our funny bunny and her little sister

I'm sure I'll remember these things, but let's face it, I won't...

• Robin, when asked whether she's a "funny bunny" or a "silly billy," invariably answers whichever one you say last. Then she immediately changes her mind.

• When asked "Do you know how much I love you?" she spreads her arms wide and says, "Biggest much!"

• She's a bit of a neatnik. She likes to walk around with a washcloth wiping surfaces, saying, "I'm cleaning." She also likes to take the cloth after a meal and clean her own tray. Or at least smear the mess around.

• Robin is now at the stage where she constantly asks, "What's that?" It's often a random guess as to what she's pointing at, but she rarely lets us off the hook.

• She has a great imagination. She likes to climb into the footstool and pretend she's in Papa's boat, then jump out and "swim" on the floor, demonstrating her kicking, then splashing, and then blowing bubbles. She puts her stuffed animals to bed many times a day and sometimes picks up my knitting needles, clicks them together and informs me, "I'm knitting a sweater." She also puts the wrong end of her spoon in her mouth and hums, then tells me, "I'm playing my flute."

• She is an amazing talker, although she calls her sister Isla. She speaks in full sentences; her record, as far as I can tell, is ten words: "Isla is having a sleep in Mommy and Daddy's room." It's quite remarkable. Really. And not just because I'm her mom.

• When asked to say cheese, Robin puts on her "ham smile." It looks more like a grimace of pain, but it comes in handy when brushing her teeth.
  

• Robin is very, very good with her little sister. She likes to gently pat her face and give her kisses (which entails lightly touching her lips to Olivia's face and saying mmmmaaa). She keeps close tabs on Olivia's activities and keeps us updated: "Isla is sleeping." "Isla's awake now!" "Isla is squirming."

• She is also very aware of what babies eat: breast milk. Several times a day I am advised, "Isla needs breast milk now." She occasionally breastfeeds her stuffed animals.

Ollie-Dollie is doing well also. Compared to Robin, she's enormous; 5.5 kg (12 lb 3 oz) compared to 4.6 kg (10 lb 2 oz), and is almost out of her 3-month-size clothes. She sleeps incredibly well, knock on wood -- usually from 10 pm to 5.30 am or so, though recently as late as 8.30!!! She smiles at us when we pick her up out of the bassinette. She humours us by sitting quietly while we read Brown Bear, Brown Bear, mainly to ourselves as she's not the least bit interested in actually looking at the book. She's a big-time talker too. What she lacks in articulation, she makes up for in cuteness and quantity. Andy has a great video here.