Indian on a Monday

Oh yeah! Made Indian food on a Monday! And it was delicious! Fried fish in Indian spices with quick-pickled onions, yogurt and cilantro in naan. And on the side: Garam Masala stir-fried bindi (okra). Yummo!

Mr. Gray

My “Mr. Squishy”, “Mr. Snuggles”, “Big Fella”. He’s snuggly and smiley. Very infrequently is he just “chill”. Gray is either on a real high or he’s on a real low. He’s emotional and feels deeply. He’s crawling all over the place and likes to try and pull himself up on things. It’s common to think he’s sitting still and hear a big thud realizing he’s just fallen over onto the hardwood floors. But he’s learned that it’s no big deal. He picks himself up and tries again. He’s already started the big older brother gig with taking Caroline’s toys and taunting her with them all the while, watching and laughing as she starts crying. In the morning we can walk into the nursery to find sitting up gripping the bars of the crib just smiling at and talking to us, waiting for one of us to get him out of there! He’s the big eater out of the two (that’s not obvious) that just continues to seem to want more and more. His hair is growing in fast, making him look like a chia pet. He loves to be tickled on his tummy with daddy’s beard. And he loves the outdoors, the sunlight and the cool breeze. And he will chew on anything within arm reach!

Sweet Caroline

My sweet little Caroline. She is the stoic one of the two. Her two little bottom teeth were coming in at the same time and there was minimal fussing and no drooling. Her smile has only gotten bigger as she’s gotten older. I wish I had a video of her laughing, as it sounds more like a panting. She’s crawling and pushing herself up. When she gets sleepy she rubs her ear and will simply lay her head down wherever she is just to get some shut eye! She’s talking and learning that voice of hers. And she’ll eat anything I give her! Her newest eat was avocado. The initial “yuck” face quickly passed as she realized it was something she enjoyed. As you can see in the picture, her little soft drum is a favorite as she buries her face in it each time it lights up and plays music. She and her daddy love to fly around the house with the Star Wars theme song in the background. And she has become the snuggler with all things soft – the girl loves a “lovie”. Lastly, Sweet Caroline is becoming her song, with big smiles emerging during “so good, so good, so good”.

7 Months

Can't believe we're on the other half of approaching one year! Gray is crawling and Caroline is scooting around. Both are sitting up really well! Both are getting into solids. Gray has two teeth and Caroline is about to have two break through. Their both full of smiles and laughter and are so much fun to be around! They're beginning to notice each other more and find one another so funny. Many times we look at them laughing and giggling together. I've also found that no matter what direction I lay them in their cribs they turn themselves so that they face each other. They're so much fun!

Not sleepy

As you can see, Gray has learned to sit up and therefore isn't too interested in naps any longer. But I love walking into their room in the morning to find their little turtleheads pop up to greet me!