Adalyn found her voice!

I'm sitting here eating lunch at the kitchen table listening to the loud coos and chatter of little Adalyn. She started to get more vocal this weekend and Paisley is just swinging away looking at her sis:) Paisley has been the super chatty one until recently and now it's hard for me to know which one I hear without looking over at them!!!

Adalyn also found her thumb again yesterday and seems to be going for it more often now. Paisley continues to suck on her entire hand and sometimes finds that thumb for a while. Yesterday, she was laying down and grabbed her feet with her hands. I think she was surprised to find out that they were attached to her:)

They are both grabbing at toys and enjoying their awake time so much. Adalyn is sleeping through the night most of the time, but still has her days here and there. Paisley still gets up around 2-3 most nights and then sleeps until about 6:30 when her sister gets up. Hoping they'll both get onboard with sleeping through the night very soon:)

Time for oatmeal:)

We had the girls' four month doctor appointment yesterday (they are actually 4 1/2 months) and were excited to hear that the girls were looking fabulous and...

...we get to start them on oatmeal!!! So excited for this next stage in their lives. I ran to Target last night to pick up some oatmeal, rice cereal, and baby food to start out with. Dr. Schaefer said we can do rice or oatmeal and everything that I read online showed that most babies either hate rice cereal or get super constipated with it, so we decided to start with oatmeal. Dad held Adalyn and I had Paisley and we sat at the table for the first feeding, which was pretty funny. The girls didn't seem to like it a whole lot and most of it just ran down their faces, so we'll keep trying and incorporating some new foods every few days. They suggest we wait 3 days between each to ensure they aren't allergic to any of them.

They are also doing really well both in size and development. Adalyn weighs 15 lbs and 12 oz now and Paisley is 15 lbs and 2 oz. Adalyn is in the 75th percentile for weight and Paisley is in the 50-75th percentile. Our little peanuts are doing so well...we are so lucky:)

First trip to Lake Dodo!

One of dad's favorite winter activities is deer hunting. He doesn't do it for the kill or to bring home the bacon, but for the camaraderie of being up north with everyone. So, dad asked me if we could bring the girls up for deer opener so the girls could meet everyone up there. Dickie and Donna (aka Grandma and Grandpa Ryan) have lots of really great friends and we wanted them to be able to see how darn cute the girls are:)

We packed up the car and took off around noon on Saturday and stayed until Monday around the same time. The girls did pretty well considering the amount of people around and the new environment. Their sleep was off a bit just due to everyone coming and going, but they did great! Here are a few pics from up north and some car photos...take note of the amount of stuff we had to bring up for the girls. We filled the truck bed almost completely.

Dad's excited to get them up there again. It will be cute to see them in their little swimsuits this summer wading in the water:) Mom better buy some water shoes since we'll both need to be in the water with them:(

Four Months old!

Happy Four Months, Adalyn and Paisley!!! Wow, how you have grown over the last month. You have grown out of those fussy days and into such fun babies. You smile, laugh, and coo non-stop now. Mom and dad talk back to you and you just talk, talk, talk. Paisley is really vocal and I think sometimes Adalyn is amazed that you are still going:) She's waiting for her turn to get a word in sometimes, little Pais.

You two are becoming best of friends already. You notice each other more now and will smile and acknowledge the other. If we lay you down next to one another you will ultimately end up almost face to face, body to body, with your hands touching at some point every single time. You always want to be close to each other, which is so sweet.

You can sit up a little bit with help now, but are still very wobbly! The bumbo chair will keep you sitting up for a few minutes until you get sick of that. You are also getting a little better at tummy time. Paisley, you will now lift your head to look around and kick your feet a little bit. Adalyn, you now raise your head up for brief moments, but scream the entire time:) Neither of you really like tummy time yet. Mom probably hasn't been as good as she should be with making you lay on your tummies because you hate it so much. That's how you'll begin to crawl, though, so we need to strengthen those heads, necks, and spines.

As for mom and dad, we are enjoying every day with you two and can't believe how much you are growing each day! We are so blessed and love you so much!!!