Day 18-Jane Eyre

I just finished rereading my favorite book of all time, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. I had forgotten how exquisite it is!

Day 17-A Baby and Her Ball

Vera's favorite ball

Day 16-Leaf Pile

Charlotte loves to jump in "leaf piles." Today she dumped out all of the dress up clothes so she could pretend she was jumping in a pile of leaves. I took this picture just as she was putting on a glove and telling me, "Mom, I have magic in my hands, so I have to wear gloves." Too much Frozen, maybe?

Then later, a meltdown that ended in her "hiding" in the baby swing. Being two is hard, guys, it really is.

Day 15-It's What's Inside That Counts

Elise started randomly crying one day because she didn't know what the inside of a throat looks like. Um, okay? So then we looked up diagrams on the internet of throats, then hearts, then brains. She has asked about what the inside of the body looks like repeatedly since. Future doctor maybe? She has the stamina for it.

We went to the library briefly today, and while we were there we asked the librarian in the kids' section to help us find books about the human body. Well, the librarian did even better than that. Our amazing public library has kits on all kinds of subjects. The one we checked out about the human body was a backpack with x-rays, books about the body, a game with body trivia (over our girls' heads still), and--our favorite part--this amazing apron thing. The organs velcro on. Elise thought it was the best thing ever and told me she was going to wear it always.

The brain headband is pretty great, right?

The kidneys on the back add that special touch.

Of course, Charlotte had to have a turn too.

Day 14-Say Apple!

I love this smile (and this girl!) with all my heart.

Day 13-Hold Me

All Vera has wanted today is to be held. Sick babies are so sad. But at least I get to enjoy her snuggles.

Day 12-Touch Your Toes

This cute chub loves grabbing her toes.

Vera is now almost 5 months old! She had a doctor's appointment today (poor kid caught what Charlotte has), and she is now 18 lbs 6 oz! That is dressed, with a wet diaper, but that is up from 17 lbs just a couple of weeks ago. She was 27 inches then, which I'm guessing hasn't changed much since. We love this growing, beautiful girl!