Nicknames

For some reason I call my girls, Pinky and Stinky or Pink and Stink. No reason that is just what comes out of my mouth and has stuck. Tommi is Pinky and Miley is Stinky. Their names fit them very well actually...Tommi LOVES pink and Miley is super stinky. So they work!

I also (note the blog) call them My sprinkles. Tommi finds it really funny and has now decided if they are sprinkles then mommy is ice cream and daddy is a nut. haha Oh I love the fun things Tommi comes up with. She is pretty creative I have to say!

I'm not sure life gets any better then looking at these two amazing kids! I can not get over how much I love them!!

Pulling up

While at church this evening I put Miley in the crib to let her play. I turned around and she is standing in the crib. I knew she liked to pull up on my hands and such but didn't think she could do it by herself. Then she fell and got mad.

When I went over to her she was only happy when I was holding her hands letting her stand! Crazy girl! But the thing is, her legs get all wobbly so I try to sit her down to give them a break. She does not like that. Not sure I understand wanting to stand on super wobbly legs. How about we crawl first Miley?!

I used to be able to sit her down and she would stay sitting forever. But now she is trying to move so she ends up almost on her hands and knees with one legs stuck under her or on her belly. This has JUST started in the past few days so I look for her to figure it out pretty soon. We will see.

I'm not rushing her moving but if she is happier that way and not as frustrated I'm all for some sort of movement. I think crawling is best...I can wait on walking. Maybe she can be like her sister and wait till 14 months. But based on how much she wants to move now I doubt she will. Guess we will see!

Words...

Tommi talks extremely well and understands lots of words and phrases. She has an impressive vocabulary. But sometimes she cracks me up with the words she comes up with and thinks they are actual words or she is saying them right.

The funniest "word" she uses is "am-ain't" (I don't even know how to spell how she says it) If we are messing around and I call her a name she will say "No I am-ain't!" Or we tell her go do this or that she will say "I am-ain't"

I have let it go for a while thinking she will correct herself and not say it anymore. But it didn't stop so now I correct her and tell her to say "No I'm not" or something like that. She says "am-ain't" is a word but I guess in her world it is.

I don't like her saying it b/c it sounds to "uneducated" and she is so smart she needs to sound like it. haha I have issues!

Love em!

I never will get tired of hearing how beautiful my kids are. Seriously it makes me proud that I made such beautiful children...well God made them for me!

I totally agree as every parent should (about their own child) that my kids are super good looking! Wow have I ever said how much I love them?!? I honestly do not understand the amount even, it is SO much!

Here are my amazing kids I can not get enough of!!! They are my world!

7 months!

When "they" say every baby is different I know it is true but it is hard not to compare my kids. My girls are MUCH different.

Seven months sounds SO old...I feel like I was just pregnant...I swear life moves faster after kids. It is crazy!

Miley still wants nothing to do with food. She does not willingly open her mouth for a bite of food. When she does open and I stick some in there to let her taste she just lets it sit on her tounge for a bit before finally tasting it. I will say she has finally stopped coughing (most of the time) and making horrible faces. She has tried...oatmeal, sweet potatoes, apples, bananas, and  avocado. She seemed to like the bananas the best. We try food a couple times a week.

She still sits like a champ and can lean over to get what she wants then sit back up. She wants nothing to do with her back and belly most of the time. She wants to be sitting observing the world. When on her belly she can turn herself around to find what she wants.

She loves her walker and can move forward and backward. She is figuring out how to get around nicely!

She can get on her knees but tries to move a hand and belly flops.

She LOVES grabbing onto my hands and pulling up to standing. She is not solid on her legs but definitely loves standing.

It is hard to carry her facing in she wants to be face out observing all the time. It is hard on the arms when we are out but she enjoys it.

There is no doubt when Miley gets excited, she can not keep her arms and legs still! It is so fun!

Her newest and favorite sounds right now is MAMAMAMA/MMMMOOOMMM. Over and over, it sounds like she is saying mama but it is not referring to me. She likes to talk or cough just to get attention, plus it entertains her. She loves to razz/blow bubbles...it is too cute!

She is very good at going with the flow and not being super scheduled. Which is very nice with our busy lives in the summer.

Sleeping is a booger with her. She eats every 3ish hours 24/hours a day. I still get enough sleep but just have to wake up and get her going then go back to sleep. During the day I have to rock her to sleep and at night she falls asleep nursing.

Miley is my little sweet heart. She loves her momma like no other but is pretty content with others as long as she is not hungry.

She most definitely still adores her big sister...and that might be an understatement! Sometimes I have to have  Tommi talk to her just to make her happy.

Being a mom of 2 has its moments but I could not imagine life with out these two girls. They are my world!

6 months

My sweet cakes is 6 months old...well was the middle of last month but due to our vacation and her drs vacation being back to back weeks we just had her 6 month appt this past week!

Miley is still petite but perfect! She weighed 13lbs, 3ozes (between 5-10 percentile) and was 25 3/4 inches long (between 25-50 percentile)! I always wanted to be petite so I guess I get to live that out through Miley!

So my sweet cakes is a blast but a handful! She is back to not wanting to sleep in the car unless you catch her at the exact right time. Ugh...SO frustrating! But this is mainly due to she has not been taking good naps and that leads to be overtired and then grumpy!

Otherwise I have the sweetest happy (one) dimple cheeked little girl! Gosh do I love her and her awesome smile! When she gets excited she can not hold still...like arms and feet flying. It is awesome!

She is sitting like a champ most of the time...over excitement or throwing a fit are her two biggest enemies. If she does start falling most of the time she can catch herself with her arm. It is pretty awesome!

Food is still a work in progress but the dr said some kids just take longer to get used to food and she wouldn't worry unless she is still rejecting it all by 8-9 months. She did get to try her first pizza crust this past Friday. She basically just sucked on it and didn't eat it but it kept her entertained and she loved it!

Still no teeth and no signs of them. Other than drooling and eating everything :) But the dr said she sees no sign of them yet.

Miley still sleeps in our room...I nurse her to sleep and put her in her bed then after 3ish hours she wakes up and comes to bed with me and nurses every couple hours the rest of the night in my bed! Hey it lets me get sleep...so for me whatever gets us both the most sleep is what I'm doing!

I think Miley is gonna be a little quieter than her big sis but not much. She loves talking and making noises. I have to note that Tommi used to squeal and I've read most kids do. Well Miley does not...she looks like she is trying but it just won't come out! haha

I know I could see Tommis personality at this age but I still can't figure out Miley for sure. I will look back and see it like I did with Tommi.

I'm once again a super lucky mom....my girls are the best!!!

Oh Tommi..

Tommi is on this kick right now of making comments about peoples clothes or lack there of.

She called a girl out in Target the other day b/c she had on a crop shirt that showed her belly. Everyone heard and the lady behind us lost it. Tommi said "That girls belly is hanging out " I did my best to ignore so i just said "ok" Tommi said "Well I don't like my belly hanging out" The girl who was in her early 20's maybe tried to cover her belly with her arms. She most definitely should not have been wearing that shirt but I still felt bad for her b/c everyone looked at her.

We were getting pizza and a lady who again should have looked in the mirror before leaving the house came in in a halter top that was way too short. Tommi said "That lady is not wearing a shirt." I told her "Yes that is a halter top...kinda like a tank top." Tommi said with her teenage attitude "Come on mom...where are the arm holes?" haha TJ and I just rolled our eyes! I have no idea where she gets this stuff! Thankfully this lady could have cared less...actually I think she was high on something so I'm not sure she even understood Tommi.