Swimming lessons again!

I still really love swimming lessons. We are still seeing great progress every week. Today they swam further than ever before, Ethan back floated his best ever and their teacher is really focusing on getting them to turn around to the wall when they fall in. They made great progress again today.

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Exploring a new park

We found and explored a new park today.

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Busy builders

Ben and Ethan making a block tower.
I really enjoy them playing and working together now they are getting older.

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Not an animal

This morning Ben kept playing with his breakfast and not eating it properly. After two threats that I will take it away he still wasn't actually eating it (I don't think he really wanted it) so I took it away.
He threw a tantrum, like I knew he would. Bens latest tantrum style is to jump forward, from a standing position and intentionally land on his bottom. He tries to do this with enough force to make as loud of a thump as possible. He also cries as loud as he can at the same time.

During Ben's tantrum Ethan asked me what we were going to do this morning. I jokingly said "put Ben in a cage?!?"
Ethan took a moment to consider this option, looked at me closely and said "no, Benny's not an animal!" and laughed.





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So tired

We (especially the boys) have had a busy few days lately.
Starting last week...
Wednesday- playgroup and the news paper was there to take photos
Thursday - day care enrollment interview and then madly shopping for last minute school items
Friday - first day of school
Saturday - grandma here and multiple birth club fun day at the trains
Sunday - grandma here (runs the boys ragged playing with them)
Monday - shopping and swimming lessons
Tuesday - quieter day at home, but we did go grocery shopping
Wednesday- chipmunks (indoor play centre) all morning

Makes for a tired little boy who fell asleep in the car on the way home






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Height and weight updated

I was chatting to my friend Monica today about car seats, and realized I didn't know recent heights on Ben and Ethan. So I weighed and measured them for the record.
They will be 3yrs old in about 5weeks.

Ethan 95cm tall (37.4inches)
Ethan 14.8kg (32.6lbs)

Ben 93cm tall (36.6 inches)
Ben 13kg (28.6lbs)

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Multiple birth club family fun day.

Today was our family fun day at the model steam trains.
Unfortunately it rained in the morning, and again after lunch, but despite the rain, we got a good turn out and had heaps of fun!

Grandma, Ben, Mumma and Ethan enjoy a train ride.












Ben and Ethan had a GREAT time wearing their rain coats and boots and stomping in the rain and mud puddles





I didn't take our good camera due to the rain, but a couple of other people from our committee were snapping shots all day. Hopefully they will get something good and I will upload some more if I can :)


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School (day care)

Well, after much decision making, and enthusiasm, especially from
Ben, we have found and enrolled the boys in a day care centre. They call it "school" (pronounced gool in toddler speak.)
They will attend school one day a week, with the possibility of increasing to two or more if they enjoy it.
Today was their first day. Ben was so excited he was awake at 5am!
They were super excited getting ready in the morning, and were ready to leave around 8:30.






They ran into the room this morning, and we left after a short time. We picked them up around 2pm, and the teachers tell us they had a great day, and were very happy, good boys all day.
They are exhausted this afternoon!
Some art work from today


They are already talking about going back next week.

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In the news paper

It is multiple birth awareness week this week. To celebrate, our multiple birth association is holding a family fun day on Saturday.
The local news paper did a story about us to publicise the day.
Sal, Ben and Ethan got their photo in the paper along with the rest of the mums and bubs at our twin playgroup.







Fingers crossed for nice weather on Saturday. We will post some photos after the event.

Families celebrate multiple birth week - Local News - News - Express Advocate Gosford Edition

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Ethan's laugh

Ethan has developed a funny new laugh.

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Troublesome toddlers

Why is it that toddlers can get up to so much mischief so quickly when you're not looking?

On Saturday, Ben was supposed to be resting on our bed during "nap" time, and Ethan in his own bed.

So, when they started giggling together I just knew they were up to trouble!
The troublesome two had gone into my bathroom and pinched my new (still full) tub of hair gel, and had proceeded to paint it ALL over them selves, their heads, their beds, the wall and the floor. A HUGE sticky mess!

I was a little to shocked and mad to get a photo of the incident, but as you can imagine, it was a big mess.

Today, I came down stairs to see Ethan helping himself to some cream or his feet!



Trouble I tell you!

As I type this, Ethan is supposed to be in a time-out for pulling on my curtain when repeatedly told not to, Ben was sent out of the room, but kept coming back to sit with his brother. They really don't like being apart at the moment.


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Swimming lessons again...... still my favourite day of the week.
Just a couple of highlights of today's lesson.

Ethan is rapidly gaining confidence in pushing off the wall and swimming to the instructor. In the video below, he swims the furthest he's ever swum.




And Ben floats on his back, the best he has ever done.

All better - hand foot and mouth disease

I am pleased to say Ben and Ethan have made a full recovery from (presumed) hand foot and mouth disease.
They are back to eating and drinking normally.
Yay!

We think the virus made Ethan lose about 500g (600g = 1lb). We did not have any recent weights to get a definite weight loss, but that is a rough guess.

We are so pleased they are better

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We are in trouble now

Oh no!
Look what Ethan learnt to do today. We are in trouble now, he isn't even 3 yet!

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