9 Months

Our little peanut is already 9 months old!  Time sure does fly by, especially with the second one.  It seems that we could remember all the "firsts" for Sylvia and now it seems like it is a blur with Violet.

This week has been a good one, as not one, but two teeth have popped through, she has been sitting up unassisted, she has mastered the art of picking up and eating cheerio's, and finally, she is "officially" rolling over.

Stats:

Height - 26 3/4" (25th percentile)
Weight - 16# 8.5oz (10th percentile)
Head - 17" (55th percentile)

Big sister is so in love with Violet.  The best part of my morning is when I need to still get ready for work, both girls are awake, and Sylvia goes into Violet's room and talks with her until I am ready.  Violet loves it...  as I can hear the laughing on the monitor.  I am sure this will turn at some point, but for now, I will continue to embrace it!

Fun with Dad

I live in a house full of girls, so I may as well embrace it.  

A couple weeks back Zach celebrated his 5th birthday.  One of the prizes in the box of goodies was some finger nail polish.  This was a new experience for Sylvia (and Dad), but I think we did a good job.

I'm not completely giving up however!  Last Saturday, Sylvia and I went to The Home Depot for the kids workshop.  Basically, HD gives you a kit to work on in the store.  They provide everything - hammers, glue, paint, etc.  This month it was the #20 Home Depot NASCAR.  They even had a ramp set up to "race" against the other kids.

Sylvia was very proud of her car... and also remembered we made the same car one year ago, so once we got home, we had to find its "friend".

It will be interesting to watch these two girls grow up and see how much "boy" stuff they will do and how much "girl" stuff they will do.

Happy Hat Day

Jamie captured many pictures of Sylvia in her hats, so we needed to capture some of the same poses with Violet!  Hope you enjoy!

Baby Mohawk

Bath time with Sylvia and Violet has become a couple time a week affair, and while Violet doesn't stay in the tub for too long, Sylvia does everything she can do to help.

Last week, Violet was in a great mood, so why not style her hair a bit?

Have a happy Wednesday!

Bowling

Last Sunday morning we enjoyed some time at the Ham Lake Bowling Alley!  A couple months back, there was a Groupon for open bowl for 5 as well as unlimited pop and a large pizza.  Since it was close to Michael and Charleen's house, we figured it was worth a shot.  The expiration date was just around the corner, so the time was now.

Sylvia was excited with the various colored balls.  Since the ramp is a great delivery aide for young children, she was able to use balls from 6# up to 14# (with Dad's help of course)

Watching another great "throw" down the lane

Not the best of scores for a bunch of hacks, but notice the name on the bottom with the high score...  Sylvia had the high game with 112!

Granted Sylvia was the only one bowling with bumpers, she enjoyed the win!

V's First Report Card

Last week Violet had an appointment at Children's Hospital as a follow-up from her NICU discharge.  They take measurements, perform the typical physical, and then have a robust testing of various skills (language, motor, and cognitive).  It was interesting to watch the Bayley test being performed.  The RN that was performing the test did a great job of urging Violet to get that next task checked off.  

The appointment lasted about 2 hours, but time really did fly by.

Her "report card" is shown below.  (Click to enlarge)

These visits will continue until Violet is in kindergarten.  It will be interesting to watch her grow!

Happy Valentine's Day

It is time for Valentines week once again.  Remember back to 2009, we had a similar post with Sylvia.  This time it is Violet's turn to pose for the camera... once again wearing the same outfit as her sister (poor kid with the hand-me-downs)

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