November 9, 2008, at 11:39 pm |
I’ve started talking to my laundry. A few days ago, I caught myself saying, “Come on, guys, let’s go!” while scooping clothes out of the dryer. I must have gotten so used to addressing the girls without expecting a response that I’ve generalized this activity to inanimate objects. Pretty soon I’ll be chatting away to my lunch. I can hear myself now, cooing in a high-pitched sing-song voice : “Aren’t you a yummy sandwich. Yes you are! You’re the yummiest sandwich I’ve ever seen! Momma loves a good sandwich!”
There are quite a few verbal oddities of motherhood, I’ve noticed. Another is my newfound tendency to refer to myself in the third person. I don’t know how that switch got flipped in my brain, but I now rarely use the words “I” or “me” when talking to the girls. It’s always: “Momma needs to change your diaper!” or “Give Momma big smile!” I have puzzled over why my maternal instincts seem to prefer third person references over the first person. Maybe I’m unconsciously trying to identify myself to the girls, just in case they don’t already know I’m their mother. I guess my laundry and my lunch will also be sure to know who they’re dealing with!
November 8, 2008, at 10:14 pm |
I realized I haven’t posted about the girls’ growth in a while. Here goes! As of their last pediatrician appointment one week ago, Rebecca was weighing in at 9 lbs 4 oz and Susanna was at 8 lbs 9 oz. Susanna has consistently weighed about a half pound smaller than Rebecca since birth. It’s amazing to Jim and I how much heavier Rebecca feels than her sister. One wouldn’t think that a half pound makes that much of a difference. Rebecca seems to keep all her weight in her head, if that’s possible. She’s a brainy girl!
What Susanna lacks in size, however, she makes up for in speed. That child can move. She wiggles around in the crib, so we’re constantly finding her in a vastly different area than the one in which we initially placed her. Sometimes when I hold her, she starts springing up and down like an athlete performing warm-up squats. I wouldn’t be surprised if she skips crawling and goes straight to high-jumping!
November 6, 2008, at 11:10 pm | During one of their playtimes today, Susanna decided that Rebecca’s toys were much more enthralling than hers. Susanna was content to sit and stare at her sister’s every move. I suppose need to savor these days when the sharing of toys isn’t a hotly-contested issue!
November 3, 2008, at 10:21 pm | Jim came in from working in the garage tonight and found me frantically trying to soothe two fussy babies. While holding Rebecca, he had the bright idea to turn on his head lamp for her amusement. Lo and behold, Rebecca was spellbound! We’re now thinking I need to get my own head lamp for future distraction purposes!
November 2, 2008, at 11:40 pm | We had a wonderful time at a church conference on Saturday. The girls behaved beautifully, and looked beautiful to boot (in my humble opinion)! Don’t they look so grown-up?!
 
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ABOUT US I'm blessed to be saved by the grace of God, loved by my wonderful husband Jim, and embraced by my twin girls, Rebecca Faith and Susanna Joy and my sons Jimmy and Danny. I started this blog in May 2008 when I was hospitalized for pre-term labor at 24 weeks gestation. The Lord allowed me to keep the girls inside until they were 34 weeks along, and on July 27th, Rebecca made her debut, followed by Susanna, five minutes later, on July 28th. We ecstatically welcomed Jimmy into our lives on April 25th, 2011, and Danny on August 31, 2012. This blog has been a personal journal of faith and motherhood and the only way I can remember which child did what and when. Thanks for stopping by to share in my Faith and Joy! Feel free to e-mail me at: [email protected]. |
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