January 31st 2005
Getting Out
Just before lunch time I bundled Zoë and Abby up for a walk into town. Zoë got to ride in the stroller while Abby stayed close to me in the sling. After checking our post office mail, we stopped in to say hi to "Nanny Louise" at her work. We were just in time, as she was about to have her lunch break. After a quick look around the store, we all walked back to the house together for some yummy lunch.
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 16 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 16 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 7 months, 24 days
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January 30th 2005
Uncle Corey's First Snugli
Auntie Reanna and Uncle Corey came over this afternoon. The temperature warmed up to 40 degrees today, so we decided to take a walk. Since most of the sidewalks are still snow covered we figured putting Abby and Zoë in snugli's would be the best idea. Corey had never worn the snugli before, so he got a chance to try it out. I helped get Zoë into Corey's snugli and then put Abby into mine. He enjoyed his cuddly walk, even though his back was hurting when we returned home. He told Reanna that when they have a baby of their own, she can carry it for the first nine months, and then he can carry it for the next nine months.
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 15 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 15 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 7 months, 25 days
News posted by Laura at 3:30 PM | Comment
Yogurt Sugar High
Laura has been feeding the girls baby yogurt lately and they love it. They share 2 flavors in a sitting, so each of them get one whole serving during their snack time. Ever since they started eating the yogurt they would get cranky and angry when it was all finished. This amused us how they wanted more, no craved more. So after today’s episode I asked Laura about the contents of this baby yogurt. She read over the all natural ingredients. The second ingredient was naturally milled sugar, 16 grams of sugar per serving. I looked it up online, and it translated to about 4 teaspoons of sugar per serving. I went into the kitchen and measured out 4 teaspoons of sugar onto a plate and showed Laura. No wonder the girls go crazy for this snack, and get angry when they finish 2 containers for snack time. I decided that they are getting too much sugar from this feed and have banned the yogurt. They will now be eating regular whole milk organic yogurt, which we will add some fresh fruit or 100% juice to flavor. At least there wasn’t any high fructose corn syrup.
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 15 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 15 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 7 months, 25 days
News posted by christopher at 3:21 PM | Comments ( 1 )
Comments:
January 30, 2005 04:47:10 PM posted by Nonna
You are a good dad!!!
Power Outage
We were without power for the last 2 hours. It was nice and quiet in the house, the girls were asleep and Laura and I played some dominos. We were wondering when the power was going to come back on. It felt like the Stone Age times, no phone, electricity, computers, nothing, well almost. We were relying on the clock tower outside to tell us what time it was. The power came back on just in time for the girls snack and to turn on the heat. It was getting cold in the house, but at least we didn't have to worry about the food in the fridge going bad.
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 15 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 15 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 7 months, 25 days
News posted by christopher at 3:14 PM | Comment
Abby Accident
While crawling around the floor today with a book, Abby slipped and fell. She did not let go of her book to catch herself. There was a loud thud and smack noise as the book and her head hit the floor. She must have bit her top lip because as soon as she opened her mouth to cry, there was blood everywhere. Laura was absolutely freaked out by the blood and wailing and I came running to see what had happened and assess the damage. While Laura got her a pacifier and some baby Tylenol I checked on Zoë only to see that she took the opportunity to raid the computer station, and bang the camera on the phone repeatedly. She is such an opportunist, that when Abby had recovered and was being changed, Zoë crawled over and took her pacifier from her mouth. We then gave Abby the cold pacifier from the freezer for her now very swollen upper lip. The bleeding stopped fairly quickly after the Tylenol and some cuddles. This was our first bloody accident experience. We were both sick to our stomachs. Laura still is.
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 15 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 15 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 7 months, 25 days
First Moments posted by christopher at 10:55 AM | Comments ( 1 )
Comments:
January 30, 2005 06:23:10 PM posted by Nonna
Abby, sweetie. I hope you are okay now. Uncle Matt hurt his lip when he was learning to walk, fell onto a hassock and bled like crazy, I called the doctor and walked him to the doctors just to be sure everything was okay and it was. I was sooo upset. But all was well. Mom and dad have to get ready, there is going to be other accidents, right Uncle Matt, Aunt Elizabeth and Daddy.
