Yay for warm-ish weather!

The weather warmed up a bit this week, so I took advantage and took the girls to the park. I wasn't sure if I would be the only parent there with her kids, feeling like a dork, desperate for some fresh air. But, actually, there were a ton of people there. Even though the weather was still a bit cold, as soon as the tempeture rose above freezing, everyone flocked to the playground. Gwen didn't mind the cold at all. She loved being able to run around and make friends. Gwen is the most hyper child I know, and yet when it comes to playground safety, she is a champ. She won't go near the sides, she's very cautious going over the bridge. She used to army crawl over the bridge. Then when she felt a little more confident, she clutched onto the railings. When she felt braver, she clenched her fists and stomped acrossed it. She's hilarious. She had to cross that bridge to get to the slides. That's basically all she does while we're at the park. She can go down the slides a hundred times and not get bored.

She'll sometimes stop her sliding to run around with another kid and scare him or her for while with her excited laughing. The kids don't know why Gwen's chasing them. She usually chases five to seven year olds. I say they need to toughen up. She also loves the swings. I get my arm workout from just pushing her in the swing for 20 minutes. She screams and laughs very loudly. Other mother's smile over at us, saying how cute she is, but after five minutes of screaming, I don't think they find it very cute anymore. It's the park, people.  Kids scream. Especially mine.

The next day the weather was even warmer, and since Logan had the day off, he came with us to the park. Phoebe woke up from the stroller ride this time, and she had a ball going down the slide. She figured out how to lean forward and slide down by herself. She did it many times with absolute glee. I can't wait for consistent warm weather. I'll go to the park every day. I'm so sick of being cooped up in the apartment all the time.

Here are some pics I thought were pretty funny.

Phoebe chowing down on string cheese.

Gwen doing something. Maybe dancing. She insists I put her in the little skirt thing, and she runs around, twirling.

My Two Sickies

It's been a while since I last posted. My camera is freaking out on me because it's not liking a video I had taken with it, so it freezes and won't let me erase it. I hate posting without pictures, but I'm not sure when I'll get my camera working again. Oh well.

Last week my girls were pretty sick with colds. Gwen actually had a double ear infection, poor thing. She kept waking up in the night, crying and grabbing her ear. One night last week was terrible. Phoebe woke up sick and in pain at 1am and Gwen woke up shortly after. They were so sick and weak, but couldn't sleep because of ear pain, hacking coughs, and fevers. If Phoebe dozed off, she woke up 15 minutes later crying. It wasn't until 5am that the girls finally fell soundly asleep. It was a rough night. We took them to the doctor's the next day and they were put on antibiotics. That whole day, Gwen slept on the couch. I had never seen Gwen so calm. It was eerie and I felt so bad for her. But the antibiotics helped almost right away. That night, Gwen got up and started to play. She continued to get better from there, and Phoebe started feeling better within a couple days. Sadly, we had to miss Logan's brother's wedding. Logan got to go, but he had to miss the partying afterwards so we could take the girls to the doctor. I still can't believe I missed it. I'm so glad my girls are back to normal, though. Sick babies are very cuddly, but excessively so. The girls began fighting over who go to sleep on my lap, and it got pretty stressful. I hope they take turns over who gets sick next time. Two at a time is just too much!

The girls are changing so much. Here are some new things they've started since the last time I wrote:

Phoebe

Blows kisses whenever she feels like it (melts our hearts every time)

Says "ball"

Kisses her stuffed animals

Throws away her diaper after a diaper change, sometimes without even being asked

Runs!

Gwennie

Dances the hula along with Lilo and Stitch, or whenever I put her in a dress

Exclaims, "Oh my gosh!" whenever she gets excited or drops something

Started potty training (whenever she's on her potty, she wants the rug around the toilet put around her own potty - still no success yet)

Surprises us everyday with a new sentence - "Are you reading, Mommy? Is it fun?"

It's amazing all the new things they do every day. If they let me, I could watch them play all day long. They are so entertaining. We can' wait for the weather to warm up so we can take daily walks and play at the park. We have such cabin fever! I'm already making plans what we're going to start doing this spring. Zoos, museums, parks, everything. This summer I won't be pregnant or still recovering from pregnancy, so we're going to have a lot of fun. Hurry up, May! (Because you know it's still going to snow next month...)