Wow! like, OMG! I can’t believe that a year has passed. It felt like the blink of an eye. I duly hope that the rest of my life doesn’t flash by so quickly. It has been the most amazing, yet challenging year. And as we reach this milestone, I am grateful for how everything has gone so well: we survived and are getting lots of sleep. Nico and Olive are alive and happy and healthy. We are alive and happy and healthy. In fact, right now, everything is perfect. I will try to seize the day before any potential storms!

We celebrated their first birthday with 45 family/friends and 10 babies, including 4 sets of twins. I made Nico and Olive individual apple spice cakes and although everything was a little overwhelming for them, they held up really well, little troopers. I love these little guys so much it sometimes hurts … Is the age of one truly the most perfect? Babies at this stage possess a lust for life that even the most-jaded have to admire.

P.S. Nico is starting to climb and Olive is taking her first steps.