Milestones

Emerson is 5 months old!
Wow, has he progressed this last month. He sits up very well (with a little assistance, of course) and rolls all over the place. He's also developed a funny, backwards way of scooting - he flips on his back, then inchworms himself with his head leading the way. Anything that he grabs goes immediatly to his mouth. This is great news for the pacifier, but also means we need to be careful what we leave within his reach. Emerson talks all the time and loves to engage with everyone around him and still becomes most excited when he sees Ryan. Nightime is progressively improving, thank goodness!
Norah is 2.5 years old!

The change from her second birthday to now has been extraordinary. SHe has an hilarious sense of humor and loves to be silly. The imaginative games that she is playing are so fun to watch and be a part of. She loves to chat with everyone around her and her language skills are constantly improving. We've moved from full sentences to comeplete paragraphs! She spends a lot fo time reading and writing and is begining to make vaguely recognizable letters. We are sounding things out and she is begining to understand that the letters she recognizes actually have sounds attached. She still loves to dance and sing and play instruments, pretend and real. The other day as she was dancing in a tutu she told me that she was a Degas painting. My little child genious. ;-)

We are so lucky to have two such wonderful children!
Both are sporting their Hawaiian presents that Grandma Carmen brought back. We are ready for warm weather...!