Little Miss Maysie, always smiling!
Jaeli Jo, always laughing!
Makenna making her "mean" face, but smiling at the same time!
And there they are again, pretty much the same as the individual pictures!
I could not get a good picture of them all together, but this one and the one above it were the best ones.The girls will be 10 months old in a few days! Wow, where did time go? 2 more months and they will be 1 year old. I can't believe it, time flew by! I think this is the fastest year I have every had. So a little update on each of them...
Makenna: She has this new expression she makes all the time. It is her "mean" face, or as grandpa says, her devil face! She loves making it and will mock you if you do it to her. She is saying MaMa and DaDa, and sometimes BaBa. She loves food! She just shovels it all in. She pretty much eats on her own now, I don't usually feed her unless its something really messy. She will also be walking soon. I think she can do everything but walk! She loves it when you help her walk, and stands for a long period of time on her own. She is so proud of herself! She gets into everything now, so we have to be careful. Bath time is a struggle with her because she wants to stand in the tub. She has slipped a couple times, but I have always caught her. So now I bathe her first and let the other two play and make her get out if she wants to stand.
Jaeli: She LOVES animals! It is so cute. She chases our dog around the living room at least once a day and just giggles at her over and over. She loves kisses from her also. When my parents dogs start barking crazily, she always yells at them, a funny yell! She likes to be held when she is tired or fussy. About once or twice a week she gets her chubby legs stuck in the crib bars. I had a scare a couple days ago, I did not think I would get it out! She is always yelling and laughing. She is still pretty independent and loves to play with toys or in her play center. She does not really care too much about her sisters. She should be crawling soon, she is a pro at scooting! During bath time, she loves to be on her stomach and kick and wave her arms in the water. She is fascinated with the drain also! She is still my sweetie!
Maysie: Always smiling at anyone and everyone! She is having a little trouble picking up food, I think she just wants me to do it for her. She is also always the first one up, talking away usually. But she stays in her crib until I get her, most days she just waits for me. (Sometimes an hour if she is up at 7 a.m. and happy.) She has finally figured out to get from a sitting position to her tummy. She is staying on it more now, and sleeping on it at times. She holds herself up much better now. I think she wants to move around like her sisters. She is still drama, not as bad as before, but she sure does have her moments! She loves sitting on the couch in front of the window. If she is fussy, it almost always makes her happy!
All: We are fighting over toys like crazy now. And pacifiers, they take them from each other all the time. It is cute sometimes though, because they will trade. Their new toys are these sunglasses my sister bought for them, it keeps them all occupied for about 20-30 minutes, so long as they each have one. I think its the only thing I have 3 of. We are completely on finger foods, it is going pretty well. Transitioning from Gentlease to Enfamil Lipil has been going good also. I am about to transition completely to Enfamil in the next day or two. They are all holding their hands out to be picked up now, it is so hard to resist at times! They still need their night time nap every once in awhile, especially Maysie. And sometimes they don't take it but get very fussy. But it does not usually last more than 1 hr. Nap time and Bedtime have been going really good. I think the Sleep Training paid off. They have been sleeping from 8:30 p.m. until 8 a.m. every night with a few "crying episodes" once or twice here and there from each. Usually a pacifier stops it. As for nap time, it has not been an issue. They usually sleep at least 1.5 hrs in the morning and 2 hrs in the afternoon. And the great thing is, they no longer cry when I put them down for naps or bedtime! They are now able to put themselves to sleep 100%. That was my goal, it is so hard to have three babies and rock them or hold them to put them to sleep. Especially when I am by myself! So I am very pleased with their schedule! Sticking to a strict schedule makes things so much easier. There are some negatives, like taking the girls somewhere that interferes with their schedule. But it is worth it. (I just wish some people where a little more understanding when it comes to taking the girls out of the house, but I guess if you don't have to deal with it everyday, it is hard to understand.)
