Mad Kira

Here is Kira.  She is angry because her little scooter fell over and she couldn’t right it.  Kira sometimes has a little temper.  But we love her anyway.

Kira is starting to climb the stairs upright which is a new feat for her.  Tavie still crawls the stairs.  Kira is still more physical – she climbs all over the furniture and gets up and down the couches and chairs.  She is really running a lot now.  Her newest little game is to climb the little hill by the neighbor’s house and to run down it as fast as she can.  She laughs and laughs.  Tavie is still the brain child.  She picks up words faster and figures out toys and such quicker.  She is also more snuggly than Kira.  I absolutely adore the fact that she has attached herself to two loveys.  She has her little green blankey and her kitty.  I am totally encouraging the use of her security objects.  I think it just about the cutest thing in the world that she carries around her little kitty and blankey.  I tried to get Iris into a security object but she always just wanted to be piled on top of mommy.  Kira the same.  She doesn’t want one.

B took the twins to Fargo today so Iris and I have had the run of the house.  This is the first time I’ve been in the house to myself (well, with Iris) since the twins were born.  Last winter I went to a yoga workshop that lasted an entire weekend but I was out of the house.  It feels really strange to do what I want, when I want.  It is a little off-putting.

I’ve been able to get a lot of work done.  I swept and mopped the floors, vacuumed, ran errands, organized the book shelves….and here I am writing a blog entry.  And it is only one in the afternoon!  Wow!

Lately the girls have been very clingy; whenever I try to get anything done they get ticked off that I’m not paying attention to them.  The hour before dinner is the worst!  Usually when I’m cooking I have two little monkeys hanging off me, one for each leg.  And they are not quiet little monkeys.  They cry and whine because I’m not holding them or playing with them.  Most days I try to get them on chairs and stools to "help" with cooking.  But sometimes I just want to cook by myself at my own speed.  Ah well.  If there is anything I’ve learned about parenting it is that nothing ever stays the same.  The children are always in a state of changing and this too shall pass.  Hopefully sooner than later.

We are meeting Iris’ teachers today and Iris was dressed and ready by about 9 this morning.  She is very excited.  We got her school supplies organized and labeled and ready to go.  Well, I need to go clean the bathrooms and do some yoga.  Then it is off to meet the teachers.