What I love...

...about Eve:

-Her smiles that seem as though we're sharing a secret, when I first go to get her out of the crib in the morning.
-Her impossibly soft, fair skin
-That extra roll of chunk on her thighs
-her hoarse little voice when she's crying
-the way she flails her arms and legs in tandem
-that when we take naps together in the morning she leans in so that our foreheads and noses are touching, because that's how she and Mae sleep most of the time.
-her serious face when she's eating...don't get in the way!
-the squeal she makes if the bottle has to be taken away mid-meal
-the way she looks in yellow & green
-how proud she was of herself this morning when she rolled from back to front for the first time
-how much she loves Robin Pink II (a stuffed frog, named after Randy's childhood stuff frog)
-that she belly laughed at her sister last night
-her big tell-tubby birthmark on top of her head
-the little birthmark on her left foot big toe
-her impossibly big blue eyes
-her lack of coordination with her hands
-how her legs still, just barely, tuck under butt from the womb
-that she hates direct sunlight, and whines when even put in it briefly
-that she loves the opening to 'Mr. Sandman' (bum bum bum bum bum bum...etc)
-that she holds her left ear with her fingers when she gets sleepy
-that she grabs her ankles more than her feet and rolls to the side often because of it
-when she gets overstimulated, in crowds or with company, she simply falls asleep to avoid them
-that she prefers daddy
-her round little belly
-how strong her neck is
-how much she wants to sit up
-the smile on her face when I pull her up into a sit
-the 'oh oh oh' sound she makes when Daddy puts her under the shower
-that she will sit for 45 minutes in the bouncy seat, just watching the world go by

...about Mae

-her super big, I-have-to-look-to-the-side-because-I'm-so-excited smile
-the cowlick that sits at the front of her hair, making it part directly in the middle and stand straight up.
-her super long legs (90th percentile)
-her new little shrieks and blasts of happy thoughts
-how she goes "swimming in good feelings" when she's on her belly
-that she can rolls 360 degrees...front to back to front
-her face when she looks in a mirror (she's a very vain little baby)
-her muffled noises when I give her the blanket to play with
-her angry barks when I don't have her food ready and waiting when she's hungry
-that she doesn't know the meaning of the world "relax"
-the concentration on her face when I show her the pacifier
-her coordination skills when she's spotted the pacifier in her sister's mouth (she's pulled it out at least ten times in the past week)
-her reaction when I showed her a rose yesterday (OMG, I NEED that)
-the way she watches the dogs
-that she likes it when I swish my hair over her face
-that peek-a-boo scares her
-the way she pushes her butt up out of the car seat when she's in a bad mood and we have to go somewhere
-that she can hold her bottle about half the time
-the way she smiles when I Velcro-swaddle her for the night
-that she loves to sleep on her side
-the way she looks in purple
-that she HATES baths, but loves showers
-the fascination she has with books
-the way she flirts with everyone, giving big smiles
-the way she watches Brooklyn when I drop her off at the babysitter (Brooklyn is exactly one year older than the girls)
-her tongue, which is omnipresent
-that she plays so hard all day and yet doesn't let herself rest much
-the way her legs latch themselves around my arm when I feed her (my little monkey)