Iain has been doing push-ups in the living room lately and I guess the girls have been watching. Tonight was the first time they did it themselves, but he's on duty tonight so he hasn't seen his beautiful girls in action.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Avery -- Colors and Counting
Here's Avery showing off her color recognition abilities (100% if the color in question is purple; 0% if the color is anything else) and her ability to count to TWO.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Modern Technology
So we watch very little TV in our house, and even less "live" TV. About 99% of the things the girls watch are either DVR'd or from a DVD. A few months ago when they were watching a live TV show, Audrey told me "I don't like commercials" (hmmm, me either) and now when one of their DVR shows goes to commercial, I know it immediately, because they start saying in chorus "uh-oh, uh-oh" and pointing at the TV, waiting for me to fast forward to the next part of the show.
Anyway, tonight, I was playing with Audrey and her little dollhouse. The house has a garage that opens. She said "I don't know why this house has a garage that we push open." I told her it was so the people who live there could park their car inside, just like we do. She said "no, I mean, where is their remote control?" Really, the girl has no idea that it's possible to open a garage door without a remote. So cute!
She'll also probably be embarassed by this later (so Audrey, I'm sorry in advance), but since I am an even worse journal-er than I am a blogger, I won't document this unless I put it here ... last week, she was sitting on the potty and I heard a little sound. She said "that was just some gasoline from my bottom." I had to stifle my laughter, and it was so cute, that I didn't correct her. But she said it again tonight (again, hilarious!), so I decided to tell her that it's just "gas" from our bottom and it's "gasoline" for our car.
Avery has learned so many new words! She now says "peeze" if she wants something, and it's hard not to give it to her with her cute pronunciation and beautiful smile! She also loves to sing (almost all songs are to the tune of Twinkle twinkle), but she'll sing any word to that tune (Elmo and Mim being her favorite two). Actually, Elmo is her favorite answer to any question these days ... Avery, what do you want for breakfast? ELMO! Avery, did you sleep okay? ELMO! Avery, do you want to go to the park? ELMO!
We LOVE these girls. Can someone please slow time down for us???
Anyway, tonight, I was playing with Audrey and her little dollhouse. The house has a garage that opens. She said "I don't know why this house has a garage that we push open." I told her it was so the people who live there could park their car inside, just like we do. She said "no, I mean, where is their remote control?" Really, the girl has no idea that it's possible to open a garage door without a remote. So cute!
She'll also probably be embarassed by this later (so Audrey, I'm sorry in advance), but since I am an even worse journal-er than I am a blogger, I won't document this unless I put it here ... last week, she was sitting on the potty and I heard a little sound. She said "that was just some gasoline from my bottom." I had to stifle my laughter, and it was so cute, that I didn't correct her. But she said it again tonight (again, hilarious!), so I decided to tell her that it's just "gas" from our bottom and it's "gasoline" for our car.
Avery has learned so many new words! She now says "peeze" if she wants something, and it's hard not to give it to her with her cute pronunciation and beautiful smile! She also loves to sing (almost all songs are to the tune of Twinkle twinkle), but she'll sing any word to that tune (Elmo and Mim being her favorite two). Actually, Elmo is her favorite answer to any question these days ... Avery, what do you want for breakfast? ELMO! Avery, did you sleep okay? ELMO! Avery, do you want to go to the park? ELMO!
We LOVE these girls. Can someone please slow time down for us???
Fun at Home
A video from a few minutes ago of the girls racing in the living room to Daddy.
Avery has now learned to count to two (but only in Spanish, much to Iain's delight). Audrey is a potty-using pro ... no more crying, no accidents, just smiles and laughter. Whoo-hoo!
Avery has now learned to count to two (but only in Spanish, much to Iain's delight). Audrey is a potty-using pro ... no more crying, no accidents, just smiles and laughter. Whoo-hoo!
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Lael Scott McConnell
Lael was born on April 21 at 9:53pm, weighing 9 lb 3 oz and measuring 18 inches long. A few pictures below. The ones of the five of us were taken just as Iain and I were walking out the door to go to the hospital (don't worry, the mark on Avery's cheek is just some lipstick ... she needs someone besides me to teach her the proper application of makeup).
I'm putting some of the details here so that I don't forget them later. Feel free to stop reading here if this is more than you need ....=)
I went into labor just before 3pm (though it took me about an hour to figure out that I was having contractions and not just random stomach cramps). Iain was at work for a night flight so I called him to give him a head's-up and tell him I'd call him back if they got closer together (when I first called at 3:30, they were about 6 minutes apart and by the time I called him back at 4:30, they were about 2-3 minutes apart). When I called back, he was already on his way home (they decided to cancel the flight he was going to fly). My mom had gotten into town the night before (a trip that had been scheduled for over a month) so she stayed with the girls while Iain and I left for the hospital (including a stop through the Chick-Fil-A drive-thru so that Iain would have energy for the evening). =) By the time the doctors checked me around 6pm, I was 6cm dilated and they confirmed that I was in pre-term labor. Because Lael was in the breech position, they needed to check that the oncoming doctor wouldn't require a C-section (she didn't), and they thought that because he was 7 weeks early, he would be small and it would be a relatively quick labor and delivery. Meanwhile, at home, my mom put the girls to bed and then got to the hospital at about 8:15 (we had one friend come and stay with the girls while another drove her to the hospital), so it was really nice to have both Iain and my mom in the room when Lael was born at 9:53.
