Moving On

It's taken me almost an entire week to remember how to log myself back on to my own blog. But, here I am!
I'm here today for just a little "Weekend Update". The day to day stuff around here can get pretty mundane but there were a few highlights of the weekend. Generally, most of the stuff you'll read from me will be about the girls because, let's face it, nobody really cares about me going to the DMV or Bill going to buy more diapers.
We received the TMX Elmo doll from Bill's uncle Dave. The little guy is out of control and I almost think Bill and I get more of a kick out of him than anyone. So, you tickle him and he cracks up, right? Cecelia thinks he's pretty cool and I think a part of her thinks he's real because the other day she was tickling him and he says 'do it again' so she does. Well, after a few tickles he says to her 'do it again' and she sits back, sighs, rolls her eyes and says O-kay Elmo! As if it was the biggest chore in her life to have to tickle Elmo again. We thought it was pretty funny.
As most of you know a toddler simply cannot be left alone for any length of time without getting in to some sort of mischief. Yesterday morning was no exception. In the time it took me to feed Delaney, Cecelia managed to scoop water out of the toilet with her favorite cup and pour it into the garbage can. Then, take the baby wash and do me the favor of 'cleaning' my bathroom floor.
As for Delaney, well, she was less trouble - thank goodness. She does take after her sister a bit, we noticed. She'll start crawling for the cords coming out of the wall and as soon as she hears her name in that cautionary/warning tone - you know the one - she takes off at full speed just waiting for someone to grab her. This can be really fun for atleast 500+ attempts.
Anyway, we did manage to have some fun with friends and family as well. Bill and I even stayed up past midnight on Friday!!
Hope you all managed to have a little fun as well.

Anything But Boring

I was out with some single friends a few weeks back enjoying the conversation about their exciting trips coming up - skiing in Tahoe, backpacking through Spain, lying on the beach in the Bahamas. There was talk of a brand new BMW. I had little to add to the conversation, but enjoyed the chat about something other than diapers and breastfeeding.

I came home and Bill asked if I had fun. I told him I had, but felt that my life was just so boring. I put on my cut off sweat pants and called it a night.

Over the next couple of days I started to evaluate my life a little bit. Between strained peas and time-outs I saw my life for what it was.

Life, for me, is about watching Cecelia draw pictures of us with eyes, body, hair and all. It's about having her standing next to me in the mirror mimicking every gesture and begging for lipstick too. It's about Delaney crawling, on all fours mind you, across my living room at a mere 7 months old. It's about two naked bodies sharing a bath. It's about the roaring belly laugh that only Cecelia can get Delaney to produce. And at the end of the day it's about a big pair of brown eyes and an even bigger pair of blue eyes growing tired and coming to a close while I watch my baby girls fall asleep.

It's about having Bill come home every night and the comfort of knowing that Mr. Right sleeps right next to me.

If you ask me today about my life I will tell you this, it is anything, but boring.