Phew! It feels like it's been a very eventful week, and ages since a proper post. The poor quality of the photos from the cell phone is an annoyance to me, but sadly the time to download organize and upload real pictures doesn't seem to present itself very often. Ah well.
In any case it's been a banner week! May 4th was our 10th anniversary (how is that possible?!?), and we celebrated with a little trip into the elegant coffee place in napanee. It was lovely, and a great way to spend your anniversary with your family of five.
That afternoon my parents arrived for an action packed weekend that included laying a new laminate tile floor in the kitchen which looks very classy. Mom and Dad then tried their hands at babysitting in triplicate while Rob and I went to a neighbourhood wedding. They survived with no complaints and I had a great time dancing my tush off!
Monday, the twins went in for their 9 month check up. Harrison is 18 lbs 15 ozs (so almost 19) and his wee little sister is 16 lbs even. I somehow expected them to weigh more, but they're sticking right to their growth curves. You can also add 8 ozs because they were both hungry and drank a full bottle after they'd been weighed :)
On Wednesday our twins turned 9 (months that is)! They were working hard on trying to sit up alone but still crashing after a few seconds. Heidi was having significantly more (brief) success than Harrison. We marked their big day by having their portraits taken for the first time. Is it evil to admit feeling glad that a professional has just as much difficulty as I do at trying to make two babies look at you at the same time, let alone smile, and pose them close enough to look cute but also convince them not to chew on each other?
Friday we headed up to Ottawa for the anniversary getaway Rob and I coined "24 hours of bliss ". We conned my brother and sister in law into looking after our 4 dependants (blaze included) while we spent 24 hours child free in downtown Ottawa, walking hand in hand around the market sipping Starbucks, lying in the grass in Major's hill Park, lingering over elegant meals, and spending the night at the château laurier. We enjoyed it while it lasted which is good, since John and Betty may not recover from babysitting the whole group (5 kids, 2 cats and a dog) for another 10 years.
We spent a lovely mother's day in Ottawa at my niece Rowans fabulous choir concert and the tulip festival getting great pictures of the babies.
Just to top off an event filled week the twins mastered sitting up alone. What they couldn't do Friday, Heidi suddenly could on Saturday and lo and behold, Harrison could on Sunday. Amazing. At this rate, I can't imagine what next week will hold!
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