Naptime Blog

…OK, well I’m really not ready.  But that is what their invitation sent.  Just mailed them out today.  I still cannot believe how fast time flies.  I remember my daughter’s second birthday which was six years ago already.  She woke up on the morning of her second birthday chanting “Happy JULNA day!”  Back then it seemed every day was Juliana Day, as she was my only child.  And now I have four.  Two of those four are turning TWO years old!

It feels like a few weeks ago Paul and I were planning our wedding.  We tried for a year after we got married to become pregnant, and when the sonogram showed twins, Paul had to lift my chin up off the floor.  I didn’t think I could survive a twin pregnancy, but I did, and they were the cutest little pair of cuties ever!  I cannot imagine my life without them!  These two little characters are just that.  They are always full of laughs and make everyone who comes in contact with them laugh, too!  Even when I want to run away from the chaos, I still have to sit back and laugh at these kids. 

Anthony loves to strip.  When we took them to see Toy Story 3 last week, he slowly and steadily took off one sneaker, then the next, followed by each sock (“dock”).  I didn’t realize he had slinked out of his shorts as well, and slid down on the floor to eat the popcorn he dropped a few minutes before!  When I picked him up to stop the popcorn eating fiasco, he just looked at me with those adoring eyes and said “Mommy, CAN I HAVE MORE POPCORN PLEASE!”  OK, it actually sounded more like “MaMa!  Corn!  Pease!  More!!!!”

Louis is a self-proclaimed vegetarian.  Yep, not even two years old and already deciding he will not eat meat.  OK, so that is NOT entirely true.  He will eat Grandma’s meatballs, chicken nuggets and hot dogs (“Ott dugs”) and occasionally I try to sneak in a slice of ham or a bite of a piece of steak.  One evening, I forced his little mouth open and made him eat a piece of London broil.  The child smiled, saying “MEEEET!!!  Noo-Noo (what he calls himself, his version of Lou-Lou) eat MEEEET!!!”.  He chewed and chewed for TEN minutes.  Then, as soon as Paul and I turned to eat other to talk, he took the piece of meat out of his mouth and back into his dish!  When we told him to eat the meat, he told us “I DID!!!!!”  and when I told him he needs to swallow it, he answered “I CAN’T”

Yes, they certainly keep things interesting around here!

So, as we approach the terrible twos (and debatably we already did!), I am planning my sons’ second birthday party.  We’re not having a big party as we did last year:  some family and friends in our yard.  The theme is Sesame Street, and I am going to decorate the yard, have Elmo make a guest appearance, and have the kids swim in the kiddie pool.  We will barbecue and have cake and cupcakes, and my boys will get to hear everyone sing HAPPY BIRTHDAY to them!  They love to sing it to everyone else, and every time I say that it is THEIR turn, they grin from ear to ear.  My twins are turning two.  I’m sure it is going to be a fun ride!

Jennifer Nevadomski
Paul’s Wife
Mom to: Juliana, 8 – Louis and Anthony, 24 months – Joseph, 10 months
www.nevaland.com

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