Little girls, you are TEN months old. Your tiny baby selves are almost completely gone at this point. You both still let me rock you at night and still enjoy cuddling during the day, mostly Nora, but the days of having tiny little babes are pretty much gone.
However, your new found big girl selves are pretty cute too! I can just really see those wheels turning and know that you are both just about to explode with new skills. I love to see you learn and grow, but have officially hit the phase of wanting to freeze time and make it stop. It's starting to fly by so fast and it's bittersweet.
Zoe: You are walking! Just a few days ago it became your preferred mode of transportation! You are still such a good little sleeper and eater. You are such a lover and give out kisses all day long. When I get you out of bed you look up at me, come in for a kiss, then lay your head on my shoulder. I really can't think of anything sweeter on this earth!! You love to talk and crawl around just babbling nonsense all day. Every now and then we will be talking to you or singing to you and you will imitate a word as clear as day. Then of course, we will try and try to get you to do it again and you won't. You say "mama" to me and "bada" to daddy. However, lots of days you just refer to me as "mommm". You are beginning to socialize better with others. You will smile and wave to people at the grocery store now as opposed to hiding in Nora's chest and crying. When we are in a new place, you still cling onto me for dear life and hide your head in my chest for the first half hour or so, but after that you will get down and play with other people and kids! I am so proud of you for this! Just last night we were at your cousins birthday party and you sat on the floor amidst a sea of crazy children unwrapping gifts and joined in the action, smiling and laughing with the kids. It almost made me tear up to see you getting so big and confident! Zoe Rose we love you and you add so much joy to our lives!
Nora: You are now a fast little crawler, and just started standing up on your own. You think it is the most fun game in the world to stand up and then crash onto my lap or a pillow. You continue to be a 100% spaz! The faster, or sillier, or higher the better for you. You love to squeal out in delight and love to scream (in delight). You had continued to get better with sleep, going 12 hours straight at night, until recently. You got really sick and now are back to your old ways. We are not thrilled about it little Miss! You have been standing up in your crib and just screaming "mamamama" until I finally give in and come in. I always come in to find no tears, and no issue I can see. Once you see me the screaming and "crying" is done and you just smile and wave at me! Yes, you are a persistent one. You have definitely started with the whole separation anxiety thing. But I am counting my blessings that it didn't 100% overlap with Zoe, because that would have been tough. You love to play with your toys and love to see how things work. When we are in a new place you are SO interested in the things around you and are such an observer. You love to sit in my lap and read books or play with your ring toys. You love toys that you "get" and will do the same thing over and over and over. You continue to have such a sweet nature, but are also getting more vocal and dramatic when things don't go your way. I have accepted that neither you or your sister are laid back, but you are beyond sweet so it makes up for it! You have 6 teeth! When you smile up at me, I have to chuckle at the mouth full of big teeth I see! You sister still only has three but I think she will catch up soon. You only say "mama" consistently but the words we have heard from you are "bye" "baby" "dada" and most recently "eysh" aka eyes. You love to stick your finger right into my eyeball and say "eysh"! Nora Beth, we love your funny, hyper little self more than you will every know!
I know I need to save the sentimental stuff for your birthday. However, I can't help but start to reflect on all that has happened this past year, beginning with finding out we were pregnant with you! Having twins was not in our "plan". We were adopting a little girl, ONE, little girl from Ethiopia and that was how we were going to begin our family. But God knew better, and knew that we would in fact have THREE little girls beginning with the two of you! As I look back on this year, it has just been all about you. My "old" life of getting up every day and being a full time therapist, and then pretty much just doing whatever I wanted, with whomever I wanted, whenever I wanted, ended rather abruptly after going to a regular doctors appointment and coming home on bed rest! I never went back to work full time, my social life looks different and I have spent most of my time just learning how to be a mommy two both of you. I feel honored and so thankful that I have this new "job"! I'm glad you guys are a little more mobile these days and that we have been able to re-enter society with a little more ease, but I wouldn't trade one second of our time together and will always cherish our days together at home! We love you so much girls!!
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