Ozzie can crawl!

After what seems like an eternity of being able to get up on his hands and knees, and go from laying on hi belly all the way to sitting, Ozzie can finally crawl forward! Lauren and Zach were both watching the first time he did it, and the kid went halfway across the room! And now he's a crawling machine. It's so similar to his birth - he made us think it was going to happen forever, then when it finally did, it was so fast we couldn't believe it!

Shoe shopping!

Lolli and Poppy gathered up 2 bags of toys to donate to Good Will, so Zach decided to celebrate the last day of his staycation by letting them each pick out 1 new toy at the mall. Lolli chose a Build a Bear Hello Kitty and Poppy chose a Doc McStuffins doctor kit. While they were at the mall, they saw that Stride Rite was having a BOGO50% sale so they stopped in to get Poppy the most fabulous, supportive shoes they could find. That girl is obsessed with wearing dress shoes that leave her feet blistered and in pain, so Lauren knew she needed something comfy with more arch support. Thankfully they found a bejeweled pair of pink Mary Jane tennis shoes that she loved - and that really increase her mall-walking speed, thank goodness! Lolli got a similar pair of purple Tangled shoes. Pop got a 10 and Lolli got an 11.5. Oz got his feet measured for the first time and got a pair of cruising shoes in size 3.5 wide. Because of the sale, he also got a pair of summer walking tennis shoes that are size 4.

Ozzie's 9 months old!

Ozzie's 9 months old. He still only has 2 teeth, that he's had for half of his life. He weighs around 18.5 pounds. He can clap, wave, and play peek-a-boo with a blanket. He can go from sitting to hands and knees, then back to sitting, but isn't officially crawling yet. He sleeps in his crib and is starting to improve his stretches - we rarely have 1 hour stretches of sleep anymore, thank goodness! He eats anything and everything with great enthusiasm but does best when we make sure the bites are small. He's a happy guy who loves his big sisters and is usually ok with anyone holding him, although he does prefer mama if she's around. His eyes are greenish brown and his hair is light light blonde. He's starting to look more like Poppy than Lolli, I think. Zach's got strong genes! :)

Lolli lost a tooth!

After it first being diagnosed by the dentist as "wiggly" 6 months ago, Lolli's tooth finally came out! It has been causing her a lot of grief for a couple days, so thank goodness! Tuesday morning it bled and she almost stayed home from school, but the tooth hung in there until today. Lauren picked the girls up from preschool and for their snack she brought them cheese roll-ups. After she bit into hers, Lolli said, "Um, mom, what's this hard white thing in my cheese roll up?" Lauren said ew and told her to throw it on the floor. Later when they got home Lolli smiled at Lauren and guess what - no tooth! She told Lolli to go look in the mirror and sure enough, the tooth had been lost. Literally. Suddenly the light bulb went off and Lauren knew what had been in Lolli's cheese roll up - the tooth! So Lauren spend about an hour tearing the van apart and finally found it so Lolli could put it under her pillow for the tooth fairy :)

Reading!

The girls got Tag readers for Christmas, but they arrived very belatedly. Lolli enjoys using hers and she's really getting the hang of reading with it! The books are simple and repetitive so she's learning more and more sight words. She can almost read the one about Casey Cat all by herself with no help from the Tag thingie!

Disney on Ice!

Zach was in California so Lauren took the girls, along with Paige and Kim, to Disney on Ice. They arrived a little bit late and missed the Cars part but all the girls were excited to see Ariel, Tinkerbell, and all their Toy Story faves. And, of course, their favorite part was the cotton candy that came with a flower hat. Since this was a girls-only event, Oz stayed home with Gma and Gpa Great and they got him to sleep just fine!

Happy half birthday Poppy!

Poppy's 3 and a half! She seems so much older, though. She loved shoes and make up and doing hair. She can spell/write her own name and can recognize some other letters, too. She's really good at puzzles. She loooooves her little brother and is best friends with her big sister. Poppy's favorite foods are sweets and soda but she doesn't give her parents too much trouble about eating healthier foods, too. She does great in her preschool and has lots of friends.