Ten Months Old

Ten Months of sweetness right here. From the fluff on the top of her head to the lint between her little snackable toes - Betsy is a cute, sweet baby.  She is so easy going and happy.  Most of the time at least! The girl hates getting her diaper changed and getting dressed. This requires feats of strength on our part to keep her for squirming away from us.

 

She is ever demanding to be a part of the conversation around here. She has a lot to say and is very anxious to get her language down. She is anxious to do everything that the rest of us can do. She wants to stand, walk, and dance like her brother. She thinks he is the funniest, most amazing, most interesting person around. Of course she is correct.

 

 

Andy and I have been heartbroken and speechless about the shootings in Connecticut. Like every other person, I'm sure. Luckily we have been able to keep it away from Curtis and as far as we can tell he has no idea what happened. We have been in contact with his teachers at school and daycare and they will let us know if it comes up. I'm not worried about their safety at school or daycare. I know they are well cared for and this kind of thing is extremely rare. I just am afraid of what to say when they are old enough to learn about such evil. How do we explain this kind of thing to them? How do we convince them they are safe? Until them we keep squeezing them extra tight, loving on them, and hiding our tears and heartbreak. Ug.

We are so lucky to have this sweet little family. We are so lucky that Betsy and Curtis chose us to be their mommy and daddy. There is so much to celebrate!  We have been busy little elves getting ready for Christmas and checking in with Santa from time to time. Word has it that these kiddos are on the good list this year! Thank goodness. Also, he told us he wants chocolate chip cookies on Christmas eve, so it looks like we have some baking to do.