Hanging out in the bathroom

Tornadoes were spotted in our area the other night, so we spent some time in the bathroom as the sirens went off. Mary Ellen was very content watching a show, and she loves her helmet, so she was happy to wear. Charlotte was close to being asleep, so she sat in her seat like a champ. Luckily, nothing happened, but we did have to get them up one more time, but they both slept through that. Unfortunately, more bad weather is being predicted, so we may be back in this spot again!

Avocado

Charlotte had her first food other than cereal last week. She tried avocado. She didn't know what to think of it at first, but with time, she liked it more. She has now had butternut squash too, and tonight, we will be trying green beans. She gets very excited when she sees food. She tries to get our food and grabs at our utensils thinking that we should be sharing with her.

Exhausting

Playing is just such hard work! Charlotte was playing away one morning, and then I realized that she had gotten quiet. I walked around the corner and found her like this. She had just reached her limit!

Bentley Tyler Bozynski

We are so excited to welcome Bentley Tyler Bozynski. He was born on Monday, April 11. He weighed 9lbs 1 oz and was just over 20 inches long. We have decided that it must be the Bozynski genes that led to big babies! Mary Ellen loves her cousin and goes around talking about him all the time. After we left seeing him, I kept hearing her in the back of the car whimpering. When I asked her what was wrong, she said, "I want to see my cousin!" It is going to be so much fun to watch all of them grow together and be such great friends!



Is it possible that he will be a thumb sucker like Charlotte?

This was one of the first pictures that was sent to me after he was born. He had just had a bath.

The proud daddy introducing Mary Ellen to Bentley!

I am such a proud aunt!

Charlotte just chilled while we were in there. She was a little oblivious. The funny thing was that they were in the same room that I was in when Charlotte was born, so we kept asking her if she remembered it!

Cool Chicks

What more can I say, other than look at these "cool chicks!" The weather is great, and we enjoyed some time outside and our first trip of the season to the ice cream truck!

Potty Training, rice cereal, and visit from Nene and Pops

This is a post with many different milestones. We are into potty training and doing well. Mary Ellen has to visit every bathroom at every place, but at least she is telling us she needs to go. What was funny was that when we were at The Purple Cow eating dinner with Nene and Pops, she told me she needed to go potty, and I needed to take the camera with me. When we got in there, she told me to take her picture. I made sure that it was tasteful, so I could share it!


Nene and Pops stopped by on their way to and from Houston for the Final Four. When they came back, we went out to the Purple Cow, which is one of Mary Ellen's favorite restaurants. She saw the shake with these great things on top of it that she had to have. It was a good incentive to get her to eat her dinner!






And, Charlotte is eating cereal. This was the first time that she had it, and she loved it! She gets so excited about it and doesn't like to take a break in between bites. She will hold on to my hand, almost directing it to her mouth. Soon we will try other foods, which I am sure she will enjoy!

The weekend update

We didn't do anything extravagant this weekend, but we did get to enjoy some very nice weather. After a cold spell, it felt like spring this weekend, and we took some chances to take advantage of it. On Sunday, though, it was very windy, so Charlotte didn't necessarily like being outside for a long time in that!

Here they are enjoying some naked tummy time. If I ever bring Charlotte out with no clothes, immediately, Mary Ellen has to join her by stripping her clothes off.




On Saturday, we meet up with Caki and Bo and walked to Uncle Tyler and Aunt Rayni's house. Mary Ellen had picked out a present for Holly, and we wanted to make sure Holly had her special toy before cousin Bentley makes his arrival.


After I got Mary Ellen dressed Sunday morning, she looked at me and said, "Take my picture!" Charlotte wasn't too happy about having her picture taken, and Mary Ellen tried to console her.






Sunday afternoon, we went outside for a little while. Mary Ellen showed off her garden, and Charlotte tried to figure out what she thought of everything.

And just a little update on both of the girls and what they are up to. I told about Charlotte's new adventures in the last post, but here is her doctor's report from today. She weighs 15lbs, 5 ozs, and is 26 inches long. Compared to her sister's 4 month stats, she weighs a little less, but she is longer. I can definitely tell that she is a long baby by clothes that I put on her.

Mary Ellen has ventured into potty training. She has been wearing panties at home, but this weekend, we ventured out with them on, including church, and she didn't have any accidents. We aren't completely there yet, but we are getting closer. I didn't send her in panties to school today, but when she heard me talking to her teacher about her potty training, she got upset that she didn't have panties on. She had some in her bag, so that said they would put them on her. We will see what she comes home from school in!