The girls attended their first church conference this weekend, and although they didn’t let us listen to all the preachers, we were able to listen to a few of them before we had to make a hasty exit. Tonight, we brought them out to a Children’s Meeting at our church, and they behaved beautifully. Of course, it helped that my friend Julie (an experienced mom of four girls) was holding one or the other the whole time, and they were quite content to be cuddled all evening!
I enjoyed dressing up the girls this weekend, but discovered that while dresses on infants are adorable, they’re also a bit impractical. The fabric kept bunching up so that their little diapered bums were exposed. And of course, their socks never stayed on their feet for more than ten consecutive minutes, so I ended up wrapping them in blankets, but those obscured the pretty dresses! At least the girls will soon be big enough to wear stockings, although my mom warned me that inserting children’s legs into stockings is a battle unlike any I have yet encountered. Oh the joy of being a mom of girls!
I tried to take pictures of the girls in their outfits, but never succeeded in capturing them peaceful at the same time. So, alas, Susanna is hollering in the top picture, and Rebecca is hopping mad in the bottom. The images actually do justice to the girls’ personalities; when Susanna is upset, she moans mournfully as if she’s afraid she’s been abandoned forever. When Rebecca cries, her shrill screams convey an urgent sense of…well, indignation and fury!
I love the looks on the other child’s face – as if she’s asking, “What’s with my sister?!”
Emily: They get cuter every day, and I am so impressed that you are getting out so much with the girls! Give them kisses!