Some of you have (very kindly) inquired about my whereabouts, AND apparently some of you check this website EVERYDAY. I didn't know you all were so hard up for reading material :) But really, thanks for the concern, but all is well. I am just tired. And rather uninspired. (hey, that rhymed!)

I do keep meaning to write, but somehow I just can't seem to bring myself to sit down at the computer. At such leisure times, I tend to gravitate towards the couch. But I've been meaning to record all the many Lilli-doings. She has been counting to ten for over a month now, and she's been singing songs too. All of this seemed to happen kind of overnight. She'd been counting to three for awhile, but one night we were in bed and she started counting her fingers, all the way to 7! I was astounded. Then the next day she had her ABC's book and she started singing "now I know my c's" and I couldn't figure out how she'd grown up so quickly! Kids these days! She's been talking a lot, even more than before if that is possible, and making sentences and babbling to everyone who will listen. She knows the name for practically every object in our house, and a lot of them outside of it too. She laughs at her own jokes and tickles herself (literally.) She's turned into quite a funny little girl.

As the stress monkey that I am, however, I am constantly worried about what will happen when the twins come. Obviously, Lilli is the center of our little universe right now, and all of that will change awfully suddenly come February. I don't want her to be traumatized. I want her to be able to stay a baby for as long as she needs to. I don't want to push her. I want her to feel just as loved as if she were an only child. Just not as spoiled, of course. :) At the same time, it would be AWFULLY nice to have her potty trained and sleeping through the night in her own bed by the time February rolls around. Very very very nice. Man, do I really have to go through all of this again? Times two??

Anyway, as for the little twosome, they are doing great by all accounts. We had an ultrasound a month ago, and another in the doctor's office yesterday and they are growing right on schedule and making me pee every fifteen minutes. Yesterday though we could see them moving around and having a great ol' time in there. They even have appendages now and no longer just look like little peanuts. Apparently, however, I have a lot to learn about twin pregnancies. I am going to have to make a trip to Amazon I think. I was a little overwhelmed at the doctor's. I have to eat like crazy and sleep a lot and not over do it and get my Christmas shopping done NOW. Apparently by the time Christmas rolls around, I will be too whale like to make it to the mall. Plus they worry more about preterm labor with multiples, and term for twins is 38 weeks rather than 40 weeks. So although the due date is February 22nd, the actual last day they would let me carry the pregnancy is February 8th. And it's possible things could happen sooner than that, although that's not ideal. This is crazy to me. This means that we have only six months or LESS to prepare for utter chaos. Dear Lord. All I can keep thinking of is the dreaded triple stroller.

Anyway, I will try to write more often so as not to worry anybody. We are still here and doing great. I have some pictures to post actually, but maybe I will wait until another day. Spread it out a little :) But now I have to go lie down on the couch.