where do i start? eighteen months have come and gone since the day we met - eighteen! it's amazing what can change over that amount of time. if someone told me then what my life would look like now...i flat out wouldn't have believed them. but here we are, here you are - growing and learning and changing by the second!
you actually turned eighteen months old a couple of days ago - the same day, ironically, that a huge gallery wrapped canvas print from your newborn pictures was delivered. i was a bit embarrassed by how long it took me to finally pick and print one of them for our walls, but better late than never, right? daddy and i are thrilled with how it turned out - it's beautiful and reminds me of how sweet and small and newborn-y you were! the funny thing is, the print is so big, that you're actually bigger in the picture than you were in real life for the photo shoot. it's perfect.
at least you guys have a great sense of humor, so that should help you cope with being in car seats forever and a day. you are full of energy and joy - it just beams from the silly little faces that you make all day. you're loud and crazy and so much fun. you crack each other up on a daily basis - i love watching you enjoy each other so much: playing peek-a-boo + sharing stories in your own little language + playing mini games that you've made up = too much cuteness to handle.
you also love music - listening to playlists on my old iPod, singing along with bananas in pyjamas, plunking on the piano keys...doesn't matter what form it comes in; if it's musical, it makes you happy. i can't blame you; i love watching you enjoy music so much, and singing along to lullabies as we enjoy family time before bed is something i look forward to all day. along with all the music that fills our days, you've literally taught me to dance like no one's watching...until we all burst into giggles, that is. i've gotten so used to our little dance parties, i even caught myself dancing in a grocery store aisle all by myself the other day! people must have thought i was crazy, but i just smiled and thought of you.
another new thing you've been doing is building your vocabulary - you're up to at least five distinct words, plus you shake your head for "no" (not gonna lie, i'm not a HUGE fan of that last new development...but at least it's cute when you do it!). it's great to be able to communicate beyond the few signs we use, and i'm actually surprised at how soon it started, since i was told that twins tend to have delayed speech. then again, i've also been told that every baby is different and so i don't like to compare you to others - you are who you are supposed to be and will develop however you are supposed to develop. it's all in the Lord's hands, and that's always a good thing.
well girlies, this letter was full of highlights that we've been sharing recently, but i have to be honest - you're a lot of work, and there are rough days. that being said, i am getting the hang of it, which translates into enjoying our time together more with each day that passes. you keep me on my toes and remind me just how ugly my sin is and how much i need to lean on the Lord.
i pray that just as you continue to grow that my dependence on Him would also grow. i pray that i would rejoice as i discover more areas of weakness in my abilities, rather than become frustrated with my inability to "pull it together" because they are opportunities to trust Him and grow in my relationship with Him. I pray that my life would speak for itself when it comes to teaching you these things, that He would work in your hearts even at the tender age of eighteen months. and that you would grow up to be women deeply rooted in Him, despite the mistakes that i am undoubtedly making along the way.
daddy and i love you so so so much, girlies - thank you for lighting up our lives the way you do.
love you to the moon and back,
your mama
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