Had a wonderful day with these little ones! The physical therapist came for both Cade and Abigail today! Cade is doing great! they worked on walking up the stairs holding on to the spindles instead of crawling. Of course Annabelle was going right behind him making sure she could do everything, or learning quickly, that Cade was doing. The therapist, Melissa, always laughs at how fast she picks up on things and even takes time to show her things even though she's not the reason for the visit. Who could ignore Annabelle, I mean, goodness! Cade also practiced kicking a ball and got a massage. Sheez, I need some physical therapy!
Miss Abigail brought tears to my eyes today. Melissa was telling me what her next goal should be: to sit up in a tripod ( hands on her legs, learning forward) position with some support from us for about 8 seconds. She was going on about how it should happen in about a month or 2 with how good she is doing. (she has been sitting in her bumbo chair a lot already, which was way ahead of what anyone had hoped for, thought it would be around 6 mths.) Anyway, as Melissa did a demonstration for me to see the correct position. Abigail seemed to understand exactly what she should do..and Melissa tested her to see if she could do it for a couple of seconds.....and Abigail sat there for 20 seconds. She even "corrected" when she began to tilt. Melissa was shocked! She told me her head control was 100% complete. At 4 mths and 3 weeks, she had only hoped for a little bit of head control while pushing up and laying on her tummy. She was so pleased that she asked me to go get Annabelle's old exersaucer. She put a fluffy towel under her feet so she could touch down once she was in the seat. We put a blanket behind her to push her forward more so she had to work to keep her head up to play with the toys on the tray part. Abigail sat there delighted for over 10 minutes while pushing up on her legs to support her a good bit of the time.. Melissa just shook her head and told me it was unheard of for a Downs baby. The best part was that Cade and Annabelle came running over to the exersaucer and could play with her even more. She smiled and ate it up! Such a blessing! I just wanted to cry. Little Downs angels face so many challenges and yet God made her so strong! Before Melissa left, she told me Abigail would break all her previous records of milestones for working with a child with DS. She's been doing this for over 20 yrs. My heart danced! I pray she can continue to grow strong, and I pray for all of us in this boat, waiting and watching to see how our babies will develop cognitively and physically. I know we'll all be proud and cherish our angels with whatever comes, but it was great for me to know she will run and play with her siblings someday, a little sooner than I had thought!!
One little silly thing the twins have done this week:
I needed to go find some picture frames - I know, who me, need something to put pictures in? ha ha! Anyway, I was pushing the twins in their double stroller in Hobby Lobby and Abigail was on the buggy I was pulling behind me as usual. Cade started squealing a bit and I told him a couple of times to hush! I can't really see over the canopy of their stroller that well and heard him sounding kind of odd. After trying to look at a couple of frames, I caught sight of them. Annabelle was sitting with her hand over his mouth... and he seemed to accept that she was an outside form of "self" control for him. He allowed it for a little while. I just giggled as we paraded through the store. Plenty more stares and "you've got your hands full" comments! LOL!
Love these little ones!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
So grateful for my gifts!
Maybe it was the rain again today or just watching an emotional movie this evening, but I've been reflecting a bit and soaking in the gifts I see around me! I have shared a lot in this blog about the silly, funny parts, but I don't know if I've given enough time to the treasures of this huge family and this sweet life! Being older this time around with little ones, I've finally grasped that everything doesn't have to go right for it to all to be so sweet! I love that! It's sounds odd, but sometimes you realize its just a blessing to be living this life around you...not to just be waiting for the next event, but just the daily stuff. Like getting to chat with Darby at BAMA today and hearing how stressful it can be when you're as involved as she is...just hearing her voice and getting to tell her it will all work out, is the great part!! ( I do wish I could pull her in under my chin, poor little 5'3" thing, and take a big sniff of her hair while stealing a hug) ..or chatting with Shane about random stuff..we have the neatest conversations about the most interesting topics. That kid knows so much about certain things! Or especially sitting on the porch as the sun went down this evening, after the twins were in bed, feeding my precious baby her last bottle of the day and watching her drift off to sleep, knowing I've made her feel so secure and content for the moment! Then having my husband come sit with me and share about his day. Followed by Shane which reminded me how much I had missed us all having our porch time in the cooler days of spring. We came back inside and I held Abigail for about 2 hours after she fell asleep. I do that almost every night. It's so busy during the day, I have to get my time in :). I just went in to the twins nursery as I do every night to make sure they're all covered up and set for the night. I wanted to linger and look at their sweet little bodies all peaceful and resting. Annabelle's little eyelashes are so long! Her precious little fingers were still holding the satin trim on her blanket! I couldn't help but rub her soft blond hair! Cade was sprawled out everywhere but looked quite comfy. Those curls were wild! All boy and I wouldn't change it for a minute! I remembered their little bare feet splashing in the rain puddles on Sunday as I covered his little toes up! I could just kiss him to pieces! :) I crept to the door quietly and thought to myself, ( as Darius Rucker sang), "It won't be like this for long" and what a gift to be a part of it!
I have plenty of funny things from the day, and I'll share them tomorrow....if I can remember them then ;) Love to all!
I have plenty of funny things from the day, and I'll share them tomorrow....if I can remember them then ;) Love to all!
Sunday, September 26, 2010
wonderful weekend
Goodness, we've had such a busy week and part of the weekend! I have missed being able to blog! These little punkins have been so funny! It's just so sad that I can't remember past a day all the things I want to note that they do. Agh!
Tuesday, we went to Daddy's office and got to visit with everyone there! The twins love working the water cooler. Sheez! One handle releases hot water so we have to block it! Annabelle put her verbal skills to the test as she tried to say some of the names...We got a definite "Izzy" for Elizabeth, a version of Kendra, and one of Mark as well! So funny! Mrs. Carolyn gave them cookies and they certainly enjoyed them! :) Miss Abigail showed off her rolling over! :) We wrapped up the visit with both of them blowing bye bye kisses to Mr. Mark and Mr. David. Then 4 people walked us out to load. It does take a lot to get this show moving! LOL!
Wednesday, we went to Alabama to visit Grandma DeLong, Nanny, Papa, Aunt Rachel and the cousins. We were having a lovely time until Aunt Rachel showed up with a friend's baby boy (Ryan, 8mths old). Little Miss Annabelle was NOT ready to share her Aunt Rachel! She pouted from the moment they arrived! She would have nothing to do with either of them! The sweet little boy crawled over to her and really worked her until he won her over after several minutes ( funny pics of it on my FB). It's amazing how she likes her world to stay the same and structured exactly how she is used to it! Cade really didn't mind him and was actually happy to see a male! Little Abigail enjoyed lots of time being held by her great grandmother. It was nice to get to see everyone. Now Nanny and Papa will be gone to Nova Scotia for a month, so the kisses will have to hold the twins!
