random thoughts

i know i keep saying it over and over again, but it just really amazes me how quickly time goes by these days. it's just mind-boggling! i find myself thinking about zach and zoe's 1st birthday already...how does that work? i remember vividly the morning i was to be induced and jason and i locking up and leaving the house and coming home two days later with two babies in tow having no idea what was in store! then came two months or so of serious sleep deprivation, but after that's it's been somewhat "business as usual" around the lawless household as far as schedule/routine goes, but changes galore as far as development and growth goes. it amazes me to watch them change and grow each and every day, but saddens me so much at the same time. i can't just bottle up some of the things they say and do and keep them forever...you know??

so what have the babies been up to you may ask?

well, zachary is now able to sit unassisted, but still can't say he's mastered it yet...still a little wobbly at times, but almost he's learned how to clap and is just the cutest when he does something and proudly claps to acknowledge whatever it is he's just done. he's my little cuddle buddy and has such a sweet nature. as far as food goes, he seems to be pretty open to anything and everything. (that probably explains why he's almost 25 lbs. yes, you read that correctly...25 lbs! i'll get the official word when we go in for their 9 mth checkup, but i don't think it's going to be far off). his hands down fave is carrots...he seems to experience a "carrot high" after having them...it's really strange, but he sure is in a good mood as a result!

zoe on the other hand is a little pickier when it comes to food. she's not the biggest fan of banana and definitely does not like chicken at this point. she LOVES those little puffs. it is actually great bribery material to keep her occupied, happy and confined to one spot! and the reason for needing to keep her in one spot is because she is all over the place! she's crawling and now that she's gotten a taste of "freedom," she's all about experiencing it to the fullest. she's able to pull herself up and can actually stand on her own, if only for a few seconds. jason and i have a bet going to see how long it is before she walks. i'm not looking forward to that day...just having her crawling now is so much more exhausting!

the funniest thing zoe does now is if you ask her what a tiger says, she'll growl at you. at first i thought it was just a coincidence when my nanny told me, but she really does. the funniest though is if she's doing something she's not supposed to be, and i say no...she'll look at me and growl. i have to give her props for trying! :)

they both talk incessantly and seem to have grown an awareness of one another. they'll watch each other, smile and claw at one another with zoe being quite the bully. it never fails that she always wants whatever zach has and since she's mobile now, she always seems to get it! she might as well enjoy it now...i'm not sure how long that will last!

other than that, jason and i are doing well. we're looking forward to our big trip to australia in just a little over a month and my friend ingrid and her fiance darren just came from hong kong for a visit last week, so that was a lot of fun having them meet the babies and catching up!