January 29th 2005
Celebrating Laura's Birthday
Grampy Tom, Linda, Uncle Corey and Aunt Reanna came over today to celebrate my birthday. The girls got to watch me blow out my candles. Chris made a double layer chocolate cake with mousse in between the layers, topped with a whipped cream frosting and ganache. The girls enjoyed spending time with everyone.
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 14 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 14 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 7 months, 26 days
News posted by Laura at 4:23 PM | Comments ( 1 )
Comments:
January 30, 2005 09:16:54 AM posted by Nonna
The cake sounds delicious, Chris will have to make another one when I come to visit.
Nanny for Lunch
Nanny Louise just started her new job downtown Portsmouth. She stopped by today during her lunch break to visit her little sweethearts. The girls were happy to see her, it has been a while since the last visit. The girls showed off their hot steppin'. With a grilled cheese and some soup and a few cuddles, Nanny Louise didn't want to go back to work. She called shortly after leaving, as she was lost downtown and couldn't find her way back to work.
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 14 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 14 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 7 months, 26 days
News posted by Laura at 12:35 PM | Comment
January 28th 2005
Two Steps to Couch
Today we witnessed Zoë taking two full steps. She walked without any assistance to the couch. It was incredible to see her toddle. I can't wait until they are both walking instead of crawling.
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 13 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 13 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 7 months, 27 days
First Moments posted by Laura at 5:46 PM | Comments ( 1 )
Comments:
January 30, 2005 09:15:26 AM posted by Nonna
WoW!! keep trying. Love you, nonna
January 27th 2005
Evening Visitors
Auntie Reanna and Uncle Corey came over tonight to wish me a happy birthday and, of course, spend time with the little ladies. Zoë awed Corey by taking three steps to him. They had a great time playing and didn't want to go to bed.
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 13 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 13 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 7 months, 27 days
News posted by Laura at 7:19 PM | Comments ( 1 )
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January 30, 2005 09:14:32 AM posted by Nonna
Wow!! Zoe, good girl being brave taking some steps.
January 26th 2005
Tasty Treats from Daddy
When I got the girls up from their afternoon nap they saw Chris eating peanut butter cracker sandwiches. He let them taste a little and they, of course, wanted more. He made them their own peanut butter crackers for their snack, and they ate them all up. Later in the day Chris made pizza for dinner. It was still cooking when they were ready to eat so I gave them some stuff to munch on. I thought that they were starting to be done eating, but as soon as Chris put some of his home made pizza on their trays they devoured it! They wanted more and more and more.
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 11 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 11 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 7 months, 29 days
News posted by Laura at 6:57 PM | Comments ( 1 )
Comments:
January 30, 2005 09:13:16 AM posted by Nonna
Pizza is ALWAYS good anytime, anywhere. Love you both
Snow Tub
Zoë and Abby have been admiring the snow through the windows for the past week. We've been wanting to bundle them up and bring them out to play in it, but it has just been way too cold. Today we decided to bring the snow in to them. I got them both into their snow suits, while Chris collected a couple of buckets full of snow. After I had Abby and Zoë in the tub Chris put one of the buckets in. Zoë dug right in, trying to pick the snow up with her mitten covered hands. Chris dumped out the other bucket for them to crawl around in. Abby immediately tried to climb out of the tub, while Zoë continued to try and figure out a way to eat it. It was fun to see their first reactions to the fluffy white stuff.
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 11 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 11 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 7 months, 29 days
First Moments posted by Laura at 4:34 PM | Comments ( 1 )
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January 30, 2005 09:11:42 AM posted by Nonna
What no pictures of this? That would have been a sight to see.
January 25th 2005
Scrambled Eggs
A while ago the girls tried egg cooked into food, and then cooked egg yolk. They handled both just fine, so this morning I made them scrambled eggs for breakfast. They both tried them enthusiastically. Zoë ate a little bit more than Abby did. They both moved on to the other parts of their breakfast after a couple of bites, but seemed to enjoy this new breakfast food.
