Play Time

Here are the girls with their new favorite toy. I've had to up the intensity of their play time. Now I give them extra time play time together in the crib. I really feel bad some days that I can't give them my full attention. But I would never get any house work done otherwise. I'm only able to blog right now because they are both sleeping in their bouncy seats in ear shot of the sink so I'm afraid to do the dishes and wake them up. Oh the sacrifices :)

Lately I try to give them at least 10 minutes of good play time an hour whether it's reading our latest favorite book or putting them on the activity mat. Their new favorite toy is the old classic...plastic keys on a ring. Whoever thought this one up is a genius. They love it. Sophie does "the Frankenstein" and lurches for it with her hands. I call it the Frankenstein because she jerks her arm around with her hand in a crazy claw like position. She can usually swat it a few times and gets so excited when she does. She also likes how it tastes. She likes to "taste" everything these days. She used to eat my arm or chest, whatever is in reach when I hold her. Now they both like to suck on their hands or their shirts.

Hannah is all about her feet. She has amazing leg control. She not only can hit the keys practically every time but she can put her feet together to grab and hold onto them. I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise. She's always been very limber. I have an old ultrasound picture of her with her foot up by her head.

A captive audience.