Rachel and Brandon Update

I thought it might be kind of fun to just give you a brief update of the children. They are both so much fun so I would like to share our joy with everyone. Let's start with Rachel.

Rachel will be turning 14 months on July 4. The city is so sweet. They are going to commemorate the occasion with fireworks on the lake and a parade too. How exciting. Rachel has a rather extensive vocabulary now. She can say mama, dada, baby (whenever she hears Brandon cry she looks around saying baby), she also says uh-oh, hi, bye bye, oooh, what's that, and when she wants food she says ahhh. She also imitates barking like a dog. She is very active now. She is walking and is quite proud of herself. She loves books, Baby Einstein, and Blues Clues. She is learning to feed herself with utensils. She loves to give Brandon his pacifier too. Rachel loves playing outside, especially with rocks. She loves going on walks in her stroller and blowing kisses. She also loves to play peek-a-boo. Here is a movie Ben took with his phone of her at dinner one day.




Now on to Brandon. Brandon is 2 1/2 months old and is getting cuter everyday. He has started cooing and I even got him to laugh just a little the other day. He loves when we sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and tickle his tummy/chest. He likes his swing as you will see from the picture below. He is a big eater. He takes 6 ounces of formula every few hours. He generally sleeps through the night. He goes down around seven or eight and sleeps for about eight or nine hours. It is heaven. Brandon loves to be held and cuddled. He doesn't like to be alone, which isn't a problem for me! Here is a cute picture of him as promised: