Gorsch Moment in Time: What's New?

Kinnick Update:
Kinnick will be 3 months old next week... I can't believe how big he's getting! He weighed just over 10 lbs. at his 2 mo. check-up. He's already outgrowing some of his 0-3 clothes.

He is so smiley! He loves to coo and smile--it makes me so happy!
He LOVES his mobile--he get to look at it every morning while Sadie is getting dressed.
He rarely cries--usually just when he is hungry. His baby sitter says he's the best baby she's ever had!
He's had a harder time learning to go to sleep by himself than Sadie did. He's getting better. He usually sleeps from about 8:00--4:00 then goes back to sleep until 6:30... not too bad.
He is very squirmy in the bathtub--we use a bucket bath and he pushes himself up and down the entire time.
He is not a huge fan of the sling (Sadie just loved it!) I think he will like it more when he can hold his head better and look around...
He's very close to laughing (I can't wait for that sound!)
He rolls from side-to-side and pushes up his head while laying on his tummy.

Here's Kinnick trying out his new Bumbo seat:

Sadie Update:

"Little Miss Independent"--that pretty much describes Sadie right now... She likes to push us to the limit with everything we say! She's smart enough to go just to the point where she's not directly disobeying us--Example: 2 days ago I told her to stop touching Kinnick b/c she was being too rough. She put her hands behind her back and scooted close enough to touch him w/ her knees. (She got a time-out for this one even though she didn't think she was "touching" him!)

These are some of her recent accomplishments:

She now enjoys signing (after months of trying to get her to sing along with us!) Her first song was "Jesus Loves Me" one night at the dinner table. (My dad always used to tell us "No signing at the table--but this was just too cute!) Other songs she enjoys are: ABC's, & Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
I think she has gymnastics in her future--she enjoys doing somersaults and the splits. She loves to balance on things (the riskier--the more fun she has!) Another funny trick of hers is to jump up, pull her feet up and land on her bottom. She has been doing this on the trampoline and bed since this summer, but she recently perfected it on the hard wood floor--it's very funny!
She LOVES to count. She generally counts 1-9 and then continues to repeat 6-9 until someone helps her say 10!
She can identify most shapes & colors, but we're still working on naming them.
She still loves to read. A few of her current favorites are "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" and Kinnick's Hawkeye counting book. (This book has a picture of the legendary Nile Kinnick who she now proudly points out every time we read it!)

Here's Sadie showing her stubborn side--she is not too fond of getting her picture taken: