Happy 15 Month Birthday, Babies!!

15 months...and so much fun!! Reid and Louisa are walking everywhere, so inquisitive, flirtatious, giggly, loving, precious...I could go on all night! Everyday they are doing or saying something new. They love each other soooooo much and it just makes my heart so happy to see them together! They smile, giggle, squeal when they see the other one and they are too sweet when they kiss each other.

Louisa Claire

Oh, my precious Louisa Claire! This tiny angel just makes me want to squeeze her and hold on tight to her...forever!! Her squeals, her bright blue eyes, her wrinkly-nose smile...just a few of the things that make Louisa Louisa...and why we love her so much. Louisa loves Maggie, "Bubby" and she loves the way the ball popper makes her hair blow. She's quite proud of herself walking and so are we!

Reid

Does this sweet boy love to laugh! He laughs at "Sissy", Maggie, his toys, himself...and everytime it makes me smile. His laughter and smiles are so contagious! And watch out for those flirty eyes...he definitely has his Mommy wrapped! Reid loves to ride on his giraffe, throw "touch downs"(with every toy...not just the football!), bananas are his favorite, and he adores his little sister! Reid listens really well and he is definitely going to have a tender heart!

Happy Valentines Day!!

Augusta's Blizzard of 2009

Hoping for snow...

Needless to say, Reid and Louisa were more than adequately prepared with cold weather gear for the big Blizzard of 2009!

Reid & Louisa in action

Just a few pictures of the little ones having fun...

Look what came in my Gymboree box!! What a great package!

Mr. Mischief

R&L's favorite place...by the window. Okay by me...I never get tired of looking at how cute they are from behind when they are standing next to each other!

See...I told you this is their favorite spot! Another tiny hiney shot!!

I think this one qualifies as "Double Trouble!" They got caught in a spot they KNOW they aren't supposed to be in!!

Playing with their buddy, Riley at the Super Bowl party

Too precious of Louisa and friend Caroline looking at each other!

Louisa loves to feel the air from the ball popper toy blow her hair up. She's been doing this for about 20 minutes every night for the last several nights.

Louisa LOVES her new scarf!! Unfortunately, this picture doesn't capture the huge smile she had as she wore the scarf around the den last night!

Guess who's walking now...

Yep, you got it...Reid!! Big man decided to pass his sister up this weekend. After watching Louisa for the last week or so, Reid decided that he would join in on the walking fun. He stood himself up in the middle of the den and just started walking. For the rest of the night if he was going somewhere, he was walking...not crawling! He looks a little like E.T. when he walks...hands above his head, belly sticking out, quick steps...it's quite cute if I do say so myself, and of course I do!! Ahhh...another bittersweet moment in parenthood. Where has the time gone?? I truly can't believe my precious babies are both walking. Louisa is definitely capable of walking more than she is, but for now, she just walks when she wants to...and that's okay with me!

Louisa is proving to be our climber...the picture below is how Craig found her one morning last week. He was in the bedroom and heard her saying, "Uh-oh! Uh-oh!" I think she wasn't sure how to get down!

Here are some other recent favorite pictures:

"If we put our heads together..."

"Kiss, Kiss!"

Reid loves to read!
Sweet girl...loves her babydoll and her bunny slippers!
Momma's babydoll...

Sweet, mischievous boy!

Happy 14 Month Birthday, Babies!!

With all of the new stuff that they are doing, I'm not sure how much longer I'll be able to call Reid & Louisa babies!! Luckily, I think part of the priviledge of being their mom means that I will always be able to call them my babies :)

I would say the biggest update is that on Wednesday night, our Little Louisa decided that she would walk across the den...completely unprompted and unassisted!! Craig and I were quite surprised and judging by the smile on Louisa's face, she was just as proud as we were! She and Reid have both been taking 5-6 steps on their own for a few weeks. She has taken several more "long walks" but crawling his still her preferred method of getting where she is going.

I still have Christmas pictures to post...hopefully I will get those up this weekend. I love the picture above of Reid & Louisa looking at books in their room. The picture below captures the sweet smiles that Reid & Louisa often exchange when playing together. They get so excited to see the other one and just be close to each other...it absolutely melts their momma's heart! I pray that they will always remain this close!

Happy 13 Month Birthday, Babies!!

Yep, 13 months already!! Louisa celebrated by taking 2 steps towards her Mommy!! Yeah!! She was so proud of herself and so were we! She's doing great standing on her own...she's very confident and has great balance. Reid is watching not far behind...he took a step towards me tonight (not quite as coordinated as Sissy, but he has a little more weight to carry around!).

Speaking of weight...the babies went to the doctor today for re-checks and Louisa weighed 14 lbs 4 oz!! That means she has gained 1 and 3/4 lbs in less than a month...table food is doing great for Louisa! She has also made HUGE improvements in drinking her milk. She LOVES to eat...she always cleans her plate :) and is SOOOO precious when we tell her to "chew it up" she makes little smacking noises. Reid is doing great too...he loves his Cheerios and most anything else we give him.

Reid and Louisa are loving the Christmas decorations...especially the tree. Here are a few recent photos...