Jillian. Beautiful as a flower and growing like a weed. This "little" girl is already in 9-month clothes and size 3 diapers. But the biggest thing about her is her smile. And now we're getting those awesome belly laughs that we love so much. Those are my favorite! We are also hearing "da" and "ba" in between squeals and squeaks (Chris is convinced that she has already said her first word: "dada"). She is trying to sit up, although she still topples over after a few seconds. She is also grabbing everything in sight and shoving it into her mouth, including my hair, Daddy's nose, and the cat's tail.
Aaron. His latest thing is to pull me toward him, saying, "Mommy, I want a hug." Once he realizes that he can get anything he wants by doing that, I am in trouble. He is also getting goofier and making us laugh a lot. He recently discovered that he can make me squeal and squirm by pretending he is about to give me a kiss and then licking me instead. And at dinner the other night, when Chris scolded him for trying to grab a knife by warning, "It's dangerous, Aaron," Aaron immediately quipped: "No you're dangerous Daddy!" I think Chris took it as a compliment. But my favorite development this month is his growing protectiveness over Jill. At music class last week, Aaron's friend Joseph tried to give Jill a hug and Aaron jumped in between them: "No! My Jill!" I love it. Future suitors, beware!
9/28: The fierceness of the alligator is somewhat lessened by the flair...
10/5: Snuggle bunny
10/5: Look at those chubby legs!
10/6: Met up for brunch with some of Dad's friends from high school
10/6: All the kiddos together after brunch: Hannah, Aaron, Ela holding Anna, and Jill chilling in her carrier
10/7: "No! When I fell, my foot went...like that...right into the shoe."
(My family will get that quote, even if no one else does!)
10/8: "Bulldozo bulldozo!"
10/9: Cartoons
10/9: I had to get one shot of that cute little fuzzy brown head that we love to kiss so much...
10/9: ...especially since she appears to be slowly but surely turning into a blonde!
10/10: Rulers of the roost
10/12: Hammock time with Oma
10/12: Manly men doing manly things
10/12: Helping Dad row the boat
10/13: Aaron is not impressed by Jill's manicure
10/14: Looking so cute in his vest!
10/15: Big boots
10/17: I want to be just like Daddy!
10/18: All bundled up in her brother's blankie
10/19: Mr. Potato head
10/20: Jill was so excited about getting baptized earlier that she decided to do the worm to celebrate
10/22: Carsick
10/24: She may look like a Broyles, but there's a lil Dutch in this meisje too!
10/26: Sam has Aaron eating out of her hand
10/26: Today we hung out with good friends from ND, and their adorable daughter Sam. Jill was decked out in blue and gold for the occasion. Happy 5 months sweet girl!
It looks like he's... LEANING...
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