We had our family Christmas photos made yesterday and these are the pictures that didn't quite make the cut. 

You can already tell that Greta is going to have a hilarious personality. What a little ham.

 Laurel doesn't look mischievous at all, does she?

 This is Greta's "mean face."

 Greta: "I will break you."

 Braden's escaping and Eli's had enough.

 This is Laurel's yes-I'm-smiling-but-I'm-not-happy-about-it face.

 "I want that ornament, but dang, this chair is comfy."

 Apparently Greta is not a fan of Laurel's version of patty cake.

 "We're losing interest in this Mom."

 Greta's going in for the windup.

We had a a wonderful Halloween this year though it was a little colder than usual. Luckily both of the girls' costumes lent themselves well to layering so everyone stayed relatively cozy. Here are some pictures of our adorable kiddos.

Our sweet, quiet little girl has morphed into a squealing, screaming baby. Greta has discovered her voice and has been letting us all hear her loud and clear. She is also sitting up on her own and playing with her toys. She reaches for everything and we have to be super vigilant to keep her away from everything.

Laurel's language is absolutely exploding. She is finally successfully putting together sentences with more than just nouns! It is awesome to hold long conversations with her with only rarely having to resort to hand gestures and pointing. She is also learning to sing songs.

Both of the girls are at such fun stages and are really interacting with each other. Laurel loves to show off her "baby sisser, Geta May." And Greta thinks Laurel is the most hilarious thing she's ever seen (which may very well be true.)

Greta had her four month checkup today. Everything was great and despite the fact that I tried to warn her that the sweet nurse was going to stick her with a few needles, she was friendly and adorable, as always.

Now on to my favorite part, the stat comparison (I just realized Laurel must have had her 4 month check up a week or two early, whereas Greta had hers a little late, so the numbers aren't great to compare, but the curve makes the percentile comparison correct).

4 Months

Weight:

Greta - 14lb 14oz (75%)

Laurel -14lb 0oz (75%)

Length:

Greta - 25.75" (90%)

Laurel - 23.75" (45%)

Head Circumference:

Greta - 41.5 cm (60%)

Laurel - 41 cm (50%)

So once again, Greta still has a sizable (haha) lead on Laurel, especially in the length category! It doesn't surprise me, the kid's already outgrowing her 6 months clothing.

I wonder at what age the girls won't want me to post their weights in a public place, hmm...

I meant to write a blog post last night to let everyone know that Greta rolled from her stomach to her back yesterday morning, but apparently she knew I hadn't written it yet so she decided to show off a little bit more. This morning she rolled over from her back to her stomach at my mom's house!

Greta is such a fun and good-natured baby. She is still sleeping great (knock on wood!) and is very patient with all of Laurel's attention. She laughs out loud and offers adorable smiles to most everyone. We're so blessed to have such fun, happy girls!

I go back to work full-time on Monday. Let me ask you, how am I going to be able to leave these two precious girls? It will be hard, but I know they are in great hands with my mother and mother-in-law.

We took Greta to her two month well baby exam today (wow, I can't believe she's been here for two whole months!) Everything is going great with her and she's getting so big! The most fun things are her constant smile and coos. She is very social and likes to interact with everyone, especially daddy. While she likes Laurel, she's already smart enough to flinch when she comes at her too fast! She had three shots, which of course broke mommy's heart. Other than one ear-piercing shriek when the needles punctured her skin, she didn't cry at all. As soon as the shots were finished she nursed and promptly fell asleep for an hour and a half. We'll pray she doesn't have any reactions to the shots.

Now the fun part, her growth stats vs. Laurel's at 2 months old.

2 Months

Weight:

Greta - 12lb 4oz (80%)

Laurel - 11lb 4oz (60%)

Length:

Greta - 23.5" (85%)

Laurel - 22.25" (50%)

Head Circumference:

Greta - 38.5 cm (45%)

Laurel - 38.8 cm (50%)