10 months!!!

Halle looks on, as Hope claps, as if to say "I could do that too.

If I really wanted to."

Wow, where does the time go!? Our babies are 10 months old tomorrow!

Hope Noelle...

~Returning to her newborn days, Hope's temperement is relaxed and easy-going, waiting patiently while her big sister loudly demands her bottle now, she has several different smiles that go with different moods.

~Signing for "eat", "more". Says Mama, and knows it's me! :o)

~Says Dada and knows it's Chad, has been doing that for a few weeks.

~Says Bubba, not sure she knows it's Aidan but says it around him the most!

~Scooting, pulling herself forward. No crawling yet to my delight.

~Rocking out... begins swaying back and forth the second music starts, how fast she does this depends on the beat of course!

~Complete with hand-clapping and head movement. When Doug plays the guitar on Thursday nights, you feel like you're in heaven watching her worship.

~Sleeps like a dream sucking the two fingers on her right hand and holding her blanket in the other hand.

~She loves Mama and has begun fussing the second someone has the crazy notion to take her from my arms.

~10 month stats... 4 teeth ~ 18.5 pounds ~ 28.5 inches ~ 6-12 month clothes ~ shoes size 2

Halle Faith

~Surprisingly, Halle has left her mellow days behind (handing them back to Hope?) and lets you know exactly what she wants and even more exactly when she wants it.

~She was crawling right at 9 mos, pulling up the next week and cruising the next! Slow down Hal!

~Refuses to sign, yelling at us and getting more mad by the second when we keep trying!

~Huge happy grins & non-stop delight for life. Cuddle bug extraordinaire.

~Wakes before Hope every morning, talking and playing, eventually standing and calling me.

~Prefers Daddy to Mama nearly everytime! (gasp)

~She's our crazy hair girl with major bed-head, morning, noon & night and all car-seat rides!

~Her raspy laugh is so cute! It's kinda deep and super adorable when she belly laughs. She is going to be such a fun little girl. What I am saying?? She IS fun!!!

~10 month stats... 3 teeth ~ 20.5 pounds ~28 inches ~ 12-18 month clothes ~ shoes size 2

I will post about the boys soon. They are absolutely wonderful. Choosing to homeschool was probably the best decision we've ever made regarding our boys. We're having a blast together and they are happier, get along better, and have more time for everything including devotions, chores and outdoors. And I've noticed that they crave learning now. Both Ethan and Ryland are reading, and T~Bella is not far behind. Ryland prefers to do Aidan's 2nd grade math workbooks! This will be a seperate post for sure! More to come when I have a spare second!!!