Girlies

Paige at 8 months She is almost crawling, and cracking all of us up! She is such a cute little thing, sweet as can be, but has a loud voice and she knows how to use it. I remember Maci very well at this age, and I remember thinking that there is no way this kid understands humor already. But she did, and still does. Paige is the same way!! I swear she does things specifically to make us laugh at her, especially to make Maci laugh. It's so fun. Last month (7 mo.) Paige convinced us that she has said her first word and understands fully what it means. And she keeps saying it when she needs me...I'm proud to say her first word was MOM! She also gives me variations like mom mom and momma. So cute. Maci said her first word at nine months (ball) and I remember thinking that it was so easy to teach her that word, that she probably could have spoken sooner- (had I thought to try teaching her.)

Here's my not so little anymore Maci! Jared thought a couple weeks ago to try teaching her how to be part of adult conversations, since she was always complaining that we weren't including her (we're talking things like money, church, cars, the economy, etc.---things that usually aren't interesting to a 4 yr old). SO he taught her how and we haven't had another problem since. In fact, we are having very interesting dinner conversations. I love the change. I love to see her listen and try to add a meaningful comment or question in an adult conversation. It is so cute to see her try so hard.

My girls are already best buds. I hope it stays that way. They need each other to understand their crazy parents together. (: