Month number 9 has been truly divine. Who knew time could go so fast?? Just like everyone told us it would, it really has.Here are their 9 month stats:
Grace: 18 lbs, 11 oz.; 27 1/4" (50th percentile)
Annie: 18 lbs, 9 oz; 27 1/2" (50th percentile for weight; 70th percentile for height)
Our once tiny babes are catching up! Both girls are crawling furiously around the house, mostly trying to keep up with one another, and crawl AWAY from us. They've mastered the 'pulling up to a stand' move, and enjoy climbing all over their Daddy like he's a giant jungle gym! In recent weeks, they have taken great delight in one another and it is pretty amazing to watch. Both girls are constantly aware of where the other is, and they seem to 'communicate' with one another a lot. Mainly, they love to laugh at one another, although there is the occasional fight over a toy! Listening to the two of them babble and giggle with one another in their cribs in the morning is probably the best alarm clock in the world! The video below captures our happy girls perfectly, and it's a pretty accurate picture of how we spend most of our time these days!
Ready or not, school starts on Monday, and so does daycare. This new transition is going to be tougher on me than on them, I'm sure. We feel so thankful for the amount of time that both Manuel and I have gotten to spend with the girls this summer and we are more appreciative of our jobs now than we ever have been before. However, going back to work this time around seems tougher than it did in the spring. The girls seem to be changing on a daily basis, and they are much more aware of strangers and their parents. They've had a lot of time with both Mama and Daddy these last 12 weeks, and are pretty attached. We are praying for a smooth transition for them (and us) on Monday!
