So much has been going on in the Yates household recently. We just got back from a week in Maine but I'll blog about that and put up pictures later. I haven't put them on the computer yet! The semester finally ended and Wayne and I were both so glad. Of course, I started my summer classes the very next week so I didn't really get much reprieve but they have been going really well. A lot less time consuming than I thought which is great and I can work on it just at night, after the girls are in bed. 
Jordyn is growing up so quickly. She talks so much I can't even believe it. Her favorite and really only TV show is Little Einsteins and she is learning so many words and fun things from that. Her two favorite words are "migration" and "oklahoma". A cute story though is that she told me yesterday that her belly was hurting and when I asked her how it felt her response was "it feels booby-trapped Mommy", another word from Einsteins! Last week we had a big milestone; after potty training for two months she had 10 days with no accidents! I couldn't believe it and was very excited. Of course we made a big deal about it and she got a new book to celebrate! She has just started the why phase but she usually doesn't just say why. It's more like "why you doing that mommy?" she wants to know everything that is going on. She has been so helpful with Landyn recently, even more so than usually which is so wonderful to see. She loves to hug and kiss her and bring her toys. We're still working on sharing but I'm starting to see improvement which is really encouraging. She really is growing into such a sweet girls who loves to hug and kiss everyone that comes over, who hugs her babies and reads books to Landyn. One of her favorite phrases is "I love this Mommy" and has been saying that about many things. I could go on and on about her but I wont. I'm just so proud of the pretty little girl she's becoming. Of course we have our frusterating moments, and sometimes entire days but she is such a great girl and we love her so much!
I just can't believe how much my girls are growing up. It's hard sometimes knowing that we might not ever hear that word said wrong again or know she won't need us to pick her up and carry her to her toys because she'll be getting them on her own, I'm just trying to memorize all the little day to day things before they're gone forever! Depsite the nostalgia I'm so loving all the changes and being able to see the girls they are becoming. It's amazing how much more I love them every day. Being a mom of two is great and we're really falling into a great routine. Having them both in bed by 9:30 isn't too bad either. We had a great time seeing some of you this past week and look forward to seeing a lot more of you this next month for our next vacation. We love you all!
Jordyn is growing up so quickly. She talks so much I can't even believe it. Her favorite and really only TV show is Little Einsteins and she is learning so many words and fun things from that. Her two favorite words are "migration" and "oklahoma". A cute story though is that she told me yesterday that her belly was hurting and when I asked her how it felt her response was "it feels booby-trapped Mommy", another word from Einsteins! Last week we had a big milestone; after potty training for two months she had 10 days with no accidents! I couldn't believe it and was very excited. Of course we made a big deal about it and she got a new book to celebrate! She has just started the why phase but she usually doesn't just say why. It's more like "why you doing that mommy?" she wants to know everything that is going on. She has been so helpful with Landyn recently, even more so than usually which is so wonderful to see. She loves to hug and kiss her and bring her toys. We're still working on sharing but I'm starting to see improvement which is really encouraging. She really is growing into such a sweet girls who loves to hug and kiss everyone that comes over, who hugs her babies and reads books to Landyn. One of her favorite phrases is "I love this Mommy" and has been saying that about many things. I could go on and on about her but I wont. I'm just so proud of the pretty little girl she's becoming. Of course we have our frusterating moments, and sometimes entire days but she is such a great girl and we love her so much!
Landyn is growing in leaps and bounds too! She will be 6 months tomorrow and I can't believe the changes just in the last week and a half. In the last week and a half she has cut her first tooth, started sitting up, begun crawling and finally started eating other baby food besides cereal (twice a day instead of once). I think she's hitting a growth spurt and she's become a lot more hungry recently. She is still so mild mannered and patient with everyone, it's wonderful. She loves to play with Jordyn and follows her all around the room. Before yesterday she wasn't crawling but she could roll and spin anywhere just to make sure she had Jordyn in her line of sight. Her tooth is coming through really well and while we had a few rough weeks waiting for it to break the skin she still did so well. She just started crawling yesterday and I got it on video today so hopefully I'll post it soon. It's very amusing and really hard to explain how she does it. Of course, she wants to chase Jordyn's crayons which doesn't make Jordyn very happy because as Jordyn says and Mommy usually says too, "she's very very little for crayons." She's also begun sitting up. It's only about 15 seconds at a time but she's getting better every day and I've been helping her practice! She'll be sitting up for minutes before we know it.
I just can't believe how much my girls are growing up. It's hard sometimes knowing that we might not ever hear that word said wrong again or know she won't need us to pick her up and carry her to her toys because she'll be getting them on her own, I'm just trying to memorize all the little day to day things before they're gone forever! Depsite the nostalgia I'm so loving all the changes and being able to see the girls they are becoming. It's amazing how much more I love them every day. Being a mom of two is great and we're really falling into a great routine. Having them both in bed by 9:30 isn't too bad either. We had a great time seeing some of you this past week and look forward to seeing a lot more of you this next month for our next vacation. We love you all!
