I guess time has gotten away from me. It has been almost 2 months since my last post. Let me check you up on what has been going on.

Ella Jane is getting bigger every day. She has a very mellow easy going personality. She absolutely LOVES Claire. Claire can do whatever she wants to that girl, and she just smiles at her. As you can see from the picture. I seriously just went upstairs for a couple minutes. Ella has started babbling, and giggling. She has the biggest cheesiest grin that melts my heart. I can't believe how fast she is growing. They don't stay little long enough.

Claire is getting bigger too. She had her first dentist appointment. She did really good with the hygienist. She opened her mouth and let her clean her teeth. But when the dentist came in she got really nervous and he only got to see her teeth when she cried. Claire is still determined to be the baby and not be potty trained. It is going to be a battle of wills. She says the funniest things. Some times it is just absolute nonsense. I am still trying to figure out what a "pongo wongo" is. She is starting to sing all the time. Some of the time I can actually tell what song she is singing.

Mark and I are both doing well. We have started going to the gym 5 days a week. I have lost 13lbs so far and Mark has lost 5. I am trying very hard to become healthier. I really want to teach my girls healthy habits, and be an active fun mom. I still have a lot of weight to lose. I wish I would have made the effort to lose all the weight I gained during Claire's pregnancy. I was careless and gained too much. I did so much better with Ella. I was careful to watch how much and what I was eating. I have lost everything I gained with Ella. Now I am working on the weight from Claire. It is a challenge for me. I love food. If I could eat all day long, I would. I am going to keep working at it. I'll report on my progress.

We are well and happy. I can't promise I'll post on a regular basis. But I will try to go this long in between posts