Wow, what a month it has been as far as development goes! C
and L learned to stand and are learning to cruise – it’s happening way faster
than I ever thought it would. Crawling alone is now “boring” to them. They are
both so observant and inquisitive. Just this morning, they were both holding on
to the edge of the activity table while standing and Carter noticed that Logan
had ears and proceeded to try and fit his index finger in L’s ear and then
pulled on it. Logan squealed and I had to interfere. So funny! A world is full
of wonder for them – what an amazing age it is!
Before bed, they both stand in their cribs across from each
other in the room, and babble while
“making music” on the edge of the crib. Both are learning what “no” means because the curtain and the baby monitor cables by their cribs present a temptation as far as something they can pull on. Carter has been at it for a week now, where he stands by that edge of the crib and goes for the curtain while I firmly say from the back of the room “Kisa, NO”. He looks back at me while holding the curtain, pauses, and giggles mischievously. Logan just figured how to yank on the baby monitor cable this morning and proceeded to test his boundaries too. They just can’t get enough of my nerves! Must push all limits.
“making music” on the edge of the crib. Both are learning what “no” means because the curtain and the baby monitor cables by their cribs present a temptation as far as something they can pull on. Carter has been at it for a week now, where he stands by that edge of the crib and goes for the curtain while I firmly say from the back of the room “Kisa, NO”. He looks back at me while holding the curtain, pauses, and giggles mischievously. Logan just figured how to yank on the baby monitor cable this morning and proceeded to test his boundaries too. They just can’t get enough of my nerves! Must push all limits.
On Monday, when the maids came, Logan got all upset at the
new faces as he usually does and at the vacuum cleaner, which also happens to
be a sound he probably associates with strangers. He cried so hard and so sad,
like we had sold all his toys to the enemy. :)
Although Logan won the tooth race and got his 2 bottom teeth
first, Carter was not too far behind and now has his 2 bottom teeth too. Both
of them are starting to get hair elsewhere on their heads besides just the
Mohawk, which looks so cool. I joke “they were born cool”.
Crawling… Carter is faster and more efficient but he has
been crawling for a longer amount of time than Logan. L crawls well, but he
stomps with his hands that seem to point inward, almost at each other. He looks
like a dinosaur when he crawls…. When they play together, someone always has to
push the other one or to pull on hair or try to gauge an eye out. Boys are
gonna be boys, I am learning.
Sleep is still the most desired commodity in the house. M
and I take turns getting up to soothe Carter. Logan rarely requires anything at
all, but Carter is a very wakeful sleeper. A paci, a blanket, a few seconds of
attention because he is in between sleep cycles… you name it. I wish he slept
as deep as L…. I type this as I sit on a plane to Chicago – my first business trip
since they were born. M and I agreed that I would get up for every cry last
night since I will get 2 nights of uninterrupted sleep in Chicago while M will
hold down the fort at home solo. Well, I counted and I was up a whopping 14
times last night! So, I sure hope M will get at least some sleep while mommy is
on the road. I will miss those boys and miss carrying for them even in those
middle-of-the-night-awake-like-a-zombie moments.
I am ending my pumping career. It’s been nearly 10 months
and still about a month worth of goods in the freezer. Looking forward to
relief and the normality of MY life returning to a small extent. I have done my
part, providing most valuable nutrition for them and preventing a slew of
diseases by lending my immune system to them via antibodies.
Now, my hope is for the boys to get better at eating solids.
I really hope that they will learn to love feeding themselves soon, so we can
try to transition them to finger foods and eventually table foods…
Lastly, just another “snippet” of a memory from the week’s
daily grind. M and I carried the boys to the window sill where Zoey (the cat)
sat nonchalantly and enjoyed the fresh outdoor air after the rain. We allowed C
and L to pet her, to feel how fuzzy she is and they squealed with joy. You
could see the hesitation in her eyes – while enjoying the much lacking
attention and love, she was startled by the unusually high pitched sounds that
humans can make. Funny stuff! Priceless…. Love my life.
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