Isla @7 months

She is the happiest, most content baby ever... seriously... she only ever gets upset when she is ready for a nap and then you know it's an easy fix. She is tough too... Maja can get pretty annoying at times and Isla just lets it slide.

I think I'm creating a little monster sleep wise though... she LOVES sleeping in our bed. And I don't blame her... the alternative is a tiny pack'n'play. Who would want that over a super comfy king size bed??? See, we only have two AC window units upstairs, one for Maja and one for us so poor Isla had to move back into our room because hers gets way too hot in this weather.

She is "this" close to crawling. She will get on all fours and move her hands but hasn't quite figured out how to move her knees.

Let's get this thing going again

What's new??

Maja has been talking up a storm: "more",  "cool", "all right" and of course "no" is still ranking pretty high. She has gotten really good at "Babcia" (Polish for Grandma)

She likes to pretend she talks on the phone. It's hilarious... she picks up anything that kind of looks like a phone even if it's just by shape and goes around the house saying "Hello?", "ok" over and over again as if she was talking to her best friend already :). And then of course Isla and I have to have a turn too.

She got her first time out at the sitter's the other day. She can be a stinker sometimes.

Well, this is it!

Jeff moved to WA last week which turned out to be a "bumpy" ride after a suicidal deer decided to run in front of him on the highway. He has a rental car until the insurance company figures out everything. We think the car is totaled :(

Me and the girls are just hanging out trying to keep this house as picked up as possible in case we have anyone coming to take a look. Man, it's hard work making sure everything is in tip top shape with two little ones... they are messy creatures!!

Let's hope the house sells soon and we can get this over with!

Here are a few recent photos of the munchkins

Maja @22 months

Can't forget about big sister :)

* She is going so much better speech wise and tries to repeat everything. She even started talking in her own language which is great because she used not make a peep other then some random noises. Now she has full on conversations with Isla and the little one giggles back at her so it makes me wonder if she understands Maja's gibberish

* everything ends with "Mom"... "Yes Mom", "No Mom", "Night, night Mom". It's too cute!

* she has had her very first taste of candy at the Memorial Day parade and we also let her have apple juice... she wasn't impressed with either :)

* she has a great eye for matching things. If she brings us one of something and you ask her to get "the other one", she will always bring the matching pair.

* speaking of eyes... she could put an eagle to shame when spotting a mail truck... the girls LOVES mail trucks and believe me... you will never miss one when Maja is around you. She actually recognizes the USPS logo because she will point that out too

* lately every time I say Isla is going to take a nap, Maja insists on taking one too. I LOVE it!! she will lay down and more often then not falls asleep which means at least two naps a day again :). If she doesn't fall asleep, she will just lay there singing to herself for a long time before she decides she is all done

* when she can't sleep, she will "camp out" at her door (she still has a gate there). She moves her pillow, blankie, bunny, baby and music box and lay down on the floor. I have found her asleep like that numerous times and every morning she does it too and reads books before she calls out for me

* she really enjoys doing everything herself

* still a great eater and prefers home cooked meals over anything else

* "No"... we hear that a lot

* she is obsessed with a duck that lives in our neighbor's pool. She must say "hi" to him every morning and checks on him regularly throughout the day.

* recently I painted her toenails for the first time and she really likes her "pretty toes"

* she loves being outside and playing with water at her water table and just about anywhere else other then her pool... she doesn't really want to get in her pool. Oh, and she will drink out of a hose :)

* jumping on the couch is one of her favorite pass times

* she has a pretty good ear for music... she can hum quite a few songs in tune

* her animal sounds are finally recognizable