Wordless Wednesday Part 3

Rasa's Road Rash

We know the business of "owies" all too well. The girls have been toppling over since they started standing and walking around furniture at about 9 months. Walking without assistance brought on a whole new level of bumps and bruises. Now the with the girls running their falls seem to happen in slow motion while I yell Oooohh, scrunch up my face and come running.

Yesterday while on the driveway Rasa ran across, stumbled and fell with such force her little face smacked the pavement (doesn't the mental imagine just make you cringe a little?). Poor baby. She only cried for a minute and then was back at it.

Rasa with her road rash mustache:

You are my everything

My Rasa and Adia:
When you wake up in the morning, you are my everything.
When you spit out your breakfast and mash it into the carpet, you are my everything.
When you hit and yell and get frustrated, you are my everything.
When I'm tired and frustrated, you are my everything.
When you giggle and squeal and chase each other down the hallway, you are my everything.
When you splash in the bathtub and scream with excitement, you are my everything.
When you bury your head into my chest because you're worried or frightened, you are my everything.
When you sit facing me with your hands on my cheeks and say, "Momma", you are my everything.
When you jump and wave your arms and smile because Nana's here, you are my everything.
When you look at Papa's picture in your book and say "Papa", you are my everything.
When you ask where is Daddy during the week, you are my everything.
When we snuggle before nap time, you are my everything.
When we eat dinner and you say "Num", you are my everything.
When you pet and chase Lucy, you are my everything.
When you're tired and sleeping in my arms, you are my everything.
When it's 4am and I'm awake holding you, you are my everything.
You are always my everything.

Wordless Wednesday Part Deux

14 months and counting....

I had just enough time this afternoon to cook dinner, clean up my mess and clean up the girls play room before Adia woke up from her afternoon nap (Rasa is still sleeping). Adia's busy with a pile of books and is currently ripping the legs off of the animals in one of our pop up books (I surrender, why do they even bother making pop up books for babies?!). I don't ever seem to have time to blog and when I do I forget the new things the girls are up to. I'm forcing myself to do Wordless Wednesday just so I can remember to take pictures during the week and at least have something up here on a regular basis.

Today's cuteness:
I brought the girls to "school" this morning and after we got in the door I was taking their coats off. We were standing in front of the preschool/kindergarten screening room and an Early Educator was sitting at her desk. Adia walked in and stood in the middle of the room, flashed a huge smile and waved hello to the Teacher. I called her three times and she wouldn't come over to me....just kept smiling. The Teacher was joking that Adia was there to start preschool and wasn't going to take "no" for an answer.

Rasa's now obsessed with babies. She loves baby dolls, pictures of babies and looking at her baby self in the mirror. Each time she sees any of the above she says "baybee" in a southern accent. She walked around school pointing at all of the babies today saying "baby" each time.
Note to my Mom: this does not mean I need to have another baby. The answer is NO!

They're both talking now more than ever. We lost count of Rasa's words around fifteen but everyday she says something new. Adia isn't far behind her and enunciates perfectly. She was pointing to the Adidas symbol on Royce's shirt this weekend and he said "Adidas". Adia smiled and said "Adidas" perfectly right after him. The girls both sign a lot of words they can't say yet and Adia seems to enjoy signing especially.

The two of them hug and kiss all the time. It's cute for company and sometimes I think they deliberately put on a show for people. I love that they are so affectionate to each other and to us. Royce and I are both very affectionate and kiss and hug them constantly so I don't know what I expected.

They like to wrestle and giggle together. One giggles and the other giggles louder and this goes on and on. Rasa is always going after Adia saying, "tickle tickle tickle" while she tackles her and Adia explodes in laughter.

They love chasing Lucy and playing with her. Lucy is so good with them and so gentle and tolerant. Adia is obsessed with Buddy and walks over to him every chance she gets. Buddy gets really excited but probably because the girls toss him food from their high chairs. Of course every fuzzy animal is called a puppy and I say close enough!

I have a feeling this summer I'll be in the best shape of my life. The girls run faster each day and literally always in opposite directions. It's been so nice lately I've let them run up and down our little street during the day and I'm sure the old ladies are probably laughing and rolling their eyes at my attempts to keep them in the same general vicinity.

Royce and I are having more fun than ever. It's amazing to grow two little people. Both develop at the same time but in such different ways there is NEVER a dull moment. I'm so in awe of the four little feet and four tiny hands that rule my world all day, everyday. What delightful little things children are!

The gift of insight

My dear friend came to visit me and the girls today. I don't get to see her nearly as much as I would like but when she comes her presence and insight stays with me long after she leaves. The main purpose of her visit today was to talk about business but we spent most of our time talking about raising a family, surviving with one income, getting creative with our resources and the importance of us, the parents, in our childrens lives.

One thing that's for sure is that no matter what type of parent you are you will periodically question if what you're doing is "the right thing". Sometimes, for whatever reason, you need a reality check from a friend that reminds you that you're doing the best thing for your family and that your sacrifices are worth more than anything money can buy. I have a refreshed perspective of what is truly important to me and what continues to be the best for my family.

I am so in love with my little girls.






"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination." Oscar Wilde

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