Just so you can see the similarities and differences- Alizah and Rayna at 1 month. (Rayna is in green). I think they have the same nose. Alizah has Levi's hair color right now.

Alizah just started smiling in a big wide open laugh about 2 weeks ago. Last Wednesday the Public Health Nurse visited and she was 21.5" and 10 lbs and 4.5 oz- she's holding her head well. A very strong baby! And very easy going. She only wakes every 3-5 hours to nurse at night. (I am getting a lot of good sleep!!!! Which is so important for Mamas.)

Rayna loves Alizah, and this week, as promised, she has begun snuggling her! This week we began practicing more on the potty again. She is very interested and is really getting the hang of it. (it will be really nice to only have newborn diapers!)

"Oh, These are sparkly shoes. Oh, beautiful shoes. They were in the closet. These are for you to try on." -Rayna

I have recently had requests for more stories. The trouble is, when I have time to write, I sit down and forget what to share. So, what would you like to know? If I have a starting place, I'm sure I could go on and on about the girls for pages!

We are enjoying the backyard again now that the snow is gone and its above freezing. Rayna has a green turtle sandbox and lots of trucks to push around the patio. She also likes run and kick the ball around the yard, draw with chalk on the patio and crawl along the raised garden perimeter. Yesterday it was so wonderful out that Alizah and I took time to nurse in my garden bench (last year's mother's day gift). I was noticing how the rabbits had eaten all the vines of morning glory as high as their hind legs would reach them atop the snowbanks, which is about 3 feet. The tulips are up about 2-3 inches.