Sorry It Has Been Awhile

Hi all. Just wanted to let you know that we are all doing OK. Sorry it has been a while, but we have been pretty busy. I will try and get a longer post later hopefully with some pictures so you can see how the girls are doing. Hope everyone is doing well!

Oh...In other family news...we have a new nephew/cousin! Eric's brother and his wife welcomed a new baby boy, Joshua on Tuesday, Feb. 24th. He is SO cute. Hopefully Tiffiny will let me post some pictures soon!
Love,
Theresa

Peek A Boo

Jilly is playing Peek A Boo, it is SO cute!

Just a Couple of Pics of the Girls

Just a couple of pictures I took of the girls yesterday. They are so cute!

More Teeth!

Jillian has 2 more teeth!! I am SO glad that they finally came in. I have been going a little insane. She went for about a week without sleeping very much. I was a little scattered. I think Saturday was my breaking point. I called mom really freaking out. She got me calmed down and I ended up having a better day. Jilly finally slept a LITTLE better on Saturday night. On Sunday we went to my friend Casey's house to watch the Super Bowl. The girls had a lot of fun. They both slept pretty well. The teeth cut through yesterday then. Last night she slept GREAT! It was wonderful to get a good night's sleep. I really really needed it! Layla is doing OK on the potty. She has still had some accidents, but is slowly but surely getting there.
Love,
Theresa

Big Day In The Crowell Household!

Yesterday was such a huge day! First off, we went to MOPS which Layla loves because she gets to play with a bunch of other kids. Then we came home, had lunch, and just spent some time together. Then, it was naptime. So, I put Layla down, then Jillian. I did some things around the house. I knew that Layla didn't go down right away and was playing. Well, Jillian woke up and we played. Then at 5 I went to get Layla, she was still asleep and didn't want to get up. So, I gave her about 20 more minutes. So, I went in and woke her up again, she was awake and said that she had went poopy. I told her that it was OK, and that we would clean her up. She smiled REALLY big and said, "No Mommy, I went poopy in the potty!" I was shocked! We ran into the bathroom and sure enough, she had went into the potty. I was SO proud of her! And she was so proud of her self. She wanted to call Grandma Mary, so we did and then she wanted to call Pappy George. They were all so proud of her. Then about 20 minutes later, Jillian was crawling around. She stood up and looked at me. I scooted away from her and held out some bears and she took 3 steps!!! It was so great! Then we had to call everyone again! She did do one more step for Eric after he got home so he did get to see a little bit. You could tell that Jilly was very proud of herself too!

I am just so excited for my 2 big girls! They are growing so fast and are doing so much. Good Job by Darlings!
Love,
Mommy!

Ketchup On Her Ketchup?!?!

Last nght we had omelets for dinner. Layla doesn't usually want eggs, but for whatever reason said she wanted a cheese omelet. So, I made everyone's dinner and we all sat down. Layla proceeded to throw a HUGE fit saying she didn't like eggs. This went on for a while. If she asks for something to eat and then doesn't eat it, it really pretty much makes me mad. Trying to keep my calm, I tried to make a deal with her. I told her that if she took ONE "thank you" bite of the eggs then I would make her the mac and cheese that she so desperately wanted. Well, this caused another fit as she didn't even want to take a thank you bite. Finally I just jokingly said, "what if we put ketchup on the eggs?" Her eyes got huge and she said, "yes, yes!" So, we got the ketchup out, put some on the eggs and she ate them all! Crazy girl. She is just like her aunt Tiffiny. Ketchup on the ketchup!

Happy 35th Birthday Daddy Eric. We love you so much. We hope that your day is relaxed and filled with smiles.

God Bless,
Theresa

Jilly's First Word?!?!?

Maybe! Over the past couple of days, Jillian has been saying "Mamamamamama" over and over. I really didn't think anything about it. Until today that is! This morning, she looked right at me, smiled, stuck her hands out towards me and yelled, "Mamamama!" My heart just smiled so much! She is 10 months old today, which is SO difficult to believe! She will be 1 in 2 months! Is that possible?

I think the first word was really just to make up for the massive diaper explosion that she had last night. For the first time ever, we literally had to cut off the onesie because I just did NOT want to pull that over her head...poor kid. It was gross!

Layla is doing well, she has pooped in the potty a couple more time. At least lately, she has waited till "quiet" time when she is in a pullup to go if she has too. Other than that, she is doing great with things. She is really finally warming up to Jillian and is such a cute big sister. Unless of course Jilly is into something that Layla wants or vice versa!

That is all for now!
Love,
Theresa