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April 30, 2005
9 Months Old Today!
Posted by Matthew at 11:21 AM
Maeta's little curls
Maeta has some funky little curls in her hair that especially come out when she has been sleeping. You can see one here (dark spot in the photo, so you may need to look close).
Posted by Matthew at 8:13 AM
Parachute Drop Redux
You will recall that Zofie like to do a "parachute" move, raising her arms and legs off the ground while rocking on her belly e.g., Dec 31, 2004 . . . Now that she has begun climbing on things, one of her favorite activities is to climb up on top of something and do this little parachute move (until she falls off).
Posted by Matthew at 8:12 AM
April 22, 2005
Twins at play
Zofie is no longer allowed in the exersaucer. Little miss physical can launch herself out of the seat head-first onto the floor. Her exersaucer time is now spent entwined in Maeta's rapidly bouncing legs.
Posted by Matthew at 5:38 PM
April 19, 2005
Nope, still not crawling.
Maeta has figured out the fundamental issues with crawling, but still cannot manage to do it. To move she rolls and scoots backwards. Her most effective move, as seen here, is an unnaturally long reach for items of interest.
Posted by Matthew at 8:41 AM
Trying to stand
While Grandma Christian was in town, Zofie decided that she wanted to spend most of her days standing. Zofie is strong, but a major klutz, so we spent the weekend positioned to catch the falling baby.
Posted by Matthew at 8:40 AM
April 18, 2005
Triplets....no way
Amy, Richard & Rachel went to an infant CPR class and left my mom and I with the three girls for triplet duty. This picture is from the glorious first 20 minutes. Jane soon realized that her parents were not just talking to someone in the kitchen. While I was comforting her, Zofie got mad that I was insufficiently attentive to her....and it all went downhill from there. Someone gave me a statistic once that stay-at-home dads had a higher rate of heart attack than the population as a whole. Two babies are not so bad...but three would do me in.
Posted by Matthew at 4:49 PM
April 16, 2005
Maeta's Bath Time
Posted by Matthew at 5:52 PM
The sleep of the just (still)
With the end-of-semester crunch at school, the stress of selling a home, church responsibilities, twin girls, and all the rest that makes up my crazy life, I long for completely innocent, guilt-free sleep. Perhaps I just need my own pancake dog for comfort.
Posted by Matthew at 11:02 AM
April 15, 2005
Swinging Siamese Twins
We took advantage of some beautiful spring days to introduce the girls to the park. They are still small enough that they can both fit into one kiddie swing--which makes it entertaining for the parents too.
Posted by Matthew at 12:47 PM
April 9, 2005
Grandparents Repp
Posted by Matthew at 7:19 AM
April 6, 2005
Magret de Canard
In all of our efforts to raise them well, children do some strange things--like eat plastic fruit. We find some solace that when she eats plastic food Maeta chooses well: Magret de Canard. Perhaps we need to up the ante and put a little Canard et Choucroute through the happy grinder to keep her away from the bath ducks.
Posted by Matthew at 1:15 PM
Freshly Bathed Baby B
Posted by Matthew at 1:14 PM
Freshly Bathed Baby A
Posted by Matthew at 12:41 PM