Maddie rolled over!

Kicked over...getting close!
Made it...now what do I do with this arm??

Telling Lena about the big event.

"All you have to do is ..."

From what I read, it sounds as if most babies roll from their tummies to their backs first. Apparently we are taking the more difficult route. Yesterday Maddie rolled over to her stomach three times. She couldn't quite figure out how to get her arm out from underneath her, but today she did. She didn't seem very pleased with the result. I left her on her stomach until she started crying about two minutes after she rolled onto it. I bet Lena won't be far behind. I thought she might be the first to make the flip, because she has been getting over onto her shoulder for some time now. Big day in the Parmentar house!

Mommy's little helpers

Sometimes while I make dinner, I move the girls into the kitchen so they can still see me... and hopefully not cry. They do their part by sitting their happy so I can get supper started before dad gets home!

Dad's starting them early

Go Cubbies!! We really miss Chicago, but we are introducing our children to the fun things from the city early in life :) Actually, Chris was doing anything he could think of to get Lena to stop crying. She has been a momma's girl lately. As sweet as it is that she likes me to hold her, it is a little frustrating for both mom and dad that she cries for anyone else or when I put her down. Hopefully this is a short stage!

Great timing

I don't know that "great" really fits into this posting anywhere, but I just happened to be snapping Maddie's picture when she spit up in the middle of the couch. Gross. Don't worry, mom, we won't make you sleep on that couch when you come to visit. On the bright side, the girls are lifting their heads pretty well when they are on their bellies. Unfortunately, as soon as Maddie spit up she decided to put her head down and turn it from side to side before I could clean up the mess. Stinker.

Ready, aim, fire!

Got him!
Look at that guilty face

Lena relaxing in the new chair

5 months old!

Lena
Maddie

Happy New Year!

The girls on New Year's Eve with their noise makers

What a year for the Parmentar's! Just think, only two short years ago today Chris and I got engaged...seems like so much longer than that! Since then we have moved to a new state, bought a house, I changed jobs, we got married, we adopted a dog, I got pregnant and went on bed rest for almost four months, Chris was promoted, our beautiful baby girls were born, and I quit my job. Wow. It makes me tired just thinking about all of it. We feel extremely blessed to have everyone and everything that we do in our lives. 2008 was a great year for our family. After looking back, I wonder what will happen in 2009!?!