It's Been Awhile

I think it's been about a month since I last posted. Seth and I went though another round of illness 2 weeks after our whole family was sick. Then the holidays hit, along with ice, more snow, more ice, and snow again. We did end up losing power for about a day. I took the girls up to our church so we didn't have to hang out in a cold dark house. They seemed to have a good time playing with the toys and the climbing gym. I must say it is difficult to have them both on the climber...they both think they can just step right off the top and be fine--not a safe way to get down. So, I found myself trying to corral them to the same area of the climber so I could keep them safe. That lasted for all of 2 minutes and then they decided to be independent and put a fuss if I wouldn't let them venture off on their own.

We had a nice Christmas this year. Our families came to visit us this year, so it was nice to not have to pack up everything and travel and still try to find room to bring home all of the Christmas presents. The toys!! Oh the toys!! We have so many now...I had to buy 3 more storage containers just to keep our house somewhat organized. And the clothes...I'm saving all of the girls' clothes because we haven't decided for sure if we are done having kids. So, their closet is full of storage containers full of clothes they have outgrown. We are running out of room! That's my main challenge right now is finding a place for everything without it taking over our house.

The girls are saying so many new words. They are very mobile now. They love to run up and down the hallway and chase our dog and each other. They also love to run away from me anytime I need to change their diaper, clothes, wash their hands, wipe their noses, etc. Along with that when I finally catch them then they throw a fit and kick and hit me know to let me know they are mad. Not liking that behavior and I am trying to teach them not to hit because it hurts. They hit each other now too. Especially if one takes the other's toy or gets too close. Emily has now hit another child in public--how embarrassing! She was mad at me and was running away and came across another child a few months older than her and just started hitting her. She didn't hit hard, but I could tell it upset the other child. All I could do was tell Emily not to hit, that hitting hurts, ouch! I don't know if it really sunk in or not. It's definitely something I will be asking the Parent's as Teacher's Educator this week.

Okay, it's actually 66 degrees out today and so I'd love to get the girls outside and go for a walk...they are napping, so if they wake up soon then it might be possible. Otherwise, we'll have to wait awhile as the weather forecast is calling for rain and possible snow late this evening and really cold weather for the rest of the week.