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 10 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 10 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 7 months, 30 days
First Moments posted by Laura at 8:03 AM | Comments ( 1 )
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January 30, 2005 09:10:14 AM posted by Nonna
So good girls and wait till you can have broccoli and cheese and all sorts of goodies mixed into the eggs. Has dad made you palinchinkies yet??
January 24th 2005
5th Tooth Update
We noticed today that Abby has her fifth tooth coming through. It has just broken through the gums, and it is a top tooth, next to her front teeth. This could explain why she has been waking up during the night lately.
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 10 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 10 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 7 months, 30 days
Baby Teeth posted by Laura at 7:07 PM | Comments ( 1 )
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January 30, 2005 09:08:10 AM posted by Nonna
Way to go Abby, soon you'll have all your little pearls.
January 23rd 2005
Little Snow Angles
TO: Abby and Zoë - my little snow angels :) I made this snow heart for my favorite little snow angels. Miss you two! Love, Uncle Matt
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 8 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 8 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 1 day
Photos posted by christopher at 4:06 PM | Comments ( 1 )
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January 30, 2005 09:07:01 AM posted by Nonna
You girls have such a nice uncle, always thinking of you.
January 22nd 2005
SnaggleToof
I have been calling Zoë "Snaggles" lately. She has had this snaggletoof look for quite some time. It has taken her so long to get her second front top tooth through her gums. Abby has been renamed "sister of snaggles".
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 7 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 7 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 2 days
Photos posted by christopher at 11:09 AM | Comments ( 1 )
Comments:
January 23, 2005 09:55:17 AM posted by Nonna
Zoe: I am so happy your tooth has decided to come thru... it has been a struggle. Love you.
January 21st 2005
First PB & J Sandwich
Today I made Abby and Zoë their first peanut butter and jelly sandwich. We had the okay to try nut products at their one year appointment, but have been waiting to make sure that they did alright with the fish and egg first. I spread some peanut butter on their wheat bread very thinly, and then spread a tiny bit of raspberry jelly on to help the stickiness a little. They both grabbed up the first piece I put on their tray and shoved it into their mouths. They hesitated after first tasting it... something different than their usual baba ghannouj and cheese. They must have decided they liked it, since they both finished it all up.
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 7 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 7 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 2 days
First Moments posted by Laura at 8:15 PM | Comment
Sixteen Layers of chocolaty goodness
The girls love to watch us cook. We found a recipe for a 16 layer cake, and decided to try it. Laura loves chocolate, and the cake turned out great. Here is the
recipe from food.com.
Summary Difficulty: Medium
Prep Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Inactive Prep Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Yield: 16 to 20 servings
Chocolate Cake:
10 eggs, separated
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup almond meal
1/2 teaspoon salt
Coffee Syrup:
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon instant espresso
Chocolate Mousse:
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
9 egg yolks
1 pound bittersweet chocolate, melted
2 cups heavy cream, whipped
Chocolate Ganache, recipe follows
Cocoa powder
To prepare the chocolate cake: preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Butter 4 (12 by 18 by 1/2-inch) baking sheets, line with parchment paper and butter paper. In a mixing bowl, combine the egg yolks and granulated sugar. Cook over a double boiler while whisking until triple in volume, and until the mixture reaches 110 degrees F. In another mixing bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks. Add the powdered sugar, a little at a time, and continue to beat until stiff but still shiny.
Whisk 1/4 of the meringue into the egg yolk mixture. Gently fold the remaining meringue into the mixture. Combine the flour, cocoa, almond meal and salt. Sift and gently fold into the egg mixture, a little at a time. Divide evenly into the 4 buttered baking sheets and with an offset spatula, spread evenly. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or spongy and cooked. Reserve and allow to cool completely.
To prepare the Coffee Syrup: in a saucepan, bring the water and sugar to a boil for 2 minutes. Turn off heat and stir in instant espresso. Reserve until needed.
