It's hard to get a decent picture of Evelyn, she keeps crawling away.
Amelia left, Evelyn right
Evelyn has really come out of her shell this month. She used to be the quiet twin, but now she makes just as much noise as her sister. She also crawls circles around Amelia. Amelia is still in the army-man phase of crawling. Evelyn is up on all fours, pulling ornaments off the Christmas tree, emptying the bottom drawers of their dresser, eating leftover crumbs off the floor, pulling books off the shelves.... and having a great time doing it! She is fascinated by Amelia's helmet, and enjoys experimenting with the different sounds things make when she smacks them against it.
Here is my darling Amelia enjoying some helmet-free moments. Her hair is getting so long, it is such a shame I can't put piggy tails in it more often. Her skin has been getting pretty irritated by the plastic though, so she gets a little more time off lately. The orthotist special ordered some liners that have helped a lot. The twins' skin has been a constant concern. Because of the eczema it is always dry and chappy....I put Aquaphor on it all day long. That seems to be the only thing that helps. The good news is her head has improved by 7 millimeters in the past two months! Only 4 mm more to go and we can call it quits.
Amelia perks right up when someone is singing or playing the piano. She bops her head from side to side and gets us all laughing with her funny dances.
A rare moment when Thomas isn't mauling them to death with his overzealous love. He would actually sit and read stories to them for hours. Bummer that they won't sit and listen to him read for hours. The books just look too delicious I suppose.
We went with the grandparents to view some Christmas lights and enjoy a sleigh ride.
And see Santa. I'm not sure they were too excited about that. ("I can't put my arms down!")
I know I say this every single month, but my heart is breaking at how big they are getting. I love seeing them grow and learn, but every day I see them moving away from babyhood. Wah.
A rare moment when Thomas isn't mauling them to death with his overzealous love. He would actually sit and read stories to them for hours. Bummer that they won't sit and listen to him read for hours. The books just look too delicious I suppose.
We went with the grandparents to view some Christmas lights and enjoy a sleigh ride. 
And see Santa. I'm not sure they were too excited about that. ("I can't put my arms down!")
I know I say this every single month, but my heart is breaking at how big they are getting. I love seeing them grow and learn, but every day I see them moving away from babyhood. Wah.