These girls sure keep me busy. I continue to be amazed by the tornado of destruction that follows both girls. I can't imagine how Emily gets crumbs from every meal scattered 4 ft in each direction from her chair, but she does. Audrey is really enjoying working on using her spoon for things like applesauce and yogurt, so that combined with her continued preference of using her hair as a napkin makes her bathtime especially productive.
We had a great visit in Barnum last weekend. Travis helped his dad install some cabinets in their addition, and he kind of led the endeavor since his dad wasn't as fired up about doing as he is doing other aspects of home improvement projects. And I figured, since the guys had a project to do, so should the women! So Nancy and I worked on making a cushion for my fireplace hearth, where all the cold air just pours into the living room. I had bought everything for the project and brought it with me, but it turns out I needed probably half again the amount of material that I bought, and twice the thickness of the upholstery cord. We had to get creative, but it was really, really fun. Unfortunately, we didn't get time to finish it, so I left it there and Nancy said she'd finish it up. I feel quite guilty for dumping a project on her and then leaving, but we really had a good time together on Saturday working on it. The girls had a good time, too, although they both slept a lot due to the excitement of being there, and a cold that they've been fighting.
Audrey came home from daycare on Tuesday and slept nearly 3 hours, which is just unheard of for her. I left Emily at daycare, so I managed to get some work from home done anyway. She had some eye-boogers, which they were afraid was pinkeye, but is actually just her cold draining through her eyes. She still appreciated the nap at home, so it was just fine that she came home, except I'm getting a little antsy about keeping up with everything at work. My co-worker is nearing her 8th month of her twin pregnancy, so I'm always a little nervous that she won't be coming in the next day! Next week, we're getting a new person added to our group, so that'll be great. I've been selected as her new employee contact, basically doing her orientation. I'm actually a little bit pumped about it, because it could be a little managerial trial-run. If I do well on this, it can only do good things for me longterm!
Both girls have been cracking me up lately with funny weird things they've said and/or done. I wish I could capture them instantly, but when I get a chance to document things, such as this, I can't remember them. Audrey is walking a little more now, but still prefers crawling for general locomotion. She is very, very expressive, however! She says "ni-ni" at bedtime, and has even started participating in Emily's game of "Nighttime, Daytime," that's inspired by this video. It's like their own screwy version of peek-a-boo, and it's adorable. (also, penguins now say "batty-wack, battywack," and is their favored dance to do while eating lunch). Audrey knows when she sees something she wants that she can coo and flap and squeal until I put her within reach of it. I suppose I should be trying to channel all of this into either language or signs, but I'm turning out to be quite lazy lately. Preschool is teaching Emily counting and ABC's, so grilling her on things like that at home would just make things less fun at preschool. I'd rather teach her things like logic and problem-solving, like, "why do you think that happened?" or "what size bowl will I need if we're making a small box of muffin mix?" She was so proud of herself tonight because she mixed up the cornbread mix for our dinner. if you told her she was on her own to make pancakes, she would come up with something that really resembled pancake batter! Emily also likes to sit by herself with a book of "Twinkle, twinkle" and "Golden Slumbers" and just sing and sing and sing, and it's SO pretty. As for Audrey, I'd rather just enjoy her babyishness, because it's fading really fast.
I've got a wonderful little family here!
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