Andrews Family

We had the girls’ well-checks last week and both girls are doing great. Molly is healthy as a little horse - she’s 25 inches “tall” (75th percentile) and 15.5 lbs. (90th percentile). Dr. Guerrero looked up Olivia’s stats at her 4 mo. check up and she was the same height as Molly, but a whole pound and a half lighter! Rumor is that Molly is currently bigger than her cousin Addison, who is 4 months older!! We don’t mind, though - our little cherub is healthy & happy. She is full of smiles and giggles, especially for her big sister who dotes on her with one of her new sentences, “I love you, baby.” It really is adorable. Molly isn’t rolling over regularly yet, and I think part of that is my fault because I rarely lay her on a blanket on the floor due to her sister’s tendancy to wrestle her. Dr. Guerrero said we should work on that - I bet there are plenty of folks in NE anxious to help us in a few days! The most common question I get is whether or not Molly sleeps through the night and the answer is no. We’re working on that, too! It’s a bit more challenging as the girls are sharing a room and I am trying to keep them from waking each other. Hopefully, we will get the hang of it shortly after we return from NE.

Ms. Olivia Grace and I have decided that when you’re two, it’s nobody’s business if you’re chubby, so you won’t see any discussion of her height & weight here! She is actually thinning out some and looking more grown up with her long hair and big girl clothes. We also weaned her of her pacifier recently so there are less reminders of her baby days. Livy is getting really good at recognizing colors and usually guesses yellow or green. She is full of great lines lately like “Daddy’s funny” and “I sorry baby” and “I help Mommy.” My favorite is “I love you, Mama” (said multiple times a day, but always when I put on her PJ’s and accompanied by a big hug around the neck). She chatters all day about all sorts of things and with her interpreter (Mama) she can communicate just about anything. She’s even got her own nicknames for Molly - she calls her “puddin’ baby” and we don’t know why. She also thinks her sister’s name is “baby Monny.” Red is quickly learning to follow Livy’s commands - much to Livy’s delight. Her favorite command is “Red, speak!” She also thinks she’s grown up enough to use the computer on her own and after a couple of close calls, we set the desktop to lock automatically when not in use. She definitely noticed and was not pleased. One thing I’ve found really fascinating is that she can spot Baby Jesus from a mile away. I have a collection of Nativities so there are a lot of Baby Jesus’ around the house this month, but everywhere we go she is looking for Baby Jesus and Mother Mary. Last Sunday, I told her that Baby Jesus lives at Church and she was quite impressed. However, when we got inside and he was nowhere to be found, she questioned my sources!