9 months old!

Our little preshlings are 9 whole months old! Not tiny babes anymore! When did this happen!?

We haven't had their 9 month appointment yet so I don't really know their exact stats...but we had to pop in for ear checks (which was just teething causing ear pulling) and they were both over 22lbs. So yes, they are large and in charge! 

They are pretty much doing the same stuff they were up to at 8 months. They are busy busy busy! The newest thing to change is the speed of their crawling. They are SO fast and SO hard to keep up with. Today for the first time I was changing Zoe and then couldn't hear Nora and had to search for her until I found her under the piano way across the house. Such a scary feeling! But to keep with what ive been doing each month, I'll do a little update on each girlie!

Nora- you are still so loud and so happy. You have sprouted two little bottom teeth this month and are getting one on the top too! Your sleep has changed TONS since those little monsters finally broke through. We also took you off the hypoallergenic, amino acid based formula and you have been in heaven. We are still seeing some signs of milk issues, but not enough to put you back onto the formula. You had started refusing bottles and vomiting with feedings and I couldn't bare to watch it for one more day. So, when the doctor said I could try you on normal (not to mention, cheap) formula I was so happy. You suck down 7oz bottles now & it does my heart good to see you enjoying your bottle again! You have slept through the night now 9 nights in a row! I'm not holding my breath, but I think you have finally decided to sleep! You were definitely getting it, but this consecutive sleeping is just so wonderful. I think it is a combo of your teeth and you finally being full because you don't hate your formula. So yay for you little NorNor! You are a speed crawler and are pulling up and cruising on everything! You are kind of in that "too brave for your skill level" phase that your sister went through big time, and get yourself into lots of bad situations ending in bonking on hard floors or getting stuck under the couch or chairs. You still like to sit and play with one toy at a time, but have been forced to always watch your back because you have a sister that will steal anything you try to enjoy. Seriously. Anything! You sometimes cry when you see her coming which makes me sad, but I also kind of get it! She just wants to play, but we have some work to do I think! You still love to squeal and growl at us. You say "bye bye" when we wave to you and you have said "dada" a few times when daddy gets home from work. Still waiting on the "mama" little toot! You are just such a happy little thing all the time! I really think cutting your teeth has changed you!! Your favorite thing to do right now is to literally follow me around all day. If you arent chasing after me, I can find you standing at the window banging on it and laughing! You get sweeter and sweeter everyday if that's even possible and we love you SO much little NorNor!! 

ZoZo:

I would be lying if I didn't admit that you have been in a bit of a "toot phase" (that's what we decided to call it) this month! You are still as sweet as can be and happy and funny, but you have also started throwing fits. I really was not aware that a 9 month old could throw a fit, but apparently it happens. These "fits" usually revolve around bedtime and you have started flailing and screaming if I try to rock you or feed you. Just last night you literally wiggled yourself off of my lap onto the floor and laid there screaming, arching your back and kicking your legs until I turned your lamp on and it was as if a new baby entered the room. You popped right up, crawled to the chair, and started jumping and laughing and playing! You just didn't like that you were being put to bed. These fits, coupled with the sheer high pitched decibel that you have had since day one, often makes you quite the presence in a room. You have loud and only loud when it comes to your volume. If you are happy you scream, if you are sad/mad you scream too! It's so so funny and so so loud! We notice it when we are in public and you get excited about something and squeal in delight. We are used to it, but notice that every single person in the resteraunt is looking at us! This has happened several times. Or when you get tired at church and start to cry, people always stop and ask if you are ok. It's then that we are reminded that not all babies are as loud as you are! But we wouldn't change your insane volume for anything! You have mastered crawling and have started standing unassisted. You have taken a step or two a couple times, but aren't walking just yet. However, I give it a week. Like your sister, your favorite activity is following me around and pulling on my pants or pulling up on my legs when I am cooking and just standing there behind me for the longest time wrapped around my legs. And just like your sister, your second choice of entertainment is the windows. You have had numerous bad crashes this month and have the bruises to show for it. However, you seem like you have slowed down on the falls lately. Im very relieved! You say "mama" all day. It's your favorite thing and you really do just crawl around all day saying "mamama". You say it to me, but you also say it to daddy or Mimi or your sister or to no one. It's pretty cute! You will wave "hi" and sometimes say "hi". You are a talker and are always making some kind of noise. However, it's amazing how you will sit quietly in church for an hour! You and your sister do awesome at church! Zoe, you are full of life and energy & although I think you may give us a run for our money, we wouldn't change a thing about you! We love you Zoester toaster!! 

So that's really all for now. I feel like each month it gets easier and easier, but this new level of complete mobility is just crazy! I am chasing babies around all day and trying to keep little crazy dare devils alive can be hard work! But it truly does get better and better with each passing day. I don't even like to think that my precious, tiny little babies will be walking and talking and ONE soon!! It's just crazy!! We couldn't feel more blessed if we tired! Truly, I thank God for the gift of these two little angels that he loaned me to raise every day!! Can't wait, even though it makes me want to cry, to see what the next few months hold!