11 months

Today the girls turned 11 months old. I'm overjoyed at how far they have come this year and sad at the fact that they are not little babies anymore. This last weekend, our good friends, John and Jennifer, brought their two sons over to visit. I held their 5 month old little boy and he snuggled down with me to cuddle. I miss that. Our girls are constantly on the move (which is good), but oh I do miss the tiny baby cuddles. They do still like to cuddle when they are getting ready for bed, and I cherish those times!! We took the girls to the doctor today for their monthly RSV shot. Rory now weighs 20 lbs. 3.2 oz. Abby is now 16 lbs. 9.6 oz. What big girls!! The doctor thinks that Abby is just going to be a petite child... and that's ok!! Both girls took their first steps over Christmas break. They are still unsteady and only take a couple of steps before they grab for something to hold onto, but they are definitely making progress. Each can take a couple of steps at a time. I fear that one day they will simply take off running (probably in opposite directions)..LOL. Both girls are also talking more and more each day. It amazes Michael and I some of the words that they have picked up!! We are more closely monitoring what is on the TV for fear that they might pick up words that we don't want them to know. They are also starting to really communicate their emotions more and more. Of course, they will laugh out loud whenever something is funny (even Abby). They can also let everyone within a 500 mile radius know when they are upset about something. The other day, Rory hit her sister in the side of the head. Michael said, "Aurora, don't hit your sister." She turned around, and I'm not kidding, pointed her finger at him and said, "NO." Oh mylanta... here we go!! When I told my mom about this little act of defiance, she just laughed and told me that she remembered a little girl who started that very same thing very early (she must have been talking about my sister) :). I have started working on planning our very first birthday party. What a chore!!!! We are working on trying to get the girls to say "one" and hold up one finger. They are close!!! That one year mark is getting close and I just can't believe it!! Our little girls are getting so big!!