Our neighbors came over this afternoon with their son, Henry, who is just a month or so younger than Ben & Maddie. You wouldn’t know it by the way he was moving around. Biggest difference between the three is that Ben & Maddie have lots of teeth and Henry has none Otherwise, the three of them were all over the place and kept the four of us busy. Henry’s parents are about the same age as me and they are the only neighbors we have with a small baby. They live kitty-corner behind us. This was the first time we’ve spent substantial time together and I think we all agreed there will be many playdates in the future.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Playing together!
Ben & Maddie got a kick out of playing on the Intellitainer at the same time after I moved it away from the wall this morning…. It was like it had become a whole new, never-before-seen toy!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Our first Thanksgiving
My brother, David, joined us for the holiday and treated us to a wonderful feast that he made! Only thing I had to do was make the potatoes. What a great treat!
The babies loved their first turkey, even the stuffing. And of course they loved the green bean casserole and scalloped corn.
Here they are getting started on their meal:
And here's a picture of my brother holding Maddie while she's showing how she can wave!
And a nice pic of Ben:
The babies loved their first turkey, even the stuffing. And of course they loved the green bean casserole and scalloped corn.
Here they are getting started on their meal:
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And here's a picture of my brother holding Maddie while she's showing how she can wave!
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And a nice pic of Ben:
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Testing a new way to blog
I’m testing out using Microsoft Writer software to post to my blog. It’s got some cool features, such as photo albums such as this….
Weekend comes to an end
Sad to say Monday is just a few short hours away. It was nice having a three-day weekend, but boy did it go by fast.
Today we noticed that Ben and Maddie both got a new tooth (same one, in fact!), adding a third to their lower teeth. Now they each have 7 teeth -- 4 on top and 3 on the bottom.
Yesterday afternoon I took the babies to a "playdate" with some of my coworkers and their kids. One was younger than them, but the others were all older. I spent the whole time making sure they didn't get into things or get run over by the older kids. Sadly I didn't get any time to chat with the other moms. It wasn't as much fun as I had hoped. I guess that's the price I pay for having twins.
Hopefully you saw the videos I posted earlier today of Ben and Maddie walking (with help, of course). Maddie, in particular, wants to be walking around constantly and needs my help nonstop. Ben, on the other hand, is content to stand in front of a table and bang his hands or toys against the table. He's getting good at cruising from side to side or one piece of furniture to another, but is less adept at actually walking with help.
Today we noticed that Ben and Maddie both got a new tooth (same one, in fact!), adding a third to their lower teeth. Now they each have 7 teeth -- 4 on top and 3 on the bottom.
Yesterday afternoon I took the babies to a "playdate" with some of my coworkers and their kids. One was younger than them, but the others were all older. I spent the whole time making sure they didn't get into things or get run over by the older kids. Sadly I didn't get any time to chat with the other moms. It wasn't as much fun as I had hoped. I guess that's the price I pay for having twins.
Hopefully you saw the videos I posted earlier today of Ben and Maddie walking (with help, of course). Maddie, in particular, wants to be walking around constantly and needs my help nonstop. Ben, on the other hand, is content to stand in front of a table and bang his hands or toys against the table. He's getting good at cruising from side to side or one piece of furniture to another, but is less adept at actually walking with help.
MaddieWalks
Ben and Maddie both started walking -- with help from one of us, of course -- this past week. Here's Maddie...
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Weekend update
We had planned to go to the cabin this weekend (I had Friday off), but last minute decided to stay here. That's probably for the best.
Ben has a stuffy nose and is not sleeping well. I think he's 5 or more hours behind on sleep from the last three days. Naps have been awful! They are sleeping now and I'm hoping for a good long one.
This afternoon we are going to a playdate with a bunch of my co-workers and their kids. There will be one baby younger than them, but the rest will be older. So this should be interesting. Hopefully they won't be overwhelmed.
