several very cute pictures...

yes! her hair is in pigtails and i got a picture of it!

sweet smile

ezekiel can reach into grab his own age appropriate toys now :)

he may be small, but he's still the man
he can sit up totally by himself now
he can scoot a little, but mostly does full circles while laying on his stomach to reach things
he can stand with help against an activity table to play
he loves to eat. i usually give him cereal for breakfast, then a little for dinner with some of whatever we are eating.
he laughed once for derek
he gives kisses (lip smacks)
he loves hair, even to play with his own
he is super friendly and smiles at most people
he absolutely adores diedre!

diedre is doing great too! she had a few days off of potty training (her choice, not mine) but is back at it--yay!
she can talk up a storm now:
"walk a park?" (walk to the park?)
"i want a paco please" (i want a popsicle please.--derek and i joke and say, "oh, a paco? i guess we'll have to go to mexico for that!"
"zeke's awake! zeke's awake! hi zeke!" (when ezekiel wakes up from a nap, with a big hug)
"this is mine?" (when asking me about a toy that is hers, when i'm trying to encourage her to share with her brother)
"mommy, i'm proud of you" (after she has used the potty, she walks over to me with arms wide for a hug)
and, she wont let us leave without a hug or kiss (a "tiss"), so sweet.
she is still working on her colours, but my mom said she counted all the way to 18 at zellers (all the rows of babies).
she is also great at multi-tasking and can care for 5 or 6 babies all at once! so impressive :D
she is very good also at recounting stories. i will read it once, then she will read it to herself, or zeke, or one of the babies.
she is also very good at puzzles.

goodnight