john had a work trip pop up and he headed to korea and japan for 5.5 days (yes, i was counting). we managed to stay busy while he was gone and thankfully had a little extra help from leanne. the last time john was gone for an extended period of time, the babies reaction to his return wasn't that great - they cried. this time, it was all different - he got smiles and lots of clapping!
on another note, something huge happened recently - livi gave up her pacifier. leanne and i were getting pretty annoyed with having to go into the nursery multiple times to pick it up after she'd yell to let us know she dropped it out of the crib. we knew we were going to have to take it away at some point but that thing is magical! she'd get so excited to get in the crib because it would be waiting for her and we always kept a safety on hand in case she was super upset or tired in a restaurant, on an airplane, etc. well, on november 15, we put her to bed with no paci and waited. she got pissed for a few minutes, but then she started chatting away and fell asleep without incident. it took only about 2 days for her to adjust fully - she now actually goes to sleep faster and stays asleep longer. it turns out the paci was just a huge distraction!
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| hanging with his buddy at the academy |
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| twin meet-up |
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| brunch'ing with stace and kim |
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| uncle kimmie - always helps me with my monsters when we go out! |
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| heck yeah, this sh*t is fun! |
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| slippin' and slidin' |
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| new favorite activities at the park - first, crawl UP the slide |
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| second, play with (and occasionally eat) dirt |
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| third, find as many push toys as possible |
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| gotta love that they turn to smile when another mom says "1, 2, 3, cheese" |
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| looking mighty fine in their winter hats |
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| hmmm, i'm not moving... |
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| getting excited for the tub |
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| heading upstairs |
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| getting clean for dad's arrival |
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| he came back!!! |
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| taking in the tranquility of the fountain |
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| leanne, it's a bear! |
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| babies' first snow! and yes, they are barefoot...see next picture |
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| that same afternoon...babies' first shoes! |
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| we weren't sure what they would think of wearing shoes |
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| they couldn't have cared less..off they go! |
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| first outing looking like big kids (sniffle, sniffle) |
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| jacks pretending to be shy |
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brunch with uncle o and auntie nawz
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| what's going on, dad? |
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| hey sweet girl |
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| hey drooly monster |
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| here he comes! |
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| i'm gonna get you! |
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| livi, this is your driver speaking, please brace for impact |
