Since we returned home from vacation we've all been busy, busy, busy. Daddy's gone on a business trip, Mama and the kids went to "camp", everyone has been sick, we lost our family pet, and we've learned a whole bunch of new things. Time seems to have flown by the last couple of weeks. When we got back from Washington we had to have our cat, Smokie, put to sleep. That was hard on all of us, but we are doing better now. A few days after we got back we all got sick with a head cold and have since recovered. It has just been crazy.
The kids are growing like weeds. They are both taller, heavier, have lots more hair, and lots more teeth. Well...they are still working on the teeth-everything around the house gets chewed on including Mama's knee(ouch!). We're learning what our frustrations are-with toys, each other, cabinet doors, drawers, the backdoor, the nursery door, the bathroom door, trying new foods, trying to start sippy cups(they are doing really well with this). They are experimentng with temper tantrums and we are trying "timeouts". Both of them are walking really well now. They will take a tumble and get right back up and continue on playing. Henry has even tried running-don't think he realizes that's what he's doing when he does it, but it sure does get him where he wants to be faster! Emma moves pretty quickly now also. She's not as steady as Henry is, but she's very close. We started venturing out into the backyard in the evenings once Daddy gets home. They love being outside. Poor things have been eaten alive by mosquitos, but they love being outside. And we've tried to start reading at least one or two books between dinnertime and bedtime. We are trying a new nap routine-down to one a day right after lunch and have pushed bedime back by about 30 minutes. I think that both of them are still in the adjustment faze(sp?). Okay--Mama is too:) They are both talking so much more, but at the moment I've gone blank on new words they are saying. We've mastered the babysigns for "eat" and "more" and are working on "drink" and "please" and "thank you".
Mama has been off duty for this week-I picked up a stomach bug and Daddy had to work so we called in reinforcements-Nana and Papa, and Aunt Suza to the rescue!!! So Henry and Emma have been at their house this week and Mama has been getting over the bug. I am better now-thank goodness and have missed having the kids here. I don't think that Jason and I had any idea how much your immune system changes when you have kids. We're not big on being sick. Hopefully the yucky sick bugs will stay away for a long time. We'll go over to pick them up tomorrow.
I think that's all the news for now. Sorry for the delay on posting since we've been home. I do have some pictures to share and will get back on track with the posts. Take care and we'll talk more soon.
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