Rubbing off on each other...

It's been a long time since I have posted (I know my sister is going crazy...sorry!)...Things have been a little crazy here trying to settle in with 2-2-year olds...AND for those of you who don't know yet...I'M PREGNANT! So I have been a tad tired keeping up with the girls and being 4-months pregnant! But I am not complaining...we could not be more blessed!

Sophie and Ella are starting to grow on each other...Sophie will always ask, "Where's sissy?" if she can't see her. She even wants to Ella to play with her (sometimes!)...but it's a start. I have to laugh how they have rubbed off on each other...I had first imagined that they would rub off on each other in "positive" ways...For example, Sophie may want to go potty on the potty chair...Ella may pick up some words from Sophie, and so on...well not exactly...here are several examples of what they have learned from each other...

1-Ella now will take Sophie's binkys and put them in her mouth (mind you-her cleft palate is not corrected yet so she can't suck!) The funny thing is we are trying to rid Sophie of this bad habit!

2-Sophie will now "rock" herself in her bed and carseat...Ella has a habit of rocking her body to get herself to sleep-it's quite disturbing to watch but it is what she had learned to self soothe herself...well now apparently Sophie who was rocked by her mommy all the time needs to "rock" herself to sleep!

3-Sophie will start to drool when she sees Ella drooling...the difference being poor Ella can't help it!

4-Sophie will copy Ella and take off her shoes and socks during EVERY car ride...which is quite time consuming when you have to think we need to then find the socks and shoes that they throw once they are off, then put on the socks..then put on the shoes...times two!!!! UGHHH

I have to laugh at those two...of course if I wasn't laughing I would be crying!!! :)

Here are some new pics...

Sisters...

I have to say Ella had adjusted beautifully since coming home! She's doing a great job and I could not be more happy...however, she and her sister, Sophie are NOT getting along. I did expect this since Sophie has been our princess for 2 years and now we have another princess in the house but there are times I want to pull my hair out!! :) I can not leave them alone b/c it is guaranteed that one of them will attack the other if an adult is not around...it starts that one will take a toy away from the other, there will be yelling, and then usually a push, shove, whatever is most convenient at the time! :)



I have to say Ella holds her own...she is a lot smaller than Sophie despite only being a month younger but I tell you she is still in survival mode from her days in the orphanage. Today we had company over and the girls wandered into the hallway...I said to our friends give it 2 minutes and somebody will be screaming...I called it. Sophie all of a sudden starts screaming crying so I quick get up to see whats wrong...she points and there on her arm was a very clear imprint of a bite!! Ella must of bit her so hard b/c I could count every tooth mark...oh the fun!!



I know they will someday be best friends and my referee days will soon be over...hopefully sooner than later!!