Background

On March 29, 2011, we were blessed with the arrival of our beautiful, identical
twin girls. We were very excited for this event, especially since it was
preceded by a 5 week hospital stay for me (and pretty much for Ches, too, since
he spent every night there with me).

Now we are trying to navigate the waters of parenthood. There is no amount
of mental preparation one can do to get ready for a new baby, let alone two
babies! I am creating this blog in order to share the experiences, but more
importantly, as a type of diary to capture all the moments I fear I will forget
if left up to just my brain to remember!

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

First Steps

How cool is it that the first post of the new year is to share the news that Avery took her first unaided steps last night after her bath. Not to be outdone, less than 12 hours later, Alina took her first steps. The one big difference between their triumphs was their motivation.

Avery was standing by the gate of what we call the corral (picture a really big pack n play) looking eager to come to me. She let go of her support and crossed the distance to her mommy's arms with two wobbly steps.

Alina and Avery were having some epic battles over toys this morning in the corral. By epic I mean inclusive of hair pulling, face and head smacking, and elephant seal attacks lasting well after the original object of their intentions had lost its appeal. After Avery conceded, Alina's hunger for retribution was still unsatisfied, so she took her first steps on her way to dish out some more vengeance. Hopefully the reinforcement for her mobility achievement did not also strengthen her blood lust. Guess only time will tell...
Posted by Kim at 1/10/2012 07:09:00 AM

1 comment:

  1. RoJanuary 11, 2012 at 10:38 AM

    so funny!! looking forward to video proof and our next video chat.
    Love Mimi

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