Because I want to remember...

I started this blog almost 2 years ago because I wanted to remember these days with our girls... even before birth.  It's my memory journal.  I want to be better at keeping up with it, but it's hard.  But I want to try harder

because I want to remember how much the girls love being chased down the hall

because I want to remember that Luciana thinks it's so funny to lift up my shirt or play with our feet

because I want to remember the morning snuggles on our chests when we wake the girls up early

because I want to remember how excited the girls are when we pick them up from daycare

because I want to remember how Milena makes Luciana laugh by running back and forth in her crib

because I want to remember how Luciana buries her head in her blanket when she's not ready to get up yet

because I want to remember how cute Milena is when she runs down the hall, arms straight back like she's flying

because I want to remember that Luciana has almost all her teeth in already

because I want to remember that Milena had her first (and hopefully last) tick on the back of her head this past weekend - very scary for mommy!

because I want to remember how adorable our little girls were at Katie and James' wedding

because I want to remember how well Luciana listens, especially when we ask her to wait on the sidewalk

because I want to remember Milena's fake sneezes

because I want to remember how the girls bang on their wall to wake us up on the weekend

because I want to remember how much Luciana still loves her owl

because I want to remember how Milena will hand over a book (Kissy Huggy or Where is Baby's Birthday Cake are her favorites), turn around and plop herself down in your lab to be read to

because I want to remember how much the girls LOVE galinha pintadinha

because I want to remember how they don't care to watch anything else... though they have shown a small interest in Pound Puppies

because I want to remember how fearless Milena is - she will dive right into new adventures

because I want to remember how cautious Luciana is - she stays by our side until she's comfortable with the situation

because I want to remember that the girls can understand English and Portugese

because I want to remember Milena's eczema behind her knees

because I want to remember how much Luciana loves sniffing diaper wipes (weird, I know)

because I want to remember them little... because they won't be that way for long...