January 31, 2009, at 11:56 pm | The girls and I took a little road trip to my friend Maria’s house today. The girls were very content during the car ride, with one small exception. As usual, I passed the time by listening to my beloved Southern Gospel radio station (XM channel 34 for anyone interested!). The girls apparently enjoyed the music just as much as I did, judging by the silence in the backseat. After a while, I decided I needed a change of pace, so I flipped over to another radio station. A politician-who-shall-remain-nameless-for-the-sake-of-extended-family-unity was speaking, and I lingered on the station to listen to his address. About a minute into the speech, I heard Rebecca start to whimper. I figured she would calm herself down, and I simply increased the volume. However, Rebecca similarly increased her volume. I couldn’t hear the speaker over her cries, so I gave up and changed the channel back to the Southern Gospel station. The moment I hit the button, she grew quiet, and remained so for the duration of the trip. I am left to conclude that Rebecca has either inherited her mommy’s love of soothing music or her daddy’s vociferous irritation with certain political platforms. For the sake of family gatherings, I hope it is the former. Music offers much more peaceable table-talk than politics.
January 30, 2009, at 10:43 pm | Tommy, the girls’ “furry brother,†was the only one who obeyed my request to look at the camera. The girls were too absorbed in their playtime. I think Tommy was hoping his obedience would be rewarded by a treat. It won’t be long before the girls will be equally receptive to bribery!
January 30, 2009, at 9:56 am |
Laid-back Rebecca is saying, “What’s up!â€
Susanna appears to be pondering the question…
January 28, 2009, at 3:22 pm | Our girls are six months old already! It is difficult to grasp that Rebecca and Susanna are halfway through their first year of life. I remember counting their gestational age while I was in the hospital, celebrating each passing week as evidence of the Lord’s faithfulness in continuing their development. Now, I’m counting in months. And it won’t be too long, Lord willing, before the months fade into years. And then I’ll have to start figuring out how to celebrate both of their birthdays without losing their individuality or my sanity!
Here’s Susanna rejoicing at reaching her half-year mark:
January 26, 2009, at 11:46 pm | The Webster definition of hubris:
“Overbearing pride or presumption; arroganceâ€
The B-Family illustration of hubris:
Jim to Rebecca: “We don’t need no stinkin’ burp cloths.â€
Pride cometh before a fall… it also comes before projectile spit-up.
January 25, 2009, at 10:01 pm |
Rebecca
Susanna
Rebecca (left) and Susanna (right)
January 23, 2009, at 11:59 pm | The girls and I share our favorite time of the day: when Daddy comes home from work. Here are a few pictures from Jim’s happy homecoming tonight. I suspect that this could be Jim’s favorite time of the day as well!
January 22, 2009, at 11:11 pm | I am perpetually torn over how best to use the few golden hours of silence and freedom that are blessedly embedded into each day. I usually ensure that I am showered and dressed (no hair-do or make-up, though – those are now considered time-wasters in my newfound economy. Sorry, Jim!). And I used to manage to pick up the stray toys and blankets that were scattered in haste around the living room, make sure the dish washer is filled or emptied, and even tackle the Mt.Everest of laundry that seems to replenish itself on a daily basis. But alas, my meager allotment of quiet time now faces a ravenous literary hunger that threatens to consume every minute, without regard for housekeeping necessities.
I had read so much while I was on bedrest that afterward, I found myself in a book-bloated state. I had no desire to immerse myself in a book, let alone the time to do so. For the first few months after the girls were born, if I managed to find the time to sit still enough to read, I was sitting still enough to fall asleep. Sleeping took precedence over reading, no question. I suppose I had set such a rapid pace for book consumption while I was in the hospital – often a book per day, or every other day – that my mind simply needed a few months to recover. Now, my brain has finally kicked back into gear and I long for the mental stimulation that exceeds the recitation of “Brown Bear, Brown Bear†for the fifth time in a row. I even find myself sacrificing my beloved slumber in order to gulp down the last few pages of a novel.
I’m practicing the art of reading while holding a child (although not two children – that would probably render book-holding impossible), and I’ve even found that I can rock a fussy child and turn the pages of a book at the same time. It’s too bad that I didn’t take up a hands-free pastime, like movie watching. That would have been much less complicated to master. I can only hope that because the girls are often in my arms while I’m reading, that they develop a similar passion for literature. Rebecca already enjoys turning the pages for me, even though she often ends up skipping three-fourths of the book with each turn. Perhaps she’s hinting that it’s time to put the novel down and play. Or perhaps she’s simply trying to skip to the book’s final chapters in a precocious display of literary criticism. It could be that the girls will be graduating from “Brown Bear, Brown Bear†sooner than I thought!
January 20, 2009, at 11:58 pm | Doesn’t Rebecca look like such a big girl in her overalls?
January 19, 2009, at 9:53 pm | Susanna (on right) to Rebecca: “Can you lend me a hand?â€
Rebecca to Susanna: “As long as you lend me your ear.â€
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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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