Epidemic

Now, my dad's sick. :-(

First Tooth

In the midst of all the sickness, sneaky little Anna Claire went and cut her first tooth. We found it Monday morning. She is so proud of herself. YAY, baby girl!!

Pictures soon...

Sick, Sick, and...Sick

Yep, all three of us. Mallory, Anna Claire, and I all caught Walter's illness, and it was evil. I am so thankful that the girls didn't seem to get the worst of it; although, the poor things still puked and pooped all weekend and it doesn't seem to be completely over yet. All I can say is that I have never, in all my life, been so ill. I'm sure I can say the same not just for my husband and daughters, but also for my mom, brother-in-law, and nephew, all of whom succumbed to this vicious, vile virus over the past few days! Who will be next??? I hope no one else in my family has to go through what we've been through.

Today was my first day back to work since Friday. I am exhausted, so I will spare you anymore of the hideous details, but I cannot close without saying thank you, thank you, thank you to my dad and Walter's mom who both came to our rescue more than once over the past seven days. We love you (and hope you don't get sick, too, since you were the only ones brave enough to enter our house during the "invasion").

A Hairy Situation

Mallory has a head-full of hair, which tends to have a mind of its own. She can wake up from sleeping with some pretty scary hair...
This picture doesn't even do this hair-do justice. I betting on pigtails by her first birthday! Anna Claire, on the other hand, has a long way to go still.

Sick Day

Walter is really sick and has spent most of the day in the bed, so my daddy came over tonight to help me feed the girls and put them to bed.

Walter really needed some medication, but I couldn't leave the girls here with him, and I couldn't take the girls out in the freezing cold. So, I called my dad in case he was on his way home from work to see if he could run through the drugstore and get a few things Walter needed. He didn't asnwer his cell, so I called home and my mom answered -Daddy was already home. He was immediately dispatched to CVS for emetrol, saltines, and ginger ale, and he stayed to help out. Thanks, Daddy!!!

Here's to hoping the girls and I don't catch whatever Walter has.

Eight Months Old

It is so hard to believe that Anna Claire and Mallory are eight months old today. That's as long as they were inside me. Wow, can sixteen months pass by in a hurry!Both girls are getting really close to crawling now since Mallory has suddenly taken to enjoying tummy time which, in the past, hasn't been her favorite. Still no teeth for Anna Claire, but I just know the first one is coming any day. Both girls are very verbal. Mallory can make the b, d, and m sounds, and Anna Claire has just started saying mmmm.... She still screams and shrieks loudly FOR FUN! They are both such sweet girls who laugh all the time and fuss very little.

They love their solids and are doing great on level two, which besides some new and exciting varieties don't seem all that different from level one; although, they do gag on the thicker mixed-fruit yogurt. Also, I think I've decided that they will not eat jarred meat; I just can't make them do it. Yuck!

Both girls have become a little leery of strangers, especially Anna Claire (she gets very upset in the presence of unfamiliar people), but we are working on that by getting out and about a bit more. Hmmm...what shall we plan for this weekend?

New Shoes

The girls got their first pair of "real" shoes this weekend - prewalkers, they're called. Not that we are anywhere near walking, and I'm not sure I would even classify Anna Claire and Mallory prewalkers, but it was time for them to have some really nice shoes that they'll be able to wear for a while as opposed to the sweet little "baby" shoes that are typically satin or some similar fabric and tie with a bow like they've been wearing. The new shoes are white leather with a Velcro strap and a cute little white leather flower on the top of each.

We went to Stride Rite where they were fitted for a size 2. They were actually each a size 1 1/2, so we went up a size to leave room for growth. They even had their picture taken by the nice sales lady. Okay, so it isn't the greatest picture - you can't even see the shoes (I've taken a picture of the picture below - sorry about the flash), but she did take two, so I'll have one for each of the girls' baby books.
And, how cute do they look in their new overalls?