Eating Fists and Smacking Lips

Both activities are all the rage with Emma and Mia.  Emma can practically fit one fist in her mouth, and is now going for two.  Mia learned the lip smacking thing from her sister, and now does it constantly.  She sticks her tongue out over her upper lip and presses down and makes a smacking sound.  She loves it!  Emma is also practicing blowing raspberries and usually has spit bubbles visible on her mouth. 

Emma practices sitting up in a double stack of boppy pillows. She loves it!

Mia's shirt says it all, and her wish came true...

We had a busy weekend with many visitors and work around the house.  Grandma and Grandpa Lund, and Uncle Pete were all in town.  It had been a month since they'd seen the girls, and they've really grown since then!  On Saturday, the O'Leary family stopped by to meet Emma and Mia.  The girls were in a happy, smiley mood and were checking out Harper, who is 14 months old.  Harper was very nice to the girls, and even offered Emma part of the chicken strip she was eating!  

Grandma Donna rocks Emma to sleep.

Mia rocks to sleep in her swing.

Saturday night Matt and I snuck out to Wild Ginger for dinner to celebrate my birthday.  It was the first time in a long time that we got to eat dinner alone (and with two hands!).  Of course, our conversations turned to the girls much of the time. And we made it an early dinner so as to get home before "fussy time." But we were out on our own and that's what counts. The girls had a blast while we were gone and we avoided fussy time altogether.  Hooray!

On Sunday, the Bunch family stopped by  and we got to meet the adorable Marjorie. It will be fun to get all three girls together when Emma and Mia go visit Grandma and Grandpa in Richland.  

Matt's friend and co-worker Brian also stopped by with his wife and daughter, who all took turns holding the girls, giving Matt and I a break.  We even got to sit outside on the deck in the sunshine - a rare treat so far this year!  

The work around the house entailed preparing several areas for new carpet.  As a result, our closets and bedroom were emptied into the kitchen, dining room and living room - adding to the already cluttered areas. I'm happy to report that the new carpet looks beautiful, especially with the new paint job downstairs. And it is so soft on our feet!  Now, we just need to move everything back where it was. The fun never ends...