june & july

also, most of the way through august?
sheesh.
time sure flies when you've got two babies.
we've been a pretty busy bunch here the past couple of months.

and the big news: we're finally in our house!!!
it's exciting business.
here is a view from our front door:

it's already been an adventure and we've only been here a month. but rest assured, we are having fun getting settled in.

and now, the children!

nora is getting smarter and smarter by the day. such an articulate little thing for her age, and thank goodness! we've been working really hard on using our words instead of screaming (oh the screaming!) and the result has been wonderful. now she can communicate what she wants and i can understand her! happiness all around. most recently, she has FINALLY taken a liking to all things edible, so we're finally able to wean her off formula (she's been a supremely picky eater up until now; would much rather have starved than eat food). and mercy, if eating food hasn't improved her mood tenfold! i'm so happy that our child has discovered the magical world of culinary goodness. and just in time too- the doctor was getting so worried at nora's refusal of solid food, she was about to send her to an occupational therapist. hooray for nora!

also, you gotta hear this girl sing "twinkle twinkle little star". the cuteness!

claire has got to be one of the best babies in the whole world. maybe i'm just saying that because i had a nora-child first, but i really do feel that way about her. she sleeps through the night, from around 8:30 to around 5 in the morning; she takes substantial naps throughout the day; and is content to just smile and smile and smile between them. it's pretty amazing. she's also reaching her milestones a lot earlier than nora did- to which chris says "well that just goes to show you can learn a lot more when you're not screaming all the time." i think he might have a point there. in any case, we're just so thankful for our sweet little claire.

and there we are! hopefully in the future i'll remember to post more often on this blog, but you know. no promises. ;)