Sneaky Sneak...

So these days Kevin and I have been having fun trying to sneak into the girls room in the morning. Typically the girls will arise between 615-645am. Most of the time they will chirp and play in their cribs for about 30-40 minutes before the "come get me cries" begin.

Alexandra is the morning lark with high pitched chirps and warbles. She has figured out how to get from her knees to her feet while holding onto the rails. It is only a matter of time now before she kicks a leg up in attempt to escape the fortress... she has already figured out hor to get up onto the hearth of the fireplace and play the voicemail messages.

Annellice is the crazy one that usually bounces violentlt away on her knees - Alexandra does it as well but just not with as much gusto. Sometimes you can walk into their room and find Annellice's crib displaced several inches from the wall and blankets strewn about. She is not much for trying to get to her feet yet, she values the stability of ther knees and her hips are still a bit weak to support her full weight yet.

Here is a small video of one of their many wake-ups:

Twins in sync with the dog distraction:

11 Months :)

Here is our happy photo op for 11 months. Note - it is getting harder for us to keep them still and look in the same direction these days :)

A Tooth!!!

Annellice has popped a tooth...one small one on the bottom with another close behind on the top. She had been budding just below the surface for a couple of weeks, but I just felt a real tooth today. It was old news to Gwynne...where have I been?

Alexandra has a couple of buds in the works and according to the scientific test of my finger, she may get her top tooth first. It feels further along, but I've been wrong every time thus far. "I feel one..."; and I don't...

Both girls are crawling all over the place and faster than I can keep track of. It is funny to watch their inter-personal dynamic with each other. Annellice will take off after something while Alexandra watches. If Alexandra decides it is worth following, she'll hot foot it after Annellice and usually beat her to the object of their affection. Both girls enjoy crawling over the dog beds we have stationed in the living room.

All the fancy toys in the house, and by all accounts we are way behind in supporting the economy of baby toys, and their two favorites are a Gatorade bottle with quarters in it and left over race numbers. I can't forget to mention how much they like the dogs' tennis balls and nylabone chew toys, as well as empty cereal boxes and juice bottles. The dog's water bowl, book bags, rug tassles, and other "household" items are often preferred over anything store bought.

Laughter...and lots of it. Annellice is ticklish and will gigglle or provide a belly laugh on command. She finds an array of happenings funny and will laugh at them, though the same thing will rarely ellict the response for very long. Alexandra is far less ticklish, though will giggle when tickled on her inner thighs. She does, however, have fits of hillarity where she will shreek and laugh for minutes on end. We don't know what fires her off, but it really fills the room with joy.

Together they are very well in tune with how each is feeling and play really well together. They entertain themselves, reach for each other when seperated, and share toys with few disputes. We've experienced only one bout of "twin ESP" and it was the other night. Alexandra was having a rough night with congestion and interrupted breathing during the night. Annellice, asymptomatic, would cry out whenever Alexandra was having a hard time even when they were at completely opposite corners of the house. Made for a long night, but an interesting anecdotal study in twin relations.