Because he was breech, his legs were born first and he was moving them around while I was delivering his tummy (which was quite large due to the amniotic fluid which had built up inside his bladder). Unfortunately, during the delivery of his abdomen, the umbilical cord was compressed and Lael passed away at some point during the last 20 minutes of pushing.
Immediately after delivery, they put Lael on my chest. Iain and I got to spend the next 6 hours with him, holding him, kissing him, talking to him, singing to him, telling him about his sisters and just loving him. It's time we wouldn't trade for anything.
Our little angel is beautiful and our hearts are broken because we will never be able to watch his first steps, see him play with Audrey and Avery, and hear his sweet voice. But I can imagine my own daddy rocking Lael to sleep and melting at his smiles. And we rejoice that he is playing at the feet of Jesus.
I'm putting some of the details here so that I don't forget them later. Feel free to stop reading here if this is more than you need ....=)
I went into labor just before 3pm (though it took me about an hour to figure out that I was having contractions and not just random stomach cramps). Iain was at work for a night flight so I called him to give him a head's-up and tell him I'd call him back if they got closer together (when I first called at 3:30, they were about 6 minutes apart and by the time I called him back at 4:30, they were about 2-3 minutes apart). When I called back, he was already on his way home (they decided to cancel the flight he was going to fly). My mom had gotten into town the night before (a trip that had been scheduled for over a month) so she stayed with the girls while Iain and I left for the hospital (including a stop through the Chick-Fil-A drive-thru so that Iain would have energy for the evening). =) By the time the doctors checked me around 6pm, I was 6cm dilated and they confirmed that I was in pre-term labor. Because Lael was in the breech position, they needed to check that the oncoming doctor wouldn't require a C-section (she didn't), and they thought that because he was 7 weeks early, he would be small and it would be a relatively quick labor and delivery. Meanwhile, at home, my mom put the girls to bed and then got to the hospital at about 8:15 (we had one friend come and stay with the girls while another drove her to the hospital), so it was really nice to have both Iain and my mom in the room when Lael was born at 9:53.
Because he was breech, his legs were born first and he was moving them around while I was delivering his tummy (which was quite large due to the amniotic fluid which had built up inside his bladder). Unfortunately, during the delivery of his abdomen, the umbilical cord was compressed and Lael passed away at some point during the last 20 minutes of pushing.
Immediately after delivery, they put Lael on my chest. Iain and I got to spend the next 6 hours with him, holding him, kissing him, talking to him, singing to him, telling him about his sisters and just loving him. It's time we wouldn't trade for anything.
Our little angel is beautiful and our hearts are broken because we will never be able to watch his first steps, see him play with Audrey and Avery, and hear his sweet voice. But I can imagine my own daddy rocking Lael to sleep and melting at his smiles. And we rejoice that he is playing at the feet of Jesus.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Disneyland
We went to Disneyland yesterday for my birthday. Both girls had a good time, but Audrey REALLY loved everything (except the Peter Pan ride, which she told us later that she didn't like seeing "the man in the crocodile's mouth"). She especially loved walking through the castle and meeting the princesses (as we were waiting in line, I asked her if she wanted to ask the princesses anything and without hesitating, she said "yes, we should ask them if we can sit on the ground in their house"). We got to talk to Ariel, Snow White and Cinderella, and at every one, she could not stop smiling (Avery, on the other hand, didn't want them to even look at her). Avery really loved the rocket ship orbiters in Tomorrowland (really just some little rocket ships going around in a circle that you can push higher or lower), and when the ride was over and I helped her out of the car, she ripped her hand away from mine and ran back to another car to try to get in (and then screamed when I told her we were finished). Here are a few videos and pix. None of them are really great, but it'll give you a flavor for the day.
Iain and I just kept saying how blessed we are and how much fun life is. By the way, the bonnet that Audrey is wearing is one that was mine when I was little!
Iain and I just kept saying how blessed we are and how much fun life is. By the way, the bonnet that Audrey is wearing is one that was mine when I was little!
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Congratulations Iain!
Iain received his acceptance letter yesterday to George Washington University! He has applied to 3 schools for a grad program in International Affairs, starting this Fall. We're still waiting on word from the other 2 schools (both of which are expected in the next 3-4 weeks), but it's exciting to get news from the first.
Good job, honey! I love you!
Good job, honey! I love you!
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