I feel kind of bad because Zoe's post wasnt really about her being 15 months old....but about her being a little nut. So before I talk about Nora I will update a little on Zoe's current stats and such! At the 15 month check Zoe was in the 99% for height, 95% for weight and her head was the 85%. She is still large and in charge. But they said it was all good because she has been that way since she was born and is proportionate.
Nora was 89% for height, 95% for weight, and 98% for head circumference. And if you look at Nora she really does look like she has a big head. Much like her dad and me and my whole family. We all are huge headed people! But again, they said it was great and she was healthy and a good weight for her height.
Both girls are on a one nap schedule now. They both usually knock out a 2-3 hour nap in the middle of the day and it is a little slice of heaven for me! They both sleep well at night, and are both still big fans of rising at the CRACK OF DAWN. No joke, Zoe woke up at 6:07 on the dot every day last week. But some days they will sleep until 7 or 7:15 which is nice. They are in separate rooms, so I really enjoy the one on one time I usually get with one or the other for about 30 minutes each morning. It always seems like someone sleeps later and they tend to alternate these days which is great! I enjoy Nora rising early as opposed to Zoe because Zoe usually screams until I feed her and Nora is usually standing in her bed jumping for joy when I go in. It makes it much easier to leisurely make breakfast with a jolly girl as opposed to a drama girl! But Zoe is great once she is fed!
The girls have become breakfast eaters. Nora loves sausage and cheese for breakfast. My kind of girl. Zoe prefers muffins or pancakes, which I also love so it's hard for me to stick with weight watchers as I ground up breakfast sausage and make pancakes in the morning. I cannot claim to have mastered allergy friendly cooking, but I have gotten pretty dang good at breakfast I must admit!
The girls are all over the map with bedtime now. It all kind of depends on when they get up from their nap. But I'm loving this new toddler phase where they can roll with the punches a little better and we are more free to do stuff without 100% adhering to their schedule every day! Too bad that will all change once baby girl number three comes! At least for a season.
On the topic of baby girl #3 (sorry Nora this is SO not turning into a post about you), we have our home study update on August 8th. Once this is done we are officially back active within our agency and could be getting "THE CALL" anytime. However, we went ahead and changed our criteria to a baby girl 0-6 months because we wanted to keep a natural birth order in the family. But still a baby girl, and we will still name her Jane unless God places something different on our hearts. In the international adoption world it's truly anyone's guess as to when we will get this child. We could get the call next month or in 6 months. It's that crazy! Once we are matched we could have a wait as long as 8-9 months until we get her in our home. I have become very aware lately of how HARD HARD HARD it is going to be for me to know my child is sitting in an orphanage while we are all here living life. I am already praying for God to help me with this because I don't think I truly realized the magnitude of this until I had the girls. I haven't left my current children for longer than a day and when I have left they are with their dad. I think if I don't really get on praying diligently about this it has the potential to completely unravel my every nerve!
I had a dream just last night that we were in Ethiopia meeting our little girl. It was one of the most vivid dreams I have ever had and in my dream her birthday was October 1. I never remember details from dreams, and thought it was really interesting to have such a detailed dream about our future daughter. I told Lance I was excited to go to sleep tonight because I am hoping to have another dream about Jane! My love for this child I have never met is still so strong, even though my heart is now loving two other little munchkins. I really feel like God is "re"preparing my heart for this journey.
My fears about the addition of Jane are likely similar to anyone who adds another child to the family adoption or not, like the lack of sleep and change in my routine. Then there are the adoption related fears like her adjustment, and fears. How will that look in our family? Will we be able to calm her fears after being sent home with a stranger to a strange place and family of strangers? Will Zoe and Nora be able to adjust to the sharing of their mommy for this season of life? I don't know the answers to these questions but do know that God will step in where we lack and that she is meant to be with us.
So I am pretty much ecstatic about meeting this little girl that will become a much anticipated daughter, sister, granddaughter, and niece once she joins our crazy group!!
Well, this post took an A.D.D turn and it looks like I will have to post about my sweet Nora another day! But she deserves a post of her own anyway. My little sweet pea! :)
Until then, our family would much appreciate prayers as we embark back on this wild journey!
Love those horsies!
Zoes new "glare"
See!? 
Sweet pea on her horsie playing a few tunes.
Grapes are our fav!
Sissy is finally up.....thank goodness, mommy is boring!
Cool chicks! 
Lounging.
Dinner this particular night was a lesson in dipping chips in guacamole! Hence the blanket & only bc mommy was already in nasty scrubs! 
This is why I can't give up this night time bottle! Precious, perfect moments. But I WILL this month!! Their toes stick out of the sleep sacs too. I think it's time we shed some baby garb. Tear. 
Because some nights I sneak in and take pictures.
Nora being quirky & Zoe demanding "nanas"! Love!!
Late night bedtime stalling!
Worth it? Yes! 
