It's a Boy!

I also got to spend some time with Mr. Caleb and take some photos of this gorgeous little guy at a mere 5 days old! He's such a sweet baby! I have lots more photos of him, but here's a sneak peek! :)

Two Beatiful Redheads ;)

This weekend, I got to take pictures of some of my favorite people that I haven't gotten to take photos of before! It was crazy hot and humid in Ohio, but you can't tell it by looking at these sweet girlies. I had fun chasing them around and snapping some cute photos. :) I have lots more, but here's a sneak peek for you guys!

11 Months!!!

OK I am definitely posting this late, but I only took it a couple days late. WHERE is our baby? Not in this photo!!!

Mollie is still amazing us every day with her new accomplishments! She's a superfast crawler and will get into anything quicker than you could imagine! She is one BUSY baby, it seems like overnight. She's just as strong-willed as her sister, perhaps even a bit moreso! She's started really being pretty ornery from time to time, and is doing that "thing" where she does something she knows she isn't supposed to, and is watching you the whole time to see if you're going to stop her. It's pretty crazy how quickly she's moved from baby baby to almost-toddler!!!!

She's started using the sign for "more," which is really fun. It's helpful when we're feeding her, and occasionally she uses it for something else too. I know I saw her signing "more" to Natalie when they were playing patty cake a few days ago. Last week, I was letting her play with a kleenex, and she was tearing little pieces off and handing them to me. When she got to the last piece, she stuck it in her mouth. I scooped it out quickly, and she immediately looked at me, and signed "more." Kim and I were cracking up!

So here's her pink bear photo, and then one of the girlies together. I know I've been a bad blogger lately, but another thing Mollie's been doing is NOT sleeping through the night along with waking up way.too.stinking.early. Brad and I are both suffering from some sleep deprivation. So anyway, that's what you can partially blame for the lack of updates. But - PRAISE JESUS!! - Mollie has been sleeping through the night the past few nights (three to be exact), and I feel like I have a new lease on life! Let's keep that up, Mollie Grace! :)

Bathing Beauties

Here are some recent pics of our two little sweeties in the pool. Mollie wasn't too sure what to think about it at first because the water was pretty cold, but she eventually decided that it was fun. I had to sit with her and splash water gently on her for a lonnnnng time before she was ok with it the very first time. I'm glad we kept at it, though, because they had lots of fun! :)

There's also a video of Natalie and her new dance moves at the end. ;)

Enjoy!

Untitled from Sarah Billheimer on Vimeo.

Mollie has something to show you!

Earlier this evening, I was inside making a grocery list, and Brad took the girls out to look at the garden and play in the backyard. All of a sudden, I hear this loud bang on one of the kitchen windows, and I see Brad motioning for me to come out. I can see a tiny little pink figure out in the middle of the yard . . . standing up! So I run out, then run back in to grab the camera. She just started doing standing out of the blue, with no prompting! Too cute! Note how at the verrrrry start of the video, she's attempting to clap - which then kind of causes her to lose her balance. She kept doing it over and over and over for quite a while. She even almost perfected clapping for herself at the same time! ;) :)

Mollie's First Stand! from Sarah Billheimer on Vimeo.

TEN Months

I don't know if you're aware, but Mollie is officially TEN months old. Yes, ten. Seriously. I am really planning a birthday party for our BABY! *sigh* She just gets sweeter all the time, and we're thrilled with each new milestone. She crawls like crazy and is completely and totally obsessed with pulling up on things. Not just "things" as in "some things" but "things" as in EV.RY.THING. It's so neat to see her becoming more independent, but we have to watch her like a hawk, especially in the bathtub! Just today, she stood unsupported for about 10 seconds which is seriously a long time for a newbie like Mollie! I kept trying to get her to stand on her own later, and she did, but as soon as she realized it, she dropped herself right back to the ground. She'll get there! I really feel like she'll be walking by her birthday, but you certainly never know! I am not especially in a hurry, but once they start down that road, it's fun to watch their progress. I know Natalie will be more than thrilled when Mollie is walking around!

Mollie started clapping over the past few weeks, and it's just too cute! Forgive me if I've already posted this, but she was clapping at the table on Mother's Day, and she had everyone else clapping too. It was so adorable how proud she was that she had the power to make us all clap! I think she was more excited about that than the clapping itself! I also realized a day or so ago that she will clap on command. I was totally surprised that I asked her to clap - and she DID! Pretty cute! She's also started waving, which is another fun milestone (but aren't they all?). Today when I got home from work, she was sitting on the kitchen floor by Brad, and she started whining, crawling toward me, and waving, but she was kind of waving at the floor. It was like she knew I'd like her to wave, but she didn't quite get the concept.

She's babbling LOTS more these days, and we hear lots of "dadada" so I'm always trying to get her to say "mama," naturally. :) Gotta have equal time, right? Sunday morning she and I were the only ones up, and she was in a sweet mood. I stood her up on my lap and said, "Mollie, can you say 'Mama'?" and she looked at me, then paused and kind of looked away. I figured that was the end, but a few seconds later, she looked right back at me, and in the teeeeeeny tinnnniest sweetest voice, she softly said "ma-ma-ma-ma" while clapping her hands. Melt my heart!

Mollie also LOVES to eat finger foods. She often gets finger foods for breakfast, and pretty much always at dinner. She literally gets upset with us if we are eating and she's not getting what we have, even if she just had her own jar of food before we started! Tonight she chowed down on some pasta and veggies. I'm pretty sure she at more than Natalie. ;) I'm not sure how we were blessed with TWO great eaters, but we're thankful for it!

So here's Mollie's 10-month photo. She's fresh from the tub, smelling yummy and being sweet in her jammies right before bed! :)

Playing Catch-up

Here are a few pictures that I've been meaning to post over the past few weeks. A couple cute random ones of the girls, then us painting pots for Mother's Day gifts.