So much exciting is happening with the girls, it’s just that it’s buried underneath homeschool schedules, migraine headaches, overworked parents and visiting relatives. But here is a quiet moment in which I shall not clean my house for the company that is to arrive shortly, instead, tell you funny things.

B can crawl. Speedy little thing, too. C is content to watch her, but not ready to make a fool of herself. Both girls are capable of eating a meal without screaming; not that they exercise those powers all the time. They like to pull down the curtains in their bedroom. We are not sure who is to blame… C learned how to wave bye-bye, so B immediately learned it, too. B waves on command. C only does it when nobody is looking (just for mommy). Both girls are falling in love with mommy and daddy very well; more smiles and cuddles than ever.

We are ready to baby-proof a playroom for them. Both girls love to eat videos and power cords. They can also eat Cheerios, but mostly 50 at a time. They love their bath time. C laughs out loud when she sees some one get splashed with water. We got that on video. B loves to swim all by herself after C gets out of the tub. I fill up the water a little bit and hold her head as she kicks her feet wildly and splashes her hands and smiles like a crazy lady. She also likes to listen to herself talk while her ears are under water, floating on her back.

They eat well; peas, butternut squash, green beans, sweet potatoes, carrots, peaches, pears, applesauce, bananas, and mixed grain cereals, and, of course, Cheerios. Somehow they became vegetarian along the way. They both weigh 20 lbs, so they are thriving.

They adore their rigid schedule of naps and meals and bottles and bath. Whoa betide the parent who messes with the normalcy of a day. We went to a wedding a few weeks ago for almost the whole day. The girls behaved as good as gold, but mom, dad and our friend worked hard the entire time keeping them happy. (I missed the ceremony entirely, but I think they did actually tie the knot.)

Ron and I now think that perhaps we have to work harder in order not to have to work so hard. So, we spend every evening doing major projects of organizing and catch up housework, and even the odd reconstruction job, thank you water damage.

And remember folks, having twins is not like having two babies, it’s like having one baby 48 hours a day. They are so cute, we just want to gobble them up. In fact, I do eat a lot more chocolate since they are always making me think about it. mmmm, chocolate. I just baked a chocolate zucchini cake today. It was not perfect. I need the ultimate recipe of chocolatey power.