Dear Angel,

I love you, lil Roo!

You are a copycat.  You learn by copying and you copy everything!  You LOVE being funny--anything for a giggle. You LOVE LOVE LOVE teddy bears.  You are like a little pixie faerie.  Everything you do is cute.  You show Seraph how to do her therapy. You used to just watch Bear and Finch and then play with their toys after they left the room.  Now you jump right in.  You love your binky.  You like to share, but you don't let the other kids steal toys from you.  You are the world's best snuggle bunny.  You climb into my bed and just snuggle and snuggle in the mornings.  I love it!

 You can fall asleep anywhere.  You like your pink blanket or your teddybear blanket when you fall asleep. You stand on the edge of the couch and play a game that Beautiful Rabbit started that you love: "I will bring you back to life", you sing.  Then, you jump off the couch landing on your tummy.  "Oh, I am dead....", you sing like an opera...on and on and on.  Then your head pops up and you yell, "elmo and barney". Then everyone laughs.
You also like a bit about chickens and birds flying that I can't quite make out.
You know your alphabet.  You've known how to walk for a whole year.  You pick up song lyrics quickly.  YOu love Funny Bear. You like to play princesses with Delightful Finch. You communicate vocally as well as the older kids....unless you're in need of a nap.  Then you can only say, "binky"!!
You love to sit on my lap, on dad's lap,......on anyone's lap. You LOVE taking baths and showers...which is good because it makes your hair spring into rag curls.
You dance by spinning in circles.  You don't stop spinning when you're dizzy...you just slow down a bit so you don't fall over.  You have an infectious giggle.

 You give the best hugs ever! You like copying Seraph just as much as you like copying the older kids.  Sometimes you drop your words entirely so you can say "AAAaaaaaaaaa" back and forth with Seraph.  When I sing a song with a name in it, you ask me to sing it about you....and then about Seraph, and then about mommy--you make sure every gets a turn to be in the song.  You like playing games on the wii.  When a new friend is playing the Wii for the first time, you stand in front of them and demonstrate what they need to do to play the game.
You're a fast learner. you like playing with (rubber) yucky ducky.
You love puppies and love to pretend that you're a puppy. You are endlessly cute....and your whole family adores you :)

Happy birthday!

Dear Seraph,

I love you!

You are strong and brave and love your family soooo much.  You kick your feet against the floor/bed for fun--even when you're asleep.  I don't know your favorite color yet.  You love your new mobility.  You taught yourself how to go up and down stairs.  At first that was scary, but now I'm just proud of you, glad I don't have to find safety gates for the stairs, and happy that we're finishing off the playroom in the basement so you can explore more places.

You have the hugest smile I've ever seen.  You light up my whole world with that smile....and ensure that any nurses will hold you and play with you and take extra care with you.  I can't stand it when you're away.  I love that you proved the doctors wrong and I knew you would.

You love music -- swaying back and forth/giggling/kicking your feet if it's a good song.  You like dolls and hard plastic you can chew on like toys and baby spoons.  

You grab my hands and face and push/pull them where you want them to be.  You tell grandpa (without words) when you want him to pick you up.  You love to be punched.  It's true!  We punch your belly or face or toes (ever so lightly and playfully) and you think it's the funniest thing ever!

You don't let me put a binky in your mouth...but you'll let Angel put a binky in your mouth.

You stand up as tall as you can to grab the computer mouse and push keys on the keyboard because that's the thing to do!

You give kisses to your reflection.  You practice giving mommy hugs around my neck about 20 at a time.  You plug your ears with 2 fingers when your brother/sisters are being too loud.  You cry when I yell at the other kids.

You love it when we leave a cushion off the couch so you can climb up onto the couch like the big kids. You are NOT easily distracted from your goals.  You don't trust people in white lab coats. You are NOT easy to trick.  You only allow things to go in your mouth if YOU decide it's a good idea at the time.

You hate things that are sweet. You still use your feet to grab things and push things away from you.  When you want to play alone, you go in the den or up the stairs.  When you want to be with the family, you insert yourself in the middle of whatever game looks the funnest. You pull off your oxygen whenever it gets in your way. Your hair is naturally curly and you've learned how to blow your own nose!

You make new friends easily--charming them with your smile. You weigh about 22lbs.

Happy Birthday :)

Happy Birthday, Angel & Seraph!!

We did it!  The girls are two years old.  I've never been so happy for a birthday that  wasn't mine!  I love you, sweeties - Happy Birthday....and many more to come :)