Now Luke is on the move!

I guess Luke got tired of Olivia getting to play with toys he couldn't reach, so after watching her for two weeks, he decided to join her on the other side of the room...and crawled for the first time! Poor little guy has been getting so frustrated after getting from his booty to his arms and knees and then falling down like an airplane stuck in neutral. We thought he would rock like Olivia did and then tenatively move an arm and knee. It ended up being quite the opposite. This afternoon it looked like he was going to get brave and move, so we grabbed the video camera and camera and got ready. We put the phone and remote on the floor and all of a sudden he was on the move!!! We clapped and cheered and kissed and hugged Luke, and Olivia seemed to cheer him on as well. We now live in a baby obstacle course of play yards, baby gates, exersaucers and pack-n-plays, but we wouldn't change a thing! We are so proud of Luke and Olivia for all they have already accomplished, and we know there will be many more firsts right around the corner. Now I just have to get used to the fact they can reach ANY corner without me having to put them there!

Look who's on the move!

We knew it wouldn't be long, and today Olivia crawled for the first time! I told Dan we better invest in some new running shoes now. She started the morning playing as usual and getting up on her hands and knees and rocking. Then she started to move an arm. I told Dan to grab the video camera because it looked like she was about to be on the move. We put her favorite singing turtle in front of her, and then left arm, right arm, left arm, right arm...she was crawling!!! She is still a little unsteady on the balance aspect, but if she sees something she wants, she definitely knows how to get there now. We have found that anything electronic (cell phone, camera, video camera) is particularly enticing and causes her to move a little faster than normal. Luke is starting to get up on his arms and knees, and we think it will only be a few short weeks before he takes off as well. For now, I'm glad only one baby is mobile. I can only imagine how crazy it will be once they are both on the move! There have been SO many changes over the past month, and every day now seems to hold something new and exciting!

Happy 4th of July!

This was Luke and Olivia's first 4th of July outside of my belly, and we wanted to make the day special for them. After going for a morning run with them, I dressed them in their red, white, and blue and started our busy day.

First we went to MauMau and PawPaw's church cookout so everyone there could meet the babies. They had a great time seeing everyone, and look forward to playing in the grass next year! Then we came back home and got ready for a cookout with some of Dan's family.

After Luke took a nap, we grilled ribs and fresh corn by the pool and spent some time swimming with Luke and Olivia's cousins, Hailey and Paige. Olivia was too interested in what was going on around her, and refused to take a nap from 12:30-8:30pm...when she passed out from exhaustion after her last bottle!

It was nice to have Monday off so we could just lounge around the house and play all day. It was great to celebrate Independence Day with our dependants. =)