So while we were in NY/VT with our friends the girls tried out some new to them seating in the kitchen since my friend had sold her 4 highchairs in a garage sale that she'd had and had kept her booster seats to have on hand for my girls. They loved it. They got to sit AT THE TABLE with the Triplets and their older sister. I'm very sure that they felt like such big kids with those booster seats. Our friends offered the booster seats to us to take home to Boston with us but we declined since the car was already packed to the gills.
When we got home we found out how much our girls liked the booster seats as they basically balked at being put into the highchairs to eat when we got home. So I found the gift cards that Lee's brother had sent them for their birthday to BRU and went in search of Booster Seats for my girls after dropping them off at Grandma's so I could shop by myself. Once home with both the girls and the new seats, I set the Booster seats up and gave them their dinner in them. It was a hit. So once they were in bed, Lee and I cleaned up the kitchen and decided that having the highchairs still in the kitchen was overload (plus it made the kitchen feel so crowded). So we folded up the highchairs and brought them down to the basement for storage in case we have friends over that have little ones that might need a highchair to sit in. Doing that totally opened up the kitchen.. there is so much room to walk in the kitchen now. I still have moments though when I look in there and can almost hear the 'One of these things' song from Sesame Street playing in my head to figure out what is missing from the landscape of the kitchen. It was a good run. 14 months of having highchairs in the kitchen for the girls to eat on. it was also time for a change. They love sitting in the Booster seats and have no problem being strapped into them at all. We even went and bought them plastic plates from the Dollar store to celebrate sitting at the table like the Big Girls that they are. They love having their own plates to eat from at the table instead of a tray. The Boosters that we got have their own trays that are detachable so if needed we can use the trays too for their food and they also fold up so we can take them with us when we travel places. Very Cool.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
What a week we've had
I no sooner finished my last post and the next day I got a phone call from my mom.. It went something like this " Hey Cheryl Mom here. Just got off the phone with Steve and he told me some really sad news. Mr Salamance died yesterday. Can you go online to get his obit for me?" There was alot more to the conversation that we had but that news alone floored me. Now we are in no way related to the Salamanca family but my brother is very good friends with one of the sons and the youngest son and I were friends growing up even though he was one school year ahead of me. The reason that I was so floored by the news is that not even 3 months ago (in Mid-April) Mrs Salamanca died somewhat unexpectedly. So the family had been slowly adjusting to her death and now they have to adjust to the fact that both of their parents are deceased. The funeral was today and there were quite a few tears shed by many in attendance.
Monday also brought Anna and Lily's first week in daycare. They seem to like it quite a bit already. There are 4 other kids (it's an in home daycare) and they love the attention that they get from them. The daycare lady is wonderful.. she realizes that I am nervous about leaving my babies somewhere with someone I barely even know for a majority of the day. Our first day I barely had the girls there at all. I got them there around 9am and stayed till 10am with them and then left for a couple of hours and then came back to get them at around 12:15 but stayed to let them play for a little while till 1pmish. Tuesday I had planned to basically do the same but the daycare lady convinced me to let them stay since I had an appt and it would be less disruptive to their day. They did so well. Didn't sleep much but that was to be expected. Since Wed though they've been staying the whole day 9:30am till 3:30 or 4pm.
What else has been happening lately this week? Lee and I have been taking advantage of not having small people around the apartment while we try to get the apartment clean by working on different projects around the apartment and getting other errands done. One such project was putting the big A/C in the living room window after we moved my desk to near the doorway to the girl's bedroom. It's amazing to see how much more open the living room feels with this somewhat small change in the layout. We also we able to get our baby corral/gate up somewhat permanently without us needing to test our hurdling skills on a daily basis since the corral I got has a section that opens like a door with a latch. So now we can open and close the gate to our content without worrying that the babies will make a break for it. There's one other big change around here but that's better left for another post.
