6 months!

We are soooooo big!  At least that's what our mommy tells us when she stretches our arms up over our heads.  We think it's so funny when she does that!  We love patty-cake, too.  Nothing beats our exersaucers, though! 

It's so fun to be 6 months old - now we can eat peas and sweet potatoes... 

 

...and help our big sister play dress up 

...and pick on each other!

Here are our 6 month stats:

Maggie

15 lb 4 oz

25 1/2 in

William

16 lb 6 oz

26 1/4 in

The Best Christmas EVER! (and longest post ever)

Kirby was right when she said we were going to have the Best Christmas Ever! We had so much from with her this year. She gets truly excited about everything, so the lights and decorations and presents and music were extra special.

From Build a Bear...

...to baking...

...and everything in between, Kirby had a ball!

She was a good girl during most of it, too! (Number One...yes, that's his name, told Santa so!) This little elf is amazing - I wish he could travel to our house from the North Pole all year long!  Kirby was throwing a fit about something one day, and we told her that #1 was watching, so she ran and hid behind the chair.  Whenever we mentioned his name, she would get really still and cut her eyes in his direction.  We are, however, going to have to remind him that when he comes next year he'll have to remember not to fly back to the EXACT same spot two nights in a row.  He had a bad habit of doing that this year.

Sorry for that little detour!  Christmas in Beaumont was great.  The kids managed to make it through a TWO HOUR service on Christmas Eve.  When we got back to the house, we set out cookies for Santa and green beans and blueberries for the reindeer.  Evidently, reindeer LOVE blueberries.  I was not aware of that. 

Kirby was almost as excited to find out what Santa brought as she was to stay in her bed so she could have her pappy.  When we finally got her out of bed, she found the teddy bear she asked Santa for, puppets, and a beautiful princess dress waiting for her!  She opened one more present and completely lost interest, so all of the presents that my parents got her are still wrapped - we're saving them for her birthday!!

Before the rest of us opened presents, we sang Happy Birthday and had coffee cake for Jesus' birthday.

The fairy princess cat made an appearance at Christmas dinner.  One "POOF" of her wand puts you into a deep sleep!

So did the snow pricess cowgirl!

Maggie and William had fun, too! William was and still is in heaven in an exersaucer, preferably the one that bounces, so he was thrilled when Santa left him a Jumperoo!!  I am pretty sure he's going to bounce right out of it one day!

Mags just soaked up all the attention while William jumped.

 

The best part by far, though, this Christmas season was how excited Kirby was about Baby Jesus.  We loaded her play table with nativities, and the Baby Jesus figurines traveled many miles around our house. He even accompanied her to Kroger and Target. She sang Happy Birthday to Him and still pretends that her baby dolls are Jesus, she's Mary, and Jim is Josep (the missing H is not a typo!).  My biggest prayer for her is that as she grows she will ALWAYS be that excited about our Savior!

Maggie and William's big day

Maggie and William were baptized on 12.19.09. The service was wonderful, and we are so excited for them!

Michael and Denise are Maggie's godparents, and Andy and Hannah are William's - What wonderful people to help these kids grow up to be the people God calls them to be!

Kirby Konversations

This little girl makes us laugh and tries our patience and melts our hearts daily. Here are some of the conversations we've had lately...

Kirby: I'm a bunny
Jim: Bunnies eat green beans
Kirby: Oh! Maybe I should try one!

Jim: Kirby, please put the corn in the box.
Kirby: ...
Jim: Kirby, please put the corn in the box.
Kirby: ...
Jim: Kirby. Put the corn in the box!
Kirby: I don't understand what you're saying.

As I'm holding Maggie...
Kirby: Hey mommy, maybe Maggie wants to swing.

Kirby: This is my room. It smells like roses.
(not exactly how I would describe the smell, but ok!)

Kirby: OOOOH - look at those beautiful trees - they're amazing! Who is that precious baby?

