Adventures with Olive and Georgia

With most circumstances, I've learned to deal with life like any first time mom, not considering the doubling of the work. However, sometimes I think that this has to be way harder, more exhausting, frustrating, but also more rewarding, sweet and funny than having a singleton. Here are some wonderful and/or horrendous things I am learning about raising “Double Trouble”. Bathing. Sometimes when Tony works in the evenings, I have to give a bath on my own. No big deal, right? Well, it’s not a big deal until it’s time to get them out. Two opposite of potty-trained kids running around naked… Tonight, Olive squatted and pooped on Little Golden Book while I was dressing Georgia. She then pointed at it and laughed until I cleaned it up. Poop. I changed 8 poopie diapers today, not counting the book. I thought that number might decrease more by this time. Nope. They are still the poopingest kids around. Food. It is extremely difficult to grocery shop for a todd...

   Adulthood is so far away for my 16 month old girls, but I pray for that distant future, and I wonder… What might they be? -------------------------------- Olive is so loving and affectionate. Maybe she will be a missionary (I’m hoping that she will so she can take me along J ), spreading God’s love that spills through her life.   She is also quite an adventurous dare-devil. Maybe she will be the youngest American Ninja Warrior. I joked the other day that she should have been born in the early 70s so she could have been on American Gladiators. Her Gladiator name (given by Tony) is Ice Chip. She is also incredibly strong, pushing around tables and carrying bags, pumpkins, anything that she can grip with her chubby little hands. Maybe she’ll be a fitness guru. She is now taking on clients as a Baby Cross Fit trainer. She is optimistic and peaceful…usually.   She brushes off just about everything and trucks on.   She will have joy in wh...