On The Road Again

This past weekend we undertook a trip with all three kids and both dogs that involved driving 200 miles each way.

The drive up was a breeze. Erin chatted contentedly, the twins slept and Guinness and Scrabble watched the cars travel by. The drive back, well we’ll get to that later.

The girls (and pups) got to spend tons of time with their Granny and they were thrilled. Matt was in a wedding for friends of ours who have finally tied the knot after 12 years together. The wedding was beautiful and because I’m an idiot who brought the camera but not the battery I have no pictures to prove it.

On Monday we decided to start back around 12:30. We anticipated traffic at each exit, but for the first 100-120 miles it wasn’t terrible. There is a toll booth about 20 miles from the NJ state line and once we hit that we’re usually in the clear for the rest of the ride. On this trip, the traffic slowed a little sooner than we thought near the toll booth. After sitting in a 20 mile traffic jam, we finally learned that the delay was due to an accident. On the other side of the road. 20 miles of rubbernecking on Memorial Day. Once again, a reminder of why we need to move out of such a congested area!!!

Some pictures to keep you visiting…..

News

So, this may not be big news to anyone else but it's news for us. After 7+ years at my current job, I'm finally leaving. I've been offered a position at a marketing agency as a project manager. The commute is better, although still not wonderful. What is wonderful is that the environment is fast paced, dynamic and most importantly -outside of telecommunications!

I'll be sending out my new e-mail shortly to those of you used to contacting me at the work address.

I'll keep you updated on the transition.

Life without Bobby

We finally bit the bullet and decided to take Erin's beloved pacifier, Bobby, away. We let her keep it through her actual birthday. The next morning when she got up we asked her to leave it in her room. Erin proceeded to wail and carry on as if we had removed an appendage. No doubt about it, Matt and I felt like the meanest, worst parents in the world. Really, our pediatrician told us her son had it until he was 3 and here we were at just 2 years old and a day making the kid go cold turkey. You would think that two parents who gave up smoking cold turkey would have more compassion, right!?

Day 1 was horrific. She screamed from the moment we brought her downstairs, straight through getting dressed and the ride to school. She screamed through drop off. She was fine all day at school, and the minute Matt walked back in to pick her up, the screaming commenced again. Through the ride home, through playtime in the yard and through the first half of dinner - yup, you guessed it - screaming. Shockingly enough this seemed to be the end of it. She went to bed with no qualms. She asked for Bobby once at bed time and a few times since but seems okay with the answer that Bobby has gone bye-bye.

Our baby isn't really a baby anymore... she's growing up

It's great to be (almost) 2

Erin's birthday is coming up and we had her party today. It was a phenomenal day spent with our family and friends. We started the day with some friends her age at a local indoor kid park and finished with a larger party back at the house.

Erin had a great time and would gleefully tell anyone who asked (and many who didn't) "It's my birthday" and would annouce her age of 2 while holding up 5 fingers.

We also got to show off the house to friends who hadn't yet seen the renovations. Of course, we also discovered a potential issue with the siding, but that's a whole post in and of itself :) Nothing a hammer and a few roofing nails can't fix...... I hope.

In other updates - Sloane is on the verge of crawling - she scoots on her bum from the table to the entertainment center. We've also determined that it will be she, our quiet, sensitive twin who will kick the butt of anyone who gets in her way or her sisters' ways. She's become incredibly determined and doesn't hesitate to do everything in her power to get her way. Of course this is while she is still being our sweet, sensitive girl. Sarah is doing really well in PT. Both girls just had their well baby check and the doctor felt Sarah has made significant progress in catching up.

Matt and I are doing well also. Stay tuned for some news this week. And no, I'm not pregnant!!