24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

Day 24, January 24

Kevin needed a picture of himself for a PowerPoint biographical slide. He wanted one with the boys. This is what he got:

And one just being silly.

Day 25, January 25

Our friend Janice generously brought dinner over and stayed to eat with us and help me out with the boys. She showed the boys how to eat raw sweet peppers "for a snack" and talked them into it. There they sat, eating them like bananas. Sometimes they amaze me.

Day 26, January 26

Gideon almost always has his hands up like this, clasped in front of him if he is awake. My sister Amanda made these cute little shirts for them. This is random, but I keep thinking, "z.B.- zum Beispiel" when I see this picture. (Zum Beispiel means for example in German.)

Here is 3/4 of my day-to-day life: Evelyn staring wide-eyed with two little boys trying to hold her hands. One toddler too old to be sucking his thumb, but there it is in his mouth. And a cutie two-year-old in my face because he wants my attention and he will get it one way or another. By the way, her hands were still a little purple from the Gentian Violet.

Day 27, January 27

Our friend Nat holds Evelyn still for a slobbery kiss from Evelyn's biggest fan: Joshua.

Day 28, January 28

They have been doing this for awhile now, but I don't know how long. When they nurse at the same time, they hold hands.

Day 29, January 29

Kevin got home before the snow made the roads impassible, thankfully. He had to drive in from Louisville and woke Caleb up from his nap with a special candy treat. Caleb was a grouch and preferred sleep over candy. I can't relate.

Day 30, January 30

The twins prefer looking at each other and it was hard to get their attention for this shot. So cute that they are enjoying each other. Two days ago, they caught each other's eye after a feeding. One started babbling at the other and they had a sustained conversation, each taking a turn to giggle or "say" something, then the other responded in turn. I tried several times to interject, saying some silly baby talk, but neither would look at me or respond to me. Only to each other. Is this the beginning of a twin-trend? Besides having two babies at once, and not being able to attend to each baby's cry right away (because I'm wrist deep in the other's diaper, for example), I haven't noticed any twin things. Oh wait, they also do wake each other with their cries. Gideon can be screaming super-loud and it won't wake little Evelyn, and vice versa. But other than that, it's just like having two babies at once. Until I saw them talking and not needing me to engage them. They have each other.

Snow day. We had 6 inches of snow last night. For some reason, Caleb kept eating it. He said, "I'm thirsty." I said, "Okay, let's go get something to drink." "No," he responded, "I'm thirsty for snow." Sure, why not?