Two Peas in a Pod

When Aubrey was first born, Luke and I were sure she was not going to survive. She was healthy, had all 10 toes and 10 fingers, ate like a champ, had no complications or diseases, but we knew she had one serious problem that she would have to struggle to overcome ... Brooklyn. The first few weeks of two kids were probably the most difficult of my entire life. Luke and I seriously contemplated giving one up for adoption. Just kidding. But luckily, as time has gone by, our two girls have become (brace yourself - this is cheesy) the best of friends. We are so glad that we have been blessed with two amazing daughters who could not be more perfect! Here are some highlights from this month:

-Brooklyn started crying at night and when Luke went in to check on her, she started sobbing, "Aubie, Aubie, Aubie..." It turns out she was crying because Aubrey had lost her bottle.

-I gave Brooklyn a cookie and she went over and sat by Aubrey while she was eating it. A few minutes later, I heard them both giggling, so I walked over the them, and Aubrey had chocolate and crumbs all over her face! Brooklyn had graciously shared her cookie with her.

-Every morning they wake up at the exact same time and when I go in to get them, Brooklyn climbs into Aubrey's crib and they "cuddle" and "talk" for about 10 minutes.

-Aubrey was laying on her tummy watching TV and I left the room for a minute. When I came back, Brooklyn was laying on top of Aubrey with her tummy to Aubrey's back. They were both just sitting like that and watching TV. It was so adorable!

-One night about 20 minutes after putting the two of them to bed, we thought they would both be asleep, but we heard some giggling coming from their room. We put our ears next to the door and discovered that they were "talking" to each other. Brooklyn would whisper something and Aubrey would laugh and then Brooklyn would giggle and the cycle would start over. Luke and I were cracking up listening to the two of them!