mobility changes everything...

So, Elizabeth has been crawling for a week now, and she is EVERYWHERE!! Over the last couple of days I've found her down the hall heading into the bathroom, in Madilynn's room, in the kitchen...but her favorite place to go is in the tiled entryway where we keep our shoes. Tennis shoes are her favorite, and it's all I can do to keep her away from them. She gives herself away though, because she makes a loud grunting noise when she gets on the tile, like she's trying to get to them as quick as she can (before I get her)!

How is Madilynn taking it you ask? Well a few days ago she told me, "I don't want her to get bigger, because then she'll just get all my stuff!" (In the winey voice of course) So then I had to explain that they would have to share the toys, and that Elizabeth loves her so much and wants to play with her. Madilynn has had a better attitude lately, but she still has her moments. This morning she was calling to Elizabeth trying to get her to crawl into her bedroom to play, then once Elizabeth got in there, Madilynn came out with a bucket full of toys saying she was going to play in the living room so Elizabeth wouldn't mess up her tea party. I talked Madilynn into playing in her room with us and she set everything up in her closet instead, but she still brought us tea and shared with Elizabeth all on her own.

I am loving this phase watching Elizabeth explore and check things out it is so fun! I feel like I missed out on this stage a little as I was working 8 hours a day when Madilynn started crawling. I just can't believe how much she has changed in one short week. They grow up soooo fast! When I go to get her out of her crib in the morning or after nap I never know what I'll find. She might be on her belly, or like this morning her head was at the complete opposite side of the crib than where I put her and she was still on her back and all covered up.

Sorry, no pictures on this post. Michael has been in Washington, D.C. the past couple of days (I'm so jealous) for a conference and I had him take the camera (hopefully he'll have good pictures to share). He's coming home tonight and we (I am) are so excited! This was the first time I've stayed alone with the girls in Utah. We've had a good time together...I took them out for Chinese last night and that was the first time I'd taken them out to eat by myself, they did great! And it was great to get out of the house!! We have endured snow on and off here and cold temperatures, while Daddy's enjoyed the 80's and humidity in D.C. My idea of taking them to the park to play was shot...hopefully this afternoon will be nicer outside. This morning we (I) made chocolate chip cookies while Madilynn helped Elizabeth explore the bag of oranges and apples on the kitchen floor. Probably not the best morning snack, but we had cookies and milk - hey it's FRIDAY....and we survived!

Well Elizabeth's taking her morning nap and Madilynn is watching the movie Thumbelina now and I'm finishing baking those cookies...But it's almost lunch time and Elizabeth will be waking up shortly...

I'm planning to take the girls down to the park tomorrow for the first Gardener's Market of the season, while Michael will be attending USU graduations for most of the day tomorrow. Sunday will be our day to hang out together and relax!

All the extra rambling due to the fact that I've missed out on some adult conversations for the past couple of days! But, I hope you've enjoyed hearing what we've been up to this week.