A Rocky Start

Charlotte & Hazel experienced their first earthquake today. It was a 5.4, and the epicenter was in Chino Hills. It occured at approx. 11:45 am. We were outside at the Americana at Brand attending the Kids Club on the Green free live entertainment. The Groovy Fools were performing.

Even though the earthquake was fairly strong, C&H didn't notice it all. Charlotte was asleep in the stroller. Hazel was on my lap. She probably just thought I was bouncing my leg. They didn't even blink an eye. As far as Hazel was concerned, it could have been completely normal that the large gold statue was swaying.

Now that they have been in an earthquake, they are true native Californians.

All I Want Are My Two Front Teeth

Charlotte's two front teeth came in today. She now has four teeth. Several more to go...

Sisterly Love

Tonight, while we read books to Hazel & Charlotte before they went to sleep, Charlotte sat on Ante's lap. Hazel sat on my lap, right next to Ante. Charlotte leaned over and put her arm around Hazel as though they were a happy couple. Charlotte then buried her head in Hazel's shoulder and sucked her (Charlotte's) fingers.

It was the sweetest thing. I wish one of us could have taken a photo, but it would have ended the moment.

I think Charlotte & Hazel are going to be best friends. I am so happy for them that they have each other, and I hope they go through life warmly embracing each other.

Rolling Over

Hazel rolled over for the first time yesterday. She went from her stomach to her back. She did it again, just once, today.

She seemed excited by her accomplishment, but I think both times were lucky accidents. She doesn't quite know yet how to do it again. Hazel does try however. While on her back, she gets really far over on her side, but she hasn't figured out how to propel herself over to her stomach yet. She has even started sleeping on her side.

Once Hazel masters the technique, I bet she is going to start rolling all over the place.

And we're still waiting for Charlotte to roll over again. She too is really close. Any day now she'll be doing it routinely.

Hazel's 2nd Tooth

Hazel's 2nd tooth made its appearance today. It was her bottom middle left tooth.

Hopefully, this means we will soon get a break from teething woes.

A Banner Day

Many exciting things happened today!

Hazel got her first tooth. Her bottom middle right tooth appeared. I think that it is really interesting that Charlotte & Hazel got their first teeth within a few days of each other. I wonder if their other physical milestones will happen at approximately the same time. We'll have to wait and see.

In other big news for Hazel today, while on her tummy, she managed to scoot herself forward approx. 12 inches in order to reach a toy that she wanted. It took considerable effort, but she was very determined to find a way to reach the toy. If she can accomplish this already, I suspect that she'll be an early crawler.

Charlotte had a big day too. She rolled over for the first time. She rolled from her tummy onto her back. She looked surprised and happy when it happened. I could tell that she knew that she had just done something pretty cool. (My enthusiastic "hooray" probably also clued her into this fact.)

And Charlotte's second tooth appeared yesterday. The new tooth is her bottom middle right tooth.

Hazel and Charlotte are just a couple days away from turning 5 months old. Yet, technically, if they had been full-term instead of preemies, they would have just turned four months old on May 15th. We think they are doing great for their age.

First Tooth

Charlotte got her first tooth today at just 4 1/2 months old. It is her lower middle left tooth. Guess there was a good reason for all of that drooling and bursts of crankiness.

Hazel also appears to be teething, so I expect she'll get her first tooth any day now too.