Wow...it must be late. Or I'm tired...or dazed....or overworked and underpaid. The rhyme in the title of this post is cheesy to the max. A rhyme, seriously?
Anyway....
What a month it has been since last I wrote. I'm chuckling to myself that in the last post, I mentioned that I'd be back to talk about the mysteries of raising two....well, let me tell you, the mystery is how to write a blog post when there are 2 under 2 in the house!
The last month in numbers:
2 1/2: how many pounds Ben has gained (he's 11lbs!) and I have lost.
1/2: the number of pounds that Rachael has gained and lost!
4: the number of antibiotics Rachael has had for the same ear infection. Tubes, here we come....on June 2nd.
7: the number of hours a night that Ben sleeps! (Hooray!)
24-28: the ounces of formula that Ben takes in a day.
48: the number of hours that I was away from my babies (and hubby) for the NCACE conference.
125: the number of folks that honored me with my first standing ovation as I received the Furney K. James Outstanding Service award at the conference....I am humbled to have been thought of by my peers!
500: the number of dollars (although I quit counting after 100 :) that I've spent in Target in the last month....
1000+: the number of temper tantrums Rachael has thrown.... :) She's the sweetest and crankiest cutie pie around. Being 16 months is hard...you know what you want and you're sure that you're capable of climbing mountains, but, you can't communicate OR climb the mountain - or slide- for real.
Countless: the number of times (in the past month) that I've thanked God for a wonderful husband who puts up with me.
Also, for fun, here's a list of some of the things Rachael says:
all done (even though she doesn't know what it really means)
get down
bye (wave from the wrist)
hi (said really loudly in Ben's face when he's in the bouncy or when picking up a phone or remote control!)
thank you - sounds like dan-doo
feet
nose
mine
nana (banana -- sorry Nana - - she'll get it)
Lacey
fishy
school (skoo)
tree
see (can mean seat)
sit
outside
inside
up
more
milk (malk...with the German sounding k at the end)
duck
shoe
ear (eeee - with finger lodged in ear)
eye
cheese
uh-oh
And...if you're still reading, here are some pictures:
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| 2nd Mother's Day...1st with a son! Love you, Ben! |
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| Little brother, big sister! |
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| Reading bedtime stories on Mother's Day with Rachael |
