This week was focused on the letters G and H. We read
Good Night, Gorilla and sang "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes." I decided to work a little learning about body parts into the week as well, thanks to the song, so we also watched
Baby DaVinci Head to Toes, which Lily adores. She can't get enough of the puppets. We worked hard this week, and now Charlie can show us where his ears are and Lily can identify her ears, nose, mouth and belly. The babies used their hands for art this week and made
hand print gardens. Joe was off Thursday and Friday thanks to
teacher convention, so he helped us out with the project. It was messy, but fun!
With such an intense learning week, Charlie needed some caffeine to keep his energy up.
Lily, on the other hand, needs no stimulants to keep her moving!
Exhibit A. I found this lovely bite mark on poor Charlie's arm when we were at his orthopedist appointment on Tuesday. I have no idea when Lily bit him, but she sure got him good.
Speaking of the orthopedist, Charlie's appointment went well. I brought him in on the recommendation of the physical therapist we saw at St. Peter's, who thought that Charlie's crooked pinkies should be examined. Charlie loved our "date" to the doctor - Crackers stayed with Lily so it was just me and Charlie for the morning. He was so happy and charming in the waiting room, crawling over to the receptionist desk to get her attention and flirting with the nurses. The orthopedist took an x-ray of Charlie's hands and told me that he has something called "
clinodactyly," which is essentially a birth defect resulting in crooked pinkies. The doctor said that the x-ray showed no indication that the crookedness would get worse as Charlie grows, so there's nothing that needs to be done. He wants us to come back in a year for one more x-ray just to double check, but there's no reason for concern.
In other news, Charlie finally got his first tooth! And shortly after a second one popped up too. Yay!
A bundled-up Bug! No chilly weather will keep us from our daily walks in the buggies!
And I just had to share the below picture. About 5 years ago my mom was buying me a new winter coat, and I wanted a pink one. Joe tried his hardest to talk me out of it, convinced that I would only wear it a few times and never again. We're now approaching the 6th winter of me wearing the pink coat. Joe swears I do it to mock him, but I really love the coat! Anyway, my mom and I were shopping at Old Navy yesterday and found a coat just like mine in Lily-size, so of course my mom bought it for her. Here's Lily and I, looking pink and awesome :)
In the late afternoon, it was time to head over to 
Every Thanksgiving for as long as I can remember, Nana has bought ice cream turkeys from 
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With whipped cream, of course!
(I just realized that the letter I was kind of poorly represented this week. I meant to give Charlie and Lily ice cubes to feel, but we had a pretty hectic week and I didn't get around to it. Sorry, letter I!)
Daddy and Lily, just chillin'.
There are still two more days to 
We're particularly fond of unloading the dishwasher because we really like playing with the spoons. After we finish all our work, it's time for breakfast! We share a banana while Mommy makes the rest of our food. Breakfast is our favorite meal of the day and it's when we eat the most. Waffles, pancakes, yogurt, eggs, French toast - we love it all!
After breakfast we play together in the living room. 99% of the time we get along great, but sometimes we fight. Charlie loves to take toys and 
Mommy usually tries to eat breakfast now, and we like it when she shares with us. Her oatmeal is especially yummy. After she's finished we get dressed and then play a little more before snack. Mommy lets us eat morning snack in the living room, and we sometimes watch Baby Einstein while we eat. We love Baby Einstein. Once we're done, if the weather is decent enough, we go for a walk in our buggies. That always makes us happy.
After our walk it's time for lunch! We insist that lunch be either grilled cheese or peanut butter and jelly. We currently feel that sandwiches are the only acceptable main course lunch foods. We will eat chicken nuggets or veggie burgers for dinner, but we are highly annoyed if these foods are served to us for lunch. Pancakes, however, are acceptable for any meal.
After lunch, we get ready for nap. We recently switched from two naps a day to one, so we are now usually in our cribs from 12:15 to 2:30, sometimes later on a good day. We're busy in the mornings, so by the time Mommy says, "Ready to go night-night?" we're ready!
We're always really happy to see Daddy when he gets home, and he plays with us while Mommy makes dinner. After we eat we play some more, but this is the time of day when we usually get really, really fussy. We spend a lot of time hanging at the gate whining at Mommy while she cleans up the kitchen. Sometimes Daddy whines too.
Then it's time to get ready for bed. We have our baths every other night, and on the other nights Mommy just tries to wipe us down while we squirm and laugh and flip around. Daddy is in charge of making our bedtime bottles and getting our room ready. He's also in charge of putting us in our sleep sacks, although it's a shame to cover up our cool pajamas.