I almost forgot something.. I ran with the Melrose Running Club for the first time on Tuesday. It was a great run even though I had no clue where we were going to be running the route. So I just did my best to run as much as I could and to keep an eye on the people in front of me and hope that they were going the same direction that I wanted to go also. Once the run was over, I decided to join the club right away. They gave me a prorated rate for the remainder of the year of $13 (way better than $25). With my membership I found out that I now get a discount at the local running supply store.. Very Cool.. I love to save money as much as I can. I can't wait to do the run again this coming Tuesday. Now that I know the route that we will be running, I might even be able to do it much easier this coming Tuesday evening.
Monday also brought Anna and Lily's first week in daycare. They seem to like it quite a bit already. There are 4 other kids (it's an in home daycare) and they love the attention that they get from them. The daycare lady is wonderful.. she realizes that I am nervous about leaving my babies somewhere with someone I barely even know for a majority of the day. Our first day I barely had the girls there at all. I got them there around 9am and stayed till 10am with them and then left for a couple of hours and then came back to get them at around 12:15 but stayed to let them play for a little while till 1pmish. Tuesday I had planned to basically do the same but the daycare lady convinced me to let them stay since I had an appt and it would be less disruptive to their day. They did so well. Didn't sleep much but that was to be expected. Since Wed though they've been staying the whole day 9:30am till 3:30 or 4pm.
What else has been happening lately this week? Lee and I have been taking advantage of not having small people around the apartment while we try to get the apartment clean by working on different projects around the apartment and getting other errands done. One such project was putting the big A/C in the living room window after we moved my desk to near the doorway to the girl's bedroom. It's amazing to see how much more open the living room feels with this somewhat small change in the layout. We also we able to get our baby corral/gate up somewhat permanently without us needing to test our hurdling skills on a daily basis since the corral I got has a section that opens like a door with a latch. So now we can open and close the gate to our content without worrying that the babies will make a break for it. There's one other big change around here but that's better left for another post.
I almost forgot something.. I ran with the Melrose Running Club for the first time on Tuesday. It was a great run even though I had no clue where we were going to be running the route. So I just did my best to run as much as I could and to keep an eye on the people in front of me and hope that they were going the same direction that I wanted to go also. Once the run was over, I decided to join the club right away. They gave me a prorated rate for the remainder of the year of $13 (way better than $25). With my membership I found out that I now get a discount at the local running supply store.. Very Cool.. I love to save money as much as I can. I can't wait to do the run again this coming Tuesday. Now that I know the route that we will be running, I might even be able to do it much easier this coming Tuesday evening.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
From 47:32 to 36:55 in just over 2 months
Have I told you all that I have taken up Running??? Really I have... please stop laughing... I'm being serious.
Ok so with everything that had happened in February I decided that I needed an outlet for myself besides Knitting and Scrapbooking. So I took up Running. I did the best I could to get some training in before my 1st race on Mother's Day. I felt like I didn't do too badly for my first race with a time of 47:32 (47 minutes and 32 seconds). I knew that it wasn't the best result but it was my 1st race and I was happy with it. I then signed up for another race (which was today) and hoped that my time would be much better than my 1st race.
There were a couple of differences in the two races besides my times. On Mother's Day the weather was slightly cool and I felt good running with a Jog Bra and a T-shirt over it. Today the weather was still cool but the sun was beating down on me. I was so warm I felt like taking my t-shirt off and revealing the Jog Bra but that would have meant also revealing part of my belly that hasn't totally recovered from having twins in it. I'm so not ready for that. Another big difference was that I didn't really get a chance to train much for today's race. Unless you want to define training as constantly chasing twins, going up and down 3 flights of stairs numerous times in a day usually with a baby in my arms or hauling bags of luggage, laundry or groceries, going for walks with and without a double stroller around town and on vacation, lifting 20 lb babies (sometimes both at once) and walking places while holding a baby. So in essence I did squat training wise.
Somehow though I actually had a respectable time during the race with 36:55. My splits at 1 mile and 2 miles were great 10:?? and 22:??. It wasn't till I reached Mile 3 and got that split that I realized I might just beat my 1st race's time. I think it was something like 33 or 34:?? . Anyway as I crossed the line and my chip beeped (that was another big difference.. there were chips to make sure that all the times were accurate), I saw that I really had beat my time by almost 10 minutes. I was so ecstatic but also tired.. and sore. After chatting with some friends that had also run the race and cheered me on as I crossed the finish line, I decided that I needed a shower and some breakfast. So I headed home to Lee and the girls but not before being invited to join my friends who had also run today's race in the Running Club that they are part of. Cool. I might just do it.. It will keep me honest and make me accountable in my training for future 5Ks.
