Our baby is almost a year old!!!  Can you believe it? Cause it feels as if it was seriously just weeks ago.  I look at her and see how fast time has gone.  She’s such a treasure.  This time around, being the second child, I realize how much easier it was to take care of her.  I don’t know why.  And by God’s grace, taking care of two wasn’t a burden.  It had its challenging moments, I readily admit, but I see so much more of who Emma is, as the older sister, and I realize how much more Zi’s life is enriched because of her.  Emma had our full attention, but Zi gets the love, energy, and playful attention of her older sister.  Sometimes I just sit back quietly so I can watch them interact with each other.  You should see the down time moments when Zi is resting and Em lies down with her; Zi will brush her fingers on Em’s cheek just to know she’s there. So since she’s 9 months, here’s Zi’s 8th mo. summary: Pre-walking At eight months, Zi stood up independently for the first time.  She also uses things to get to standing position […]