Baby Proofing

What a week! 

Moxie is full on crawling now. And she's about 90% sitting from the crawling position.

All that strength training has paid off.

The Christmas prep and anticipation has Piper giddy.

She's been navigating some new relationships at school these days. I showed up Monday to find that she has become very close to a little girl named Leighla. They were huddled together playing dolls. Leighla has a new little brother born in Feb. So they have a lot in common. Piper has had friends, but this is different. They don't want to leave school without the other and hug and jump in excitement when they see each other. 

The only issue was that there is another little girl who wanted to play too and the two girls weren't quite sure how to include her. The other girl is a bit rough, sweet at heart but new to sharing. Pipers response was to be mean. Rude. And exclusive.

We talked, her Dad talked and by the next pick up Piper was friends with the other girl and trying to figure out how to include Leighla. She responded beautifully to our discussions.

It's the beginnings of a school career of friendship snafus I'm sure. 

I worked last Sunday and Josh took the girls for a hike. Moxie loves the backpack. 

He kept sending me photos of the girls.

Piper has been painting cards and didn't want to leave Santa out!

We've been having record highs.

Little scary really.

We need snow.

Piper was drawing mermaids for her sister.

Check out that tail!

With Moxie's new found mobility Piper has been finding it hard to deal with an inquisitive sister who has no idea what no  means.

But she's learning how to include her.

And I'm re-learning how to baby proof

Well, looks like our well streak may be at an end...both girls ended the night stuffy.

I can only hope we'll see sleep and that it's all gone by Christmas.

8 Months Old

18 lbs and 28 inches long!

We tried out a new doc at the closer, local clinic. She's only in the office twice a week but she was wonderful. 

Daddy's girls

Moxie continues to try to crawl on her toes. But that 6th tooth started to cut yesterday, so we're all hoping to get a break on the teething front. It's been nearly non stop for two months.

Happy 8 months Sweet Pea! Time is moving far too fast!

Classic

So apparently we need to replenish our tattoo selection because Piper is unmotivated by tattoos lately.

A few times this week, twice last night, she came into our room wide awake and chatting away. 

Mid week she came in at 5, the one morning Moxie had off from teething. 6 she comes in again and then all goes quiet. 

She decided we were boring and decided to wake up her sister so she had someone to play with. 

Much to be thankful for

What a lovely Thanksgiving 

I had some help.

Piper took it upon herself to clean the table.

She really got into her work

Aunt Amy came and played for hours with Piper while I cooked and prepped.

Moxie watched quietly the whole time.

Saoirse and her parents came and both girls were in heaven to be together.

I did up their table with port glasses as their glasses for deluted bubbly juice.

They were into it.

And the table cloth was still white at the end of the evening!

Probibly because they were having too much fun to actually eat.

Granny Lynn soaking up some Mellow Moxie time

Piper teaching Aunt Amy " the hugging game"

The next morning we took it easy. But Josh  had to work.

But he suggested we meet him at the pool at the end of the day.

Aunt Amy was a trooper so we headed down.

A very rare sight indeed! 

Daddy had so much fun he suggested he take the girls for a hike the next day.

Or it could have had something to do with  Mom needing a break in a very big way ;) 

They're cute, but man oh man- hosting and mommy-ing is intense.

Report was that Moxie didn't make a peep the whole time, though wide awake. And Piper hike for almost two miles!

So Mox reports

Moxie is making crawling much harder on herself then it needs to be. She gets up on her toes rather than staying on her knees. Backwards is still the default direction. Though she has had some random tours around the livingroom carpet.

We had about 30 seconds of a teething break. The fourth top tooth is on its way in making for some short naps and early mornings. So that will be the 6th tooth. I think another may be close behind because she's starting to favor sticking things in the other side. Honestly if it weren't for the super early wake ups I would have no clue.

Well that and the buckets of drool and trying to eat my face.

Grandma Les sent the much needed

Mittens! 

Now.

If it would only snow!

So excited about said mittens she couldn't sit still!

Packaging can be fun too