Time flies

Time just flies when you're having so much fun!  Both the girls are growing and changing on a daily basis, and sometimes I just can't believe how much they can learn, and how much they can change....literally overnight!  In the past few weeks, Sadie has really started to talk a lot, ask a lot of questions, and even make a lot of demands!  She has become pretty proficient at using the potty, and now wears panties regularly on the weekends to "practice."  Sadie can also now ride her tricycle and is getting better at drawing and painting things that actually resemble real objects, lol.

Callie is also growing way too fast!  She now sits up on her own and reaches for her toys and enjoys examining the different textures and patterns....this is in stark contrast to Sadie, who would pick up a toy, look at it for 3 seconds, then toss it aside!  Callie's also been experiencing the joys of eating.  So far she's had peas, squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, prunes, and pears. She doesn't seem to have a favorite food...which is good.  Hopefully she's not a picky eater like her big sis.....and to put it bluntly, she doesn't LOOK like a picky eater so far!

Minn-ies

12 month pjs looking kinda tight 

Nice smile for Aunty Jenn's camera

Baby Picasso

Milk does a body good ;)

Family Fair 2013

Callie is 6 months!

Happy 1/2 year birthday to Callie!  She's still a big chubalub who loves to be carried and talked to.  At her 6 month visit, she still was on the opposite side of the curve from Sadie as far as weight and she's neck and neck in the height department.

19 lb 3 oz (85%)  [Sadie was 16 lbs!]
26.5 inches (75%)  [Sadie exactly the same!]

Callie just started rice cereal, peas, and squash and so far she's not really a fan of the solids...I'm pretty sure she's more of a fruit person :)  She's been pretty consistent for the last week or two about waking up only ONE time at night, so it's been a nice change for us.  Callie is still a big fan of teething toys, blankets, and her fingers, but is not a fan of the jumper like Sadie was.  She's always furrowing her eyebrows, so she tends to have a very serious, "concerned" look as her doctor called it.  She is also sporting mostly 18 month-sized clothes already since she's such a big baby!  All Sadie's old jeggings and cute slim-cut clothes are completely unusable for Cal-cal, who likes mostly the loose-fitting clothes made for pear-shaped bodies! :)

Easter 2013

Easter was a big hit this year for the kids and throughout the week leading up to Easter Sunday, Sadie enjoyed many "practice" egg hunts at home and also one at school.  The three amigos also really enjoyed dying their eggs and the grand finale egg hunt on the lawn.  Next year, with Callie in action, we'll need about 4 dozen eggs to dye....6 eggs per person just wasn't enough!

March pics

March came and went so fast....and I'm starting to feel like time is moving at the speed of light.  The first few months after Callie was born, it seemed like days were just soooo long and the nights were even longer, but ever since her reflux has been under control, it seems like she's just growing up waaaay too fast!  Every weekend is a great adventure....whether it's a trip to the zoo, to the mall, or for a playdate at a friend's house.  Sadie is now exactly 2 & 1/2 years old now, and she's full of energy and is such a joy to be with.  Her vocabulary is expanding exponentially, and it's been amazing to see her start to comprehend different things.  Besides knowing the basics like colors, fruits, and Disney characters :) she now understands emotions like being happy, sad, or scared.  Currently, her favorite things are: shave ice, Kung Fu Panda, natto, "coloring", dancing, strawberries, swings, nori, garbage trucks, Ritz crackers, purple and pink, Cars, noodles, and "being bossy to me" (dad added this one)

Callie's favorite things right now are: teething toys, watching her cousins run around (she giggles at them), eating, riding in the stroller, AC!, bocha, and nursery rhymes.  It's just like they say --- "the second one is always opposite" --- so far, this is true for many things: Sadie good sleeper / Callie not a good sleeper, Sadie bad eater / Callie good eater, Sadie super active / Callie not very active, Sadie not very cuddly / Callie loves to be cuddled, Sadie rough and tough / Callie super sensitive, the list goes on and on!

Swimming Lessons

Today Sadie had her first of nine swimming lessons with the Leahi Swim School.  The class from 5-5:30 pm in a heated pool at St. Francis School in Manoa.  We got there about 45 minutes early and she enjoyed watching the class before hers, but did get a little impatient towards the end of the wait.  When I asked her "is Sadie going swimming?" she said "yah!" with enthusiasm, and when I asked her "is Callie going swimming too?" she said "NO! only Sadie swim-swim!, only ME!" LOL.

From start to finish, she had a permanent smile on her face.  Her class consisted of five kids, each with a parent to assist and one instructor.  First the instructor sprinkled water on their heads for them to get used to the feeling.  Then they each choose a toy and practiced "fetching" it with their parents gliding them through the water...Sadie choose Tigger, which is currently her favorite character along with Minnie Mouse.  They then practiced floating on their back with parents holding, getting in and out of the pool, and dunking her head underwater.  She is still fearless, as she will stand at the edge of the pool and jump right in feet first.....all I was thinking when I saw her doing that is good thing we don't have a pool!!  I was especially proud of Sadie because the instructor kept using her as the "demo" before each new exercise, and with her Sadie was extremely relaxed and cooperative.  Little sister Callie was also very relaxed and cooperative the entire time.  She seemed highly entertained and really enjoyed the new environment.

It was 30 minutes of pure joy...until she had to come out of the water.  Not sure if it was because it was so cold, or if she was just mad that it ended, but she was not happy to end the lesson.  Hopefully next week she will be better about drying off quickly and going home.  Luckily, daddy is off for the next few tuesdays, but hopefully once she has the routine down she will let Grandpa take her in the water instead (Lord knows mommy really does not like going in the water!)  Thank you, Grandpa Minn, for sponsoring these fun swimming lessons!

Girl's Day with TWO Girls!

Callie is so blessed to have received a beautiful Japanese doll from Aunty Diane and Aunty Joy for her first Girl's Day.  We will make it a tradition to take a picture of the two girls and their two dolls each year.  Apparently, Sadie's doll from 2011 is now very valuable since the tsunami has greatly slowed the production of these precious dolls.