M reading with Dad

Some things Em's been up to

Playing 'nappy hats' with Dad at bedtime

Wearing Mum's Ug boots (they come up higher than her nappy!)

Putting Emily 'away'

Counting Dad's business cards (while sitting 'up high')

Wearing Dad's belt

... and his shirt!

Just a little bit over?

Emily's had a bit too much milk

HA!

The Crucible of Night Waking

So we've had two nights of both girls waking - a lot! Emily has had temps as high as 39.4 (ouch) and Jemima pulled her '2am, 4am, 6am feeds' trick. Jon and I have both been quite exhausted. Especially with Emily unwell during the day too and Jemima still so little so we're still figuring her out. Its certainly trying us!!

Jemima Smiled!

Yesterday our lovely little Jemima smiled for the first time -- while Jon and I were both watching!!

A Family Outing

Our route to a weekend cafe outing....

Emily-isms

Sitting in her highchair having finished her meal and wanting to get down, Emily both signs and says, "all done", then, in case we didn't understand, adds, "K?"
Latest sentence: "Dada did pop-pop"
Latest phrase: "up high"
Latest interest: pushing a 'walker' - a kind of trolley designed for beginning walkers... this one makes a horrendously loud noise and we think that's why Emily likes it to much. It suits her noisy personality! We've had to restrict it to use in the lobby (reception staff don't even try to smile politely anymore!) for sanity's sake. Emily calls it her 'car'.
Latest game: hiding under the fitted sheet on the mattress in the living room (actually, hiding pretty much anywhere... she also shuts herself in our wardrobe in pitch darkness for the thrill of being 'found' by one of us)
She is still kissing the baby very frequently and MUST kiss the baby goodnight before her nap and before bed at night