Nine months of happiness!

The babies will be 9 months old tomorrow and we can't believe that much time has already passed since their first moment here on earth. It really feels like we blinked and all of the sudden they are these 2 little amazing souls with so much personality already, we can only imagine what the future will hold. Most importantly they are happy, healthy and growing like weeds...:)

I thought it would be a good time to do another "things you didn't know" list about each of them, especially now that they are really developing distinct traits. It will be interesting to see if/ how these stay with them as they get older.

Kai Boy:

1) Is the fastest crawler this side of the Mississippi.

2) He may be the first baby ever to actually take crawling to a "running" level, and we think he did this out of necessity in hopes that one day he will be fast enough to actually climb into the refrigerator before the door closes. He can be on the other side of the house and hear the fridge door open and sure enough he's there in a flash.

3) He may grow up to be a mountain climber. He loves to climb over anything possible and has already been up the stairs twice (with us right behind him of course) He also loves to climb over anyone who is on the floor with him. If Billy or I are laying there he will go up and over repeatedly, I've seen him do it 6 times in a row! Poor Daila is the subject of his climbing many more times than she would like...:(

4) He has a new nickname "Bobble Boy" because he bobbles his head all the time. The funniest is when he is speed crawling and bobbling at the same time, which happens a lot.

5) He loves to eat and we haven't found anything yet he doesn't like. He's mastering eating puffs now. He's very coordinated and likes to pick them up and gets them in his mouth first try!

6) He's very affectionate and loves to hug and kiss. If you're ever in need of a pick-me-up Kai will gladly give you a big squeeze and make your day.

7) He's become just as chatty as Daila if not more and likes to see how loud he can get. This combined with his excited nature is quite a sight and sound these days.

Daila Sue:

1) Wakes up first every morning and we can hear her talking to herself on the monitor. Kai doesn't seem to mind and will sleep right through it.

2) We think she may grow up to be a drummer. She is constantly pounding away on everything possible. The floor, the wall, Kai's back, the couch, the fireplace. She really loves playing drums on the fireplace because it has an echo to it that she loves. If you start to drum with here she will be your best friend!

3) Billy taught her to give "High Fives" and she loves to do it with anyone who will give her one.

4) She's been letting go of things she stands up on lately like she forgets she doesn't know how to stand yet. We're thinking she may be the first walker, but both babies have been trying to out-do each other on these skills so who knows.

5) She loves our daily story book time. Everyday we all sit on the floor and read a different book and I'm pretty sure this is her favorite time of day. Both babies love it, but she is very attentive and really looks at all of the pictures and seems to be interested in what your reading. Kai on the other hand spends most of his time trying to tackle the book.

6) She tries to put her hands in your mouth while you talk. We think she's obsessed with sounds and conversation and she's trying to grab your voice with her hand! Maybe she'll be a talk show host?

7) Likes to put everything possible in her mouth. We've really had to step up our game on making sure nothing is on the floor or in reach that can go into their mouth. We changed her diaper a couple of weeks ago and a fully in tact "made in china" tag made it through her system. Lovely.

Both babies go bananas over the Dell Lollipop Lollipop commercial and both love to giggle at each other all day. it's awesome. That's all I can think of right now, but there are tons more adorable things they each do.