Where have the last 6 months gone?

Forget the las six months.  Try the last three years.  I just barley told Eric he was going to be a daddy and now Hanna Marie is turning two and she already has a little sister and a little brother.

The day I told Eric he was going to be a daddy!

Our little HannaMarie

Mauree Lynn and Michael LeeRoy were born almost 4 weeks early on August 10, 2011 at Logan Regional Hospital at 8:55 and 8:56 AM respectively.  Mikey started out the as the smaller of the two measuring 18" and weighing only 5 lbs 9 oz.  Miss Mauree came in at 5 lbs 13 oz and 17.5".  But you would never know it now!

They both caught up to average weights within a couple of weeks but Mikey really made up for lost time.  By two months he was 10 lbs!  Our little man nearly tripled his birth weight by four months old tipping the scales at over 15 lbs! He is now 18 lbs! While little Mauree at a healthy 13 lbs 10 oz.  Brother is also 1/2" taller, last stretching to 26 1/4" with sis at 25 3/4".

Mikey has one objective grow!  His favorite thing to do is eat, second sleep but if he is awake he is moving.  He start working on his army crawl right at 5 month and now with just a couple weeks practice I'm sure he could keep up with most soldiers.  I'm a little bit nervous that he is already so mobile and really anxious to see how quickly he learns to pull himself up on things.  Although he is a much happier baby now that he can get around on his own.

Mauree Lynn is our little angel.  She is so tiny and mellow and perfect.  She has the daintiest little feet and sweetest laugh.  And when I holder I feel peaceful.  She has given Daddy some headaches though because she isn't a real fan of bottles.  We have found however that she enjoys rice cereal and is better with a spoon than brother.  And while she isn't a big mover yet, she does seem very interested in her surroundings and she is quite the kicker.  Once she figures out how to get those legs under her I think she'll give Mikey a run for his money.

Hanna Marie loves them both but is particularly fond of her baby sister.

Hanna Marie is a typical toddler; she loves to swing, jump, run, laugh, scream and make messes.   That girl hasn't stopped talking since she was three months old and she is picking up more new words a day than I can keep track of.  She loves every form of drawing, likes to sing, and loves her movies.  Her current favorites are Curious George, How to Train Your Dragon, Lion King and the new Winnie the Pooh.  She also likes Dinosaur Train, Super Why, and Cat in the Hat.  She is amazing with letters and numbers and loves to read.  She choses when and when not to listen to me and when and when not to eat.  She eats way too much candy, sucks on her finger (yes we're going to pay for our dentist's next car),  isn't potty trained and she has a ragged stuffed bunny she carries everywhere with her.