To prepare the Chocolate Mousse: in a saucepan, bring the water and sugar to a boil. Lower to a simmer and reserve. In a mixing bowl, using a whisk, whip the egg yolks on high speed until light and ribbony. Lower the speed and whisk in the hot syrup. Continue to beat until slightly cool. Fold in the melted chocolate and lastly, fold in the whipped cream. Reserve until needed.
To assemble the 16 layer cake: Cut each cake into 2 pieces horizontally. Place the first layer on a piece of cardboard. Brush with some of the coffee simple syrup. Spread 1/8 of the chocolate mousse evenly over the cake. Top with another layer of genoise and repeat the process until you have 8 layers of genoise brushed with coffee simple syrup and chocolate mousse. Chill for 2 hours. Trim off about 1/4-inch from all the sides with a serrated knife that has been dipped in hot water. Pour the ganache over the top of the cake, and using an offset spatula, spread the ganache to evenly cover the top and sides of the cake. Refrigerate for 20 minutes, or until the chocolate hardens. Dust the top with cocoa powder.
Chocolate Ganache:
2 cups heavy cream
10 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
Bring the cream to a simmer in a heavy saucepan. Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Pour the cream over the chocolate and whisk until the mixture is smooth. Cool slightly.
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 7 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 7 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 2 days
Recipes posted by Laura at 7:39 PM | Comments ( 2 )
Comments:
January 21, 2005 07:57:54 PM posted by christopher
Instead of the coffee syrup, we just used Hershey's chocolate syrup. It turned out to be incredibly good. We didn't have any almond meal, so we used extra flour instead.
January 23, 2005 01:20:58 PM posted by Nonna
Girls: your dad is turning out to be a cook... maybe he and Aunt Elizabeth ought try getting together and opening up a cafe or something, the cake sounds delicious and we all know every women loves chocolate.
January 20th 2005
Community Campus Visit
We took Zoë and Abby to the Community Campus building today. They looked around at everything, the building is huge, 80,000 square feet. They have tumbler rooms, infant and toddler rooms, gym and jungle gyms outside in the play yard. There were many other great things to see there as well. The girls had a great time playing with the other children.
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 6 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 6 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 3 days
News posted by Laura at 8:31 PM | Comments ( 1 )
Comments:
January 23, 2005 01:16:57 PM posted by Nonna
Sounds like the both of you will have some good times playing there.
January 19th 2005
Tiny Testers
Abby and Zoë are really testing their limits lately, especially today. I put two boxes in the doorway into the kitchen to keep the girls in the living room last night. This morning I put them both in the living room and went into the kitchen to make their breakfast. I looked over after putting Zoë into her high chair and Abby was climbing on top of the box and getting ready to go over. I quickly grabbed her up and then buckled her into her high chair. Later on in the day I was sitting with Abby on the floor and Zoë was playing nearby under exersaucer. I looked up to see our tall floor lamp beginning to tip over with the help of Zoë. Chris grabbed it and whisked Zoë over to play with me and her sissy. It has been a heart stopping day.
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 4 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 4 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 5 days
News posted by Laura at 5:27 PM | Comment
January 18th 2005
Postage from Italy
Today the girls received a letter addressed to them from their forth cousin Lino (My grandfathers first cousin). I am always amazed when the girls get their own correspondence. They are learning Italian with their mommy, so in no time they will be able to write back.
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 3 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 3 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 6 days
Photos posted by christopher at 6:34 PM | Comments ( 1 )
Comments:
January 23, 2005 01:15:41 PM posted by Nonna
How wonderful is that... Nonno and I met Lino a long time ago... I have a photo of him and me together.
January 17th 2005
Tasty Tofu
I made tofu with dinner for the first time tonight. We had it in a stir fry with noodles and veggies. I wondered how Zoë and Abby would react to it, if they would eat it up since it is pretty bland, or take a while to accept it. Abby was cautious and took a little while to start eating it, but then ate a good portion. Zoë tasted and spit it out a few times, but then ate hers all up, as well as some of Abby's. I will give them some again tomorrow.
