Crazy creativity

 

Clara is one strong independent lady with her own ideas on how things should go.  Most of the time she is fearless, until you mention the boogeyman.  She is willing to try almost anything, but doesn't seem to stick to anything quite yet.  Her memory and intelligence is incredible.  She doesn't forget things.

While she may be extremely emotional and dramaful, she's also the most loving and forgiving.  I guess the two come hand in hand just opposite sides of the coin.  She is independent in the fact that most days she does her own hair, gets herself dressed, often makes her own breakfast, and can easily entertain herself.

 

 

Luke is the kid everybody loves.  He's happy and giggly.  He's such a chill dude that everyone seems to want to be his friend.  Luke is also a seriously cautious.  He doesn't want to try new things, and sticks to the few things he feels comfortable with.  He's scared of the dark, he's scared of going places by himself, and he will not try any new foods.  He loves sports and seems to do really well at all of them.  He's just naturally athletic.  He has been begging to take piano lessons for some time, so he was able to start piano lessons this past January.  He's done so well and seems to have a natural ability for rhythm too.    

 

 Most of the time Luke and Clara are just two peas in a pod doing all kinds of crazy things together.  The other day they got creative with a pad of post-it notes and their creations were hilarious.

8 months old

 

This little lady is growing like a weed!  She sits up like a champ and is able to crawl!  She understands sign language but isn't able to use it quite yet.  It's funny how she laughs when she knows we understand what she is wanting.  She has this simple little whine when she wants something, and when we finally figure out what she wants she starts kicking her legs in excitement that she's getting what she wants.  She still doesn't love baby food, she likes the food we eat better.  Even with no teeth she impressively gums things around in her mouth until she's able to swallow.  By 8 months old, she's struggles twice with double ear infections.  So sleeping through the night still evades her.  Ellie is still a pretty chill little girl and always enjoys the endless entertainment put on by Luke and Clara.  She hates socks and head bands.  She does not like peaches, but seems to love apples and pears.  She wants to be walking and running, and will be there soon enough.