I just have to share this nugget of laughter...
Today while cleaning, I picked up a phone book and said "Hey TJ, watch me rip this phone book apart!"
"No you can't!"
"Sure I can! They did it on Mythbusters!" Although I can't remember how, I am certain they did it!
"They said not to do that at home. And the other guy said 'EVER!'"
Of course, this is only funny to you if you've seen the show. They start each show with a warning from Adam and Jamie... do not try it at home. Surely this is something I can try at home, right?
Monday, January 19, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Recent Happenings at the Towle House
Christmas has come and gone, the New Year is in, and junk food is out. Yes, another year, another "lose weight" resolution (at least for me). After giving birth to the girls, my stomach has become some kind alien territory for me. It doesn't look like ME - it looks like... yuck. So, I ordered Crunchless Abs and joined the Slim Back Alabama campaign. Our team name is Phat Four and we each have to lose at least 10 pounds before the 10 week period is up, and that will enter us into a drawing to win money. That's not my only incentive... looking in the mirror these days is incentive enough. Now that I am DONE having babies, I am going to focus on trying to return my body back to pre-baby state. I know it's a lofty goal, but I am still going to shoot for the gold here!
We are STILL trying to find a Wii Fit to help our weight-loss endeavours. Everyone seems to love it and I want one, too! Tim got Mario Kart from my mom for Christmas and that's been the highlight of our evenings, lately. After the monkey is in bed, and the girls are fed their last bottle, we turn on the Wii and enjoy racing against other people on the Wii's Mario Kart WFC (we think that stands for Wi-Fi Channel). It's loads of fun, but causes severe immediate road rage. Even TJ gets it when he plays! And TJ isn't half bad on it at all! When he kicks butt, I wonder what other people would say if they knew some 5 year old just raced better than they did!?
The most fun is cracking open a cold one or pouring a glass of wine (times two, or three sometimes) and then playing online. Tim and I have no social life to speak of since the girls were born, so we have become very addicted to the Mario Kart world. We have loads of fun and laugh, so that's all that matters, right?
Surprisingly (or not), Katie seems to, perhaps, said her first word. Of course, it could just be her babbling, but she seems to say "BaBa" right before we have a bottle, and especially after her evening bath, which always comes right before their last bottle of the day. Funny and ironic, considering how she was so much smaller at birth and now out-weighs Lauren by two full pounds. I just think Lauren has a much faster metabolism than Katie, but you have to admit that the chunky-monkey's first possible words of "BaBa" is fitting, right?
We are STILL trying to find a Wii Fit to help our weight-loss endeavours. Everyone seems to love it and I want one, too! Tim got Mario Kart from my mom for Christmas and that's been the highlight of our evenings, lately. After the monkey is in bed, and the girls are fed their last bottle, we turn on the Wii and enjoy racing against other people on the Wii's Mario Kart WFC (we think that stands for Wi-Fi Channel). It's loads of fun, but causes severe immediate road rage. Even TJ gets it when he plays! And TJ isn't half bad on it at all! When he kicks butt, I wonder what other people would say if they knew some 5 year old just raced better than they did!?
The most fun is cracking open a cold one or pouring a glass of wine (times two, or three sometimes) and then playing online. Tim and I have no social life to speak of since the girls were born, so we have become very addicted to the Mario Kart world. We have loads of fun and laugh, so that's all that matters, right?
As for the girls, we've reached the seven month milestone! They are rolling over (everywhere) and Katie even uses it to get to where she wants to go. Lauren is trying desperately to crawl, but hasn't yet figured it out yet. I imagine in no time we'll be seeing two little monkeys crawling around the Towle House. Fun, fun!
We finally got another highchair (we still had TJ's) and the girls are officially eating in them. Lauren does really well with Cheerios and Puffs (baby puffed rice). She pretty much eats anything I put in front of her like biter biscuits and toast, etc. Katie is a slower eater, but seems to enjoy finger foods, too. We've tried sippy cups, but I am going to do exactly what we did with TJ... I purchased some sippy cups with straws and will let them learn on that. Since they already have the sucking down, they should be able to suck through a straw easier than learning to suck on a sippy cup with it upright in the right position. In my opinion, that makes more sense than doing it the traditional way. I can't wait until I can start giving them real finger foods to eat and do away with the puree crap. It's take a LONG time to feel the girls and right now with our schedule, I do it myself during the week (solids) and it takes up quite a bit of my time to feed them in their highchairs.
Surprisingly (or not), Katie seems to, perhaps, said her first word. Of course, it could just be her babbling, but she seems to say "BaBa" right before we have a bottle, and especially after her evening bath, which always comes right before their last bottle of the day. Funny and ironic, considering how she was so much smaller at birth and now out-weighs Lauren by two full pounds. I just think Lauren has a much faster metabolism than Katie, but you have to admit that the chunky-monkey's first possible words of "BaBa" is fitting, right?
The girls are calling for me now... waking up from their evening slumber. So, off I go. I really wish I had more time to blog (among other things), but I still (always) hold out hope of having more time in the future!
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