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Thu, Dec 28, 2006 10:32 AM
Merry Christmas!

It's been so lovely to have three little ones around the house this holiday season. Henry and Libby really enjoyed opening presents and playing with all their new toys. The twins did not understand the concept of Santa this year (which is fine, although it might have been of disciplinary assistance), but did enjoy songs about Santa. "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" became "I know, I know, I know" (Henry's take on the "he knows when you've been sleeping" phrase) "Up on the Rooftop" was just "ho,ho,ho". But both have mastered "Jingle Bells" which was requested as "I want to sing 'all the way'!".

Maggie is growing so quickly. She already has Michelin Man thighs and a big smile ready at all times. Everyone comments about what a lovely baby she is and how she never cries. You definitely wouldn't know that we have a newborn in the house if you lived next door! Libby continues her attempts to pick up Maggie and move her about the house. Henry pretty much ignores Maggie, although he does profess that he loves her if asked.

We spent Christmas with the Connolly family in Ontario. We stayed with Stephen's sister, Denise (aka "lady" and "neesee") and her family. Libby was very taken by her 10 year old twin cousins. She followed them around yelling "guys! guys!" the entire time. It was hard to be immune to her charms and it was laugh-out-loud hilarious to watch her try to charm the 10 year olds. Henry loved playing with Karsten and James' toys. Christmas day was spent at Grandma Connolly's. Libby and Henry received many presents including new coats, noisy cars, baby dolls, and clothes.

I think you can see from the photos that Henry and Libby are no longer babies. They are both able to say just about everything (including words we had hoped they would ignore!) and express their desires. Henry is still learning to express his frustrations without having tantrums. Libby doesn't through tantrums, but will scold her parents if she doesn't like the discipline she's receiving. Time-outs have worked pretty well for both of them, although less so for Libby. The twins play well together, but occassionally Henry seems to express the desire NOT to be a twin anymore (at least, the desire not to have to share).

To those who said it wouldn't be: the twins STILL nap 2-3 hours every afternoon. We are planning to keep this schedule until kindergarten if we are so lucky. They are also still going to be around 8PM and waking up around 8AM. Maggie, however, is not yet able to be scheduled and is awake around the clock.

Amy is returning to work full time after New Years Day. She was able to work part-time between Thanksgiving and New Years, which was a great help in our efforts to nurse Maggie. She will return to work full time with her trusty pump and we hope that Maggie will be able to nurse until she's ready to wean herself.

Stephen is the hard-working stay at home dad who keeps the house spotless (despite the twins' best efforts) and manages to put on dinner most evenings. Now that Maggie is almost three months old, she should sleep more during the day (we hope!). We're all looking forward to Michigan winter being over so that we can resume trips to the park with the kids. The kids are homebound for most of the winter, with the exception of shopping trips and vists to the indoor playground (also known as Typhoid Central as someone always gets sick after visiting that place!).

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