WARNING: There is nothing incredibly exciting about this video -- at least to non-family members. Oh, and Gina from church, for whom Juliana has developed a fond affection. This is just another morning at home -- no bows, no cute dresses, and thankfully, no tantrums!
And here a just a few pics of the girls. NOTE: I think Juliana has FINALLY learned how to smile for the camera.
That's right. Our delicious second-born is now 9 months old! I cannot, for the life of me, figure out where the time has gone. Something about having two dependent babies that makes time fly. Addie has gone from a scrawny newborn to a healthy, bubbly infant. Forget what they say about second-borns being the easy ones -- you know, content, easy-going, etc. Not our Addie. If there is mischief to be had, she will find it. She especially loves to touch (and eat) everything she shouldn't.
As you can see from the picture above, nothing about this child is below the fifth percentile weight wise. Today she weighed in at a healthy 17 pounds even (pretty much average) and measured 28 inches long (a little above average). She crawls everywhere, pulls up on everything (has several bumps to show for it), and is cruising around furniture. And yes, that is Addie sitting in Juliana's baby stroller. For the most part Addie is a great sleeper -- she'll sleep 11-12 hours at night and 3 hours during the day still. She does NOT like to stay up late (8 is her limit), but she does love to wake fairly early. Adeline truly is a cheery baby -- smiling is her favorite. Unless, of course, you tell her no or her sister takes her toy. God has given us two beautiful girls with two beautiful, yet different personalities. We are anxiously looking forward to the day when Juliana and Adeline will be best buds!
We had a great day in Louisville as a family on Friday. When we returned home on Friday night, I caught a glimps of something weird in my yard as we were coming closer to the house. So I turned into the street before our house to see what was in our backyard. Melody and I cracked up laughing to see two lion statues sitting on our deck. The funny thing is that on Sunday, in the middle of church it hit me..."I have seen those lions before." Then the mystery was over. Our friends Herb and Leslie just bought a house in Paris, KY and these were on their front entry. I forgot that Herb and Josh Marlowe were in town on Friday and Josh knew we were gone since he and I were unable to hang out. Very funny!!!