Ok so with everything that had happened in February I decided that I needed an outlet for myself besides Knitting and Scrapbooking. So I took up Running. I did the best I could to get some training in before my 1st race on Mother's Day. I felt like I didn't do too badly for my first race with a time of 47:32 (47 minutes and 32 seconds). I knew that it wasn't the best result but it was my 1st race and I was happy with it. I then signed up for another race (which was today) and hoped that my time would be much better than my 1st race.
There were a couple of differences in the two races besides my times. On Mother's Day the weather was slightly cool and I felt good running with a Jog Bra and a T-shirt over it. Today the weather was still cool but the sun was beating down on me. I was so warm I felt like taking my t-shirt off and revealing the Jog Bra but that would have meant also revealing part of my belly that hasn't totally recovered from having twins in it. I'm so not ready for that. Another big difference was that I didn't really get a chance to train much for today's race. Unless you want to define training as constantly chasing twins, going up and down 3 flights of stairs numerous times in a day usually with a baby in my arms or hauling bags of luggage, laundry or groceries, going for walks with and without a double stroller around town and on vacation, lifting 20 lb babies (sometimes both at once) and walking places while holding a baby. So in essence I did squat training wise.
Somehow though I actually had a respectable time during the race with 36:55. My splits at 1 mile and 2 miles were great 10:?? and 22:??. It wasn't till I reached Mile 3 and got that split that I realized I might just beat my 1st race's time. I think it was something like 33 or 34:?? . Anyway as I crossed the line and my chip beeped (that was another big difference.. there were chips to make sure that all the times were accurate), I saw that I really had beat my time by almost 10 minutes. I was so ecstatic but also tired.. and sore. After chatting with some friends that had also run the race and cheered me on as I crossed the finish line, I decided that I needed a shower and some breakfast. So I headed home to Lee and the girls but not before being invited to join my friends who had also run today's race in the Running Club that they are part of. Cool. I might just do it.. It will keep me honest and make me accountable in my training for future 5Ks.
Current Score: Lily 2 - Anna 1
It has begun... the one part of Toddlerhood that I HATE with a passion. They have started biting.... each other. The first bites happened while we were away... one morning the girls (6 girls ranging in age from 5y , almost 3y -trips and 13.5m) were all playing nicely and out of the blue Anna started crying and was in consolable. Neither Lee or myself could figure out why she was so upset. Later that day we found a bite mark on her arm... ouch.. looking at the marks we figured out that it had to be Lily that bit her since the Triplets and their sister are past the age of biting in frustration or whatever reason she initially bit Anna. So we kept what we thought was a pretty close eye on Lily and tried to redirect her before she could bite again. Wouldn't you know it we found another (but not as bad) bitemark on Anna (this time on the back of her leg) while still away. Argh.. So fast forward to tonight.. we'd had a pretty good day.. took the girls to Breakheart Reservation to try out the beach area and the water. Got home and was letting the girls play while I got things squared away and Lee tried to keep an eye on them while playing on the computer. Before we know it, Lily is screaming and we can't figure out why... I figured that she was tired and possibly not feeling too clean so I gave her and Anna a bath after dinner. Get her into the tub and notice a little something on her back.. Oh no... Here we go again. Call Lee over to take a look too. Yup she has a bitemark on her back from Anna. I think it's time to pull out the teething rings again since it seems like this is just the beginning of the next round of teething.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
We're gonna need a bigger car
We just got back from our 1st family vacation... We drove up to VT/NY to visit with and finally meet an internet friend of mine and her family. So we loaded up the car and made the drive up. Six hours later we arrived with a car that was packed to the gills. The line from the movie Jaws came to mind many times during the trip that "we need a bigger boat". At least we now know for the future what we possibly need to bring and what we should leave at home. You'll probably be shocked to hear that I could have done without my bulky double stroller. It took up so much room in the trunk. Having the single umbrella strollers might have been a better idea for us. Maybe I need to find a double stroller that folds like an umbrella stroller and doesn't take up a large percentage of the trunk area. OR I could just get a bigger car.
