Evelyn and Olivia: Eight Months

Eight months!! You girls are absolutely precious and we feel so grateful to have you both. We wouldn't change a thing and love each having our own "mini". HA! However, you both need to cool it with the movement, okay? Mom's not ready for baby-proofing... yet it's become that time...

- Evy has been crawling for almost the whole month and is starting to actually crawl and not just army crawl. And both are fast!
- Liv is also crawling... but mostly when you aren't watching - ha! She's been crawling using her head sometimes, but also crawling by getting up on all fours and then leaping forward. No army crawling for this girl!

- Still no teeth?! How is that possible when your sister had like six at this point? You both still constantly drool and chew, but I'm tired of saying you are about to pop a tooth. It's been four months without one already.
- Both of you, but mainly Liv have started modeling. You do this side pose where your leg is lifted above the other and you've turned your body at an angle and it is absolutely hilarious and adorable!

- You both have beautiful smiles! Liv squinches up her face and eyes and her whole face lights up. Evy seems to laugh-smile and her eyes are so big and happy!
- Liv is now totally sitting up on her own! Finally a baby who will sit happily and play with a toy! My dream come true - HA! ;-) Evy is doing pretty good, but definitely not to the point of being able to leave her totally alone like we can Liv.
- Evy is starting to try to climb things... like the baskets on the floor, pillows, etc. She's also trying to pull herself up - not cool missy!

Evelyn Grace 

Height: 26.6 in
Weight: 15.9 lbs
Head: 16.9 in

Olivia Ann

Height: 25.2 in
Weight: 15.1 lbs
Head: 17.7 in

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Exciting News...

We've got some exciting news to share... we are moving! We knew our time in Norway was coming to a close, but we assumed (especially given the current oil economy) that we would be moving back to the US. Unfortunately, neither of our companies had concrete jobs for either one of us... so when this opportunity came along for Jason we decided he should go ahead and apply for the job. So where exactly are we moving? We'll let Madi tell you... :-)

Did you catch that? Where we are moving? Baku, Azerbaijan. Where is that exactly? We weren't sure and had to look at a map!

I'm not even sure where to begin telling the story... and there are so many uncertainties and questions we can't answer yet still! I'll have to do a whole blog post on how God's working out all the details so fabulously for this move though because I want to remember how He opened so many doors and took care of every little detail. We feel a huge sense of peace about the location and the job for Jason and have no doubt this is where we are supposed to go next. It was just quite the surprise!

Currently, Jason is working on the stringent visa requirements (Ever heard of having a document apostille? Yeah we hadn't either!). But most likely he will start rotating to Baku for work 2-3 weeks at a time. I'm not looking forward to those rotations, but we have a fabulous support system in Stavanger that loves on our precious girls so I know things will be okay. We are praying for the visas to go through swiftly, but in reality it will most likely be May before we move.

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February in a Nutshell

So it's February 29th - leap year! The month seemed to fly by regardless of the extra day and I find myself behind on blogging so here's a recap of some of this month's favorite photos and videos. Enjoy! :-)

1. My auntie's amazing outfits - courtesy of Aunt Steph, but I'm sure Aunt Lil would agree that they are both pretty amazing. ;-)
2. Happy Liv!
3. Happy Evy!
4. Jumping babies.
5. Mommy's helper in the kitchen - cutting vegetables for dinner salad with her toddler knives.
6. Evy has decided to start climbing everything... 
7. Cats. They are still alive and well despite a lack of blog appearances these days. ;-)
8. Madi in her Minnie Mouse costume for barnehage Karneval celebration.
9. A spa treat from my friends Liz and Courtney. 

And big sister Madi entertaining her baby sisters by throwing a ball and making Liv smile and Evy laugh!

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