delicious

my babies are absolutely delicious. i could eat every grin, laugh, smile, tear, frown, pucker. every. stinkin. one. i love them that much. it is true. as mya gets bigger, she is becoming more interested in doing things as claire does. her latest interest is babies. she is holding claire's dolls, snuggles them tightly and occasionally, opens her mouth for a big open smooch. she is just as interested in sophie. she grabs sophie's ears, looks in her mouth, and feeds sophie goldfish. mya is loving music, which tends to bring out her groovy body bops, playing with the leapfrog toys on our fridge, rides in the stroller, being tickled, peek a boo, looking at books with babies. this kiddo is also so done with babyfood. she wants nothing to do with it. this change started a month or so ago. she literally has a meltdown if she isn't given the same food as everyone else. despite the early onset of drama, i can truly say that everyday gets better and better.
claire is becoming a little lady. she is finally moving toward 2T pants. AMEN!! i never thought i'd have such a little peanut for a kiddo, but she is just that. peanutty perfection. she's finally got a solid grasp on colors, learning some sounds that letters make, cuts like a pro and is starting to get the hang of coloring within the lines. she thinks she can write letters, but not so much in English. claire drew her first "person" about a month ago. it was adorable. of course i kept it. now she spits out people left and right. she can name the days of the week, recites our phone number, where we live and where my parents and sisters families live. recently when i asked her where jessica lives, she paused for a moment, got a big sly grin on her face and said, "africa." obviously, jessica doesn't live in africa, but she thought she was so funny. chris and i laughed, so now she says africa everytime. ahhhh. she just covered a unit on africa at daycare where they went on a safari, made cameras to take pictures of the animals, made a backpack, etc. it was quite cute. claire is phobic about bugs. she thinks all bugs are ladybugs and freaks out when any are in sight. it is so frustrating. we think this phobia stems from an incident last fall when a swarm of ladybugs kind of enveloped the area. they were everywhere. now she thinks every black spec on the carpet or ground is a bug and has to examine it accordingly. hopefully ocd isn't in her future. ugh. today claire and i had a fabulous day. we ran around town doing a bit of shopping and errands then went for lunch. claire, definitely my daughter, chose "sahsa and chips" and some "walkamowe." it was yummy. great company. good food. can't beat that. i then took her to a "special store" (dollar store) where we found the center of universe. the baby bottle that emptys as you "feed" and refills again when it is upright. she is madly and truly in love with this thing. we've been playing babies since we arrived home this afternoon. my baby being a momma. delicious.

life is good right now. mya is becoming more independent, claire is a good listener, both are happy, our house is off our minds, things are falling into place financially, stress is subsiding, and we will be with my family in a month. can't ask for more than that.