Thursday, we enjoyed running a few errands and staying around the house. At lunch, I got on to Cade for taking Annabelle's last chicken nugget off her tray and popping it in his mouth. I made it sound like she was so sad. Cade gave me this look, then reached his little fingers in his mouth and pulled out a chewed up blob of meat and plopped it back on her tray. I couldn't believe it. Before I could say anything, she picked it up and ate it! ick. And the pediatrician thinks we could possibly have a chance of keeping one well when the other gets sick. Not a prayer! Tara came by to meet Abigail in the afternoon (she had been in the NICU when Tara came to the hospital). We had a great time playing with all the babies! Annabelle felt she needed to give Tara direction in feeding Abigail a bottle! I don't think she trusts many people with her baby!
Saturday, we had the Mom's of Multiples Fall festival at a park nearby. The twins saw a ton of b/g twin sets. We haven't seen a lot before! Usually its g/g or b/b. Cade worked his way mingling through the crowd and was always with little toddler girls when I would catch him. Annabelle played with a few others, but seemed happy to find Cade. They got to see and "hear" a firetruck. They were a bit scared of it. Too many rescue vehicles and ambulances at our house in the past, I guess! Annabelle found the container of mini sugar cookies on the food table and continued to grab 2 at a time (One for her and one for Cade). I think she went back 3 or 4 times! They had fun playing with sand toys and going down the slides. They were so sandy and hot by the time we left! So were we!
Today was really nice. A rainy Sunday. We haven't had rain in forever ( literally around 30 days) and it was a light rain that lasted all day. Just a good relaxing afternoon! We put rain jackets on the twins and let them play barefooted outside! They loved it! Annabelle quickly found some puddles and splashed her little tootsies in them. She danced and let the rain land on her little cheeks and tongue! :) So fun to see them enjoy little things! Cade got in a hurry to get down our steep hill and face planted then started to roll! I caught him before he got too far! He didn't seem to be bothered by it! Shane came out and played too! Lots of giggles and smiles! Even the golden ran around chasing pinecones Shane had thrown for her! We eventually had to strip the babies at the door and get some dry clothes on them in a hurry! It was actually cool out (64 degrees). Then we enjoyed rocking on the porch and doing a whole lot of nothing. These days are far too rare!
(For the extremely Southern and proper folks, you may want to skip this story, not sure I can even type it without blushing) Annabelle cracked us up tonight! She isn't going to be outdone in anything. She can be quite dramatic and is currently practicing her wilted pose with hand turned out over her forehead! LOL. Her Daddy noticed that Cade barely grazed her knee and he thought he would be funny and really make over her like she had been hurt and needed hugs and kisses. She played the part and contorted her face to add credibility. He plopped her on the floor in front of him and thought he would be funny (and such a guy) and "toot" near her to get her back for her sassiness! Goodness! Men! Poor little thing. She got up and took 3 steps away from him ( probably gasping for oxygen), then bent her little knees, stuck her tushie in his direction and sent him a big "toot"! My oh my, you go little girl! Look out world, not sure you're ready for this one! James had to recover for a few minutes as he was laughing so hard! Who said Southern little ladies don't have backbone! I nearly cried!
There were so many funny things from the week that I've already forgotten! I'll add them if they pop back into this tired brain! :) ha ha!
Tuesday, we went to Daddy's office and got to visit with everyone there! The twins love working the water cooler. Sheez! One handle releases hot water so we have to block it! Annabelle put her verbal skills to the test as she tried to say some of the names...We got a definite "Izzy" for Elizabeth, a version of Kendra, and one of Mark as well! So funny! Mrs. Carolyn gave them cookies and they certainly enjoyed them! :) Miss Abigail showed off her rolling over! :) We wrapped up the visit with both of them blowing bye bye kisses to Mr. Mark and Mr. David. Then 4 people walked us out to load. It does take a lot to get this show moving! LOL!
Wednesday, we went to Alabama to visit Grandma DeLong, Nanny, Papa, Aunt Rachel and the cousins. We were having a lovely time until Aunt Rachel showed up with a friend's baby boy (Ryan, 8mths old). Little Miss Annabelle was NOT ready to share her Aunt Rachel! She pouted from the moment they arrived! She would have nothing to do with either of them! The sweet little boy crawled over to her and really worked her until he won her over after several minutes ( funny pics of it on my FB). It's amazing how she likes her world to stay the same and structured exactly how she is used to it! Cade really didn't mind him and was actually happy to see a male! Little Abigail enjoyed lots of time being held by her great grandmother. It was nice to get to see everyone. Now Nanny and Papa will be gone to Nova Scotia for a month, so the kisses will have to hold the twins!
Thursday, we enjoyed running a few errands and staying around the house. At lunch, I got on to Cade for taking Annabelle's last chicken nugget off her tray and popping it in his mouth. I made it sound like she was so sad. Cade gave me this look, then reached his little fingers in his mouth and pulled out a chewed up blob of meat and plopped it back on her tray. I couldn't believe it. Before I could say anything, she picked it up and ate it! ick. And the pediatrician thinks we could possibly have a chance of keeping one well when the other gets sick. Not a prayer! Tara came by to meet Abigail in the afternoon (she had been in the NICU when Tara came to the hospital). We had a great time playing with all the babies! Annabelle felt she needed to give Tara direction in feeding Abigail a bottle! I don't think she trusts many people with her baby!
Saturday, we had the Mom's of Multiples Fall festival at a park nearby. The twins saw a ton of b/g twin sets. We haven't seen a lot before! Usually its g/g or b/b. Cade worked his way mingling through the crowd and was always with little toddler girls when I would catch him. Annabelle played with a few others, but seemed happy to find Cade. They got to see and "hear" a firetruck. They were a bit scared of it. Too many rescue vehicles and ambulances at our house in the past, I guess! Annabelle found the container of mini sugar cookies on the food table and continued to grab 2 at a time (One for her and one for Cade). I think she went back 3 or 4 times! They had fun playing with sand toys and going down the slides. They were so sandy and hot by the time we left! So were we!
Today was really nice. A rainy Sunday. We haven't had rain in forever ( literally around 30 days) and it was a light rain that lasted all day. Just a good relaxing afternoon! We put rain jackets on the twins and let them play barefooted outside! They loved it! Annabelle quickly found some puddles and splashed her little tootsies in them. She danced and let the rain land on her little cheeks and tongue! :) So fun to see them enjoy little things! Cade got in a hurry to get down our steep hill and face planted then started to roll! I caught him before he got too far! He didn't seem to be bothered by it! Shane came out and played too! Lots of giggles and smiles! Even the golden ran around chasing pinecones Shane had thrown for her! We eventually had to strip the babies at the door and get some dry clothes on them in a hurry! It was actually cool out (64 degrees). Then we enjoyed rocking on the porch and doing a whole lot of nothing. These days are far too rare!
