8 months

We have made to eight months with the girls.

At eight months Ivy:

rolls everywhere

is quick to smile at everyone

gets up on hands and knees

loves to eat everything

makes lots of sounds

loves to stand, with help

At eight months Lily:

Is a professional sitter

starting to roll places

just discovered she has legs and kicks them every time you pick her up

thinks Amelia is super funny

eats everything I feed her but only after making a face

holds her own bottle

claps for herself

Pet Peeves

I don't remember this from my last pregnancy, but then again I may have been a little more excited and less apprehensive but there are some things that have been really bothering me lately.

1. People asking me when I am due. I really think it is the same people over and over again. Yes, I look like am about finished, but it is twins and I am not there yet. Stop asking.

2. People asking me how I am doing. I know they are just trying to be caring and helpful, but I am fine. Most of the time tired because I am now uncomfortable and can't sleep. If I wasn't fine I wouldn't be at work, or church, or wherever I am.

3. People telling me how big, uncomfortable, or waddling I look. I need to hear what my doctor said which was, " You have been doing really well and not gaining much weight for twins." Qualify it all you want I am having twins and I will gain weight.

Maybe the problem is I just hate people in general. My students do not treat me any different because I am pregnant. They are still little stinkers and as much as it wears me out I appreciate them for being them.

I also love Amelia and what she does for me. She also treats me the same even though I am pregnant. She knows there are two babies in there but she still expects me to hide in under three seconds. Yeah, right.

Pet

Everything is going

I haven't posted for a while and thought I would catch up a little. Amelia continues to grow and learn. She makes me laugh every day. She is always giving me gifts for my "birthday" which are always in some bag or box. Just this evening I got my shoes gifted to me in a shoe box. She also has to rescue many things and is always saying "to the rescue!" Most the time I do not know what she is rescuing, but as long as she knows. We are slowing getting things together for the twins and I am a lot worried about how Amelia will take it when we actually have them and bring them home, considering when we bring anything else home she always says it is hers. She always wants to be a princess and build castles which gets a little tiring for me. She is a magnificent little person and I can't wait to watch her grow more.

Spring Break

Sometimes I love working at a year round school. Beside the fact that I have to start earlier the traditional, I get a two week spring break. It was a busy one this year. Here are some pics to show you. In no particular order.

Back yard visitors

Every year we get a few deer in our backyard. They have been especially close this year to eat from Paul's garden. Amelia went sledding for the first time. I wasn't sure what the reaction would be but we got to the bottom of the hill and she said, "Do it again." So it was a hit. She would even walk back up the hill herself. She would walk back right on the track for sledding, luckily on that track there weren't many people sledding. Do I look a little scared? I don't like sledding that much, but it was a nice, little, short hill.

Christmas

Yes, I am a little bit behind in my blogging but everything is going well. We had a great Christmas. This was a fun one because it was the first time that Amelia opened her own presents. It turned in to a very princess christmas but Amelia was not sad about that. I tried to get other things that weren't princess but it was hard.She had to show off the soap she got in her stocking. Cheese! She took everything out of her stockings one thing at a time. That took awhile. Have to have a Princess Crown. Another "cheese" moment. She could be a product model with how she is holding the soap.