Sick days

Cheers! The girls drinking some Sprite for the first time to calm their tummies.

Singing and signing along with "Signing Times" song.

I'm a big kid now

Besides a week and then some of bad weather and sickness in the house, we have come to finally give in (or shall I say Daddy Der finally gave in! :P) to changing the girls' cribs into beds. Yes, it was a big day as this is when we finally say they are no longer babies. It's been going on for a long time now that both girls could climb out of their cribs (Sophie at 19 months I think), but until recently, the girls get up earlier than we do in the morning, they climb out and can't seem to climb back. We find them in the morning on the floor reading books. You can see from the pics that they are ecstatic of their new beds.

As we thought we were in the clear with healthy kids this weekend, turns out Sophie had diarrhea this morning, so once again today we were home bound except for our quick errands out to get the bed rails and some milk. The theme seems to be battling whatever health issues that seem to turn up on the girls. Both Sophie and Hannah are getting potty trained. Hannah is a little more successful as she is dry in the morning and after naps. Both girls love getting rewards after doing the deed, so I think we're on the right track. How did my babysitter get me potty trained before I turned 2?! I want to know!!!

Oh yeah Soph Soph and Hann memorized most of the books we have (there's quite a bit), so I think I need to buy some new ones. Any suggestions would be great! They are in love with their vast collection of Playdoh which seems to take up a good chunk of playtime (Thank you makers of Playdoh!!!). Hannah is great at catching and throwing a ball and Sophie is pretty good at hitting a ball with a bat. Yes, all of that is nerf toys not really hard bats or balls.

To make up for last weekend's updates: Hannah was down and out with the flu, so I took Sophie out for a little while to Aiden's birthday party which was at Chuck E. Cheese. Soph Soph and I bonded and had a lot of fun meeting Chuck, eating some yummy cake, and playing video games. It was raining just as it is now for over a week, so there really wasn't much we could do outside. Most of the time we had that weekend was spent at home.

One little tid bit was that I guess the girls were really bored that weekend (we were at home most of the time) and because mommy enforced strict nap times she made daddy leave them in the room to nap regardless if they were super tired or not. Well there were some loud giggling and shenanigans happening over the monitor, so mommy went to check out what was going on. The girls had thrown everything out of the crib, stuffed animals, blankets, pillows, clothes, and yes, diapers. The girls went streaking and as I entered I was shocked and called out to Derek who came running up and hid behind the door because he was laughing so hard. I couldn't help, but laugh uncontrollably too. Ahh the joys of parenting! We enjoy being parents of twins, but I seriously don't know how people have more than 2 children :P

Sophie making a face in her new bed.

Sophie making sure the rail is durable.

Hannah joins Sophie in her bed and jump like monkeys on the bed. Mommy reminds us "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"

Hannah can't get enough of jumping....testing the patience of mommy.

Daddy blinds Hannah with the flash.

Rain Rain Go Away and you too germs!

The girls have been on and off sick for the past couple months and it's been exhausting. I haven't been able to do much of anything else except take care of them, so not much on the updates or anything really. We haven't met up with anyone for a long time, but this weekend we did manage to get together with Uncle Ray, Auntie Flo, Zach, Auntie Liz, Uncle Eric, and Lauren. The girls had a lot of fun playing with Lauren all day.

Hannah future rock drummer? Daddy was really happy she picked up the sticks.

Zachary arriving in his carseat carrier.

Zach and Uncle Ray oversee the playing with Sophie, Lauren, and Hannah.

Mommy forgot what it's like to hold a baby. Here cutie Zach stares off into the camera.

Sometimes I'm Grumpy too

If you want to be a grump that's ok, but could you be a grumpy kind of further away. It's not that I don't love you 'cause you know I do sometimes I'm grumpy too. "Grumpy" song by David Weinstone.

The girls were pretty grumpy tonight even though they're feeling way better we were all Oscar the grouches...must be the weather.

UPDATES:

Sophie memorized a bunch of books which is amazing to me. Sophie loves doing puzzles and after being shown how to do it once she can do it all on her own every single time. She seems to have that talent with everything and thus is very mischievous. Sophie's attention span is super short and it might be because of mommy, but we're working on that. We're also working on her being less of a bully to Hannah. She does say "Thank you", "I'm sorry", and "your turn" to Hann Hann which is a great leap in my opinion. We have an "I Spot" book where there are items on the side that you have to pick out within a picture and Sophie not only points out to where the item is, but she will tell you the position of the item (example. - "the book is on the table", "the doll is on the floor"). She simply amazes me everyday with the new things she learns.

Hannah is an entertainer and I'm always excited to hear a new song she has learned. She loves singing and dancing. She can sing parts of songs like "Do Re Me", "Maria", "So Long Farewell", "Ring Around the Rosies" (in Chinese as well), theme to "Totoro" (in Japanese), Dora theme song, Wonderpets theme song, "Jingle Bells", etc. She speaks clearly when she has something to say, but most of the time if she's not singing she's not as talkative as Soph. She's not as outspoken as Sophie and has a hard time expressing herself. She is the more loving twin and will hug and kiss you without having to be asked. She is excellent at sharing toys and food. Very laid back and the total opposite of Sophie. She has a longer attention span than Sophie and can spend longer periods of time drawing, playing on her own, etc. However she is a finicky eater and we have major issues finding foods that she will eat. Sophie is more open to eating if she sees mommy eating it.

So yes it is the interesting 2's (not the terrible 2's) and I love watching them learn, grow, and develop. They are amazing loving little girls (yes, not babies anymore)! I look forward everyday I come home to see their smiling little faces.

Kiki creeps out of her hiding place.

Sophie smiles.

No playing with the closet!

Hannah lying on the glider.

Too cute for words

I put the girls' hair up in pig tails since they've got long enough hair. Here they're in good spirits and decide to pose for daddy.

My cuties Hannah and Sophie!

Hannah says, "Show me your belly!"

Sophie says, "Here's mine!"

Sophie looks so funny hahahhaah!

Happy New Year! 2010

On New Year's day we went to Castro Valley Park. Yes, mommy is trying to catch up with blogging as the girls have been on and off sick with colds. It's been pretty exhausting for the parents to deal with.

Sophie gets over her fear of heights and starts sliding down all the slides!

Hannah has fun!

Hannah and Sophie's favorite...sandbox.

Hannah pretends to sleep on Stitch.

Hannah yells, "Hello!" to who? We have no idea, but she does gather alot of attention from other parents and kids LOL!

CDM

During the winter break we went to the Children's Discovery Museum (CDM) in San Jose. Here's some pictures we took:

Soph with the tornado of water.

Hannah on some Mario Bros like mushrooms.

Having some fun playing with butterfly dishes.

Building with some big purple blocks.

Hannah playing with the ball and maze.

Mommy, Hannah, and Sophie look at the big ducky on top of CDM.

The girls play pizza parlor.