New Tricks!

Garrett smiles when we do!!! wooo hooo! awwwwww man it's so funny. Giant gummy smile, and then he sticks his tongue out and it might turn into a yawn, but he's smiling! Could be gas, or a post-meal happy face. Ethan still stares back at us with his furrowed brow. There are many pictures of that. It's crazy how silly you can make your face and do weird things right in front of em and they'll just stare right back like 'what the heck, you crazy woman.' But maybe that's why they stare back...cause we look so ridiculous. hmmm...anyways, no rhyme or reason, just happy sometimes. And of course you can't catch that on film cause it happens so quick and we have a camera-saurus. Maybe when Aunt Erin comes to visit we'll get some good ones- actually I'm sure of it.






Sorry for those of you who have facebook, these are some repeats. Some of my favs though. who am i kiddin, they're all my favs. =) BUT, I was planning on bringing the cam to put some newer ones up that are hilarious. Dang it. Seems like I can't ever get it together. Someone asked me what a day in the life of Martha looks like...I'll do my best.

5:30-6:30am, wake up to crying kid(s), sometime in there, recently been closer to 6:30...change some diaps, feed em, hang out for 30 min or so with the lights on, music in the background, maybe some reading, and of course food...for me. =)

Post wake-time, put the boys back in the crib, go hang out with Ry while he gets ready for work, get him breakfast or pack his lunch or both. Or neither. Depends on the boys.

7:40, Ry leaves, go back to bed.

Maybe an hour later, wake up to crying kid(s). Change butts, feed em. Hang out...hold em up while they stand on their own feet (of course not both at a time, I"m not that good yet). Maybe one in the swing, hold one...switch about every 5 min.

They start gettin tired and yawning, back in the crib they go, giving me a good 2 hours to hang out late morning. repeat eat, play, sleep three times and then Ryan is home.

Some activities for their nap time may include personal reading, laundry (usually) a long shower, maybe another nap, cooking for the evening, straightening the apartment up, writing thank yous or just 'hello' letters, computer time, and hopefully soon, the internet. It's pretty easy to fill that time up.

Pretty much every night we have something going on...meeting with this couple, bible study, stuff for Ry's work, games, grandparents, hang out with other friends...we come up with something every night....maybe that's why we're tired?

Come home around 9:30-10 to feed them the last time before bed, hang out with em while they're alert and happy and super cute, then about an hour later, put em in the crib and shut the door. They might cry for a few minutes but then they pass out until the morning and it starts all over again. Love every minute of it. I see their faces even when they're not in front of me and it makes me smile cause they're so dang CUTE!!


Something to leave you with....in our ladies bible study thursday mornings we are going thru a Max Lucado book on Matthew...this question really made me think and so I will pass it on to you all for reflection as well...

when was the last time you showed genuine compassion? Remember, God knows your heart, so make sure there's a motive check in there. Hope it's not too hard to come up with something!! =)