(For the extremely Southern and proper folks, you may want to skip this story, not sure I can even type it without blushing) Annabelle cracked us up tonight! She isn't going to be outdone in anything. She can be quite dramatic and is currently practicing her wilted pose with hand turned out over her forehead! LOL. Her Daddy noticed that Cade barely grazed her knee and he thought he would be funny and really make over her like she had been hurt and needed hugs and kisses. She played the part and contorted her face to add credibility. He plopped her on the floor in front of him and thought he would be funny (and such a guy) and "toot" near her to get her back for her sassiness! Goodness! Men! Poor little thing. She got up and took 3 steps away from him ( probably gasping for oxygen), then bent her little knees, stuck her tushie in his direction and sent him a big "toot"! My oh my, you go little girl! Look out world, not sure you're ready for this one! James had to recover for a few minutes as he was laughing so hard! Who said Southern little ladies don't have backbone! I nearly cried!
There were so many funny things from the week that I've already forgotten! I'll add them if they pop back into this tired brain! :) ha ha!
Monday, September 20, 2010
Cleaning Monday!
Today was really pretty enjoyable and not so fast paced! No doctors appointments, busy schedules, etc. The babies seemed to realize it too! :) Love taking a minute to dance with them when I load them in the van at the store (to a few funny glances from strangers) and steal extra kisses ( just to let them know they're really special) while I strap them in rather than racing off to the next errand! Sweet angels!
Annabelle started my day with a snicker! A dear friend had bought the babies juice boxes for our visit at her house Sunday evening! She had sent the remaining ones home with us. The twins are still working on mastering the "'don't squeeze when you're not sucking" aspect of them and make quite the mess sometimes! This morning I thought I would let them have one while sitting on the alphabet mat in the kitchen. Cade squirted a tiny bit out, so I grabbed the sponge and wiped it up. I just left it on the floor as I knew there would be more soon. I walked away for a moment and when I came back I saw Annabelle wiping the floor near her. I thought, what a good girl! I passed back by in another couple of minutes and saw her doing it again. I was beginning to wonder if she was just really messy....so I waited and watched (okay, spied)! That little stinker was intentionally squirting her box to make a mess and then get to use the cool sponge to clean it up. Goodness, doesn't she know I have plenty for her to clean already?
Speaking of the trip to my friend's house Sunday evening..., when I got home it was an hour past the babies bed time so I got them unloaded quickly and lowered the garage door as I scooted to get them to bed! A couple of hours had passed and I was my having my "wind down" time on the computer (yes, Facebook) in the study on the front side of the house. The house was dark and quiet! (so rare) I heard this knocking/scratching but just ignored it at first. In a few minutes I heard it again. I got a little spooked and crept to the front door to turn the outdoor porch lights on. I didn't see anything, so I opened the door (probably not the smartest thing). I looked down and saw our "usually indoor" yorkie who had this look on her little face like, "I'll never survive a night on the streets, please let me in". She must've run out from the kitchen into the garage as I was unloading and found herself on the wrong side of the garage door when it lowered! I let her in and I thought she was going to wake the whole house up! She ran everywhere as fast as lightning acting as if she had been rescued from certain doom (or like she does after a bath :) same thing! )! What a spoiled little critter! At least she knew to go to her front door and knock!
Cade was so cute today. Lots of smiles and more back to himself after that dreaded flu shot! Recently, he has started holding on to certain items that he forms an affection for. Usually its a little black matchbox car (a lamborghini) that Shane gave him. He can go through a whole nap still holding it! Tonight however, it was a round hair brush that had been Darby's! He wanted to go to bed with it. I know he has all those curls, but goodness..not what I expected! I wasn't really in the mood to argue...sure hope its not tangled all in his hair in the morning! Daddy will love me for that!
Abigail has been cooing and so pleasant today! She does like to be held! Can't blame her, so do I! :)
Annabelle helped me remeber what I needed at Costco this afternoon. She would call out things that she saw and recognized.."yogurt" sounded more like "yogor" and bananas..which I can't really even describe her version. People still stare at the huge double mountain buggy stroller I push with one hand while pulling a buggy ( that Abigail and her carrier are on) with the other! Quite the little train! I get lots of pats on the shoulder from elderly ladies as I pass. That always cracks me up..along with the "bless your heart..you've got your hands full" from everyone as I navigate the aisles! I try not to give the look of, "ya think?" I just smile and tell them we stay very busy, but love every minute of it (we really do...except maybe when we're really tired) jk!! I think its even more humorous when James does it all by himself! Go Daddy..he is my super hero! I don't think many men could handle all three and remember, and shop for, what groceries we're out of at the house! Whew! And Annabelle has been known to add things to the buggy, so you have to watch for that too!
James did have to pull the old picture of him back out again this evening and ask Annabelle who it was once more. Again, she said, "ah belle" Wonder how often this is going to happen? Proud papa!
Enjoyed dinner with the all the family (except Darby) and watching funny stuff on TV with Shane after the babies went down! Nice to have a little time with him since its fall break!
Every day ceratinly is a blessing! Squeezed everything possible out of this one :)
Annabelle started my day with a snicker! A dear friend had bought the babies juice boxes for our visit at her house Sunday evening! She had sent the remaining ones home with us. The twins are still working on mastering the "'don't squeeze when you're not sucking" aspect of them and make quite the mess sometimes! This morning I thought I would let them have one while sitting on the alphabet mat in the kitchen. Cade squirted a tiny bit out, so I grabbed the sponge and wiped it up. I just left it on the floor as I knew there would be more soon. I walked away for a moment and when I came back I saw Annabelle wiping the floor near her. I thought, what a good girl! I passed back by in another couple of minutes and saw her doing it again. I was beginning to wonder if she was just really messy....so I waited and watched (okay, spied)! That little stinker was intentionally squirting her box to make a mess and then get to use the cool sponge to clean it up. Goodness, doesn't she know I have plenty for her to clean already?
Speaking of the trip to my friend's house Sunday evening..., when I got home it was an hour past the babies bed time so I got them unloaded quickly and lowered the garage door as I scooted to get them to bed! A couple of hours had passed and I was my having my "wind down" time on the computer (yes, Facebook) in the study on the front side of the house. The house was dark and quiet! (so rare) I heard this knocking/scratching but just ignored it at first. In a few minutes I heard it again. I got a little spooked and crept to the front door to turn the outdoor porch lights on. I didn't see anything, so I opened the door (probably not the smartest thing). I looked down and saw our "usually indoor" yorkie who had this look on her little face like, "I'll never survive a night on the streets, please let me in". She must've run out from the kitchen into the garage as I was unloading and found herself on the wrong side of the garage door when it lowered! I let her in and I thought she was going to wake the whole house up! She ran everywhere as fast as lightning acting as if she had been rescued from certain doom (or like she does after a bath :) same thing! )! What a spoiled little critter! At least she knew to go to her front door and knock!
