The better to bite you with...

Isla has two teeth! I didn't even notice because she hasn't been really fussy at all. Quincy felt her teeth at swim lessons today. What a strange feeling to put your finger in her mouth and actually feel teeth! Especially since I have been expecting them for so long and feeling nothing but gums so often. I was almost afraid to nurse today. Today was our last swim lesson until Spring when they start up again. I'm impressed with how well they do. They can sit on the edge of the pool and fall into the water to us. They don't mind being dunked, and they both seem to be kicking a lot. We are going to miss swim lessons. I think the next thing I want to do is a music class. I love this picture of her on her rocking horse because she loves that thing! It is a new acquisition from Grammy.

It has been a pretty rough week around here. Both the girls and I have been sick with a cold for the past 3 days. I actually called in sick to work on Thursday! The sound of them sniffling is so heartbreaking and Isla actually holds her breath and then gasps for air. The humidifier has been running nonstop and they are thankfully, a lot better.

They are sleeping through the night thanks to a little sleep training (letting them cry at night). I went to visit Stephanie in Humboldt and she said that she finally had to do that for her twins. Then I talked to a friend whose 16 month old still isn't sleeping through the night and she can't do sleep training because she can stand up and throw herself back against the crib and hurt herself. So, I figured now was the time. As difficult as it was the first few nights, I am so so glad we did it. They hardly even wake up now, and if they do it is only Fiona for a few minutes. It is amazing what a few nights of uninterrupted sleep will do for you. Of course, the girls being sick did throw a wrench into it for the past few nights because I can't let them cry when they are sick.

We have a nanny! She started on Wednesday, which wasn't the greatest day to start because they were just getting sick. She is going to tidy up too and I was pretty stunned and impressed when she asked where the mop was! I've never hired anyone to clean my house and it felt kind of strange. Good strange. She didn't actually have time to do too much cleaning this time because the girls only slept for 3o minutes and apparently Fiona cried much of the time. She seemed pretty exhausted when I got home from work. She is speaking Spanish to the girls which I am excited about. She will be coming while Euan is at school, so only on Wednesdays until November when it will be Tuesdays and Fridays.

The girls can both sit up really well and are really thinking about crawling. They are both getting up on all fours and rocking back and forth. They sometimes get enough momentum to jump forward a bit. Today on the changing table, Fiona actually did put one knee forward. It won't be long now until we have to babyproof. In fact, I should probably be starting that now.

They are starting to crack each other up. I put them down on our bed right before bedtime and ran to get my nursing pillow. I could hear them squealing with laughter. I tried to capture it on film. I'm going to see how it turned out and maybe I will post it.