Wow....so many "firsts"

They say to enjoy this time in your baby's life because it comes and goes so quickly....we have learned that first hand in the past week...where to begin??

George now has his first two teeth and Abigail began crawling (8 1/2 months old). Again, George has a very high pain threshold as he wasn't fussy at all! Within 24 hours of learning to crawl, Abigail began pulling up to her knees, which prompted lowering her crib mattress. She also started "talking" and like her brother, loves to say "dadadada". Both babies began picking up finger food and feeding themselves last week, so they have been eating lots of puffs and mum-mums. Nana and Pop were here to witness those wonderful milestones as they came up for a visit all last week. They brought 80 lbs. of crawfish and we hosted friends for our annual crawfish boil, which was tons of fun!

We spent Memorial Day in Houston with the Morris clan and Brad. Mom, Dad, the twins and I drove down together Thurs/Fri and Matt brought the two dogs (Boomer and Tori) on Saturday. It was the babies' first time to visit Houston and first time to spend the night in Nana and Pop's trailer--of which they will come to love as they get older. George and Abigail loved being toted around by their cousins--I think Evie and Kirby changed every single diaper all weekend! The babies swam in the pool for the first time at Cliff's 13th birthday party and LOVED IT!! They cried for the first 15 seconds but once they got used to the water, they started kicking and splashing! George loved jumping up and down in the water (his new favorite thing to do!) and Abigail kick,kick,kicked! While we were in Houston, Abigail cut her top two front teeth, which was exciting too! Kirby taught Abigail how to blow razzberries and Aunt Laura taught her how to wave. We started baby sign language while we were in H-town and both babies started using the sign for "milk" within three days--so smart!

We drove home through Austin to visit Oma, Matt's Granny. It was wonderful to see her and she loved seeing her great-grandbabies. Her health is stable at this point but prayers are still needed. After 12 1/2 hours on the road we finally returned home and the babies were exhausted all day yesterday! They did great in the car and we have decided to make a habit of picnics and playgrounds along our roadtrip routes!

When I find the camera cord, I will upload recent pics....