Tooth Fairy Visits Village Rd

Well, we certainly weren't expecting the tooth fairy this soon!!! Maddie took a bit of a tumble (Mommy is kicking herself for leaving that laundry hamper out) and knocked one of her two bottom teeth loose. At first it seemed she was just fine and I picked her up and told her so. A few seconds later Kurt suggested that I "not freak out", but it appeared that Maddie had been cut (I guess the pool of blood on my shoulder was a clue). After a few seconds of panic (mostly me), we called the doctor's office. Our sweet little girl fell asleep on the drive in (it was bedtime after all) and woke up to the doctor ripping her tooth out of her mouth. They said it was so loose that it might fall out and she'd aspirate on it (wasn't sure what that meant, but it sounded scary enough). After some hugs and kisses, she was right back to climbing on everything in sight.

Now that Maddie & Aidan are mobile and showing interest in walking, I guess we had better be prepared for more incidents like this. Of course let's hope she keeps the rest of her teeth...we aren't from Tennessee after all :)

Where was Aidan during this trauma you may ask...in the sink getting a tubby (bath)!

Maddie is apparently sensitive about her looks and wouldn't cooperate, so the best we could do was a picture of the offending tooth:

On a happier note, the babies are playing together so well these days. They often "share" toys and enjoy climbing on each other.



Excuse the lack of trousers:

Kurt is a very hands-on parent when it comes to playtime:

Maddie getting a "huggle" (hug/snuggle):

Poop Deck

It was a busy week for us (all of our helpers were on vacation) and not alot of photos were taken. But I can report that Maddie & Aidan are hitting milestones like gangbusters!! Aidan is now officially crawling, sitting up on his own and says dada (actually he says blah blah da da blah blah da). Maddie taught herself how to climb the stairs (to my utter shock). Kurt is downstairs right now coming up with a gate type solution to keep her off the stairs until Mommy is a little more prepared for it (I thought only toddlers climb stairs)! And I did hear her say ma ma the other day (aw shucks).

We are going through a bit of a heat wave here in Massachusetts, so the babies and I have been housebound quite a bit (hit 100 degrees today here in Mansfield). We occupy ourselves well enough...but are looking forward to getting outdoors again.

Kurt & I hit a bit of a milestone ourselves (well, maybe not really a milestone...but it did bring to light how quickly time passes). As a result of the warmer weather, I dragged out the babies' summer clothing. I came upon the pink and blue rompers Kurt & I had bought last June during our "final alone vacation" to the Cape. We went from store to store trying to find these rompers we saw on a baby at the pool and then we agonized over what was the appropriate size to buy for our babies to be. Well a year later I crammed (and I do mean crammed) my babies into those rompers and reminisced about the time when I was so looking forward to meeting them and had all of these dreams of what they would be like.

I can say we certainly have lucked out...all of our dreams are coming true!!!

The front of the rompers is a pirate with the words "Lil' Pirate" and "Chatham"...just to give you some context:

Twin Adventures

Well it was a rather low key weekend for the Willners. But we did manage to have a few funny moments with the babies. Who knew that a simple laundry basket could provide so much entertainment!

Aidan really enjoys being inside the basket:

Maddie enjoys trying to tip it over when Aidan is inside it:

Of course, once we finally did have an accident, it was Miss Maddie to the rescue!

We tried some new solid foods this weekend. Apparently the babies are not ready for nutri-grain bars and eggo waffles quite yet. But they do love their Gerber puffs!

Aidan had a bit of trouble finding that pesky last puff:

Maddie & Aidan also worked a great deal this week on their mobility. Aidan is so close to crawling and he is so determined! Maddie has now figured out how to climb (have mercy).

Here she is on the fireplace hearth:

She's so very proud of herself too. She'll look back over her shoulder to make sure everyone sees what she is doing. She's a bit of an attention stealer!

All in all we had a fun family weekend!