!

We love our Sawyer!

New camera, new phrases

This Christmas Lee's parents generously gave us a few electronics and I found myself with a new, very nice Canon Powershot camera. I couldn't be more thrilled as it has transformed my ability to capture images of the girls. Here are a few of my first shots, as the camera was on backorder and I just got it in a week or so ago...

Also, more to remember from the tiny mouth of Sullivan:

-Here is the bushbiter! (She means to say, "Scuba Diver"!)

-Sitting at the breakfast table, she announces, "I need my suitcase!" (What she means here is the Spanish word for "sugar", or azucar (ah-zoo-car) or in her mind, "suitcase"!)

-"Put this in the hammer!" (This time she means to put her milk in fridge, or the nevera in Spanish...in her words, "hammer")

And finally, a simple:

-"Good job, Mommy girl!"

Yep, sometimes she calls me "Mommygirl" and often tells, "good job"! She is big into gender these days, wanting to articulate that "Daddy is buoy! Mommy is a gurrrl! Sully's a gurrl, Mommy?"

So funny...