The Firebrand, the Philosopher, and the Buddha.

Overheard on the baby monitor

2008-07-22T02:01:37Z

Eve: The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the GIANT MEATBALL!!! Eve and Julia: (giggles) Julia: Big frog! E: The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the BIG FROG! E&J: (more laughter) J: Little frog! E: The itsy bitsy spider climed up the LITTLE FROG! E&J: ...

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Fun at the farm

2008-07-17T02:26:56Z

We have a living history museum near us that's set up like a mid-1800s farm and town. The staff dresses in period costumes and pretends not to understand what you mean if you talk about airplanes or tractors or anything else that didn't exist in ...

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"Conversation" with three 2 1/2-year-olds

2008-06-11T18:40:59Z

The girls are all big talkers, which is great. Really, I'm glad they have good verbal skills. But they also like to narrate everything that's going on around them. At the same time. Which is also fine, except that you can't just nod and smile and...

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Spring

2008-05-21T02:51:58Z

I am just going to ignore the fact that I haven't posted for over a month... Nothing to see here... Spring has been slow to arrive where we live, and we have had a frustratingly high number of cold, rainy days. But we've had enough nice days he...

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Lesson learned.

2008-04-03T13:48:26Z

Let's say you're tired and decide to go to bed early. But then at 9:30 or so one of your children starts puking every 15-20 minutes until 11pm. After you finish cleaning up all the puke and crawl into bed exhausted at 11:30, whatever you do, do N...

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Toddler Containment Units, Part II

2008-03-12T02:04:05Z

After we solved the crib dilemma, we moved our attention to our next sleep-related challenge: replacing the Pack and Plays. (For those of you without kids: Pack and Plays used to be called "playpens.") We purchased 2 Pack & Plays before our firs...

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Toddler Containment Units

2008-02-28T03:03:28Z

Sleep has been a precious commodity around here ever since the girls were born. When they first came home from the hospital, we religiously put them down in their cribs drowsy, but awake. It worked pretty well until they hit their due date and Ev...

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That special triplet bond.

2008-02-21T03:03:19Z

Two Fridays ago I accidentally shut Eve's finger in the bathroom door. They are all obsessed with shutting doors right now (we have to shut every door 3 times so everyone gets a turn) and she ran around behind me and grabbed the door right under t...

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You better change me.

2008-02-20T02:11:39Z

It seems like an innocent enough statement. But when that statement comes from a toddler who has fought you tooth and nail over every diaper change for the last six months; a toddler who will vehemently deny having a dirty diaper even when five se...

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My Little Valentines

2008-02-14T02:29:12Z

Happy Valentine's Day! I realize I have seriously been neglecting this blog, but it's been a rough couple of weeks. I'll start catching up soon, but in the meantime, in the spirit of the holiday, here are some photos of the girls loving on each o...

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