Cade was so cute today. Lots of smiles and more back to himself after that dreaded flu shot! Recently, he has started holding on to certain items that he forms an affection for. Usually its a little black matchbox car (a lamborghini) that Shane gave him. He can go through a whole nap still holding it! Tonight however, it was a round hair brush that had been Darby's! He wanted to go to bed with it. I know he has all those curls, but goodness..not what I expected! I wasn't really in the mood to argue...sure hope its not tangled all in his hair in the morning! Daddy will love me for that!
Abigail has been cooing and so pleasant today! She does like to be held! Can't blame her, so do I! :)
Annabelle helped me remeber what I needed at Costco this afternoon. She would call out things that she saw and recognized.."yogurt" sounded more like "yogor" and bananas..which I can't really even describe her version. People still stare at the huge double mountain buggy stroller I push with one hand while pulling a buggy ( that Abigail and her carrier are on) with the other! Quite the little train! I get lots of pats on the shoulder from elderly ladies as I pass. That always cracks me up..along with the "bless your heart..you've got your hands full" from everyone as I navigate the aisles! I try not to give the look of, "ya think?" I just smile and tell them we stay very busy, but love every minute of it (we really do...except maybe when we're really tired) jk!! I think its even more humorous when James does it all by himself! Go Daddy..he is my super hero! I don't think many men could handle all three and remember, and shop for, what groceries we're out of at the house! Whew! And Annabelle has been known to add things to the buggy, so you have to watch for that too!
James did have to pull the old picture of him back out again this evening and ask Annabelle who it was once more. Again, she said, "ah belle" Wonder how often this is going to happen? Proud papa!
Enjoyed dinner with the all the family (except Darby) and watching funny stuff on TV with Shane after the babies went down! Nice to have a little time with him since its fall break!
Every day ceratinly is a blessing! Squeezed everything possible out of this one :)
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Playgroup
What a wonderful day! We had fun this morning with the babies playing on the deck while it was cool! I had so much help watering the plants. Annabelle loves to reach through the slats and swing my hanging begonia flower basket. I'm scared its going to just give up and fall before long! :)
James got tickled when I showed Annabelle an old baby picture of him (that his mom had given us from when he was 23mths old) and I asked her who it was! She had never seen it before and quickly replied, "Ah belle"! Even she realizes how much she looks like him! He couldn't help but grin after that! :) (she should've just asked him for all her prom dresses and a car right then) LOL!
Shane headed out this afternoon for ultimate Frisbee with our church! He got home tonight looking like he had played more of a rough football game rather than frisbee! He didn't understand that moms hate to see their children all scraped up and bruised...even if they're 6' 2" and 16yrs old! :( Silly boy! Glad he had a good time!
We heard Cade singing and playing during his afternoon nap time and figured it was going to make for an interesting evening! We were looking forward to Abigail's first playgroup at 5pm with little Down Syndrome friends quite a drive away in Norcross, GA! It was so much fun! So many precious Down little ones and great families! Abigail got to meet beautiful little Alyssa ( the baby girl who was due on the same day as she was..and whose mother is a high school friend of mine that I haven't seen in 20+ yrs!) It was just wonderful to see them next to eachother! Abigail rolls over from her tummy to her back and Alyssa rolls from her back to her tummy! Unfortunately, Abigail found Alyssa's pretty hair and latched on! I had to pry her little fingers open and explain that friends don't pull eachother's hair! : ) LOL! So fun! Cade was pretty much in rare form during all of it....he just kept moving so that he wouldn't fall asleep! Stumbling here and there (looking as if we had slipped something funny in his sippy cup) jk! He found an interesting wheel..that was attached to a vehicle and bent over to check it out. He bent too far over and fell, hitting his head! Now there is a nice big mark on his forehead! It was a bit challenging keeping up with them all! Daddy is amazing and can be in two places at once, I swear! Cade did hold still long enough for a sweet little girl named Emlyn (6yrs old) to give him a big Downs hug goodbye! He smiled and waved to her! Sweet moments! Annabelle visited with some of the children too! She was a bit bashful for some reason! After lots of smiles and pizza we finally decided they were exhausted! Annabelle had decided to walk over to where they were having an outdoor concert ( with me on her heels). I bet she would've walked up to the stage and started singing if we had let her! :) Daddy came and swooped her up! We got them loaded in the van and said our goodbyes! They were both crying on the way home until we heard this little "snort" come form the back seat! Then it happened again! I turned around to see a huge grin on Cade's face as if to say, "did you hear that? I'm so proud that I've learned to snort"...boys!!! He was quite tickled with himself! Annabelle wasn't exactly impressed! She would give us a little cry every few miles just to make sure we knew she wasn't happy! I think they closed their eyes the minute we put them in their cribs! Poor little tired twins! Abigail, however, is having a party here with me! This child does not need sleep until 10:30pm and then doesn't nap much during the day! Thank goodness she sleeps at night! Whew..I'm just so thankful for that first cup of coffee in the morning! How she does it without caffeine is beyond me!
Speaking of which, I need to get ready for some rest myself! Night night!
James got tickled when I showed Annabelle an old baby picture of him (that his mom had given us from when he was 23mths old) and I asked her who it was! She had never seen it before and quickly replied, "Ah belle"! Even she realizes how much she looks like him! He couldn't help but grin after that! :) (she should've just asked him for all her prom dresses and a car right then) LOL!
Shane headed out this afternoon for ultimate Frisbee with our church! He got home tonight looking like he had played more of a rough football game rather than frisbee! He didn't understand that moms hate to see their children all scraped up and bruised...even if they're 6' 2" and 16yrs old! :( Silly boy! Glad he had a good time!
