Osh Kosh B'Gosh!!!

Oh my gosh! Little girls look soooo adorable in Osh Kosh B'Gosh overalls...and even cuter when they are sisters in (almost) matching overalls. Here are some of my favorites taken just because they were acting so sweet with each other.

How fast my little girls are growing up! Nevaeh has been looking like a 4-year old for a long time....but now even Taylor looks more like a little girl than a baby.

Happy Mother's Day

There are many reasons why I love being a mother. These pictures show one reason: Every night before I go to bed, I get to go peek in on my girls sleeping, and how peaceful, content, and comfy they look.

Strawberries

So this morning Nevaeh revealed that there is some of her Mommy in her afterall! Last night Nevaeh and I went to the first Farmer's Market of the year. Taylor was already down for the night so Daddy stayed home with her. We came home with yummy looking strawberries, blueberries, and cherries. If you know me, you know that I eat fruit like other people eat candy or cookies or chocolate, so I was thrilled!

This morning I asked Nevaeh to help me with the strawberries. As I took the tops off and sliced them, I had Nevaeh put them in a dish. Well, for every ONE piece of strawberry that made it into the dish, 3 or 4 more ended up in her mouth. Finally I had to tell her to stop eating them and put them into the bowl. Instead she replied, "Just one more last one, Mommy." So, I accepted that....until every strawberry she picked up after that was preceded by "Just one more last one!" as she stuffed them into her mouth. This is not working, I realized. So I asked her to hop down and find something to play with. She said, "I am not full yet!" and continued eating. I asked her again to stop eating them and her response was to ask me if I wanted one, so I took a bite from the piece of strawberry in her red, juicy fingers. Apparently that gave her permission to continue eating. As long as Mommy ate some, Nevaeh could eat some.

Pretty soon, Mommy and Nevaeh were snacking away....and now we need to go buy more to have enough for Mother's Day dessert tonight. :-)

Cheerios

Taylor is getting to be such a good eater. I was just telling Kaleb how funny it is that there is such a difference in how we parent Taylor versus how we parented Nevaeh at this age. What came up most recently is how well Taylor is able to pick things up and eat them - one of her favorites being Cheerios, as you can probably tell...

Just today we had a picnic at the park with MaMa and Taylor was picking up turkey, cheese, and Gerber Puffs like a pro. When Nevaeh was this age we kept her strictly on Puffs and her formula and baby food, and made sure to feed it all to her ourselves. This is still apparent now when she asks Pop Pop "Will you feed me?" when we go over to their house for a meal. No, this isn't just becaue Pop Pop is a sucker; she requests her Mommy and Daddy's assistance too. Last night we had beans and cornbread and we both fed some to Nevaeh, while Taylor sat, quite content, in her high chair and shovelled the food in herself. Maybe splitting time between the two of them has cured a little bit of our over-attentiveness to our babies. Now we just have to get Nevaeh out of the habit...

UPDATE...

Make that two teeth coming in for little Taylor Jean. With her fussiness and drool, I'm expecting more than that in the near future. I'll keep you updated.

Conversations with a 2-Year Old:
Yesterday Nevaeh asked for an apple as soon as I went into her room in the morning when I heard that she was awake...

Nevaeh: Can I have an apple please Mommy?
Me: Maybe later, first you need to have breakfast.
N: Don't say later! Can I have an apple right now?
Me: You can have an apple later, or no apple.
N: Don't say "no" or "later", only "yes"!
Me: (trying not to laugh) We'll see.

I really wish I had audio of our conversations all day. It is hysterical. I can't wait for Taylor to start chiming in too...who know's what we'll hear then. :-)

New Development!!!

Guess who's first tooth poked through, just shy of 9 months?! It has caused some grumpy days (and grumpier nights) but I am thrilled that she'll soon have some teeth in that adorable smile of hers!

Trip to the Coast

This past weekend Kaleb, the girls and I went to the coast with my parents and Ally. We had a good time playing at the pool and on the beach, as you'll probably be able to tell.

Nevaeh splashing in the toddler pool.

MaMa and her granddaughters. (She's gonna kill me for posting pics of her in her bathing suit. Shhhh!)

Stylin' Baby Tay

MaMa and the Cousins: Bella, Nevaeh, and Kaiya

Daddy and Mommy

Swings at the beach.....couldn't make Nevie any happier.

Even Taylor got her first ride in a swing.

Cute girlies.

"Baby" Tay looking like such a big girl in the swing!