Avery

Just so Avery doesn't feel left out... here is a pic of her in the Bumbo seat. I had to take a few to get one of her not moving. That girl is always flailing about!

I also got a video of her "talking" to me this morning. She likes to screech!

Morgan

I took this picture this morning... such a big girl!

She does really well sitting up these days (well, with the help of the Bumbo chair).

She's also started "standing" with help. She loves to straighten out her legs and stand up.

We try to let Avery stand up as well, but she's a little less sturdy and topples over pretty quickly. :)

Names

Just checked a listing of the most popular names from 2012... guess whose names are on the list?!? Yep, both Avery and Morgan made the top 100 most popular girls' names (according to Baby Center). Avery is #17 and Morgan is #85.

And since they are unisex names, I did check the boys' list and they are NOT on there.

People say to us "oh, I know a boy named that, but I don't know any girls" when we tell them our girls' names. I didn't even think of Morgan as being a boy's name before. Besides Morgan Freeman, I really didn't know of any male Morgans. I've heard Avery as a boy's name, though. We also didn't do the girls any favors by making their middle names unisex as well. But, they are spelled feminine - Leigh and Jo. Leigh is after their Aunt Erin's middle name and Jo is my middle name (and my mom's). The whole unisex names thing was not intentional!

Pretty flowers from the hubby

It's called "The Cosmopolitan" arrangement. I love it!

These days this is the only Cosmopolitan I can handle! I have not built back up my tolerance since being pregnant. I had three glasses of wine the other night with a huge dinner and felt hungover! Of course, my hangover was at 3 am when I woke up to feed the girls.

A few more random pictures

Some from my phone or my sister's phone...

Avery makes goofy faces when we put something new in front of her

We may need to talk to Grandma about her reading selection for the girls! Ha!

I think Grandpa has the right idea about book selection!

Kind of blurry, but the girls are starting to notice each other and stare.
I don't think they realize what the other one is yet - like it's just some big toy!

Random pictures

Just a bunch of pictures from our phones and cameras...

All the babies home for Christmas

Avery all ready for the cold weather

Morgan's ready, too

Typical Avery sleeping pose

Tummy time x 2

No pictures please

Avery and Morgan in their favorite chairs

Pouting contest - Avery

Pouting contest - Morgan

I just love this little jeans outfit

Chubby cheeks and long eyelashes!

Another typical Avery sleeping pose

Avery is not so sure what to think of the new abacus

She's also suspicious of the caterpillar toy

Playtime has taken over our living room

I think I can fit this whole thing in my mouth

Um, mom... enough with the pictures already!

3 months

The girls are now 3 months old! Well, actually they were on January 5th, but I'm a little behind on the blog.

Avery is still a little peanut, although she is starting to get chunkier. She still fits into the 0-3 months clothes, but I'll dress her in the larger size sometimes to match her sister's outfit. She smiles all the time and coos back and forth with us. I'm pretty sure she thinks we are having some big conversation, but I have no idea what is going through her head. She loves being held. She still puts her hands on her face and head while sleeping and eating.

Morgan is still our "chunky monkey" and has packed on 2 more pounds in the last month! She fits in the 3-6 months clothes and can't wear many of the 0-3 months outfits anymore. She smiles a lot! She "talks" to us when she wants to and seems a little shy. She's definitely not the chatterbox that Avery is. She has the chubbiest little cheeks and longest eye lashes!

Both girls are starting to notice things and people around them more. When Matt or I walk into the room, they smile and get excited (which is super sweet!). They love their toys, especially noisy ones or ones that light up. They will stare super focused on toys trying to figure them out. They also swat at them but rarely get a hold of anything. Their arms are still not under their control. :) Their new thing is putting their hands in their mouths - they do this all.the.time! They love to be read to and like looking at the pictures in the books. They have started sleeping longer at night (thank goodness!), usually a good 6-7 hours. They'll eat once and then go back to sleep until morning. They are still sleeping in their Rock-n-Play sleepers, but we'll probably transition them to cribs soon.

Wouldn't be a photo shoot without a crying Avery!