Here we go again!

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It's been hard to update the blog with all the big changes going on that are not-yet-ready-to-be-blogged. Although anyone who's been in contact with us recently knows most the details. But there have been just as many changes with the girls going on quietly around here.

Lucy is so much fun these days. While there's something to be said for the quiet cuddliness of a newborn and the sweet laughs of the infant, I really think this is the age when you just fall in love with your child. Every look is filled with so much joy and anticipation. She is just SO DARN EXCITED to see us in the morning - or pretty much any time. Last Saturday, she pulled herself up for the first time onto a toy, and it's been non-stop ever since. It's all she wants to do. Every afternoon, I put her down for her nap, then have to go back up 15 minutes later when, after pulling herself to standing in the crib, she is finally tired and doesn't know how to get back down. The down part is the hard part these days and she cries with such devastation when she falls over. Two little teeth on the bottom have finally poked through, and I can feel those top teeth right under the gums. She loves playing peekaboo, likes to be startled, and above all else wants to do whatever her sister is doing. She is much stronger at this age than Hannah was, so I think she'll be walking a lot sooner as well. Hannah better watch out, because once Lucy can actually run after her, life will never be the same.

As for Hannah, she is growing faster than we can keep up with her. Potty training is this close to being complete. Every day that she is dry, she gets to wear her crown that she got from Uncle Kevin to dinner. Accidents result in a pure melt-down of great force - "BUT I WANT TO WEAR MY CROWN!!!!!!! I DON'T WANT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT!!!!!!!!!!!!" But when she is successful, she asks over and over again if we are proud and "super-happy". Her preschool teacher told me she has been using the bathroom at school and whenever she does, she tells her that her dad is going to be so happy. Hannah knows so many of her letters and numbers now - she's really a sponge, soaking everything up. And her language catches us off-guard all the time. She repeatedly asks us to "Check it out" when she wants to show us something. And whenever she talks to another adult on the phone, she asks about the status of their relationship: "Tracy, do you still have Brian?" "Grandma, do you still have Gramps?" "Kevin, do you still have Nicole?" She loves school and gives me the update each day on who got into trouble and what they had for snack. School has taught her so many things. She can put her shoes and coat on all by herself now and helps set the table every night.

All in all, while we have many stressful details going on, the big picture is exciting and happy. Can't feel down when you've got these two kids around.