My brother is coming to have Thanksgiving with us! I'm very excited about this! He and I haven't celebrated a holiday together in quite awhile. And the even better news is that he's cooking! And he already made lefse. Yum.
Ben has a stuffy nose and is not sleeping well. I think he's 5 or more hours behind on sleep from the last three days. Naps have been awful! They are sleeping now and I'm hoping for a good long one.
This afternoon we are going to a playdate with a bunch of my co-workers and their kids. There will be one baby younger than them, but the rest will be older. So this should be interesting. Hopefully they won't be overwhelmed.
My brother is coming to have Thanksgiving with us! I'm very excited about this! He and I haven't celebrated a holiday together in quite awhile. And the even better news is that he's cooking! And he already made lefse. Yum.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Ben's eye appointment
Ben had an eye appointment this morning to check his vision because of a concern about lazy eye and to check out his clogged tear duct. The good news was that the opthamologist didn't see any signs of lazy eye or other vision problems. The bad news is that her assessment of the tear duct is that it's probably not going to clear up on its own, so he will need minor outpatient surgery early next year. They like to do it between 12 and 15 months of age. Ben was a real trooper, as usual, being happy and calm the whole 2 hours we were there.
Other news....I accepted today an offer to teach a Database Reporting class at the University of Minnesota next semester. This will be in addition to my job at the paper, so it will mean extra hours away from the kids. But I think it's an important move for my career.
Here's where I found the kids when I got home tonight...crawling all over Dad!
A great pic of Ben and his Dad:
And me and the kids:
And contrary to popular belief, my babies do cry occasionally. Thankfully "occasionally" is the key word there.
And here's Ben rifling through the toy box just before bed tonight. He's practically doing a plank! He's almost ready for yoga!
Other news....I accepted today an offer to teach a Database Reporting class at the University of Minnesota next semester. This will be in addition to my job at the paper, so it will mean extra hours away from the kids. But I think it's an important move for my career.
Here's where I found the kids when I got home tonight...crawling all over Dad!
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A great pic of Ben and his Dad:
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And me and the kids:
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And contrary to popular belief, my babies do cry occasionally. Thankfully "occasionally" is the key word there.
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And here's Ben rifling through the toy box just before bed tonight. He's practically doing a plank! He's almost ready for yoga!
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Sunday, November 15, 2009
Today's picture
Ben and Maddie want to stand up pretty much all the time now. Of course, they are a little wobbly so it means constant eagle eye from Mom and Dad unless they are strapped down in their exersaucers or high chairs or something. They already have quite a few bumps and bruises!
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Saturday, November 14, 2009
We can stand!
Monday, November 9, 2009
Standing!
Three or four days ago, Maddie figured out how to pull herself up on her knees. All weekend she decided Mom was the best place to crawl up on. In just that short time, she's now figured out how to get up on her feet. And tonight we had our first "crib incident." She was in one of the cribs waiting for her turn in the bath, while I was bathing Ben. Just as I was getting him out I heard her start to howl. I went in the nursery to find her hanging by her hands on the front railing, her legs sticking through the slats. It looked like she had climbed up on the bumper and her legs slipped through the cracks and she didn't know how to let go! Needless to say I got rid of the bumpers. Since I put her to bed 30 minutes ago, I've had to go up there twice and get her down from standing. She got up and couldn't figure out how to get down, so she cried bloody murder for Mom. Lovely. Sure hope she doesn't pull that in the middle of the night.
Here's Maddie and Ben standing up in front of the gate to their playroom tonight...
Yesterday, we had my cousin Doug and his wife, Sara, and kids, Maverick and Olympia, over to hang out and have dinner. The kids had a great time playing together...
Here's Maddie and Ben standing up in front of the gate to their playroom tonight...
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Yesterday, we had my cousin Doug and his wife, Sara, and kids, Maverick and Olympia, over to hang out and have dinner. The kids had a great time playing together...
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Saturday, November 7, 2009
Playing outside in November!
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