5 months old

Mark and Ella are 5 months old today. Where has the time gone?! Both are doing great and having lots of fun. We broke out the jumperoo yesterday and Ella loves it. Mark is still figuring it all out, but Ella can get enough of the bouncing. And Oatmeal has to be in the middle of it all.

Food!

Mark and Ella have started in on real food this past month. Both are taking to it really well and Mark can't get enough of it! Both have tried rice cereal and pears, and Mark loves pears. Ella isn't quite sure about them just yet, but we just started those with her.

Mark has also become quite the thumb sucker. If he can find his thumb (which he does consistently now) he's a happy boy. Ella on the other hand, sucks her bottom lip. It's the funniest thing, but it works. She also has a rather strong core and we call this move super girl. She is stiff as a board and holds it as long as you hold her up. I guess she got strong doing all those crunches in her car seat. She's always pulled forward trying to get out.

Merry Christmas

Mark and Ella had a great Christmas. We started at our house Christmas morning, then went over to the Meloys to celebrate there with all the cousins and Aunts and Uncles. Then on the 27th, we went to the Keyworths to celebrate with their Aunt Valerie and Uncle Steve. Mark and Ella cleaned up and we are going to have lots of fun the next few months with all their new toys.

4 months old....

Mark and Ella had their 4 month Dr appointment on Friday and everything looks great. Ella is holding steady at 25% across the board, while Mark has jumped to 50% for head and height and 25% for weight. Ella weighed in at just over 12 pounds and Mark is at 13 1/2 pounds (though he feels much heavier).

Here are a few pics over the past few weeks. The first is Ella during tummy time (she's staring at the tv) and the next is Mark in a good mood after eating. Ella is all about sticking her tongue out lately and its just too funny. We went to Lights in the Heights this past Saturday and Mark completely crashed on Matt. Matt even had the large drool spot on his shirt for a while as a souvenir.

Happy Thanksgiving

We had a nice Thanksgiving this year. We first went to my Aunt's house to visit with my parents and my grandma. Ella got a great pic with her great grandma! Then we went to the Meloy's to eat and see Matt's parents.

I snapped this pic of Mark before the game on Friday before he was too embarrassed to be wearing orange. And Oatmeal felt the need to help us load the fridge with beer!

Triplets?!

My friend Leslie came over to visit last Wednesday while she was in town for Thanksgiving and brought her boys Jack and Theo. We had lots of fun with all the kiddos and Leslie thought she should try her hand at all three babies! Believe it or not, they actually cooperated.

Matt and I tried to get a cute pic of Mark and Ella in their Thing 1 and Thing 2 onesies, but I thought I would post the funny ones instead! These 2 were taken within about 30 seconds of each other and they just make me laugh.

New Toy

Mark and Ella got a new toy this week, an activity mat. Ella loves it and Mark is still getting used to it. And Oatmeal loves to sleep under it too, but doesn't quite fit. Ella has started smiling more and more, but only in the morning. I guess there is something about being awake at 5:00 am that makes her very happy. We also went to church for the first time last week. And we almost made it through the entire service. Not bad....