OK I"m back

As I was saying before child #2 called, parenthood takes form differently for each parent and with each child. I just looked back at some of my entries with Ana and even that short year ago I was responding to events so differently. What is it, the move, the pausing of a career, or the fact that now there are 2 instead of one. I'm sure it's a mixture of all and then some, but being home for these few weeks without Justin is giving me some good (with child of course) self reflection time. In the end I just so thankful for my little peanuts. Taylor is getting so fun and Ana is just amazing. Everyday brings so many new challenges and joys that I can't believe I felt fulfilled prior to there arrival in my life.

Ana contintues to develop so rapidly that Justin and I are having a harder and harder time keeping up with her. She now knows her alphabet, tells and responds to jokes, counts rote and objects to 10, .....on and on and on. SERIOUSLY what do you do with a 1 year old that speaks in paragraphs, plays independently for 30+ minutes with engrossed in her own imaginary world and understands concepts that I didn't even know she was exposed to. I wouldn't even think twice, but I want to make sure I'm channelling her energy correctly and finding a good balance between helping her develop as much as she can AND making sure to let her be a kid!

Taylor is just so happy now. She still remains to have found herself. Her and I talk and she is just in LOVE with her sister. Everytime Ana is near Taylor stares and squeals and smiles away. She is starting to really "play" with her hands and grabs blankets and toys repeatedly now. ANd MAN is she growing fast. OH...there she is again.

So that's that.