We heard Cade singing and playing during his afternoon nap time and figured it was going to make for an interesting evening! We were looking forward to Abigail's first playgroup at 5pm with little Down Syndrome friends quite a drive away in Norcross, GA! It was so much fun! So many precious Down little ones and great families! Abigail got to meet beautiful little Alyssa ( the baby girl who was due on the same day as she was..and whose mother is a high school friend of mine that I haven't seen in 20+ yrs!) It was just wonderful to see them next to eachother! Abigail rolls over from her tummy to her back and Alyssa rolls from her back to her tummy! Unfortunately, Abigail found Alyssa's pretty hair and latched on! I had to pry her little fingers open and explain that friends don't pull eachother's hair! : ) LOL! So fun! Cade was pretty much in rare form during all of it....he just kept moving so that he wouldn't fall asleep! Stumbling here and there (looking as if we had slipped something funny in his sippy cup) jk! He found an interesting wheel..that was attached to a vehicle and bent over to check it out. He bent too far over and fell, hitting his head! Now there is a nice big mark on his forehead! It was a bit challenging keeping up with them all! Daddy is amazing and can be in two places at once, I swear! Cade did hold still long enough for a sweet little girl named Emlyn (6yrs old) to give him a big Downs hug goodbye! He smiled and waved to her! Sweet moments! Annabelle visited with some of the children too! She was a bit bashful for some reason! After lots of smiles and pizza we finally decided they were exhausted! Annabelle had decided to walk over to where they were having an outdoor concert ( with me on her heels). I bet she would've walked up to the stage and started singing if we had let her! :) Daddy came and swooped her up! We got them loaded in the van and said our goodbyes! They were both crying on the way home until we heard this little "snort" come form the back seat! Then it happened again! I turned around to see a huge grin on Cade's face as if to say, "did you hear that? I'm so proud that I've learned to snort"...boys!!! He was quite tickled with himself! Annabelle wasn't exactly impressed! She would give us a little cry every few miles just to make sure we knew she wasn't happy! I think they closed their eyes the minute we put them in their cribs! Poor little tired twins! Abigail, however, is having a party here with me! This child does not need sleep until 10:30pm and then doesn't nap much during the day! Thank goodness she sleeps at night! Whew..I'm just so thankful for that first cup of coffee in the morning! How she does it without caffeine is beyond me!
Speaking of which, I need to get ready for some rest myself! Night night!
Friday, September 17, 2010
Finally Friday!
It's been a quite busy week! Miss Abigail had her 4 mth check up on Tuesday. The little sweetheart has really been growing! She weighed 14 lbs 1oz. ( In the 95th percentile for weight/ 75th for height- on the Down's curve). She also got several shots...poor little thing! The twins had just started feeling comfortable, as if they understood we were there for the baby, when the doctor asked if they had received their flu shots this year. So of course, lots of tears and crying from exam room 2. Cade has such a time after flu shots. He runs a moderate fever for about 3 days and is just really cranky! Annabelle was not quite herself either! They've been napping for 2 hrs in the morning and afternoon. Much more than normal. Tomorrow should be back to the regular routine.
A few little "moments" this week! One morning James was trying to change Annabelle's diaper before breakfast and she really was rolling over and fighting him. She just started this a couple of days ago. He asked her if she wanted to go sit on the "time out" stair. The little stinker got up and walked herself over the stair and put herself in time out..as if to say, "it's not so bad". She didn't realize that her Daddy is pretty quick on his feet and caught her off guard when he played on her love for her books. He pulled Cade into his lap and gathered lots of her favorite books and started "having the best time" reading them to him. She wasn't very pleased by the look on her face! She quickly decided she wanted to be a part of that. Daddy had a chat with her and rescued her from that dreadful stair! ;)
Cade has learned how to say "ah gail" for the baby just as Annabelle does! So glad he's picking up on words he hears her say!
For some reason he really oves to grab a baby wipe and suck on it. I'm constantly telling him no and taking them from him. This week he was so funny when I saw one in his hand and started to say, "Cade". He quickly snatched it out of his mouth and started wiping his face and hands as if he were simply trying to be clean. I let him walk around the corner with it and stayed back to watch. It went right back into his mouth! I came around from another angle and he quickly went back to wiping his face again. Smart little ones!;) I've snickered when I hear him say "no no" to himself as he continues to get into anything that he knows he's not supposed to. At least he has a conscience..he just hasn't mastered acting on it yet! :)
We went to the park early this morning while it was cool! The babies had fun swinging and running around! Annabelle picked up a ton of the wood chips and set them out them neatly on a ledge.. Her hands were filthy! Everytime she bent down to get more, Cade would pick up her neat stack and put it back on the ground! It was quite comical as it went on for a while! When we got home I told her we needed to trim her nails to get the dirt out. This is not her favorite activity. She fought me until she really stopped to see the dirt. Then she insisted I get every last nail trimmed and clean. Then we washed her hands over and over in the sink. So funny how fast she changed her tune!
I unfortunately gave the twins some chicken nuggets a while back that were pretty hot still. They spit them out and quickly learned the word "hot". If Annabelle sees anything that has steam coming off of it, she immediately starts screeching "hot, hot" very loudly! Tonight we decided that it would be fun for us, Shane, the Twins, and Abigail to go have Mexican for dinner. We don't take the "traveling show" on the road that often, but La Cocina is loud and has live music so it's entertaining for the little ones! We never thought anything of it when they seated us fairly near the kitchen entrance! However, everyone in the restaurant knew when a fresh entree of fajitas was being brought out..since there was this toddler informing the public that it was "HOT HOT"! Over and over again. The poor fellow at a table near us had ordered some and Annabelle felt it her duty to continue to remind him. She's such the mother. The staff laughed at her when the last time we were there she patted Cade on the back when he started coughing!, So they knew her personality already and found this funny tonight too! Ironically, she loves the hot/ or should I say, spicy salsa there! I can't even eat it! She gets her own little bowl and basket of chips. We didn't dare try to take it from her. She just dipped and ate as was as happy as could be! She did request lots of water though! Cade loves the cheese dip! Messy but yummy! (We used to go there every Friday night with friends pre babies- so different :))
Shane had a good week! He's glad to be out for a week now for fall break!
Miss Darby has been busy busy at BAMA! Can't wait to see her again. James had to go to Alabama for a meeting this week and drove an extra hour to Tuscaloosa to see her and take her to dinner. So glad, but I could use a big hug from her! :(
My sister came today to visit the babies! They had fun spinning until they couldn't stand up. I'm sure that can't be good for the brain! So good to see her!
Looking forward to a playgroup with lots of families from the Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta tomorrow! Should be lots of fun! Wishing a happy weekend to all!
A few little "moments" this week! One morning James was trying to change Annabelle's diaper before breakfast and she really was rolling over and fighting him. She just started this a couple of days ago. He asked her if she wanted to go sit on the "time out" stair. The little stinker got up and walked herself over the stair and put herself in time out..as if to say, "it's not so bad". She didn't realize that her Daddy is pretty quick on his feet and caught her off guard when he played on her love for her books. He pulled Cade into his lap and gathered lots of her favorite books and started "having the best time" reading them to him. She wasn't very pleased by the look on her face! She quickly decided she wanted to be a part of that. Daddy had a chat with her and rescued her from that dreadful stair! ;)
Cade has learned how to say "ah gail" for the baby just as Annabelle does! So glad he's picking up on words he hears her say!