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 2 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 2 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 7 days
News posted by Laura at 6:23 PM | Comment
Zoë's Fourth Tooth
Zoë's fourth tooth has finally emerged fully from her gums. It has taken so long for this tooth to appear. We expected to see this tooth much sooner after her first top tooth. I have been able to see it under the gums for a while now. A couple of days ago I noticed that a good part of it had broken through the gums, today all of it is through!
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 2 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 2 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 7 days
Baby Teeth posted by Laura at 10:24 AM | Comments ( 1 )
Comments:
January 23, 2005 01:14:03 PM posted by Nonna
Bravo! Zoe: you really suffered for that tooth!! Uncle Matt had problems with his teeth coming in as well.
January 16th 2005
A Fishy Lunch
Chris picked up some special fresh Norwegian Salmon for Zoë and Abby to try for lunch. They tasted a little bit, but didn't really eat any. I gave them some again at their afternoon snack and they ate some of it. They probably ate close to a tablespoon. We are hoping that they will get more used to fish and be able to have some a couple of times a week.
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 1 day
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 1 day
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 8 days
News posted by Laura at 5:03 PM | Comment
January 15th 2005
Children's Museum
Today was the monthly "Mommy Avenue Meet-up". We met at the Children's Museum of Portsmouth. There was a special area way up at the top of the building for babies/toddlers. (Not the best placement for a baby or toddlers, in my opinion) The area was full of fun things for the kids. There wasn't a huge turnout from the group, but there were many other kids filing in and out. Abby, Morgan, (The organizers' youngest daughter, who is just two days younger than Zoë and Abby) and Zoë stuck pretty much to the center of the room. There was a circle "mirror" on the floor, and many fun things for them to shake and bang. Zoë and Morgan passed a play cookie back and forth, and they all watched each other as they tested out the different toys. Abby kept wandering over to a train table and crawling underneath. They found many things to keep themselves entertained for a good hour. They wore themselves out and went right down for a nap when we got back home.
Abby @ 1 year, 1 month, 1 day
Zoë @ 1 year, 1 month, 1 day
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 8 days
News posted by Laura at 8:50 PM | Comment
January 14th 2005
13 Months Old
It is hard to believe how fast these babies have grown. They are 13 months old already. Time seems to have gone by so quickly. We hope to have our 13 month photos uploaded soon.
Abby @ 1 year, 30 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 30 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 10 days
Milestones posted by christopher at 10:13 AM | Comment
January 13th 2005
Grapes and Cherries
It is so neat to see how Abby and Zoë react to new foods. They've had many of the things we are giving them earlier in their baby foods, but now to watch them picking up new things and trying them out themselves is so fun. Today we cut up a couple of cherries and some grapes for them with lunch. They were eager to pick up and try these fruits and asked for more and more.
Abby @ 1 year, 30 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 30 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 10 days
First Moments posted by Laura at 8:49 PM | Comments ( 1 )
Comments:
January 23, 2005 01:10:28 PM posted by Nonna
Yum! Fruit... watermelon, peaches and cantaloupe, you girls have real treats waiting for you.
January 12th 2005
Thanksgiving Dinner in January
Tonight we had a thanksgiving dinner, almost everything but the turkey. We all had some stuffing, sweet potatoes, corn, and roasted potatoes. We also gave Zoë and Abby a little bit of leftover fish from last night. They tried a little more than last night. They seemed to like the stuffing and sweet potato mash, but their favorite was the corn. They are enjoying getting to eat the same things as us, as long as they have some of their familiar favorites too.
Abby @ 1 year, 29 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 29 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 11 days
First Moments posted by Laura at 8:22 PM | Comments ( 1 )
Comments:
January 23, 2005 01:08:26 PM posted by Nonna
Abby and Zoe: if you love corn wait until you can eat corn on the cob, it is so delicious when smothered in real butter.
