Dark But Sometimes Light

I was chatting with my boys over breakfast this morning as we do every morning and the topic of babies came up as it does from time to time since they have a new baby cousin. I said they were babies once upon a time and lived in Mommy's tummy before they were born.

Jokingly I asked them if they remembered before they were born and they both said "yes".

So I asked them what it was like in Mommy's tummy.

"Dark".
"But sometimes light".

I asked them if they remembered what they did in Mommy's tummy.

"Kicking".
"Hiccups. And Seth."

I asked them if they heard anything.

"Mommy. Daddy was not there."
"Thump noise. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."

I don't know what to make of it really, but I'm posting it because this has to be the most incredible conversation I've ever had in my entire life.

- L.

PS. Nate did not literally say "whoosh" but rather made a whooshing sound that sounded like a heartbeat – or at least what would pass for what I used to hear when we had a good doppler and a nice technician who let us listen in.

PPS. This post seems incomplete without a picture and as it happens I have a picture that I love but was never quite sure how to work into a post, especially since it was taken last summer and the window of opportunity kind of came and went. I colored my hair a little. And I got smooches.

A Shocking Update*

– Something a little different here, everyone.

– Although I not sure what it could be.

– So maybe I just sit here a spell...

– ... until I figures out what it is.

*It turns out the slide on our new Nickel Fortress came with hidden feature in the form of a Van de Graff generator – at least if you happen to have inherited Mommy's fine hair.

Nate's hair is not affected, but he sure does love giving me a "shock-kiss!" when we're playing outside. In fact, he seemed a bit miffed this morning when he gave me a kiss and it turned out to be just the regular kind.

- L.

Just In Case

Just in case it sounded like my birthday was a total wash with sick babies and our big clinic adventure, it was not.

We still had cake:

Yummy Dufflet mocha cake. It was a big hit, even with sick babies who didn't have much of an appetite for their supper.

There were nice presents too – and hopefully there will be some fun lunches/dinners out with friends in the near future once we've all recovered.

Yes, I said "all" because unfortunately, Gamma Rita and I have not escaped this round of cooties unscathed as it turns out. We both knew all those kisses from Nate and Seth would be our downfall, but really who was going to say no to kisses from either of my guys?

Not me and apparently not Gamma Rita either. We made our beds and that's a good thing since we might just be laying in them for the next couple of days.

- L.

No Mistletoe Required

By the time I had a chance to download some of our Christmas pics last year we were already well into January and it seemed a bit silly to be posting them at that point.

However, we are well into the swing of all things Christmas at the OP this year, so there's no time like the present to take a trip down memory lane.

Lots of smooches and hugs by the Christmas tree, back when my babies barely had any hair:

Obviously the hair situation has changed some (here and here), but I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if there are more smooches by the tree again this year. And unlike last year, my boys definitely know how to smooch back now. 

: )

- L.

Kiss The Bunny!

I'm a weary Mommy tonight, so I'll just point you in the direction of our latest YouTube™ video. I captured it as part of our last hurrah to the nursery chair.

- L.

PS. The book Nate is reading is the Little Bunny Finger Puppet Book. The boys have had it for ages and I thought they'd lost all interest awhile back. When I used to read it to them, the Bunny would always give them "kisses" and they loved that to no end. I was a little surprised they not only remembered the "bunny kisses", but were suddenly keen on giving some back and/or barking out orders about giving some back).