Sweet Sisters

Piper's not the only one who enjoys lounging around and watching television. . . .



Piper has now mastered getting out of her chair to the floor, but then doesn't really know why she wanted out of the chair in the first place. . . .

And here's a picture of our two sweet sisters, hanging out and relaxing:

Rosemary Sure Does Like Sweet Potatoes. . . .

All Tired Out

The babies are now awake much more than they are asleep (except for at night, thank goodness). At times, they play so hard and get so tired that they just fall asleep wherever they are. As Gary says, we love a sleeping baby, so I've been taking pictures of them whenever they get all tired out. . . .

Here's Piper:

Henry:

And Rosemary:

Rosemary is a Movie Star!

Last Sunday, Rosemary became our first child to roll over tummy-to-back. A few days later, she perfected the back-to-tummy roll as well. So far, she is the only baby who is consistently rolling at all (though Piper managed 4 tummy-to-back rolls in a row this afternoon). Luckily, Nana gave us a video camera for Christmas and we happened to have it sitting around and captured Rosemary's first roll. I apologize for the commentary, and especially the annoying cheering. Who would have ever thought that rolling over would be so exciting!! (And, I will admit to wearing my pajamas in the video, but I will not tell you what time of day it was.)

Earlier this week, Gary's mom sent us the link to Cute Things Falling Asleep, a blog which, as the name implies, features videos of cute things falling asleep. Then this morning, the blog was featured on the Today Show. Tonight we managed to catch our cute Rosemary falling asleep, which we think is much cuter than anything on that blog. . . .

A Big Growth Spurt

Gary and I have learned that babies truly grow in spurts. I can honestly see a baby in the morning, and that baby will be significantly larger in the evening. For instance, Henry's sleeper will fit when I put him to bed, and it will be too short when I wake him up. It amazes us every time a baby has a growth spurt, and we talk about how crazy it is all the time.

The other day I was in the kitchen (probably loading bottles into the dishwasher) and Gary in the living room feeding a baby when we started that familiar conversation -- how big the babies are getting. It went something like this:

Gary: Wow, Piper's hands are just huge.

Heather: Uh-huh.

Gary: I mean, they seriously look bigger than they did this morning.

Heather: They are growing fast.

Gary: And her head looks bigger, too. Everything about her is just bigger than it was this morning.

Heather: Uh-huh.

And then I walk around the corner from the kitchen to see this:



Now, look closely. What about this isn't right?

I'll tell you just in case you missed it: That baby is not Piper. That baby is Henry. However, since Henry is wearing a pink "Girl Power" bib (that, incidentally, Gary put on him), Gary assumed that Henry was Piper. Unfortunately, this is not the first time that Henry has been mistaken for Piper -- and the confusion usually results when Gary puts some pink item on Henry. . . . I guess with three infants we're going to mix them up every now and then!

She is Her Father's Daughter

When you see these pictures, you just have to wonder what could possibly capture Piper's attention like this?

Seriously, what could she be watching that is so interesting?


What could possibly be so entertaining that she is incapable of keeping up with anything else is going on in the room?

The television. She is her father's daughter. . . . Now I have two household members that won't listen to anything I say. Maybe Piper will also develop Gary's ability to answer all of my questions and carry on a conversation without ever actually knowing anything that I said.