Play Time Pics

Today was PICTURE day for sure...here's some from when we played inside today.

Sofia Graduates from Swim Class

Today Sofia graduated from Parent & Me swim class. She has been taking class with Nel or I since she was just over a year old. She can now hold her breath underwater, float on her back, and swim several strokes on her own, so she will now start "Baby Grad" class in the water alone with an instructor and two other kids.
What's ironic is she did not want to go to swimming anymore. She told us this morning, she didn't want to to swimming anymore. I was only able to convince her by telling her that Gabby and I would come watch. So it's sweet irony that when we arrived at class they told us she would graduate today. So we got to be there for it! I took some video - she got a certificate and got to ring the bell, and the whole place applauded for her. It was super sweet.
Pics and two videos below - one of her swimming and the bell ceremony!

Gabby had fun watching, or rather snacking

Sweet little faces

Gabby's Forward Facing!

We had a really fun weekend, no "plans" (except Sofia's classes) and despite a few major 2-year old temper tantrums (WOW like the hard core screaming yelling freak out ones!). Lots of walks, and Gabby's first swing outside alongside her sis (sadly no pics) and we moved her forward facing. Which she appears to like! Sofia's pretty excited about it too!

The Mouths of my Babes

Mouth updates:

Sofia's stitches finally dissolved/fell out (they were gone when we picked her up from daycare yesterday). Small red scar which should fade. See below for pics.
Gabby's top 4 teeth are coming in well - pics below.
Click on pics for larger images

(not a great pic but you can see her teeth well in this one!)

Look Ma no stitches!

Gabby = self feeding, sign language & 4 new teeth

The pics below of Gabby are from her lunch today. I let her feed herself. She made a mess but it was so cute. She did pretty well with the spoon. She is actively using the sign for "more" and this girl loves to eat so we see it a lot. You can also see her top 4 teeth coming in in a few of the photos (click to enlarge).

Plus a bonus shot of Sofia playing in the playroom! I used an app on my phone to change the color of the photo - looks cool!

This is the sign for "more" (above)

(click for tooth shot above!)

Paint & Play

Today we had a lot of fun around the house - Sofia did some painting and Gabby practiced walking by pushing a toy up and down the hallway (she sticks our her tongue - it's really cute as you can see). We also had fun outside the house - Sofia has gymnastics and we hit up the mall for a stroll. And Nelson and I both got our workouts done and can spend the rest of the night watching TV. I'd call that a good day!

Photo Requests

Sofia asked me to take her picture today - so I did! I also got a great pic where you can see Gabby's top teeth coming in. All 4 front teeth are coming in but you an see the outer two most right now. Vampire baby - just like Sofia was! (click on the photo to enlarge)

Pillow Time & Bath Time

A few pics from today - Gabby this morning playing in our bed, and bath time tonight, playing with their new Octopus bubble blowing bath toy (a gift for Gabby's birthday but Sofia assumes it's all for her too!) The last pic is a close-up of Sofia's "booboo" - the scab has completely fallen off but the stitches haven't dissolved yet. Looks so much better!