April

Victoria is four months old today. Nothing much has changed since last week, so nothing new to report. Lots of photos though.

Holding something while sleeping:

 

She sometimes holds things with both hands, sometimes brings objects to her mouth, but her favorite object to suck on is her thumb. It’s so cute, but I’m sure I can hear the cash register at the orthodontist’s office ringing every time she does it. Oh well. Nothing that can be done right now anyway.

Fiona climbing the guava tree:

She is a great climber, helped no doubt by attending Climbing Club. We are getting the yard ready for spring planting, so we are spending a lot of time outside.

Victoria fell asleep on the mat:

She seems to be one of those babies who can fall asleep anywhere (so far, knock on wood). We are really hoping she keeps it up. She is also sleeping pretty well at night. She had many 7-9 hour nights. The worst night she slept five hours and then three hours. I really really really want her to continue her good sleeping. Fiona is a great sleeper now, but it took a long time and little bit of work to get there. I hope Victoria continues her trend and becomes a great sleeper also.

Fiona putting away her laundry:

    

First she sorts the laundry based on the type of clothing (pants, dresses, shorts, skirts, underwear, tank tops, t-shirts, long sleeved shirts), then she puts each item away. I really hope Victoria picks up this habit, or at least puts her own laundry away when she is old enough. Speaking of Victoria again, this is what she did while Fiona was sorting and putting away:

 

See? She’ll sleep anywhere.

We went to Passover dinner at my cousin David’s house:

 

He is an excellent cook and it was really fun. Normally I do not like Passover. It’s my least favorite holiday due not only to the food restrictions but also to the memories of long boring Passover seders at my grandparents’ house when I was younger. They were always so serious and stuffy, I was always hungry, it was not a pleasant situation. Passover is supposed to be a celebration of freedom. Dinner at David’s definitely feels more like a celebration. Fiona enjoyed the seder and had a blast running around and playing with Lindsey. Lindsey and Kaitlyn took turns holding and playing with Victoria. David chased the girls around and there was much shrieking and laughing. It was a great night. I wish they lived closer. I hate that our closest family is an hour away. Here is a photo of the four girls together:

I’ll end with a photo of my two little loves:

Ah, sisters!