"Oh, sorry mommy, sorry..."

Yep, those are the words I hear quite often from Lillian nowadays. She is super polite and very convincing when she wants things her way. Oh, that little politician. Normally it'll be when she wants a cookie for breakfast or cereal for dinner. I'll tell her, "No, hunny, we don't eat cookies all the time for breakfast." That's when she'll say, "Oh, sorry mommy, sorry." Sometimes I laugh cause it's just too cute. By that point I'll strike up some kind of compromise with her and I know she is secretly getting her way. It's even cuter when she does it and laughs like she is making a joke. Oh, how I love her. Her other favorite thing is to tell me that she only needs one or just five more minutes. Does she even understand that concept? I'll be exercising downstairs (yes, I do that now), and she'll come in and say, "Mommy, I need some chocolate clips." I'll say, "You mean, chocolate chips, and No, you don't need them." "Just one, Mommy, just one." Ummmm what? Where did she pick that up? "Lily it's time to go...." "Ok, Mommy, just five more minutes (holds up hand). Five more minutes, Ok." Yep, she'll do well in debate.

Lena has developed a new way of telling us she is awake. Here it is: It's 4am and I hear something banging. "Daniel, I hear this banging sound and I don't know what it is." "It's Lena, she's been doing it for twenty minutes." When she wakes up in her bassinet, she will lift her legs as high as they can go and then slam them down as equally hard on the mattress. I don't see how that doesn't hurt her little ankles but she evidently finds it amusing and will often giggle while doing it. Unless she's super hungry or not feeling well, that's how she let's us know she's awake. You can hear it on our main floor...no need for a monitor. I think of Jurassic Park...maybe I should put a glass of water by my bed. Oh, wait...I currently hear the banging. Geezh

Lena also finds her sister the most amusing thing in the world. She will often scan every room we go in till she sees her sister. And when she does, there is this huge smile on her face. Lily can really make her laugh. Lily has this way of climbing on our couches and making them into obstacle courses. She likes to bounce and will say, "One, two, three, go!" every time she does it. Lena loves it. I can put those two together in a room and Lena is quite content. As soon as she's alone though, that's a different story. Lena also likes the Johnny Jump/Up that we have modified into a swing. Just anchor it in the ceiling and presto, I jump-up/swing. She loves it. She has mastered sitting up yet, but she loves to rollover both ways. She is also very grabby and like to give open-mouthed kisses.

We just finished Spring break two weeks ago. Sad that it went by so fast, but it was also great to stick around the house and get some spring cleaning in and having fun. The weather was pretty nice so we played outside, tried to go to DC two times and failed, at yummy pork butt that Daniel smoked, it was all-in-all great. Next break is summer break...in July.



I still can't seem to get my pics from my phone to my computer. It is distressing, I know, not to see these little beauts. Sorry. Hopefully, I'll fix it soon.