to my girls,
how in the world are you 10 months old?! this past year has been so full, so fully alive. how is it almost your birthday? with each new tooth you spring, i mourn the speed that your first months have passed, but i am also so happy to see you growing, to wonder who you'll become.
i look at you sometimes still and wonder how in the world you are both mine. i wonder why in the world God trusted you to me. i wonder how to be a good mom to little girls, but i have more faith now that i will figure it out along the way; that the love i have for you will overcome my fears.
everly, you are full of spunk and smirks. you talk non-stop, babbling "daddadadadada" or "mom mom mom" during dinnertime or "yayayayayaya" when you are happy and trying to get judah's attention. you make me laugh with your continual "smoking" of everything in sight - play carrots, real carrots, felts, toys, anything you can find. you have a mischievous gleam to your eyes but are also content and quietly observe the craziness around you. we call you ever & evie & ever-eeeee (judah's favorite nickname for you!) i love you, my lovely girl.
bria, you are full of giggles and smiles. you growl, like a tiger. all. the. time. it is the funniest thing and stops people in their tracks. you are the prettiest tiger around. you baby babble, but rarely. and usually only when the other two are quiet. you climb everything. you are so, so happy when teetering on top of a chair or a stool or a toy. it scares me. you hid under everything else. it makes me laugh. we usually call you bee or, less often, bree. i love you, my sweet bee.
xo
your mom.
p.s. - thank you for choosing this month, on the same week, to start sleeping through the night. you gave me a new level of sanity and i will be forever grateful.