For some reason he really oves to grab a baby wipe and suck on it. I'm constantly telling him no and taking them from him. This week he was so funny when I saw one in his hand and started to say, "Cade". He quickly snatched it out of his mouth and started wiping his face and hands as if he were simply trying to be clean. I let him walk around the corner with it and stayed back to watch. It went right back into his mouth! I came around from another angle and he quickly went back to wiping his face again. Smart little ones!;) I've snickered when I hear him say "no no" to himself as he continues to get into anything that he knows he's not supposed to. At least he has a conscience..he just hasn't mastered acting on it yet! :)
We went to the park early this morning while it was cool! The babies had fun swinging and running around! Annabelle picked up a ton of the wood chips and set them out them neatly on a ledge.. Her hands were filthy! Everytime she bent down to get more, Cade would pick up her neat stack and put it back on the ground! It was quite comical as it went on for a while! When we got home I told her we needed to trim her nails to get the dirt out. This is not her favorite activity. She fought me until she really stopped to see the dirt. Then she insisted I get every last nail trimmed and clean. Then we washed her hands over and over in the sink. So funny how fast she changed her tune!
I unfortunately gave the twins some chicken nuggets a while back that were pretty hot still. They spit them out and quickly learned the word "hot". If Annabelle sees anything that has steam coming off of it, she immediately starts screeching "hot, hot" very loudly! Tonight we decided that it would be fun for us, Shane, the Twins, and Abigail to go have Mexican for dinner. We don't take the "traveling show" on the road that often, but La Cocina is loud and has live music so it's entertaining for the little ones! We never thought anything of it when they seated us fairly near the kitchen entrance! However, everyone in the restaurant knew when a fresh entree of fajitas was being brought out..since there was this toddler informing the public that it was "HOT HOT"! Over and over again. The poor fellow at a table near us had ordered some and Annabelle felt it her duty to continue to remind him. She's such the mother. The staff laughed at her when the last time we were there she patted Cade on the back when he started coughing!, So they knew her personality already and found this funny tonight too! Ironically, she loves the hot/ or should I say, spicy salsa there! I can't even eat it! She gets her own little bowl and basket of chips. We didn't dare try to take it from her. She just dipped and ate as was as happy as could be! She did request lots of water though! Cade loves the cheese dip! Messy but yummy! (We used to go there every Friday night with friends pre babies- so different :))
Shane had a good week! He's glad to be out for a week now for fall break!
Miss Darby has been busy busy at BAMA! Can't wait to see her again. James had to go to Alabama for a meeting this week and drove an extra hour to Tuscaloosa to see her and take her to dinner. So glad, but I could use a big hug from her! :(
My sister came today to visit the babies! They had fun spinning until they couldn't stand up. I'm sure that can't be good for the brain! So good to see her!
Looking forward to a playgroup with lots of families from the Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta tomorrow! Should be lots of fun! Wishing a happy weekend to all!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
A Sweet Sunday
Had lots of fun today with the little ones! We ran some errands and spent a little time at the park this afternoon! Annabelle was saying, "park" when we got out of the truck to go play! She's picking up several words a day now. Her latest verbal accomplishment is pointing and naming everyone in the family many times throughout the day ( maybe so we won't forget who we are!) She starts with, "daddy" - so clearly, then "mama" then usually "Ca" ( long A, no ending of "de"), and of course, "Sha"-(long A, no ending "ne"). The new parts are that she points at herself and says, "Ah belle", then to the baby "Ah gail" We have a picture of Darby and she gets really close.."dah bu". It's so fun to see her putting it all together in her little mind!
They all seemed to have lots of energy today!- at least a lot more than we did! We did get tickled at dinner when Cade and Annabelle were eating grilled chicken, mac n cheese, and yummy hot biscuits! At one point Cade just started crying horribly and we couldn't figure out why. James finally got a good look at him and realized he had been eating more and more of the fluffy biscuit and unfortunately it was stuck up in the top part of his mouth. It was all level with his upper teeth! He couldn't make his little tongue budge it loose! It was such a pitiful cry! We found it oddly humorous! James had to stick his finger in and get it all out! At which point Cade started giggling because it tickled his mouth so to have a finger rubbing across the tender inside! Such a funny little guy! Annabelle offered him a sippy cup to wash things down!
We cleaned up from dinner and played on the den floor. Cade had been walking around with one of his little socks in his mouth and the other on his foot! He started climbing on Daddy and decided the sock should be placed in Daddy's mouth.....well, ....I just better leave that one alone! I'm not saying we haven't all wanted to do that with eachother at one point or another! ;) Daddy took it in good humor as he wasn't in the middle of talking or anything when it happened! ;)
I really enjoy getting to hold Abigail even more when James is home and can give the twins attention! She also sat in her Bumbo chair for a few minutes here and there throughout the day! So glad she's holding her head up so well. She had lots of smiles to give away today! Sweet little punkin!
It seemed like a good idea to let the twins run around in the back yard with us while we watered plants. ( haven't had real rain in almost 3 weeks) It turned out to be Annabelle trying to water the same plant over and over and Cade trying to push the cart all around the yard and too close to the pond for comfort! She finally determined that Cade needed to be watered again- she did this the last time she had the water hose in her possession! Silly babies! We filled a bucket and let them splash their little hands all in it and all over eachother! (quicker than blowing up their pool) Lots of great giggles!
I announced that it was time for a bath and they came running, screaming, "baaaah baaah! (that's bath) Its a good thing they like them so much! We stripped their wet clothes off in the laundry room and headed to our garden tub! It had been pretty warm outside and I really didn't think about offering them their sippy cups of water as I usually do..I was just more focused on getting all the grass and dirt off of them! I plopped them both in the water and started washing Cade. I thought Annabelle was having fun pouring water down her chin and tummy with a small cup I keep in there to rinse their hair. I soon realized ( on the 3rd time, okay, maybe not "soon") that she was actually filling it with soapy bath water and guzzling it down because she was so thirsty! ( oops..there went the mother of the year award, LOL) Oh my, how dreadful! Needless to say I called for some "real drinking water" and I thought they were going to pop from how much they drank. Humbling!
Finally Daddy took them up to bed! They play a combination of hide and seek and chase around the glider and ottoman! Then he flies them like little airplanes into their beds! They are crazy about him! He prayed and turned their lullabies and little lamp on as he does every night..and then I heard him come out of their room and give the nightly big sigh, as if to say, " whew, another busy day coming to a close and now some down time" :) Sometimes we hear them giggling or "talking" to eachother, but not a word tonight..little tuckered out twins! We are usually quite tired too by 7:30 when they go down! Little Miss Abigail stays up for an 8pm bottle and then loves to drift off in my arms! I pretty much love it too! :)
Shane came home during her last bottle from his photo shoot and dinner with his dad! Sounds like he probably got some good pics! Can't wait to see them!
