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Vanity review and new ambition

Read my own blog tonight, it left EVEN ME wanting more. Seriously, posting once, maybe twice a month doesn't qualify as readable. I am working on a plan to blog more. Either that or I have to hang up my blog hat, and I'd like to give the former a shot first. I mean, seriously I take about 200 pictures of the kids a week, you'd think it would be easier to get one or two on the blog every now and then. I have many many many many reasons (er excuses) why I don't. Some have to do with my crappy luck posting, so often distracted, so often discombobulated, so often thwarted by technology... So a plan is in the making. I could shoot for posting once a week, right? I'm thinking about it, and we'll see what happens.

T started to walk on Christmas Eve. It was great. Now it is her favorite thing to do when she's awake. She crams whatever she can hold into her little hands and runs all over the house happy as can be! This new talent, along with her budding independence, have facilitated her in finding her voice when necessary (ehem...in a very loud, arch her back and roll on the floor sort of way at times!!) It's great. I love to see her letting us all know how she is feeling. Even if she can't play in the toilet while I wipe a boy's bottom, it is great to know that she is vocalizing her desires!

The boys continue to do great. They are growing so fast. Arlo is already getting a permanent molar- he's pretty thrilled about it. He calls it his 'ham eating tooth' - as in, he will start eating ham as soon as that tooth is all the way in. He doesn't want to eat ham just yet, but is sure he will once he has his grown up tooth to do the job. He's also considering pushing all of his other food he eats over to that tooth to chew since it is bound to be the strongest. No more chewing with those pesky baby teeth for him. Arlo told me today that he is showing his new tooth at 'show and tell' tomorrow at school. He cleared it with his teacher today, but had to let her know he won't be able to put it on the show and tell tray in the morning, seeing as it's in his mouth and all. I really can't wait to hear how that goes! Last weekend we went swimming at a local pool, and when we were done, Arlo's feet were seriously pruned up and hivey. I asked him if it hurt or if he knew how it happened. He told me it was no big deal, he was just growing in his permanent foot. I left it at that, since his weird hives had me kind of freaked out too.

Aesa had us on pins and needles the last few weeks with some mysterious night time symptoms that were accompanying his cold. Severe itching and aching all over his body. He was up all night scratching franticly in his ears, on his legs, hands, and belly- and complaining of pain all over. No fever though, so it was strange. He's doing great now, thank goodness. Today, we were driving and went around a 'circular' on-ramp to the interstate when Aesa said, "Mom, did you just drive in a circle?" I said yes, but was quickly corrected and taught that "that was not a circle. Circles go around around around. THAT was a banana, see mom. A banana. Not an apple, apples are cirlces and they are red. Circles are red mom, not bananas. OKAY?" O.K.

We had a great Christmas and New Year, Aesa made it to 1am on New Year's Eve!! Woo hoo. You could tell on New Year's Day, he was sporting some large bags under his sweet eyes. Hope you all had a great Holiday Season as well. Happy January to you all as well, heaven knows we could all use some extra cheering up this dark, cold month!!