Devon Alexa is officially ONE! I can't believe that this time last year, I was recuperating from birthing a 10lb. baby. Mom was sleeping over at our house with Kahaln and PJ and Kirsten were about as tired as I was. I'm still having trouble wrapping my mind around how quickly time flies. The last thing I remember before pushing was Kirsten bringing donuts for the nurses...
Since then, the sisterly love between my two has been undeniable. During the six weeks that I was home, Devon and I would take Kahlan to and from school. Kahlan would refer to her sister as "show-and-tell" in lieu of her given name. I would hear (and still hear), "My elbow didn't mean to hit Devon in the head, mom!" Probably my personal favorite was when Devon's toys "accidentally" threw themselves out of the window of a moving car.
Don't misunderstand me, Devon can definitely hold her own against her big sister. Devon likes to pull herself up to a standing position just to dive-bomb onto her sister. Devon will pull Kahlan's hair and will crawl up to K just to steal her toys. Devon has grabbed books and toys right out of Kahlan's unsuspecting hands. While I could - and probably should - intervene, I like that Devon can hold her own. I would definitely intervene if there was any murderous intent by either child.
Kahlan is really an amazing big sister. She loves to be Mommy's Little Helper. She helps to entertain Devon when I'm changing her diaper and they love to play in the tub together every night. I think that Kahlan does realize that those open-mouthed headbutts are really Devon's baby version of a kiss.
I love it when I pick them up from school. I typically get Kahlan first then we go for Dev. Today Kahlan suggested that Daddy should pick up Devon (she knows that this is impossible right now as we are down to one car for about a week due to PJ's fender-bender) but then she's always the one racing to the door to get Dev. K always tries to help when Devon cries - in a very condescending manner: "Mom! (insert eye roll here) Devon doesn't want THAT! She wants a/some (fill in the blank with whatever K is having)!"
I am so lucky. I really have the best kids. I never experienced this amount of love (or fear or frustration) until I became a parent. It's pretty awesome.
K quote of the day:
Please keep in mind that K said this while we were in the car, driving to pick up PJ. The box of crayons fell about a week ago. Girl can hold a grudge!
