You will all be happy to know, I’m sure, that the babies received a clean bill of health at their appointment. They are not anemic and their lead levels were normal. We got tested early because they are very mobile and we live in a very old house. I keep my eye out for chipping [...]
Archive for May, 2008
10-month appointment
Posted in Appointments, Measurements on May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Getting ready for a trip
Posted in Uncategorized on May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We are going to visit my dad in Wyoming in a few weeks. We have been reading up on travel tips. Today I put aside some toys to take out on the plane so they’ll be exciting for them again.
Due to some airline regulations and safety standards, Justin and I are not allowed to sit [...]
Justin is gone again
Posted in Uncategorized on May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Justin is at another conference this week, so I get to be a single mom again. What it means is that I start getting ready for bed about 30 minutes earlier, and I wake up at 4 AM instead of 4:30, because I don’t have Justin here to help get the babies ready while I [...]
Claire doing interpretive dance
Posted in Uncategorized on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My dad called me the other night to let me know it was okay, and even beneficial to let them eat grass… er, dirt. He said it’s good for their immune systems. He did mention that we should avoid areas high in animal traffic, in case of parasites, and I thought of weed killer and [...]
10 Months Old Today
Posted in Video included on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The babies each got a stick for a present, which got taken away as soon as they started to flail with them near each other.
Claire has been improving her walking skills daily. She has managed to traverse the entire living room, about 20 or so steps without falling, but she does much better when she’s [...]
Peek-a-Boo
Posted in Uncategorized on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Claire has learned how to self-peek-a-boo. She takes a piece of cloth and puts it over her head and then uncovers herself and waits for one of us to say “Peek-a-boo!” She giggles delightedly. Sometimes she covers one of our faces and then uncovers us and waits for the peek-a-boo. Yesterday she was covering and [...]
A party and maybe a cold
Posted in Milestones on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We had a wonderful time visiting our friends Dexter and Anna last weekend. They had an open-house party with lots of children and babies present. Have I mentioned they own a toy store?
Up until this point, every time we’ve put the babies on a grassy surface, we’ve spent the entire time trying to stop them [...]
Claire is walking!
Posted in Milestones on May 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today, at 9 months and 3 weeks exactly, Claire started walking. She just took six steps on her own, five times in a row. The latest time she finished with two little hops, as if to add her own distinctive flourish. I can’t wait until Justin comes home and sees it!
Heat wave
Posted in Uncategorized on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Justin’s been working late this week and I told him it was all for the best yesterday, as it was over 90 degrees in the house by the afternoon. At least he had air conditioned comfort in his office. The babies and I have been running the ceiling fans, wearing light clothing, and they even [...]
Mother’s Day
Posted in Milestones on May 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Justin and I had started a Mother’s Day tradition in the past two years of going for a walk in the park and having a picnic. It was a little more complicated this year, because our babies were not as easily contained and because it was an extended family event. We compromised and had a [...]
