A Couple More Baby Comparison Shots

2 "Firsts" for Gabby Today! And one for Sofia too!

Today Gabby rolled over for the first time and went in the jumper (and liked it!) And Sofia told us for the first time she had to go poo poo and went on the potty. (She has gone poo poo before but only when we have caught her making "the face" and ran her into the bathroom. She totally brought it up this time.) She also had fun dressing up like a princess and wearing her new Dora swimsuit in her kiddie pool.
The first 3 photos are yesterday with me "assisting" Gabby on how to roll over. Then today she did it twice on her own. The key was to give her something to want to roll towards (me).
And funny note on the swimming - pullups are not meant for the water, this thing ballooned up so full, it looked like she had a gigantic booty (that's why she is laughing in the one photo and sort of squatting)

Gabby is 5 months old today!

Finally put her hair in a ponytail for the first time! It sticks straight up, it's hilarious. Then Sofia insisted on one too, so we have dueling ponytails. It's the summer of sundresses for Sofi - she wants to be a "princess" every day and it's so hot!!

Talkin' Bout.....My Girls!

Some Updates:
Sofia (27 months) - little miss talker, little miss independent. Terrible 2's have hit! She is a total mama's girl right now. She loves princesses and wearing dresses so I've started putting her in sundresses for daycare. (It's been super hot here anyway) She is wearing pull-ups full time and goes pee pee in the potty several times a day, when prompted. She has gone poo poo two times this week in the potty, so making progress there! Nelson said he say her try to get our of her crib this morning, so we may have to convert to a toddler bed sooner than later. She loves singing and has great pitch (Grammy Sue concurs). She knows some of the words to a lot of songs now, and I can almost always tell what she's singing by the melody even if I don't quite catch the words. She still loves swim class and her teacher Madison. Every morning on the way to daycare she says she hopes Lena makes waffles! Girl loves food like her mom and dad. Loves to hug and kiss Gabby too.
Gabby (5 months) - still the sweetest little soul. Trying really hard to sit up. Legs are getting stronger when you hold her up. No rolling over yet but great at tummy time, lifting her head pretty much up to 90 degrees. Now on 2 and a half naps a day - last nap has been getting cut short which is good because it's pretty close to bedtime. Drooling more now and trying to chew on things. Love music. Laughs out loud. Eyes seem to be changing to hazel and hair is starting to grow in lighter - brown with some red in it. Still in size 3-6 months and size 2 diapers. Taking most of her naps in her crib now. Woo hoo! Is on a 4 hour schedule (4 hours between feedings) and eating 8+ oz at a time. I'm still pumping at work but shockingly our supply is dwindling. My goal is to get her to 7 months/starting daycare before starting to supplement with formula.
Here are some pics from this morning:

Cool New Decor

A friend from high school posted a picture on Facebook of a sign someone gave her with her family name and all the family members on it...I liked it so much I called the place that made it (in Mississippi of all places) and they made me one and shipped it to Cali. Take a look!

Happy 4th of July!

Pretty mellow 4th - BBQ at Dad & Sue's. No meat because we are doing meatless Mondays! Sofia loved running around playing with Dad, Sue, Bob & Mary. Gabby took a great nap and was her usual happy self. We managed to catch a few fireworks when we got home, our neighbor across the street was setting some off. Next year we'll try and stay up for them - we are thinking about making Disneyland our yearly tradition :)

Disneyland for the 3RD of July!

Today we celebrated 4th of July a day early at D-land. Now that we have passes, we want to get our money's worth! Our plan was to leave at naptime and stay for fireworks. We left around 1pm and both girls took a short nap in the car, but we made great time so the nap lengths were not ideal. It was not very busy which was nice. It was hot, but not as hot as it had been projected. We went on some rides we didn't last time - Jungle Cruise, Winnie the Pooh - and others we had been on - Carousel and Small World. Met Winnie the Pooh & friends. Ran around Toon Town. Had a few treats but split them 3 ways :) fritters & ice cream! Had yummy BBQ at the Big Thunder Ranch (never did that before) Bought Sofia a cute Minnie cap. Discovered she is a klepto - she took a large Minnie Mouse from the store you have to walk thru to exit Small World. Didn't notice it til we got to the stroller. I walked her back there to return it, and on the way back she grabbed a princess barbie, again didn't notice it until we had left and had to go back. Ha!
We got some more family pix taken by the photographers there, and I just ordered the CD will all the pics from last time (and I added some cute borders and things too) So as soon as I get those I will post the best ones. I've seen them all online, they are fantastic!
But we were pooped by 8pm, and as soon as we heard the fireworks would be at 9:30pm not 9pm as we had thought, we decided to head home. Girls were asleep in the car in minutes.
PS the last photo is a Sofi/Gabby comparison with the Sword in the Stone.

Getting our 4th Spirit early

Haven't done a whole lot today because it's so freakin' hot! But the girls did get dressed up in red, white and blue to kick off the long weekend. Gabby also did a little tummy time - she can really push her self up to basically 90 degrees now. She is also putting anything in her mouth she can get, and will bite down on our fingers if we get too close. Wonder if she's teething??

Gabby's First Swim

Today we had a fun swim and BBQ at the Gordons' house with our Mommy & Me friends. And yes it was Gabby's first swim! She really seemed to like the water, it was very similar to how Sofi was when she first went in a pool. Sofia hd fun swimming with her friends and her favorite part was the ice cream sandwich she ate while on Ben's swing. Yum!

Weekend Fun at Home

First up - Gabby tried out her new (hand-me-down) Activity Center. She really likes it. She can stay in there about 10 minutes. Helps her build up some leg strength. She doesn't really like to stand while being held or put weight on her legs so this will be good for her. Sofia seems to like playing with this thing more than Gabby :)
Today I was gone for part of the morning so Nel hung out with the girls and they took some cute pics - he gave Sofia a cute ponytail! And he taught her all of the character names of the Star Wars toys he bought her at Disneyland. Her favorite: Darth Vader. She thinks his name is "dun-dun-dun dunta-DA-dunta-DA" (as in his theme music).