Got to catch up with Darby briefly over the phone and hear about her weekend! Roll Tide! Miss her so!
Wish we had more of the weekend left to all be together, but it's time to get rested for Monday!!
So thankful for another beautful day with loved ones!
They all seemed to have lots of energy today!- at least a lot more than we did! We did get tickled at dinner when Cade and Annabelle were eating grilled chicken, mac n cheese, and yummy hot biscuits! At one point Cade just started crying horribly and we couldn't figure out why. James finally got a good look at him and realized he had been eating more and more of the fluffy biscuit and unfortunately it was stuck up in the top part of his mouth. It was all level with his upper teeth! He couldn't make his little tongue budge it loose! It was such a pitiful cry! We found it oddly humorous! James had to stick his finger in and get it all out! At which point Cade started giggling because it tickled his mouth so to have a finger rubbing across the tender inside! Such a funny little guy! Annabelle offered him a sippy cup to wash things down!
We cleaned up from dinner and played on the den floor. Cade had been walking around with one of his little socks in his mouth and the other on his foot! He started climbing on Daddy and decided the sock should be placed in Daddy's mouth.....well, ....I just better leave that one alone! I'm not saying we haven't all wanted to do that with eachother at one point or another! ;) Daddy took it in good humor as he wasn't in the middle of talking or anything when it happened! ;)
I really enjoy getting to hold Abigail even more when James is home and can give the twins attention! She also sat in her Bumbo chair for a few minutes here and there throughout the day! So glad she's holding her head up so well. She had lots of smiles to give away today! Sweet little punkin!
It seemed like a good idea to let the twins run around in the back yard with us while we watered plants. ( haven't had real rain in almost 3 weeks) It turned out to be Annabelle trying to water the same plant over and over and Cade trying to push the cart all around the yard and too close to the pond for comfort! She finally determined that Cade needed to be watered again- she did this the last time she had the water hose in her possession! Silly babies! We filled a bucket and let them splash their little hands all in it and all over eachother! (quicker than blowing up their pool) Lots of great giggles!
I announced that it was time for a bath and they came running, screaming, "baaaah baaah! (that's bath) Its a good thing they like them so much! We stripped their wet clothes off in the laundry room and headed to our garden tub! It had been pretty warm outside and I really didn't think about offering them their sippy cups of water as I usually do..I was just more focused on getting all the grass and dirt off of them! I plopped them both in the water and started washing Cade. I thought Annabelle was having fun pouring water down her chin and tummy with a small cup I keep in there to rinse their hair. I soon realized ( on the 3rd time, okay, maybe not "soon") that she was actually filling it with soapy bath water and guzzling it down because she was so thirsty! ( oops..there went the mother of the year award, LOL) Oh my, how dreadful! Needless to say I called for some "real drinking water" and I thought they were going to pop from how much they drank. Humbling!
Finally Daddy took them up to bed! They play a combination of hide and seek and chase around the glider and ottoman! Then he flies them like little airplanes into their beds! They are crazy about him! He prayed and turned their lullabies and little lamp on as he does every night..and then I heard him come out of their room and give the nightly big sigh, as if to say, " whew, another busy day coming to a close and now some down time" :) Sometimes we hear them giggling or "talking" to eachother, but not a word tonight..little tuckered out twins! We are usually quite tired too by 7:30 when they go down! Little Miss Abigail stays up for an 8pm bottle and then loves to drift off in my arms! I pretty much love it too! :)
Shane came home during her last bottle from his photo shoot and dinner with his dad! Sounds like he probably got some good pics! Can't wait to see them!
Got to catch up with Darby briefly over the phone and hear about her weekend! Roll Tide! Miss her so!
Wish we had more of the weekend left to all be together, but it's time to get rested for Monday!!
So thankful for another beautful day with loved ones!
Friday, September 10, 2010
Fun Friday!
We had a quite busy but fun Friday! I couldn't help but admire what a sharp dresser my teenager is as I looked over at him this morning sporting his white button up shirt, thin black sweater vest, pink bowtie, khaki shorts and his sperry's. Good looking 6'2" young man! I love when I get to take him to school! we enjoy coffee, Buble' or Robin Thicke, and nice conversation!
Mid-morning we started to get ready for Cade's physical therapy session! This was a big day as the session was to take place at a nearby park! His wonderful therapist, Melissa, wanted to see how he would do walking on different textures and levels ( since he's only been walking about 5-6 weeks).
I explained to the twins that it was a "play clothes" day..so I went to the drawers rather than the closet where their hang up dressier clothes are. Miss Annabelle agreed with what I picked out for her, and then as soon as I opened Cade's drawers she grabbed a red t-shirt and red shorts. I reasoned with her that it was far too much red and he might look and sound like a firetruck if he started squealing while he was walking/stumbling everywhere! She settled for some navy shorts and threw them and the shirt into his crib..as if she expected him to dress himself! He didn't seem to care what we put on him as long as it didn't take too long! :)
He did so great at the park. I know other parents must wonder why its a big deal for a 19mth old to spend time at the park, but with Cade and our "lock down- no public places" policy until this past May, ( due to his compromised lungs- fewer air sacs from 2 hospital stays battling RSV), then a newborn entering the family in May, it just hasn't been something we have been able to do very much! Of course, it was like we had given an artist colorful paints for the first time, as he could now walk and experience it all far from his stroller or our arms! He was surprisingly independent of Annabelle. In fact, he chose to play far away from her. She made friends with another little blond haired girl named Annabelle as well! He refused help whenever he fell and was so determined to challenge himself taking on every climbing step, uneven area, wood chips, 2 slides! Even if he had to attempt some of it 2 or 3 times! I caught a glimpse of what must've kept him alive and fighting during the pregnancy. It was wonderful to see that deep strength! There was one small episode of, ahem,... Anderson frustration, ...or possibly Paulk/Walker temper over something small.(which is how it is with most of us in our family..the big stuff doesn't rock us, but the little stuff makes us crazy :) ) Look out Annabelle, you only thought you were in charge! :) Lots of praise, smiles, and hugs for Cade from us all! They really enjoyed the picnic there after all his hard work. Awesome afternoon nap too :)
Big Brother Shane took great pleasure in teaching Cade how to make a "Vroom, Vroom" sound for his little cars! He showed him clips of Ferraris and Lamborghinis taking off online. They both were drooling as they watched! Funny how gender comes in to play so soon..Annabelle couldn't care less about it!
Daddy had to work late, in fact he still isn't home, but I thought I would be on my game and feed the twins and then get them bathed early so we could enjoy the evening. It was fun, but I know better than to back those two events up too closely! I didn't have them dried and in their diapers for 2 minutes when, oh my, well, you can imagine. I've never thanked the Lord for his timing more! It must've bothered Cade too because as I was finishing changing Annabelle, he stuck a Publix bag over my shoulder (that he had fetched from the pantry) to seal the dirty diapers in. Funny little fella!
