Maia and Callia with Easter Bunnies
Maia's first swing ride
Callia's first swing ride
We are so happy that Spring is slowly creeping in. It has been such a long Winter to be inside and our living room is not so entertaining any more. We have been able to get out for some long walks lately - especially helpful since we are having some construction on our house and naptime is easier when we are out walking.
Callia is very close to rolling. She is schooching backwards and twisting more. I can imagine she is a bit frustrated seeing her sister moving all around. She really loves to sit in front of their book basket and pull out a bunch of books, sometimes opening them up to look at the pictures. It amazes me how much they both love stories at just about 9 months old! There are certain books that Callia responds to like "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"; she smiles and laughs at the end when he turns into a "beautiful butterfly". She also "smells" flowers in books and smelled a real one out in our garden the other day! Her smile still brightens my day and I have been calling her "Sunny". Both she and Maia are trying all kinds of new foods and Maia tends to love everything, Callia not so much. But we keep trying. They are both picking up Cheerios now so we are starting some finger foods. Can't wait until they can feed themselves!
Maia is crawling everywhere now and is trying to pull up to stand! She loves to find the toy baskets and tip them over so she can help herself. She also got her first tooth last week and is using it to bite down on the rubber tipped spoon when I feed her. She continues to make us laugh without trying by just making goofy faces. She laughs when she is tossed into the air, upside down or moved in any way. She likes to do downward facing dog (yoga pose) and we are practicing forward rolls (prepping for the Olympics someday). One cute thing Maia does now is she gathers all three of the "lovies" (small blanket animals) at bedtime to snuggle with. We usually just give her one and the others are in the corners but she now reaches out to get them to go to sleep!
Jason and I are doing well and excited for Spring. I look forward to getting out into my garden and Jason can't wait to start mowing the lawn again (ha ha). We are about to celebrate our 4th wedding anniversary in a few weeks and have planned a night out in Boston while our fabulous babysitter, Jenna stays with the girls. Have I mentioned how much we LOVE Jenna? I feel so lucky to have found her as she does so much to help us and takes incredible care of the girls. They truly adore her, as do we.
Happy Springtime to all!
Callia with her new BFF, Elmo
Maia practicing guitar with Daddy
Maia, discovering new places to hide
