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The latest happenings in bullet points:

"shoveling" the yard

• Saturday we met the sweetest little twin baby girls.  Born at 32 weeks on Dec. 28 they weigh 4 lbs and 3 lbs.  Uncas and I both got to hold Ronie, the smaller of the two.  Josie has more hair than Eddie and Edith combined!  They are doing pretty well and breathing on their own.  We could not be happier for our friends and know that they look forward to bringing their precious babies home.  And I can't wait to see them again!
• While Eddie didn't get to meet the twins, he sure has a lot to say about them.  Mostly about what Josie eats.  He claims that she eats pizza and today over lunch she now eats peanut butter and jelly.  
• Speaking of Eddie and talking - he is just taking off like crazy with his words.  He says full sentences.  I love being able to communicate with him and understand what he needs or wants.  And let me tell you - he makes it very clear.  But along with that, we are making sure to teach him "please" and "thank you".  He is doing very well with that, so it's often hard to resists his requests when he says please without any prompting!  He also likes to tell us when someone is being funny or silly.  "Eddie funny" or "Daddy funny" come out of his mouth regularly.  Apparently Mama isn't nearly funny or silly enough.
• Edith, who is not talking, is doing very well army crawling along the floor.  In fact, as I type this, she just scooted on her belly across our living room rug.  So much for hoping that our second child wouldn't be as mobile as Eddie.  It has been fun to watch her go and explore.  Things that she moves very quickly for - power cords!
• It's January and we have had so little measure snowfall this winter!  I love it. Uncas is annoyed that I can actually shovel this year, but there is nothing for me to shovel.  Eddie wants to shovel, so he has taken to "shoveling" the ground - see picture above.  You'll notice he's in a fleece, it's so warm out!

And with that, I should really get back to my moving daughter who is getting angry or crabby or bored or all three!