Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
And Now Toddlerhood begins
I have been so busy these last 5 weeks that I haven't even had time to think of blogging. We've been on the go so much, trying to soak up as much sun as we can as we know that Winter is right around the corner. Normally, by now we have had a taste of Winter, but not this year. We've had incredible Autumn weather (days still in the 60's-70's and nights still staying above freezing). The kids absolutely love being outside, so we've been going to all the local parks, Fish Hatchery and playing in our own backyard. How in the world will my kids handle being shut inside for long stretches during the winter? How will I handle it?! I guess we'll deal with the long days when they come, but for now we are enjoying the sun.
My twins are two...TWO! How did that happen?! All of a sudden they are becoming more independent and trying to run more and more of their own lives (as much as a 2 year old really can). Along with that is a rise of "free will". Free will to say no to anything and everything that Mommy and Daddy ask them to do. Wow, I am so not ready for this stage. But at the same time I am so excited to watch my kids grow up, even if it comes with a lot of "no's".
We had the twins' 24 month wellness check up and I am proud to announce that the twins have FINALLY made it to the twenties in the weight department. Saray weighs 23 lbs and Joshua weighs 21 lbs. What a relief! I have worked very hard to get the kids' weight up. Oh, Saray (32 in) is still two inches taller than Joshua (30 in)...they may be like this for a long time.
Miss Saray Anne is such a talker; she will repeat anything you say and after that it's locked in her memory and she can and will use it (hopefully not against you). Her vocabulary is astounding and I am constantly amazed at what she knows and how she can put sentences together so perfectly...sometimes even better than myself. Saray sings constantly; she loves singing "Jesus Loves Me", "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star", "You Created Me", and "Over in the Meadow", just to name a few. And she sings them almost word to word. It's also quite fun singing with her, if you stop in the middle of a song, she will carry on with the right words. Amazing!
Mister Joshua James is really starting to come out of his reserved shell. He is starting to talk a lot more and is really starting to pick up on the whole singing thing. He is so into books right now. He comes at me and throws me the book he is currently holding and as he's throwing it, he says "Read it, Mama." I think he would have me read books all day if we both had the time and energy. Joshua is such a music/beat man. He has amazing rhythm. He can feel the beat before we (the parents) hear it, and once he hears it, his little feet start moving up and down in perfect time to the music and his little hands start swaying while his little pointer fingers are pointed up as if he's directing the band.
Along with all the fun stuff we have had our share of not so fun stuff; like battles with eating, baths, nap time, listening, obeying...but all this is normal (at least I HOPE it is...). Each day I try and remember that this is still a pretty easy stage and that with each stages comes challenges and joys.
Help me Lord to focus on the joys and my three little blessings.
My twins are two...TWO! How did that happen?! All of a sudden they are becoming more independent and trying to run more and more of their own lives (as much as a 2 year old really can). Along with that is a rise of "free will". Free will to say no to anything and everything that Mommy and Daddy ask them to do. Wow, I am so not ready for this stage. But at the same time I am so excited to watch my kids grow up, even if it comes with a lot of "no's".
We had the twins' 24 month wellness check up and I am proud to announce that the twins have FINALLY made it to the twenties in the weight department. Saray weighs 23 lbs and Joshua weighs 21 lbs. What a relief! I have worked very hard to get the kids' weight up. Oh, Saray (32 in) is still two inches taller than Joshua (30 in)...they may be like this for a long time.
Miss Saray Anne is such a talker; she will repeat anything you say and after that it's locked in her memory and she can and will use it (hopefully not against you). Her vocabulary is astounding and I am constantly amazed at what she knows and how she can put sentences together so perfectly...sometimes even better than myself. Saray sings constantly; she loves singing "Jesus Loves Me", "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star", "You Created Me", and "Over in the Meadow", just to name a few. And she sings them almost word to word. It's also quite fun singing with her, if you stop in the middle of a song, she will carry on with the right words. Amazing!
Mister Joshua James is really starting to come out of his reserved shell. He is starting to talk a lot more and is really starting to pick up on the whole singing thing. He is so into books right now. He comes at me and throws me the book he is currently holding and as he's throwing it, he says "Read it, Mama." I think he would have me read books all day if we both had the time and energy. Joshua is such a music/beat man. He has amazing rhythm. He can feel the beat before we (the parents) hear it, and once he hears it, his little feet start moving up and down in perfect time to the music and his little hands start swaying while his little pointer fingers are pointed up as if he's directing the band.
Along with all the fun stuff we have had our share of not so fun stuff; like battles with eating, baths, nap time, listening, obeying...but all this is normal (at least I HOPE it is...). Each day I try and remember that this is still a pretty easy stage and that with each stages comes challenges and joys.
Help me Lord to focus on the joys and my three little blessings.
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