Doctor visit

The kids had their 2 year check ups. Of course they cried as soon as the doctor came in the room. Thankfully Brian was able to meet us at the appointment so he could have one screaming kid and I could have the other. Macy especially hates the doctor. She just has to walk in the room for the tears to start. Connor will at least wait till the doc starts coming for him! Macy is finally on the growth chart for weight and height. She's in the 5th percentile, Connor is in the 10th percentile for weight and height. Everything looks healthy. I was concerned about Connor's hips, he runs while turning his whole body. The doctor looked at his hips and joints and thought everything was fine. That's good. They did get shots. Their second Hep B shot and their MMR. That is what makes me glad Brian came, the nurse doesn't give me much time between kids, so it's hard to soothe one before I have to hold the other one down.
I think Macy is getting another tooth, it would be her first molar. She has been chomping on her fingers for quite awhile, but now the diarrhea has started so the tooth should be here soon. Hopefully!
We are having a quiet day at home getting caught up on laundry, cleaning, and playing with our own toys.

Just another day

Today was a great day. We stayed busy and the kids got to play with their "buddies" while mommy had an appointment. Today was a great reminder of something I had forgotten. Whenever you have a day like yesterday that makes you think, "Really? This is what I signed up for??", the next day is a new day. Wonderful, sweet, kind, funny kids can emerge from the same room you left little monsters last night! It's a beautiful thing.
The other night Macy was having a hard time sleeping so after listening to her for awhile, I went in and rocked her. (something I don't get to do that much of) I always love this time with whoever it is that I'm rocking, alone time with one of the kids is rare, so I soak up what I can. She was laying in my arms and my mind, sadly, was on a million things and not relishing this time as much as usual. I looked down at her and she looked back at me and as straight faced as she could she pressed her lips together and made the "P" sound at me repeatedly and turned away. For some strange reason this struck me as hilarious. I couldn't stop laughing! She took note of that and after I calmed down, she repeated this several times. She never laughed or showed any emotion, just wanted to make me laugh. In the days that have followed, every now and again she will walk straight up to me and pop her "P's" at me and just bring me to tears! She now knows how to make mommy laugh and uses it to her advantage!

2nd Birthday Party

The twins turned 2! It is hard to believe that we were blessed two years ago with Connor and Macy. It seems like yesterday as well as 20 years ago! They are typical 2 year olds...laughing, talking, fighting, running, fighting, eating, fighting, hugging, fighting, etc. Days like today make me wonder what happened to my sweet babies! :) They are definately testing the waters.

Brian is in Seattle with his family and the kids are missing him like crazy. Every other question is "where's daddy?"