Friday, December 31, 2010

12 Month Update

It's the last one...at least for awhile!

Okay so this is the latest one yet...maybe so late no one is gonna read it, but it will be here for posterity..and for the babies whenever they want to come back and see what was going on during the twelfth month of their life. Very Important Stuff.

Actually my favorite part of this whole post is the picture sequence. Each month on the 30th I have taken the babies pictures. At month 10 it started getting a little tricky as they started to move around some. Month 11 was even worse, but we still got a good picture or two. Month 12 was a disaster (a hilarious one, but still a disaster). They wouldn't sit still AT ALL! As I look back at each month's pictures what's most apparent to me other than the obvious growth of my babies into children, is their emerging personalities. They definitely aren't lacking in that department!


Mom, we don't want to do this!

how do we get outta here?he's touching me!help he's gonna squish me!that'll show you brother!escape artistsstop stepping on me Holden!i told you no more pictures mom!ahh! i surrender!totally stuckuh-huh...shoulda followed me brotherhmm...what to do now?should i try and jump off the back?mmm..probably not a good ideaoh mom, are we done yet?Hey mom, i've just been over here being a good boy not messing up anything while you have been taking pictures of nora, i promise!

~Nora Grayce Burns~
She's moving and cruising like a pro, but doesn't like to get too far out of sight. I appreciate this, A LOT. Except of course when I have things to do and am back and forth from room to room and she screams and cries because i have left her alone. I will be more than thankful for her to outgrow that!
Eating has been a little rough lately. The super good eater I had a few months ago is more like a memory. She's very inconsistent with food. Some days she hardly eats anything, some days she eats everything. One day she'll love something, the next day she will spit the exact thing out. Feeding time isn't exactly the easy fun part of my day like it once was. Welcome to Toddler-hood, or so I hear, right? Since being home we have introduced a few more new foods--the most important being biscuits from Bojangles and San Felipe Mexican food. Both of which were a big hit. Also, she got her first sugars this month, first with the birthday cake that she really didn't seem to like, and then again with snow cream. She LOVED that.
She has started to really enjoy reading. She loves to sit and look at books as well as be read to. She even has her own "reading" voice she uses when looking at books. It's the sweetest thing i've ever heard.
Nora has really turned into a cuddle-bug lately. She loves to sit with me, and kiss me and snuggle up. I never expected this kind of behavior from her, but i love it with all my heart.
Nora's Likes Include:
Brother
Kisses
Momma
Music
Bath Time
Paci
Books
Yogurt
Sausage
Nora's Dislikes Include:
Falling
Bananas
Nose Wiping
Waiting to Eat
~Holden Reece Burns~

Holden has been growing like a weed since we got back to North Carolina. He has most definitely gone through another growth spurt...i'd love to get him back to the clinic to get his weight and measurements!

Holden has really perfected his movements since this month as well. He can get wherever he wants to and he is into EVERYTHING. He is curious about everything, never misses a beat, has to look at and touch everything and unlike his sister has no problem leaving everyone's sight and getting into a little trouble. Grandma and Grandpa Caudle call his roaming "security detail". They even made him a cute SECURITY shirt to wear.

He's also quite destructive. He tears up everything in his way...there's no grace to this little boy, and that's really what he is--ALL BOY.

He also loves to cuddle and be close to me, but that is nothing new. What is new this month is all the men he has been able to be around. He really does love other men. It's so cute to watch him interact with them. I just can't wait for it to be time to hang out with his Daddy!

Holden still has a great appetite and eats almost everything. For this I am so grateful. I hope it lasts!

Holden's Likes Include:


Momma
Music
Bath Time
Investigating/Exploring

Holden's Dislikes Include:

Cheese
Going to bed
Teething
Waiting to Eat

1 comment:

Jennifer said...

I LOVE you captions one the pictures. Priceless!