Oliver: One Brave Cat

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Tickle me Elmo

It's about time!

Sorry it has been so long. Mexico and moving have been pretty all consuming. Mexico was beautiful. Perhaps not as restful as last time when I was free to lay in the sun, drink margaritas and play cards for as long as possible. Don't get me wrong... I still drank margaritas and played cards but the babies really interfered with my tanning time. I'm sad to say I'm as white as the day I left. The babies did great! They were awesome on the plane. It was Quincy and Emmerson, Carly and I and the girls. It went better than expected. However, as always, once we reached Mexico we had a series of small catastrophes. Surprisingly, none involved the girls. Just a quick sampling of some of the calamities members of our group faced: arrival at the airport with the wrong passports, head lice, sand fleas, sea urchins, lost passports....I could go on. Surprisingly, despite it all, I think we all had a fantastic time. The girls loved the pool and even went to the beach, and into the ocean for the first time. It will be awhile before we attempt this again as I quickly realized that sand and babies are a bad bad combination. They also got to eat lots of new foods as my dad did not get the memo that they were only able to eat one new food a week. Every time I turned around they were trying something new: baked potato with butter and sour cream, cookies, rice and beans, margaritas... okay maybe not the last one. I'm happy to say that this rapid introduction of new foods didn't seem to have any negative effects.

Fiona is a speed crawler these days and loves to practice standing up. Her favoite thing to do is to blow raspberries, which can be hazardous at mealtimes. She weighs almost 16 pounds,which is only the 7th percentile. This may be due to the fact that she is kind of a picky eater. However, she is in the 50th percentle for height and head size. She babbles a lot and screams with delight when she does something amazing. She regularly says dada and mama. She dances by bobbing her neck so that her head moves from side to side, East Indian style. She is finally getting her bottom teeth and some hair- it looks like it will be curly. She thinks her sister is really funny.

Isla is also crawling but at a bit slower pace than Fiona. She is practicing waving a lot and is always moving her hands. She loves bathtime and likes to practice standing up in the tub, which inevitably leads to some tears. She is a great eater, which may be the cause for her weighing in at 19 pounds (61st percentile). She is in the 90th and 97th percentiles for height and head size respectively. She loves to be read to and babbles a lot. She says dada mostly. She is usually good natured but when she gets mad- her cry is heartbreaking. She has a funny laugh where she wrinkles her nose and sniffs while baring her teeth. Sounds strange, I know, but it is really cute. She is getting a top tooth and her bottom two are pretty much in. She thinks her sister is hilarious.

They both love Oliver and he is pretty surprised that they can chase him around now. He tolerates them pretty well though. They are loving the new house with all of the carpet. It is funny to see them both tearing down the hallway towards you at the same time. Here are some pictures.