Nearly 9 months

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The last couple of slides are videos. I'm not sure if the sound is working on this smilebox or not, so forgive me if you have to watch it with no sound.

The babies are learning so rapidly. In the last week alone Meredith has learned to wave, Berkley has gotten his 5th tooth and learned to say da-da. They both say a multitude of syllables now; Meredith is a Da-da, Na-na, and ga-ga girl. They both love blowing raspberries, but I'm trying to teach them not to at the table. Discipline has begun, but nothing major yet. I'm having to teach them not to grab the spoon at meal time. Meredith has done well at understanding no thus far but I don't think Berkley gets it just yet. Meredith is a hoot playing "Where's Meredith," where she covers at least one of her eyes until you say where's Meredith to which she quickly lowers her hand(s). Berkley is scooting and is pushing up on his knees, Meredith is pushing up on her knees but hasn't taken that first push forward just yet. Both babies will give high five, which is precious to watch.

Steven and I feel like we're getting back into the swing of life. Until recently I have felt very much like my life has only been the babies, which has been very secluding. This past week I've been able to get them to church by myself and taken them to meet some of my former coworkers at Beaufort County DSS. It was wonderful to see my old friends at DSS, it's like being home again. Everyone was thrilled to meet the babies and I think they behaved very well overall. Steven's current rotation has been a more predictable one, which has made it possible for us to spend more time with folks in the evenings. Steven's next two rotations (4 wks each) are going to be very difficult ones, so we're trying to take advantage of the time while we can. We continue to be so thankful for family's help. Our in-laws kept the babies for us last night so that we could have a date night...how refreshing to spend time together as a couple! Overall, life is great and we certainly can't complain.