Growing up...

Today is my 34th Birthday.  That sounds older.  Like not "early mid-thirties."  Just plain old "mid-thirties."  Oh, well...I've never been that into my age anyway.  Growing old doesn't seem so awful.  Forty used to sound nightmare-ishly old, but I have plenty of friends over 40 now, and they seem cool enough.  Sixty was ancient - but my parents and in-laws are 60 and it seems pretty great.  What's 34?

Only somewhat related, I remember being in high school thinking how hot college football players were (Go Buckeyes!!!), and then in college still thinking they were hot but DUMB, and now I think, "Oh, look how cute they are!  Such little kids!"


Updates on the kids:
Elliot is still rocking her piano & cello.  That kid has some serious talent.  She is ANNOYINGLY a perfectionist, though.  She will throw a full-on, door-slamming tantrum if she cannot get a song "right" on the first try.  By the third try, she's typically quite good.  She's also very funny.  Making jokes out of everything.  We were just in California, and she made this doozie up on the way to California Adventure:

What is Mater's (from Cars) favorite ride?
The Mater-horn! (a la the Matterhorn at Disneyland)

Anyway, it was really funny then.

Addie is a grump lately.  She doesn't sleep nearly as well as Charlie, and I'm hoping that's why.  She still only has four teeth at 17.5 months old - maybe more are working their way in.  She hits & pinches. She throws tantrums by slamming her head into the floor.  But, oh, that girl's smile is a thing of beauty. Lights up her whole face.  And my whole heart.

Charlie no longer nurses.  It breaks my heart.  She's just not interested, there's too much exciting stuff to do and see.  But 17 months of nursing, especially for a twin, seems really successful to me. It's actually what inspired this post.  I told David that I am the one who needs the nursing right now, because I'm going back to work.  I need those snuggles and cuddles.  But she does still cuddle.  I worry about their resenting me when I leave them for the first time in almost 18 months.  She's still a clown.  She is SO CLOSE to walking.  I think she's waiting for me to go back to work next week to walk to make me feel more guilty about it :(

My favorite "trick" that the twins are doing now is "Sissy Kissy."  When you say that, they find each other and kiss.  It's especially funny because Addie really open mouth kisses everytime.  Lovin' my girls!