High FIVE

Seriously, Daniel and I deserve a high five or 50 because we've kept two sweet ladies alive for FIVE whole months.  And even though they do a considerable amount of crying (you know, when we starve them or make them take a nap), they do an awful lot of smiling which leads me to believe we are raising HAPPY girls. 

So here we are, a lightning fast month later, taking pictures of our ladies in pink tutus on cute boxes.  The past few months have really been lack-luster.  I mean, remember Sydney in the last picture here?  The girls have really hated their tutus + boxes.  Five months started out not going any better..

Hey Sydney, show the world that you have SOME head control.  We've been working on it for months now!

And then the universe decided to throw me a bone, and the girls showed off their amazing head control and even gave us a grin or two. 

Up goes her head!  Look at that grin from sweet Sydney!

our incredible five month old baby girls.  obviously they are LOVING their daddy off to my left.

We were a little concerned that our roly-poly girl, Ella, would roll off her box, so he was on baby-catching duty.  Oh, and he did a stellar job of getting them to look up and show off their pretty faces!

Casually having a conversation about being five months old

E & S

Ella Grace.  Sweet, sweet Ella.  Ella Bella.  Your belly laughs are so contagious!  When you smile, you show off that gorgeous dimple, and our hearts melt.  You are ticklish on your ribs.  You love to eat anything around you, and work so hard to get whatever you can in your mouth (clothes, your sister's arm, your bib, the letter E we put on your belly...).  You love to eat.  If Ella is hungry, the entire neighborhood knows it.  When we burp you in the middle of the bottle, you would have thought we pinched you.  As soon as we lay you down on your back, you roll right over onto your belly.  Nothing stops you - not even Sydney.  You roll right on top of her if she's in your way.  You are finally getting used to sleeping without your swaddle, and wake up with a grin on your face.  You're starting to discover your little voice, and have really started "talking" in the past week.  The Itsy Bitsy Spider is your favorite song.

Sydney Ann.  Cute, adorable Sydney.  Miss Syd.  You are the cutest little thing.  You love to talk.  On the way to daycare, while your playing, at 2am - all we hear is that cute little raspy voice of yours.  You love to smile and seem to have an amazing zest for life (well, the best I can figure for a little baby).  You seem to pack so much punch in such a tiny body.  Speaking of - we are currently trying to get you to GROW!  You are a picky eater and will choke yourself when you're done eating.  It's kind of amusing.  Only kind of amusing - so stop it.  You are ticklish in the crook of your neck.  You love to put your hands in your mouth, and sometimes an entire fist makes its way in there.  You play with all of the toys on the exercise mat, and your feet are always in the air.  It makes it difficult to change your diaper, but you are so cute we can't stand it.  We love waking you up in the morning to see that beautiful grin on your face.  Two Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed is your favorite song.

We have spent every day of the past five months wondering how we got so darn lucky.  Look at these sweet, petite, incredible little ladies!