A few more things

We had a few "developmental" appointments today, so I thought I would add a couple more updates. Stella and Zoe saw the eye doctor this morning (no pun intended). Zoe has astigmatism in her left eye and Stella has it in both eyes. Basically they will both have to start Kindergarten with glasses. We also had the NICU follow up clinic today. Surprisingly, everyone passed the hearing screen. It took a lot of energy and entertaining to have them not pull the ear piece out and just when you think you're managing them, they vigorously shake their head and out it pops. The follow up clinic consisted of the girls completing a couple of skill tests-putting cubes in a glass, stacking blocks, dumping an item out of a container, playing catch and they colored for the first time! They did well and passed with flying colors!

I have a feeling that we are fast approaching the "terrible two's".. triple that in our case I guess. We have gone from throwing full body temper tantrums to hitting and biting ourselves/toys or each other. Abby is notorious for this-and the only reason that we know this is because she is the only one that has all her teeth that match the full circle of teeth mark. Stella has become her victim as of late as you can see in the following picture. I think that I counted a total of 8 bites....and she got her good on the cheek a couple of weeks ago. Obviously we are open to ANY suggestions.



Stella and Zoe have finally decided that they can handle walking on their own. They are far from keeping Abby's pace, but enjoy walking alone. They have the Zombie in a horror move pace going on.


We are attempting to do away with pacifiers. So far, not going too bad as we are only using them at bedtime. Along with brushing our teeth and climbing the steps to bed, we have also started a new ritual...dancing (Usually to the same 2 songs). So, turn up the volume and watch as Abby demonstrates (one of my favorite videos)!

We have added the girls to the chore list. They have been good about helping pick up toys and giving you items when you ask. Here they are helping with the laundry...okay it's more like pulling clothes out of the laundry basket so we can rock and play in it.



Reading has become a favorite as we start to use more words. Abby's new thing is "what's this"?





A couple of weekends ago when my parents were here, we learned how to say "Bert" and now we say it all the time, especially when we find our Bert Sesame Street toy. Abby also helped grandpa inspect his tools when he passed through the living room on his way to make our new bathroom in the basement.




In closing, I will leave you with a few photos from our 2nd round of hair cuts. This time went A LOT smoother. We took them to a shop that specialized in kids cuts (and check out the cool things you sit on as they cut your hair!)

Getting ready to go:



The Cuts:

Stelly and a buddy...

This will be it for me tonight with the updates...This is a short video of Stelly doing the "mowgli walk" (obscure reference from the Jungle Book), which is something that Abby did prior to starting to walk independently. This is funny because she refuses to let go of Bert. Thanks for stopping by. We will continue to post as we can, hopefully on a more continual basis.

Rockarockarocka!!!

Zoe is demonstrating what has become a post-dinner ritual at the house...only for Stelly and Zoe, though. It's truly a fun thing to watch, and amazing as well-because I think out of the few months they have been doing this--Zoe's only flipped out once--their balance is pretty dead on. Both will chant "Rockarockarocka!!", prior to doing this and then during. Goofballs.

...Are you talkin' to me?

We bought the girls a little tee to play with--figured we would give them something different to try--anyways...As Carey has eloquently mentioned prior, the girls (Stelly and Zoe) will hit the ball off with their hands, while Abby takes no interest in doing anything of the type. Why you ask? Because she has a bat and doesn't need to, that's why. I'm not going to argue with her. As the picture shows.......she's not messing around. We have to frequently take "breaks" (time-outs) away from the bat--because it is used as a "motivational tool" by Abby towards her sisters. She does well with this for the most part.

Zoe and Daddy.

This is Zozo and I just snuggling. I'm really enjoying where the girls are at with their ages...It is truly the best of both worlds. We can wrestle/rough-house, and then when we are done, take a nap and snuggle. It definitely makes me realize how worthless I was when they were "little beans". As you can tell we are giving "sexy face" to Mommy.

Big smiles!!!

Abby's started doing this attention seeking thing which is fun right now--she really gets into it as you can tell. Pretty silly little girl.

1st quick update from the Fox Den....

First things first. Everyone continues to be on the move at the house, and each day brings with it more of the "sillies" as well. This is a pretty good little video that illustrates this. Stella is pushing the little train while Zoe is pushing her walker. These guys won't even think twice about running over toes....be warned. Yes, that is Abby with a bat. For the most part she does well with it...for the most part. You'll want to turn your volume up pretty loud for this one.