Friday, February 20, 2009

Of pride and pigtails



Another doctors appointment, another weigh-in... I thought the anxiety was done! For 3 days before the appointment, both girls were sick, very sick and quite miserable. This meant that intake was slim to none (besides hydration). I watched my efforts to bulk them up over the last month go down the drain. Once again, I was losing perspective. I thought I had won that battle, and yet it arose again. Questions of -am I a competent mom? Are the girls growing well? Are they where they are supposed to be? What if they are too low on the scale again? What will the doctor think of me? Will she know that I've been trying, or think that I disregarded her instructions? Once again, the pride monster came to the foreground! Yup, so in the end I was thankful that they hadn't eaten, and thankful that I was faced with that foolish, foolish battle! Perpective, girl! Think about it! Great, healthy babies who have normal immune systems that cause them to fight colds and germs, and feel ill. Yup, that's that! and in other news... pigtails! a little pathetic and premature, I know, but exciting never-the-less!


Whoah!

Our grocery trip consists of the girls sitting in the buggy, and me passing stuff to them to put down in the cart. Over the last two weeks, Sammi has discovered two new words that make shopping a whole lot more fun.
me - "Here, Sammi, these are bananas"
Sammi - "Whhooooaaaahhh!"
me - "Oh look, lets add some apples to the cart"
Sammi - "Wow!"
etc. etc. etc.

We also got to visit Grandpa in his truck last time we were in Ontario too - big whoaah!


Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Monday, February 2, 2009

Fresh air


The winters are full of re-circulated air and stuffiness, and it's hard to get the babies outside while they can't walk yet, and can't stay in the sled without being duck-taped on, so we took advantage of having a clear deck late in december. Chilly, but beautiful!

Steps -trials and errors


We are so blessed with this home. As I sit and type, it's well below freezing outside, I hear my daughters 'talk' to each other in the next room, and down the hall, we've got a well stocked kitchen. While it has a quirky wiring system, and tempramental thermostat, one of the nice things is it's a one story building. This means I don't have to worry about the babies falling down stairs, but it also means that they haven't learned how to do steps. Sooo... we venture to our new church building to give them some practice, and an hour of fun!
Literally, and hour of this - you wouldn't believe how many times toddlers can go up and down (while picking up quite a few bruises along the way!
...

Learning the wrong way... and the right way!
And to finish it off, peek-a-boo around the pulpit!

... and these people!


Mom and grandbabies ............a little heavy, Nate? :)

my beautiful niece ................ enjoying Grandpa time