They both "helped me bathe Abigail..the poor baby had so much lotion on her from Annabelle, that I thought she would slide right out of my hands! I think her pajamas are permanently stuck to her! agh! Lots of silliness throughout the evening (and a turn on the timeout step for each of them) and finally off to bed! I read a story and started praying as usual. Annabelle has chimed in her little "Abem" afterwards once before, but Cade usually just watches quietly. Tonight he beat me to the punch and I heard an "Amem" from him in the middle of it. Wonder if he thinks I'm long winded? I sang, "Jesus loves me" to them...much better than "Do your ears hang low" which is one of their favorites. Afterwards Cade wrapped up my day beautifully when, after I said, "I love you Jesus", he said, "Love oooh Esus" !
Precious Days!
Mid-morning we started to get ready for Cade's physical therapy session! This was a big day as the session was to take place at a nearby park! His wonderful therapist, Melissa, wanted to see how he would do walking on different textures and levels ( since he's only been walking about 5-6 weeks).
I explained to the twins that it was a "play clothes" day..so I went to the drawers rather than the closet where their hang up dressier clothes are. Miss Annabelle agreed with what I picked out for her, and then as soon as I opened Cade's drawers she grabbed a red t-shirt and red shorts. I reasoned with her that it was far too much red and he might look and sound like a firetruck if he started squealing while he was walking/stumbling everywhere! She settled for some navy shorts and threw them and the shirt into his crib..as if she expected him to dress himself! He didn't seem to care what we put on him as long as it didn't take too long! :)
He did so great at the park. I know other parents must wonder why its a big deal for a 19mth old to spend time at the park, but with Cade and our "lock down- no public places" policy until this past May, ( due to his compromised lungs- fewer air sacs from 2 hospital stays battling RSV), then a newborn entering the family in May, it just hasn't been something we have been able to do very much! Of course, it was like we had given an artist colorful paints for the first time, as he could now walk and experience it all far from his stroller or our arms! He was surprisingly independent of Annabelle. In fact, he chose to play far away from her. She made friends with another little blond haired girl named Annabelle as well! He refused help whenever he fell and was so determined to challenge himself taking on every climbing step, uneven area, wood chips, 2 slides! Even if he had to attempt some of it 2 or 3 times! I caught a glimpse of what must've kept him alive and fighting during the pregnancy. It was wonderful to see that deep strength! There was one small episode of, ahem,... Anderson frustration, ...or possibly Paulk/Walker temper over something small.(which is how it is with most of us in our family..the big stuff doesn't rock us, but the little stuff makes us crazy :) ) Look out Annabelle, you only thought you were in charge! :) Lots of praise, smiles, and hugs for Cade from us all! They really enjoyed the picnic there after all his hard work. Awesome afternoon nap too :)
Big Brother Shane took great pleasure in teaching Cade how to make a "Vroom, Vroom" sound for his little cars! He showed him clips of Ferraris and Lamborghinis taking off online. They both were drooling as they watched! Funny how gender comes in to play so soon..Annabelle couldn't care less about it!
Daddy had to work late, in fact he still isn't home, but I thought I would be on my game and feed the twins and then get them bathed early so we could enjoy the evening. It was fun, but I know better than to back those two events up too closely! I didn't have them dried and in their diapers for 2 minutes when, oh my, well, you can imagine. I've never thanked the Lord for his timing more! It must've bothered Cade too because as I was finishing changing Annabelle, he stuck a Publix bag over my shoulder (that he had fetched from the pantry) to seal the dirty diapers in. Funny little fella!
They both "helped me bathe Abigail..the poor baby had so much lotion on her from Annabelle, that I thought she would slide right out of my hands! I think her pajamas are permanently stuck to her! agh! Lots of silliness throughout the evening (and a turn on the timeout step for each of them) and finally off to bed! I read a story and started praying as usual. Annabelle has chimed in her little "Abem" afterwards once before, but Cade usually just watches quietly. Tonight he beat me to the punch and I heard an "Amem" from him in the middle of it. Wonder if he thinks I'm long winded? I sang, "Jesus loves me" to them...much better than "Do your ears hang low" which is one of their favorites. Afterwards Cade wrapped up my day beautifully when, after I said, "I love you Jesus", he said, "Love oooh Esus" !
Precious Days!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Our morning
Whew, morning nap time! The house is quiet! I'm glancing around the table in wonder that only two toddlers could be the cause of all the strawberry muffin and egg debris on the floor! Breakfast must've been good! Daddy clearly let more "self'-feeding, or twin feeding" happen today :) It is actually fun to watch them feed eachother! That's the new rage! I guess they can see the target better! Or maybe it's because they think what the other one has is somehow more delicious! It may come to a quick end if Cade bites down on Annabelle's little fingers! Sweet Abigail opened her little puffy eyes and sucked her first bottle down as if I hadn't fed her in days...she must've been dreaming of food during the night!
Shane slipped out the door to school with a huge "to go" cup of coffee..Must've been hard to get going! I tried to wave from the door, but somehow he used his ipod as an excuse not to notice, or claim, the woman in her pajamas who still tries to see him off as if he were 8 yrs old :) After a few yells of his name, I settled for sending him a text! Funny, I got one back, all while he was standing in the driveway! A sign of the times for sure!
All the babies and mommy enjoyed helping Daddy get off to work. Not sure how he would manage in the mornings without us! Annabelle got his shoes out of the closet and slipped her feet into them. To her surprise, a rush of authority and power raced through her little body..(just kidding, although she did shuffle around as if she had greater importance! :)) Cade was too interested in turning on the electronics in the bedroom to notice her! We finally all wound up on the porch to destroy the potted flowers while we waved goodbye! We'll see what the day holds!
Shane slipped out the door to school with a huge "to go" cup of coffee..Must've been hard to get going! I tried to wave from the door, but somehow he used his ipod as an excuse not to notice, or claim, the woman in her pajamas who still tries to see him off as if he were 8 yrs old :) After a few yells of his name, I settled for sending him a text! Funny, I got one back, all while he was standing in the driveway! A sign of the times for sure!
All the babies and mommy enjoyed helping Daddy get off to work. Not sure how he would manage in the mornings without us! Annabelle got his shoes out of the closet and slipped her feet into them. To her surprise, a rush of authority and power raced through her little body..(just kidding, although she did shuffle around as if she had greater importance! :)) Cade was too interested in turning on the electronics in the bedroom to notice her! We finally all wound up on the porch to destroy the potted flowers while we waved goodbye! We'll see what the day holds!
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