Winnie & Darren

We have officially come out of Brown Hibernation.... though, I am always reluctant to take the kiddos out, it is nice to have that choice of visiting a friend or going shopping or whatever it may be.

Walkin' with this fabulous stroller = love. 

My days with Winnie are always full, whether we are playing with puzzles, legos, or coloring we pass the day quickly by being occupied with those 3 things alone. Winnie is getting so good at putting her ABC and shape puzzles together, it makes me so proud. We also love to dance, play pretend with her baby dolls and stuffed animals, go outside if it's warm enough, or rewatch the hundredth episode of Barney [or Clifford or Veggie Tales]. Winnie's vocabulary is also increasing which is so much fun. She's going to be our little talker for sure. One of my favorite things she says is "I dooo" which is "I love you"!! Melts. My. Heart. 

This past week Winnie found her shadow and it has made me laugh and smile so much as she waves at herself in the sun. How adorable is that?!! She has gotten a bit better at eating more foods which is super exciting. Though I don't expect that to always last because what she loves today she may hate tomorrow. Oh the life of a toddler with changing taste buds. 

Daddy is the most fun!!

Darren is growing so big, I am sure he is well over 10 lbs by now. He is in newborn and some 0-3 month clothes. He just recently found his fist and started sucking on it. Love. And he has given us some smiles and a few laughs this past week. He is also starting to master holding his head up, getting so strong!!

love this picture!!!

He is currently in a stage where he doesn't like being put down. I'm alright with that, though sometimes he has to cry-it-out because I've got things I need to do or Winnie to play with. He is still a great nurser, but refuses bottles. Eventually he'll take bottles.. maybe when he's 6 months old?... 

happy boy. i love his smile :-D

bliss

Speaking of age, Darren will be 3 months mid February. I've talked with a few people about him being a preemie and what that looks like with development and all of those wonderful things. Though Darren isn't a "preemie" anymore by how old he is or even how he looks, he is still a preemie in development. 

I calculated Darren's adjusted age this morning and here's a tidbit of information I got. Reminder: Darren was born 8 weeks early. This week Darren is 10 weeks old, subtract 8 weeks, his adjusted age is 2 weeks old. It's amazing! And what's cool is, I was looking back on what I wrote down with Winnie's milestones and I had written down that at 2 weeks old she found her fist and started sucking it. So he is technically "right on schedule" [whoever determines that...] but he's doing it at 10 weeks old. 

Praise Him!

that sweet wittle face <3 <3 

Winnie and Darren are so sweet together, though a lot of the interaction is from Winnie, she is tender and gentle and always wants to be near him. I can't wait until he is old enough to sit up and interact with her, they are going to have so much fun together! 

love them!!!

We'll be off to visit my people in February and we.can't.wait.!!!! 

This will be our chant the whole way up.... Let it snow let it snow let it snow. :)

Have a happy weekend!