Life These Days

Well, I finally feel like life is starting to get it's rhythm back. (And yes, I mean since Summer's been born... 18 months ago!) :) I've decided that it takes me a while to adjust to changes in life. Kids has definitely been a big one for me. But I finally think I'm starting to find my 'mommy groove'. Yes, I still have days where I want to pull all my hair out because it would be less painful than dealing with my crazy life, but those days are starting to be more of the 'rare occasion' instead of the norm. The only thing that worries me about this is that it always seems that once I start to get things under control, life throws me a curve ball. So now I'm fearing a curve ball. :) But for now, we're all doing good. We're healthy and happy and can't complain about life. Here's some updates:
Dixie seems to be getting better and better with Summer. She's sharing more, hitting less, and although her whininess is still pretty frequent, I think I detect it slowing down a bit. :) She's very creative and is so full of energy. She loves to run and has really good endurance! We think she'll be a track star some day. :)

Summer is growing at lightning speed it seems like! She just turned 18 months (canNOT believe she'll be going into nursery now!!), but has the smarts of a 2-3 year old. She can already count to... well, it depends... sometimes it's 6, sometimes 8... but I can count to 3 and then she'll say 4, 5, 6! Or I'll count to 10 and she'll say 11. That's dang smart for 18 months (I think). :) Anyway, she loves to follow Dixie around and has become her little shadow. If I want to get Summer to do something, I just ask Dixie to do it and Summer will follow suit. :) She is full of smiles and giggles. She's also been teething lately (getting her canines in, I believe) which has resulted in some biting habits... but we're working on that. She's also got a very sensitive side. She gets her feelings easily hurt if you chastise her (especially in front of other people) and she'll tear up and her lip will quiver and she'll start to cry, which is about the saddest thing I've ever seen and it breaks my heart every time! But thank goodness that doesn't happen very often. Anyway, she's discovering more and more about life everyday and is such a sweetheart that we love to have around. She still likes to snuggle with mommy and daddy, which we love and will never get tired of.

We just love these girls to pieces and are grateful for the chance to be parents... roller coasters and all. :)