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For Valentine's Day we went on a family date and Ewan and Darby were very happy to strut in their gifts - new shirts and shoes. We went out to see Kung Fu Panda 3 and enjoyed some afternoon pizza. Darby didn't quite make it through the movie, but she loved looking at the movie posters and eating all the popcorn.

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This week Ewan's class celebrated Valentine's Day with crazy hair and treats. We made lightsabers out of Pixy Stix for each kid... we are sure their parents' appreciated the orange scented sugar highs.

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Mama had to travel to Boston this week and she very much enjoyed ending her days with Google Hangout dates with Darby who yelled to mama and tried to kiss her through the screen.

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Mama and Daddy returned from a long weekend away with expectations of a quiet dinner and baths for the babies, at this point they know better than to have expectations, but this was a good reminder.

All seemed to be going well until Ewan was getting lotioned by Daddy, and tried to run to Mama, and dislocated his elbow. Mama and Daddy were in denial that this was even possible for our strong boy, but little did we know that at this age tendons are longer than bones and this is really common. After a quick trip to urgent care, with nice nurses who offered crackers, Ewan was all fixed up by a quick moving Doctor. No real downside except for the fact that he now thinks doctors can always fix him so he is verging on fearless!

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Darby thinks she is as big and strong as her brother and this last weekend she took over Ewan's friend's 4th birthday party and proved she has no trouble keeping up with the big kids!

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For Christmas Ewan's Grampy got him a wagon that he promptly named "Wagon the Dragon". He loves taking Dragon to the park and on neighborhood adventures with his baby.

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Darby at 21 months requires sleep, patience, and coffee/wine... For us, not her.

Big notes on her today -

• Used the potty for the first time last weekend
• Wanders the house yelling "Daddy, where are you?" in the cutest little voice
• Is the star of her classroom and seems to really be thriving in the school environment
• Can both adore and loathe her brother in the same second
• Thinks she is 5, but seems to be listening to the limits we set a bit more
• Will only allow her daddy to rock her to sleep... even if her mama is sitting right there in the rocker
• Requests light saber battles daily
• Doesn't have a favorite food, her preferences change everyday, but a nice cold glass of whole milk is always well received

Just 3 more months until Darby is 2, which we are guessing will be really fun (sense some sarcasm, and a bunch of sincerity).

Darby Moira - 1 Year 9 Months