Let me start with "sorry". I am sorry that it has been 6 weeks since my last update. Eeks! Where has the time gone?

I got a new fancy phone a few weeks back, and have stepped in to the current world of technology on-the-go ... which has taken me away from spending quality time with my laptop. So here I am now making a point to open the laptop and backtrack the last few weeks of accomplishments in our house.

Well P1 is growing in to such a grown little person every day! I look at her some days and wonder where the little baby went. She is doing so well with her development milestones latetly, but we continue to struggle with walking. I know that she will do it in her time and when she is confident to do it on her own, but sometimes it is just very challenging ... on both of us.
She is officially pacifier-free! I let her keep it this long only as a self-soothe-to-sleep thing. After chewing through two paci's while cutting a new tooth, I decided she should be done rather than knowingly giving her a choking hazard. Two weeks of nap and bedtime without it and she is doing awesome! Such a big girl! Or as she is saying these days "So buuuuug!".

And my precious P2 is doing massive amounts of growing herself as well. I still can't believe she is on the verge of turning 6 months old! We are 6 months from her 1st birthday (as well as hubby's 30th) ... I better get to planning!
We now have a proficient roller and pivoter and toy grabber. She is definitly showing interest in any and everything her big sis is playing with, and generally the wonderful big sis doesn't mind sharing with the exception of a few of her most favorite toys (and of course they are ones that I would have never guessed as being off limits ones). Big sis also likes to try to help her little sis to roll over whenever it seems she is stuck on her side - this is done by either shoving her or yanking on her shirt to continue the rolling ... such a big helper!
She looks like she is getting ready for commando crawling any day now. She pumps the one leg, and I am just waiting for her to take off.


Things have been crazy and busy around her in general lately, and sometimes I wonder when the ride is going to come to a stop, but then I know I would be bored if this wasn't all on my plate now. Hubby's job has been keeping him super busy, and I am thankful everyday for him and his job, and that they afford me the opportunity to be home with my little princesses. My home party-biz has been taking off lately and keeping my weekends busy which has presented a "fun" balancing act and also giving the hubby a lot of good quality time with his girls. P2 had her annual IFSP meeting a couple weeks ago which went ... okay. I am a little disappointed with some of the level of services we are able to get right now, but hoping the outpatient therapy we are getting for her through our insurance will continue to help bridge the gap. At our IFSP meeting I was handed this large packet of papers that I need to read through before we start the 3 year old transition process to preschool. That process will kickoff in October so she is ready to go in February ... just what I want to be thinking about over the holidays! For now I will think about our upcoming vacations. I am so excited for both our trips this summer. We generally don't vacation, but actually have two trips planned for this summer! One to the shore for a whole week, and the other to Myrtle Beach for a long weekend with my side of the family - I can't wait to capture all of the memories with the princesses!