Time to Travel: Uncle Tim's Visit

It had been too long since Tim had seen his nieces so Uncle Tim requested a visit from Alyssa and Olivia. Doug and Julia just happened to be along with them! They met at our home Friday evening since we're about half way between both families. Steph was in Chicago and wasn't able to come.

A few new things Olivia and Alyssa are doing: eating cereal, babbling, squealing, and laughing, putting weight on their legs, sitting in high chairs, rolling over and over, pushing with their legs getting ready to crawl, becoming aware of each other...will be fighting over their toys soon, sleeping on their tummies and sides, holding their blankets when sleeping and feeding, and trying to hold their bottles. Both of them look like they will have strawberry blonde hair, and their eyes are darkening and will probably be brown or maybe hazel. But no blue eyes from the Ayers/Hays side. We think Alyssa looks more like Julia and altho Olivia does too she may have a little bit of Doug in her, too.

Just an update on Alyssa--looks like she will be fitted for a helmet in the next couple of weeks. Although she has improved somewhat her head is still a little bit flat on one side. The doctors left it up to Doug and Julia to decide but ultimately they decided that Alyssa should probably be fitted for one. Of course insurance decided it's cosmetic so won't be paying for it but we think Doug and Julia have made the right decision. We have seen the photos of Alyssa when the Drs were casting her head for the helmet. Altho it looks pretty spooky (photos later) Julia said that Alyssa was laughing thru most of it and didn't cry until the very end. We'll keep everyone posted.

Olivia, bonding with Uncle Timmie. Zzzzzzzzzz

(actually it's just Olivia sleeping, not Tim)