5 months and Going Strong

Mommy and Rory watching fireworks with Braxton
Rory is so worn out from her exciting 4th of July
Abby is facinated with the fireworks

Abby and Rory chillin' in their pool
Mimi Cinda and all her grandbabies
Rory and Daddy ready for Fireworks... Happy 4th

Braxton trying out his Kung-Fu Panda moves in the pool.
Rory's not quite sure about this whole swimming idea.
Abby thinks the water is a little chilly.

Rory enjoyed her lunch!!
What? Do I have something on my face? (Abby)
Rory sitting up by herself!! What a big girl!!

This weekend, we had so much fun with the girls. It was their first 4th of July and it couldn't have been any better (except for if we could have seen more of our friends and family)!! The girls had such a big day. We spent the day with Mimi Cinda, Papa, Aunt Shandra and Braxton. Abby and Rory got to swim, play with their cousin and see their first fireworks. They did so well during the fireworks. Abby was completely and totally enthralled with the lights. She sat on her daddy's lap the whole time with her eyes fixed on the sky without moving. Rory was impressed with the lights for a while, but the exciting day caught up to her and she napped through the second half of the fireworks show. Neither were scared of the loud noises or fussed at all. What good girls!!

The girls turned 5 months old on Saturday, July 5th. It's so hard to believe how big they are getting and how much they are doing. Rory has started sitting up by herself!! She does really good until she starts laughing or realizes that she is doing it on her own. Then, she has a tendency to wobble and usually ends up toppling over. We are so proud of how well she is doing, though!! Abby is working on sitting up by herself. She can manage for a couple of seconds, but is usually looking for someone to pick her up and topples over. She's almost there, though. Both girls have started putting vowels and consonants together. Abby says "mamamamam" when she is upset. Rory calls everything "da" or "adda." She also says what sounds very much like "hey" when she wants someone's attention. I talked to their doctor about them starting to talk so early and she said that it wouldn't surprise her because they seem to be ahead of the curve on just about everything!! We have started feeding the girls actual baby food. They LOVE it!! When we put their bibs on and put them in their highchairs, they start to get so excited because they know that it's food time. So far, we have only tried squash, but the girls seem to be ok with that. Tomorrow we will move on to the next new food.