Language!

Maddy can literally say anything you say and well. She is now speaking in sentences to us - most of the words I actually understand. She's getting a pattern in her language which helps me understand what she is wanting.

In the mornings, we'll hear her babble in her crib while she is waiting for us to get her. Funny thing - she doesn't really babble, she practices words. It's funny to hear her say "bear", "pink" and other words until she gets it right. I really do think she is practicing.

Makin' pizzas

Tonight, we made pizzas for dinner. We actually had everyone make their own, including Reagan and Maddy. Maddy realized in the process that she apparently LOVES pepperoni. Reagan redefined her crazy love for cheese. I think she ate a bowl of it.

By the time the pizza actually was done baking, Reagan didn't eat much of it. Maddy did, but that's only because she eats everything.

Piano

Reagan is doing much better than I expected. She is really responding well to her teacher. She listens and does what he asks. She still jumps around and is hyper, I think it is honestly just because she is excited. I was so impressed, I was ready to sign her up again despite the cats. :) I'm happy she found something else that she likes. Ahhhhhhh

Maddy going to bed

I think since Jim has been putting Maddy in bed every night that she is back to being a Daddy's girl. She started coming to me much more often, but it has changed. Tonight, after Reagan's swimming, we got home and she was still up. Jim offered to let me read and snuggle. I'm sure it was a reaction to me saying "I never get to because of my surgery". He made the extra effort to let me do it.

So we did. We read and snuggled. I loved every second of it. It made my heart happy. I missed putting Reagan in bed, but I missed Maddy too. So once we were all snuggly, Jim came in. I guess he thought if it was quiet it was time to go to bed. That was fine. But Maddy now wanted Daddy. Sadly, I gave her up. She wouldn't stop calling for him. I went back into Reagan's room and snuggled there for a bit.

Ya know. I don't know how long my girls will let me snuggle. But I plan to do it every night that they will. There will be one day that they say, "I'm good" or some form of that. Never will I take this time with them for granted. Such blessings. Love the snuggle. Need a tissue...

Swimming across the pool

Reagan swam all the way across the pool... four times. Holy cow. She swam on her belly and on her back. She now can roll from back to front and then swim the rest of the way in. I'm so excited for her. I am so happy for her and can't wait to take her to our neighborhood pool to practice everything that she's learned so far! Way to go Reagan Mae!

Blackberries

Today, we skipped church to hang out. We picked our brains to figure out what we could do and Jim came up with blackberries. We piled in the car pretty quickly and headed down to see Aunt Brenda. She and her husband have a blackberry farm and winery. I'd never been. It was fantastic.

We all got to ride on the golf carts, pick berries and just hang out. Such a nice way to spend the day. Maddy rode on Jim's shoulders carrying a bucket. Every time Jim would drop a blackberry into her bucket, she'd pick it up almost immediately and eat it up. She was covered in juice quickly.

Reagan would pick berries for a while, but then go back into the store and hang out with Brenda and Jimmy. She got to eat popsicles and chill out. Anytime there was an opportunity to get into the gold cart, she was all over it. She wanted to do anything to climb and drive. She had a great time.

By the time we left, the girls were tired. Maddy fell asleep on the way home and then took another nap. I had to lay down for a bit because of my bee-bo. Reagan chilled out watching Bugs Bunny for a bit before ramping up for the evening again.

Awesome day to reconnect!

Bless you

Maddy's language is just getting better and better. She literally says just about anything we say. Today, someone sneezed and she actually said "bless you". So not only can she say it, she knows the right timing as well.