Yikes!

The last day of September....oh man, where did this month go?? I had such high hopes for blogging more this month. I guess there is always next month, right. But seriously, how can it be October already? I hope the upcoming month is a little "slower" - we have a lot going on at the end of October and first of November and need all the time possible to get everything accomplished.

So let's see...when I last posted, I was looking for themes for costumes and parties. Thanks Brooke and Sarah for the creative ideas! Love the salt/pepper and ketchup/mustard costume suggestions! Those just might be what we do in a couple years when the girls are walking well and can really show off the costumes. I'm still undecided for this year though and am hopeful that when I go to the Mother of Twins sale this weekend, I'll find just the right outfits for their first Halloween. :)

As for the birthday party, I think I've got it narrowed down to a few favorites (leaning towards bugs or animals) and am actually considering making my own invitations. For those that know me well - I'm neither crafty nor creative so that would be kind of big deal! :D But I think it would be worth it to do something special and have a nice keepsake for this 1st birthday. I saw a really cute idea on another twin mom's blog and it has inspired me to give it a try. Oh, and it doesn't hurt that Paul's Mom has a good stock of scrapbooking tools and is willing to help me with this project. I'm already looking forward to going to Michaels or Hobby Lobby to check out the possibilities. Of course, now that I've blogged about, I better follow through! Hey - who knows, maybe this will be the start of a fun scrapbooking hobby for me. OK OK maybe I should wait to see how the invites turn out before I go that far... LOL

I don't have much of anything new to report on Amelia and Penelope. They are getting more and more steady on their feet - standing without hanging on to anything for several seconds at time and sometimes taking 2 or 3 steps if a favorite (or forbidden) item is just out of reach. Maybe they'll be walking more by their birthday. Right now it seems like they think about taking a step but then realize that getting down and crawling is safer and will get them where they want to be quicker. Watching them scoot around and crawl fast is such a cute and funny sight. Tonight Amelia kept putting her head down all determined like when she was trying to get somewhere fast. Oh, and Penelope (who is turning into quite a cuddly baby) is finally getting
some top teeth which will hopefully help her with crunchy foods like crackers. I'm getting tired
of feeding them mainly baby food, but neither seem all that happy when I try thicker textured or chunky stuff. I'd also like to start practicing with self feeding but I just don't know that I'm ready for the mess that that is bound to bring with it... Maybe we'll wait just a little longer on that. ;)

Well it is officially past my bed time and given that Amelia has woken me up with crying the past two nights, I'm exhausted. I will post again very soon (promise!).