And this one is teething?!

My mom swore that Lana was teething, and I swore that she wasn't. After all, Julia got her first teeth at six months, and Lana's not even four yet. But then today, she chomped down on my finger and by golly I think I felt a tooth in there. She hasn't officially cut any yet but it looks like she's well on her way.

My goodness these girls are growing up so quickly....

First day of school!

Julia had her first day of school today. She'll be going two days a week for three hours, to a Mother's Day Out program down the street. She was excited until we got there and I explained that I'd be leaving her there for a little bit. Then we walked into a room of crying toddlers and she started to panic. 

I hid and watched until she calmed down. I couldn't help it. I hid behind a bush and waited for her to stop crying. Then I finally got a grip and left. The teachers said she did fine when I went to pick her up, but she definitely seemed out of sorts. She calmed down quickly though, and she'll be fine as soon as she gets the routine down and understands that Mommy always comes to get her by lunchtime.

Here are a few pics from the morning:

"Smile, Julia? Oh great thanks."

Update

So.... I'm a little late on a 3-month and 21-month update for the girls. Here's a quickie one for the books.

Julia

Likes:

• talking, talking, talking nonstop (as of now we're getting 3-4 word sentences and short conversations)
• going under things
• ice cream
• the pool
• bathtime
• outside
• playing pretend
• Curious George
• wearing the exact same thing as people around her
• imitating everything
• Scrappy
• all things trucks, trains, motorcycles, cars, and construction machinery
• soda (vitamin water)
• identifying ownership of all things 
• her family

Dislikes:

• reason
• bugs
• dirty hands
• being told "no"

Lana

Likes:

• Mom and Dad
• batting at toys
• nursing
• the first 15 seconds of tummy time
• kicking in the bathtub
• ceiling fans
• drooling
• chewing on fists
• talking to Mom
• being very serious
• sleepsacks and pacifiers

Dislikes:

• having her nose cleaned out
• people sneezing
• being overtired
• getting out of the bathtub
• swaddles

Photo dump

We are rounding out 21 months and 3 months! Time is flying (yet also sometimes it goes so so slowwww...). Julia is diving headlong into the terrible twos, and Lana is starting to really get interested in the world around her. Never a dull day around here.

Just photo dumping today, so here it is:

Goofy in the tub

Laughing

Sweet girl when she wants to be.

I love something about the smooshy droopy baby-on-her-side face.

She's getting so active now.

Discovering the lower half of her body...

Trying oh so hard to roll over...

And then getting stuck when she does.

And this is usually how tummy time goes...

Fortunately Mom is there to flip her back in exchange for a half smile.
(Isn't she starting to look like Robert here?)

Bath time for Julia

Ever since Robert took Julia for a six-week session of swimming lessons, she's been LOVING bathtime. She splashes, blows bubbles, and generally makes a big wet mess of the bathroom. I can't wait for Lana to get a bit bigger so we can bathe the girls together!

(and can you tell I was playing with my white balance?)

"If you're happy and you know it then your FACE will surely show it..."

Our current method of rinsing her hair. She totally doesn't get the concept of "look up!" so we bought this contraption instead. It's mildly successful.

Sleep is magical

Lana is rocking the sleep lately (is she just easier than Julia or do I have a much better idea of what's normal and how to handle infant sleep?). So, despite the fact that I know it has almost nothing to do with me, it still makes me feel like an awesome mom. Now we're just in a holding pattern until she can go a little bit longer between naps and we can set up a daily routine.

Also, I'm working on justifying a nice, new expensive camera as an upcoming gift, so I'm trying to get better with the one I have now.

So, those two things combined equal:

  

It's not a photo update without a fingers and toes shot...

So here they are in all their itty glory. :)