January 11th 2005
First Taste of Fish
While Abby was happily bouncing away in her jumper watching Chris at the computer, I bundled Zoë and myself up and we walked to the fish market. Zoë looked at all of the shrimp in the holding tanks and the other seafood behind the glass. We brought our fish home and, after their evening nap, gave them some with dinner. Zoë tasted it and moved on to her veggies. Abby had her first taste and tried a little more. We also steamed some brociflower we found at our last grocery store visit (It is broccoli bred with cauliflower). Neither girl had much of an appetite at dinner and so didn't try much of the new food. We will offer them some more tomorrow, when their appetites will hopefully be back to normal.
Abby @ 1 year, 28 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 28 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 12 days
News posted by Laura at 9:34 PM | Comments ( 1 )
Comments:
January 23, 2005 10:13:10 AM posted by Nonna
What a treat fish... love it... wait till you can have shrimp... yummy!!
January 10th 2005
Service Station
Both Zoë and Abby like to crawl around the "diaper station" while the other is being changed. They will crawl part of the way onto the changing pad and keep each other entertained. They just laugh and laugh as they give kisses and investigate each other's belly buttons. The really funny part is that when the first to be changed is done and crawls off of the pad, the other will crawl right on to it, despite the fact that they don't like to sit still for their diaper changes. It's just too funny.
Abby @ 1 year, 27 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 27 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 13 days
News posted by Laura at 10:01 PM | Comments ( 1 )
Comments:
January 23, 2005 10:11:43 AM posted by Nonna
What a change... instead of crying and trying to get off the pad... you are helping mommy and making a game of it... you are such good girls.
January 9th 2005
More Floor Time
Zoë and Abby are enjoying more floor time the past couple of days. They get antsy so quickly in their play yard lately. We cleared out some extra space and let them roam around. They are finding so many things to pull up on to stand. They will wander over to their toys every now and then, but are mostly just happy to explore. Both girls have realized that they can pull up on part of Chris' computer station and watch him as he moves the mouse around. And they, of course, are eager to help him. Right now we have to be sure we have a constant eye on them, but they are starting to figure out the things they aren't supposed to touch.
Abby @ 1 year, 26 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 26 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 14 days
News posted by Laura at 9:47 PM | Comments ( 1 )
Comments:
January 23, 2005 10:09:35 AM posted by Nonna
Girls, if it is one thing you learn early it is NOT to TOUCH dads computer or heaven forbid the SCREEN with your little oily fingers... I am sure dad will let you in on that rule. Just remember mommy and nonna love you!!!
January 8th 2005
Snow Snow and More Snow
It started snowing lightly early this morning and picked up quickly. We took Abby and Zoë out in it for a quick car ride to Wal-Mart. After we got back it started accumulating even faster. As we brought the girls in from the car they tilted their heads up to peek out from under their hoods at all of the snow falling. Auntie Reanna and Uncle Corey stopped by a little later in the afternoon and visited for a while. Zoë and Abby have watched us take turns shoveling and sweeping the snow quite a bit today.
Abby @ 1 year, 25 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 25 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 15 days
News posted by Laura at 9:05 PM | Comment
January 7th 2005
Little Explorers
Abby and Zoë are growing more and more bored with the play yard, even though we keep introducing different toys and items, like their laugh and learn home. They enjoy their toys, but grow bored of being captive. We have been springing them from the play yard more and more often. They enjoy crawling around the living room floor chasing after each other. They will roam into the kitchen, stop and look back at us before continuing their exploration.
Abby @ 1 year, 24 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 24 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 16 days
News posted by Laura at 9:02 PM | Comments ( 1 )
Comments:
January 23, 2005 10:06:21 AM posted by Nonna
Free... Free at last!!!
January 6th 2005
Teeth Grinding
Abby has recently started grinding her two top teeth against her two bottom teeth. I cannot stand this sound, or the feeling whenever my own teeth accidentally scrape each other. It makes me cringe every time she does it, which was constantly today. Every time she did it I would try to stick my finger in between her teeth and give her a teether toy to chomp on. I hope she outgrows this quickly!
