Tantrums

I have been delinquent about updating the blog lately. The babies used up all my energy last week when they were sick. Joe and I call it the 'baby trifecta': cold with fever, shots at doctor's office and teething (with bad diaper rash). They were booted out of the ELC on Tuesday afternoon and had to stay home the rest of the week. Luckily, because we live so close to work, Joe and I did shifts at work and home. Thank goodness they are back to good health this week. Just in time to each get a bite on the arm at school yesterday. The other babies are just jealous of them for being so cute. Fortunately some of the older boys are moving on to the next room and a girl is moving up into our room. So there will be fewer kids and more girls in the room for a couple months. Maybe that will help.

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I mistakenly thought that the terrible twos had started at 15 months. I now know for sure that they started at 18 months. Oh, the tantrums! Especially this last week when they were sick. Bodies repeatedly hurled to the floor in a dramatic fashion while wailing and moaning. And all because I had the audacity to offer them toast or cheese to eat (not to their liking apparently) or something equally offensive. So, I'm not really sure that I have many photos on the camera to download and share, but I'll check.

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Finally, I completed my first triathlon on Sunday. It was a beautiful day and I did pretty well. Despite feeling a bit anxious about the planning and logistics that go with a triathlon, the event went smoothly and I really enjoyed it. My time was 1:25:07, and I was happy to get under an hour and a half. Joe and the babies had to stay at home so I don't have any pictures yet. I'm waiting until the event photographer posts his so I can see if there are any good ones to buy.

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Here is a photo from the Bike for Women earlier this month:

18 Month Check-up

Here are the statistics from Nate and Henry's 18 month well baby visit. We have two very healthy babies on our hands! Henry was slightly heavier than Nathan, but overall they are exactly the same. Go figure. Now they are too big for the baby scale and get weighed on the big kid scale.

Weight 24 - 24.5 lbs (25%)

Height 34 inches (90%)

Head circumference 48.5 cm (70%)

The doctor said that on the weight to height ratio N&H are in the 10th percentile, so keep feeding them whole milk. And lots of it. At the end of the visit, each baby got 3 shots in the thighs. They hated it!

Sleep athlete

Our friend Todd is a confirmed sleep athlete. He needs sleep and lots of it. This weekend Nathan may have joined the ranks. He was sick with a cold on Saturday and slept from 7:30 pm until noon on Sunday! So he, Joe and Henry had to stay home while I completed my first ever bike race, Bike for Women. It was a lot of fun, and hopefully they can join me next year.

N&H tap their new shoes

Flashback to July and August 2007

Nathan says 'bye bye'

Mama = monkey

Henry and Nathan are learning more and more words. They can identify 'doggie' and 'duck' as well as say 'all done' and 'more'. I am called 'mama', and Joe is called 'dada'. So cute! For some reason, any picture of a monkey is also called 'mama'. I'm not sure what H&N are trying to tell me, but I'm getting a bit self conscious. If they start calling my legs 'chickens' then I will know that something is up.

Flashback to March: Nathan on the slide