Growing up

Sometimes I wonder at how fast my girls grow.  We got Whitney and Rachel both weighed recently.  Whitney is now just over 26 pounds and Rachel is almost 10 1/2 pounds.  Shouldn't they still be my really little babies?  That being said, I absolutely love watching them grow and learn and change.  Here are some things we have been doing here in Cheney.

 
While I was washing dishes and Will was with Rachel in the living room, Whitney discovered the awesomeness of spilling baking soda all over the kitchen floor.  I don't know how I didn't notice because she was literally sitting six inches from me when I finally looked down at the mess, but I was kind of singing to myself and in my own little world washing dishes.  Anyway, the picture doesn't do justice to the amount of baking soda that was on the ground.  It was really funny.

Whitney loves playing games.  She often wants to play one right after another.  So she and I will go through five or six games while Will is at work everyday.  She really likes battleship because she gets to put the little pieces into the board area.  It's good fine motor skills.

A train went by while we were in Spokane.  Whitney wanted to watch it since we were so up close and personal.  I think she was impressed by how big and loud it was.  Rachel stayed in the car where it was a little quieter and warmer.

Rachel is also growing up.  Here she has some tummy time. Rachel doesn't mind tummy time as much as Whitney did.  Rachel will be content for five or ten minutes just sucking on the socks on her hands.  Then she finally gets grumpy and starts kicking her legs and pulling up her head.  Now she just needs lots and lots more practice and before we know it, she will be crawling everywhere.

A faceplant into the couch.  Occasionally, I sit Rachel up against the couch corner so I can run to do something else.  It didn't take long for Rachel to completely faceplant into the couch.  She didn't seem to mind tipping over and being facedown on the couch, so we got a picture before Will kindly picked her back up.  I'm surprised she didn't start crying or anything.

We finally got a picture of Rachel smiling on camera.  She has been smiling a lot more these past two weeks.  Usually it is when she is looking directly in our faces and we are talking to her.  It was just so cute.  I love having a little baby who wants to be held and talked to.  She is so much fun.
   I have two great girls.  What an absolute joy they are.  They are growing up so quickly I have to remember to enjoy every moment.