This year has gone by so fast. It's crazy! We have had so much happen this year. First the girls were born-which of course was last year, but they didn't come home until January 5th of this year. Then 5 weeks later they got put back in the hospital for 9 days with RSV. A couple weeks later (beginning of March) we moved into a new house. At the end of March Matt started working for the railroad. Easter weekend (April) G1 spent a couple days in the hospital because he had a bad asthma attack.
We finally had a break in all the craziness and were able to enjoy the summer and G1's 2nd birthday. It still seems like we are on the run all the time though. We always have something we have to get done. In a week or so we should be starting work on the house and then hopefully we will be in it shortly after Christmas.
The kids are all getting so big. There is such a big change in all of them from the beginning of the year to now.
G1 is talking so much now-and most of it is understandable by people other than Matt and I too. :-) He is so smart too. We are still working on numbers and letters-colors he is getting pretty good at. He has his characters--although he doesn't watch too much TV. We get movies from the library and he definitely knows what he wants to watch. Dora is a big one right now. Yesterday he named all the Sesame Street characters in one of his books. It amazed me. He loves reading to his sisters. It's so cute to watch them. He has learned the first part of the song "Jingle Bells" and knows parts of a couple other songs.
G2 is a climbing fool. Luckily she hasn't figured out how to get out of her crib yet. (G1 was climbing out by the time he was 10 months.) She loves giving kisses-but only on her own time. She loves to clap for everyone and loves to have everyone clap for her. She is so happy and so serious at the same time. She loves to observe what is happening in the world around her. But don't think about putting a hat on her, or putting her in her car seat-making her restrained, otherwise you will hear that little girl's soft voice become very loud!
G3 is definitely our funny girl. She has a laugh that could make anyone smile and laugh out loud. She thinks everyone is great. She is still our social butterfly. She is becoming so vocal and some of what she says is actual words. She is signing a lot more words now. She loves to dance (so does G2-just not as often). She is our little drama queen. When she does not get her way I'm sure the people in China can hear her!
I could have gone on and on about all of them but I had to end it some time. :-) I just could not imagine life without any of them. They are all wonderful in their own little way and as a group. I love how much they love each other and everyone else around them.
In 12 days the girls will be 1 and that seems so unreal. I'm excited for the next stages in their lives but I'm so sad the baby stage is coming to an end. They will be walking before we know it and they will be talking (understandably) before too long also.
As stressful as this year has been at times it has been equally rewarding also. :-)
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That was a great update! What a crazy year -- but a good one, too, you're right. It sounds like all your little ones are doing awesomely! So fun to see/hear the differences between the kiddos, esp. the girls. And Gavyn is such a sweet big bro, reading to them!
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