Growing Up So Sweetly

Time is ticking with only 4 weeks until our little boy is born! I simply can not believe how quickly time is flying! The basement project is complete and we are slowly getting things organized around here. The girls continue to crack us up and provide joy to every day! They suddenly seem to be growing up very quickly with the development of their vocabulary and their ability to understand so much of what is going on around them. They don't grasp the concept that they are going to be big sisters, but they have made the correlation when I say come say hi to your brother, they will come over and touch or kiss my belly. You can imagine how touching this is to me! I can not wait to see how they will react, I hope they love him so much. They have a cradle, changing table and highchair for their baby dolls that they have been playing with a ton. I love to see them love their babies and feed them with little bottles. I think I will have three little helpers, most likely on their terms.

There are so many adorable things that go on throughout the course of the day, but I will just mention a few.

Taylor still loves to dance and spent at least 5 minutes yesterday watching her reflection dancing in the glass of the fireplace. She was putting on quite the show...for herself! She also loves to sing her ABCs. She picked up on the song really quickly, and does a great job through G, then it sort of dwindles, but she sings it all day long! Although I hate to see her cry, I have to say it is pretty cute, because she opens her mouth really wide and closes her eyes really tight and walks around. I tell her to open up her eyes so she doesn't hurt herself, but of course she doesn't, except once in a while she will peek to see if someone is watching her. So, I think it is part sad/upset/hurt, part an act. Huh, we may be in for a wild ride with this one! Taylor is still an awesome eater, she will eat almost anything. Never a worry about her, although when she is done she is done. When she decides she is finished we must swiftly remove the plate before she begins to play which has a tendency to get real messy! Oh, and she no longer walks around, she pretty much runs everywhere. She loves to be chased, unfortunately I have little energy for this these days.


Sydney is a character! She has the best giggle and seem to find humor in her sisters the most frequently. Last night she seemingly sang her sisters to sleep, it was adorable. Chris and I were sitting downstairs and around 7pm still heard her. She was singing softly while here sisters were quiet. She will repeat a word over and over, louder and louder until someone repeats the words and confirms that they are listening to her, then she will stop. Pretty cute. She really doesn't eat much for lunch, but chows down on breakfast and dinner, often scoping out here sisters' plates for leftovers. Syd also loves to point and name her body parts. Usually it is her eyes, ears, head, hair, etc. She also like to point to her sisters' parts, sometimes putting her finger in their mouth and getting the unpleasant surprise of a bite. She has also become so much more social with new faces.

Brooke is still the little clown. She loves to get attention and do silly things to make us laugh. She has the best little smile that is filled with mischief, I think I have pretty much said that from the get go. She is very into accessories, the first thing she notices on visitors is accessories, watches, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, etc. Brooke loves to play with hair, she can't get enough of playing with a pony tail, no matter who it belongs to! Her new game is to get your attention, and chase her around. The giggles/screams she let out when you catch her are awesome, she loves that part the most! She still loves her morning nap, whether her sisters join her or not it makes no difference, she needs it and awaits it!
They enjoyed these beads...kept them busy all day long! Gotta love that!