Abby @ 1 year, 23 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 23 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 17 days
News posted by Laura at 10:03 PM | Comments ( 1 )
Comments:
January 23, 2005 10:04:09 AM posted by Nonna
Girls: your nonno has also been known to grind his teeth while sleeping... I would have to give him a good poke in the ribs.
Stonyfield Farms Contest
Laura has just sent photos of the girls to the
Stonyfield Farms YoBaby contest. We are hoping that they will make it into the semi-finals, where the public will then be able to vote for a winner. The winner gets a $5000 savings bond and a photo shoot, to be on the YoBaby container. We sent in entries for each girl separately, but wouldn't mind if they both were chosen together. Laura is already beside herself on which one to vote for.
Abby @ 1 year, 22 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 22 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 18 days
News posted by christopher at 2:19 PM | Comments ( 1 )
Comments:
January 23, 2005 10:05:25 AM posted by Nonna
You both are certainly cute enough to be on any container... wouldn't it be fun to win!!!
January 5th 2005
One Step at a Time
Zoë and Abby are taking more and more steps every day. Today there were a few times when Zoë took a step, stopped and maintained her balance, and then did a controlled sit down to get a toy she wanted. Abby made so many attempts at walking. They are getting closer and closer to walking all on their own!
Abby @ 1 year, 22 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 22 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 18 days
Milestones posted by Laura at 8:52 PM | Comments ( 1 )
Comments:
January 23, 2005 10:02:02 AM posted by Nonna
Keep trying... I can't wait to see you girls walking... WOW! won't that be exciting!! love, nonna
January 4th 2005
Corn Bread Princesses
Today Daddy made his girls corn bread. He gave each Abby and Zoë a little square at their afternoon snack. They shoveled it in just as fast as their little hands could grab it up off of their trays. He has dubbed them his corn bread princesses.
Abby @ 1 year, 21 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 21 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 19 days
News posted by Laura at 9:52 PM | Comments ( 1 )
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January 23, 2005 10:00:53 AM posted by Nonna
Girls, your dad always did like cornbread... we use to have chili and cornbread... the Jiffy brand... made in an iron skillet... yummy!
January 3rd 2005
Salon Day
Laura took the girls to their first visit to the salon. It was actually Laura's appointment, but the girls went along. Laura donated her 10 inches of hair to the
locks of love organization. The girls sat patiently and watched. They didn't know what to make of the whole production, or of how Laura looks now. Laura claims they are now staring at her trying to figure out what happened to her long hair.
Abby @ 1 year, 19 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 19 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 21 days
Photos posted by christopher at 5:42 PM | Comments ( 2 )
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January 23, 2005 09:57:57 AM posted by Nonna
What a great idea... mommy is so thoughtful and caring.
January 23, 2005 09:59:02 AM posted by Nonna
This was a great idea and your mommy looks great.
January 2nd 2005
Nanny Jen and Steve Visit
After a day full of cooking Abby and Zoë got to see our long lost "nanny" and her boyfriend Steve. It took Abby just a few moments after they arrived to go to Jen, Zoë leaned away from me and reached to Jen right away. It took a little longer for them to warm up to Steve but they crawled around him and shared their toys. We had a nice short visit, and are hoping to see them again very soon.
Abby @ 1 year, 19 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 19 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 21 days
News posted by Laura at 7:43 PM | Comment
January 1st 2005
Peek A Boo Gigglefest
We just witnessed the funniest thing yet. Both Abby and Zoë were in their play yard on opposite sides of the laugh and learn home. It seemed that they wanted to play peek a boo with each other. One would peek around or through the house, and the other would giggle and move out of view, and then switch. They both ended up giggling so much, while hustling around their house. It was so funny both Laura and I had a good chuckle ourselves. They then proceeded to chase each other around the house, only stopping to giggle.
Abby @ 1 year, 17 days
Zoë @ 1 year, 17 days
Enzo expected in 3 years, 8 months, 23 days
News posted by christopher at 4:07 PM | Comments ( 1 )
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January 23, 2005 09:56:37 AM posted by Nonna
Girls, isn't it nice to have a sister to play with... be good to each other... love you both! nonna
