March 17, 2009

It’s a milestone day for Lauren & Olivia…they are 2 years old and as sassy and naughty as the saying goes “terrible two’s”! Just in the last day or two they have realized how to fight unfairly, they have learned to pull each others’ hair. And that’s just the beginning. Lauren has always been smaller and for awhile she wasn’t a fighter, she was a lover, but more recently she’s been both! She’s learning to stick up for herself, but she’s also hitting a lot and testing our patience as well. She also knows how to push our buttons. When she’s in trouble she gets that sassy look on her face, stands there as stubborn as can be, we’ll start counting to 5 (5 is the magic number in our house) and we’ll get to 4, sometimes 5, and she’ll start running. Then once she does what we ask of her, she starts laughing like it was a big joke! What two year old does that? It’s so hard to keep a straight face when she’s so cute and she’s so naughty at the same time!

Olivia on the other hand is a whole other kind of two year old. She definitely fights for herself and pretty unfairly I might add…but she’s also a sissy. She throws a fit if she doesn’t get her way, she’s takes toys and thinks ‘sharing’ is for everyone else. She’s definitely a daddy’s little girl and runs to him when she’s mad. And she thinks her pacifier is the biggest comforter EVER!

Yes they still have their pacifiers, but not for long because Lauren has just about chewed hers to the max. It’s just about falling apart and I refuse to buy anymore! So once her’s gets thrown away, OG will be out a pacifier too! (She can fight with her sister about that one!) They are doing pretty well with the “potty training”. We still are NOT pushing the issue, but they both always want to sit on the potty and we let them. About 90% of the time Lauren will do something on it and about 50% of the time OG will too. They’re still doing pretty well in their big girl beds , but one of us still needs to sit in there with them until they are about ready to fall asleep or are asleep. They know they can get up andplay if we just leave them by themselves and then they never calm down. Like I said earlier, OG is definitely a daddy’s little girl, while Lauren is a mama’s girl. She is my little love bug and she knows it. They are big cuddlers and love to rock before nap and bedtime. They’re almost getting too big to rock, but of course I love doing it so we do it. They both love to sing and dance. OG can count to 10 and Lauren knows almost all the ABC song. They’re getting to be their own little people. Their personalities are showing more and more and it’s so fun seeing them grow and learn. They’re even starting to pick out their own clothes. It makes me a little sad that they don’t want to wear the same things anymore, but I knew that day would come at some point…sometimes I can still put them in the same outfit, or at least the same shirt or pants. Both of their sense of style is NOT so pretty, I might add…they both pick out weird outfits, not matching, different socks, shoes…you name it. But as long as they don’t go in public I don’t really care what they’re wearing!

I remember the day they were born like it was yesterday. Jerry and I had been in the hospital for 36 hours before they finally decided to arrive. I tried to push them out a day earlier, but they weren’t ready. Once the doctor broke Lauren’s water, it was ALL over! The contractions were there, I was dialated to 10 in a matter of a half hour, the nurses made me wait for another hour so they could get the surgery room ready (in case they had to do an emergency c-section with OG) and then I finally was able to push her out. I pushed for about 40 minutes and Lauren arrived and then I got to do it all over again…19 minutes later Olivia arrived and I was so relieved and in so much pain, I couldn’t stand it! It was a long wait, a long 9 months, and after they arrived I couldn’t tell you what happened for about 4 months…so don’t ask. I just remember being happy they were out and happy that I could sleep…well, at least sleep for the night because God knows I didn’t get sleep for many months after they were born! It was a rough time for me, but I wouldn’t trade them for anything in the world…(unless of course you offered something REALLY good!) Just kidding! My girls, ALL three of them, are my world and they are the best daughters a mom could ask for!