I do have photos of the trip but haven't loaded them yet. I'll share once I have them on the computer. Hopefully soon.
I do have photos of the trip but haven't loaded them yet. I'll share once I have them on the computer. Hopefully soon.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Party Pictures...
So I had promised pictures from the Birthday Party that we had for the girls at my mom's house. Everyone had a great time. So many friends came and brought their kids also.
Anna trying to liberate Lauren as Lauren gets ready to head home
Anna checking out the Busy Box from Mommy and Daddy
Our friend Anna... she and her mommy had a great time..
Anna with Natalie... Auntie Noreen's twin sister
Who needs a vacuum? We had Lily on the Clean Up Committee
Cousin Maddie.. Her mommy is my Cousin and her Grandpa is my Uncle
Lily really enjoyed eating her cake. It was everywhere on her.
There are a ton more pictures on my Facebook page.. Click the link to see them
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2025312&id=1334719224&l=fd18f404e8
Anna trying to liberate Lauren as Lauren gets ready to head home
Anna checking out the Busy Box from Mommy and Daddy
Our friend Anna... she and her mommy had a great time..
Anna with Natalie... Auntie Noreen's twin sister
Who needs a vacuum? We had Lily on the Clean Up Committee
Cousin Maddie.. Her mommy is my Cousin and her Grandpa is my Uncle
Lily really enjoyed eating her cake. It was everywhere on her.
There are a ton more pictures on my Facebook page.. Click the link to see them
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2025312&id=1334719224&l=fd18f404e8
Go Go Lillian Grace
Wahooooo! I am so happy... Lily has finally figured out how to PULL HERSELF UP TO STANDING... I am such a happy mommy. She hasn't exactly figured out the getting herself down part yet and gets stuck easily...but that will come. But I have to admit I was worried big time over this.. I kept comparing her to Anna (I know I know I shouldn't be comparing them at all). Anna has done so many things early.. she crawled first, she pulled herself up first and figured out how to get back down without being stuck.
What I think is truly amazing though is that Lily is quickly trying to take steps... not on her own.. way too early for that. But she will walk herself forward if you hold her hands. Anna will take steps also but she was more hesitant to take those first little steps so soon after figuring out how to pull herself up. So now the official race is on as to who will be the first to walk completely on their own. I have a feeling that trying to reach a kitty will be part of that equation.
That reminds me... Lily is obsessed with the cats. Since we've been on the 3rd floor she is constantly crawling after the cats. Nora especially. Poor Nora. Squirt on the other hand is safe for now though I have to admit that Squirt is really loving sitting near Lily's highchair at meals. We've been recently worried about Squirt's weight and lack there of lately. Then Squirt figured out that Lily drops her food quite a bit. So Squirt now loves to sit and wait for Lily to drop her some food. We're trying to stop this behavior (Lily dropping the food) but at the same time are happy that Squirt might gain some weight from eating what Lily drops.
What I think is truly amazing though is that Lily is quickly trying to take steps... not on her own.. way too early for that. But she will walk herself forward if you hold her hands. Anna will take steps also but she was more hesitant to take those first little steps so soon after figuring out how to pull herself up. So now the official race is on as to who will be the first to walk completely on their own. I have a feeling that trying to reach a kitty will be part of that equation.
That reminds me... Lily is obsessed with the cats. Since we've been on the 3rd floor she is constantly crawling after the cats. Nora especially. Poor Nora. Squirt on the other hand is safe for now though I have to admit that Squirt is really loving sitting near Lily's highchair at meals. We've been recently worried about Squirt's weight and lack there of lately. Then Squirt figured out that Lily drops her food quite a bit. So Squirt now loves to sit and wait for Lily to drop her some food. We're trying to stop this behavior (Lily dropping the food) but at the same time are happy that Squirt might gain some weight from eating what Lily drops.
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