Megan: Did you have fun playing with Hadley?
Kirby: Yeah, I had fun. I love Hadley, but sometimes she's shy.

Kirby: (with her toy shopping cart) Daddy, I'm going to the store.
Jim: Ok, what are you going to buy?
Kirby: berries and clock nuts
Jim: Clock nuts???
Kirby: No, not clock nuts. Clock meat.
Jim: Oh! Ok.
That makes more sense.

Julie had just finished fussing at Hadley for something over Thanksgiving. Hadley was in the dining room by herself crying. Kirby went in there, and Julie found Kirby consoling Hadley.
Kirby to Julie: She's going to be ok.
Kirby to Hadley: It's ok. It's ok. Sometimes my mommy spanks me, too.

Jim (after a particularly large mexican food dinner): Daddy's a fat kid.
Megan: Mommy's a fat kid.
Kirby to Megan: Yeah! You are! hahaha. You're a reaaaaaaallly big girl.

Kirby (daily): Mommy, you know what? Today, we're gonna have the BEST CHRISTMAS EVER!

Megan: Kirby, I love you.
Kirby: I know.

Kirby: You're going to put me to bed, but first we're gonna rock-a-bye for a minute. And, you're gonna read me a book. And, you're gonna sing "Goodnight Sweetheart." And, you're gonna scratch my back.

Jim: Good morning, Kirby! Are you ready to get out of bed?
Kirby: Not quite yet. Maybe in a minute. I'll call you.

Kirby walks into the living room eating chips...
Jim: Kirby, where'd you get chips?
Kirby: From my little fridgerator.
...the toy one in her room - the freezer was full of them!

Kirby: Hi, Annie. Watching Madagascar. I love you, too.
Megan: Kirby, who are you talking to?
Kirby: Annie.
Megan to Annie: Did you call ME?
Annie: No!

We may have an Aggie after all!!

5 months!

These sweet babies have been with us for 5 months! We are loving getting to know Maggie and William's precious personalities, and we are blessed beyond words to have such healthy, happy, beautiful, sweet kiddos!! Here's what they've been up to this month:

We switched to an AR formula, and they're not spitting up nearly as much!

They were waking up no less than 10 times...each...every night. One of us would have to get up to give them a pacifier. As you can imagine, this got super old super quick. Last week, we decided to shut the nursery room door and turn off the monitor. I am happy to report that Jim and I have slept through the night the last 5 nights...we are assuming Maggie and William have done the same!

They have no interest in rice cereal, and we have had no time to encourage it, so we just haven't given it to them. We are going to work on that this month!

William...

...you LOVE LOVE LOVE your exersaucer! You can push the buttons and grab onto the toys. You stare and stare at the picture of the dog - I think it reminds you of Jack and Katy!

...you are teething and suck on our thumb all the time. You can't decide whether you want it or your pacifier, though.

...whenever you and Maggie are next to each other, you grab her hand and hold on to it, and your face lights up when you see her. What a sweet big brother, you are!!

...you love to stand in our laps - you're such a strong boy! That said, your chubby cheeks are still making it so hard for you to keep your head up during tummy time!

...you love holding on to blankets and little stuffed animals. You have a couple of little "lovies" that we've been trying out. I can't wait to see which one you decide to like the best!!

Maggie...

...your still smile with your whole face, and we only have to look at you to get you smile. We love your twinkling eyes!!!

...you are the most petite little thing I have ever seen - I don't know where those 7 oz. bottles go!

...miraculously, you manage to get out of the Miracle Blanket every night (despite the fact that we swaddle you so tightly that your blanket is coming apart at the seems). You can't go to sleep unswaddled quite yet, though.

...you can roll from your tummy to your back and can almost get from your back to your tummy.

...you are a total jabber jaws - I love our little conversations!

(this was my dress when I was a baby!!)

Maggie Claire...

...I swear, you are the sweetest baby girl I know!