Growing Babies

Talitha is a big girl. She's very proud of being a girl and makes sure you know that if you call her anything else. Two phrases you can hear from her often are "I'm girl" and "Me doot"--she wants to do everything herself. She even wants to use to potty just like her big sister and sometimes has success. However sometimes she over-estimates her abilities--like when she wanted to carry the stool out of the bathroom and crashed and somehow got a black eye. She can get in and out of her own bed and carseat in the van though. She loves to wear hats and jewelry and take care of her babies--such a femenine little girl. At her last check-up she was 21lbs--finally broke the 20lb mark at 19 months! She finally got some molars too--even though she was pretty proficient at eating just about anything already. Her dad likes to show you her tiny little pinky finger and say somehow he is wrapped around it--she is too cute and adorable for her own good sometimes.

Now, Josiah is growing too. He is now four months old. He no longer stays in one place, unless in a exer-saucer, and even then he spins around to see what's happening. If you leave him on the floor, he'll roll and struggle to get to something interesting. So far he mostly rolls to the right, but in a pinch he can roll left. At his last check-up he was 18.5lbs!! So when you put him next to his sister, they almost look the same size, and when you hold both of them, he feels heavier since he is so compact and doesn't hold his own weight up very well yet. It looks like he'll be getting a new carseat for Christmas if not sooner since his current one only lasts till 22lbs!