Ammon and Ellis at the park

Fun at the park

Sleep

The boys are doing well.  They eat, poop, and sleep.  Mostly, sleep. Update: Serendipitously, today the boys were fussing and I had to move them into another room, so I put them both in the same bouncy chair.  The result?    

Ammon and Ellis, Welcome to Planet Earth

Wednesday, August 3 Mari was due to be induced today. The babies are big and Mari has been extremely uncomfortable, so the doctors decided that it would be fine if the babies were taken a little early (she’s at 37 weeks). Around 3am, she started having painful contractions.  Although she’s had contractions from time to [...]

Pictures of a Mostly-Finished Nursery

The nursery is painted, and most of the decor is up.  Now if we could just fill those cribs… We took the doors off the closet, since they made it hard to get into the corners of the closet, which extend about twenty inches on either side of the door frame. We had a pro [...]

Pregnancy Update: Week 36

Posted by: Mari I went to the doctor this week fully expecting some sort of delivery plan to be discussed.  However, 36wks turns out to just be another milestone as far as my OB is concerned.  My Fetal Ultrasound specialist was certain I would/should have these babies already.  But for some reason, these babies are [...]

The Happy Fun Ball

Perhaps Desi has too many toys.  But at least soon he’ll have two brothers to share the toys with. Still, when I saw the Jumbo Fun Ball for $10 at Costco, I had to get it.  It’s a hoot, and a great workout, too. (sorry about the video editing.  I’m experimenting)

Candyland Cake

Posted by: Mari In an effort to help the young women raise money for Girls Camp, I took a page out of Becky’s playbook and made a Candyland cake to sell in a silent auction.  The auction was a success, and the girls raised enough money for each of the girls to go to camp.  [...]

Catching Fireflies

One day we’ll leave Maryland.  Mari dislikes the oppressively humid summers, and it is an expensive place to live.  But I’ll miss fireflies.  They make the trees in our back yard look like they’re decorated with Christmas lights. Desi went out with his net tonight, and caught a few fireflies.  They’re very accommodating, since they [...]

Don’t Cry Over Spilled Cupcakes

So we were standing in our driveway, when our friends pulled up and told us to go inside so they could practice ding-dong ditching us (“our friends” means parents + kids).  We got comfy on the couch, and when the doorbell rang, we ran over to see who it was.  Desi opened the door and [...]

Fun in the Rain

After dinner Desi and I got in our water-proof boots to go walk through the stream pouring down the gutter in the street.  Of course, boots only stay waterproof as long as you don’t let the water in through the top. Of course, the umbrella doesn’t do you much good unless it’s over your head. [...]