No way, these kids are not already two months old; we've only slept 8 hours since our last posting...
So far the question is, how are we doing at Aboudi central? Well, if you can adapt to new ways of measuring things, then the answer is: Great! For example:
- If you measure the days one feeding at a time, a 24 hour cycle seems more like 6 hours, because you haven't changed, brushed your teeth or moved from your spot on the couch.
- If you measure the weeks by the amount of formula consumed, then you wonder how long it will take for someone to invent a faucet that dispenses formula at the perfect temperature, without bubbles, and it seems like forever.
- If you measure a day by the amount of diapers used, then you wonder when we will run out of landfills and have to return to the days of cloth diapers- and suddenly there isn't enough time.
- If you measure a minute by how supercalifragalistic it feels when Caril and Joseph smile at us, then everything stops. (For those of you who've been privy, you know what we mean).
- And if you measure life by being stupefied, then you will be frozen in your tracks just watching how awesome these kids really are, and suddenly there is no such thing as time anymore.
Already struck by the conversation bug, both Carli and Joseph are hard at work perfecting their skills. With hands, eyes, and coos they converse with their toys and relatives (and no, they do not confuse the two. Mom and Dad aren't so lucky, but that's sleep deprivation for you).
They are also growing at an exponential rate- Big J is already rounding the corner to a solid 12 pounds, and Miss C is approaching 10. We are thankful that we can save money with gym fees- between feeding, burping, bathing and stroller pushing, calories are being expended and muscles are aching in places we hardly knew existed.
At this point, we can either list the 12 million other adorable things they did in the last five minutes, or we can spare you the "our kids are the best" shtick (but they are... tee hee). We will be sending new slideshow links in the next couple of days, and we think the photos will speak for themselves.
Until next month, write back and don't forget your sunblock!
Love,
Danny, Jennifer, Carli and Joseph
