Such is the weekend

Sean informed me this weekend that college football was over and that only a few games remained in the NFL. In my head I was doing the Snoopy happy dance. You know, the one where his arms are tight to his sides, his head is turned to the sky and his feet are flying beneath him. That was me on the inside.

It's not because I don't like football (although I really, really, really don't - it could cease to exist and I wouldn't notice), but because I miss my husband. I would never ask him to give up something that was important to him (What if someday he asked me to give up reading or gardening or napping? The horror!) and so between the Sundays spent at the home games and the remaining Sundays spent in the garage watching every other game, we haven't had a lot of time together lately. I'm really looking forward to post-Super Bowl weekends!

On Saturday I took the girls to visit with some of my friends and their munchkins at a place called Kidz n Coffee. It's a coffe shop that specializes in, you guessed it, people with kids. They have a supervised play area that is gated off from the rest of the room, but you go there knowing that there will be kids in and out the whole time. They also have kid's foods like bowls of Cheerios, cheese sandwiches, chocolate milk, and adult foods like espresso-based beverages. It's a great place if you want to have grown-up time but can't leave your little ones behind.

When I got there, I sat Charlotte down on a table for a moment and noticed that she was doing pretty well. I took a chance and parted my hands away from her, careful to be ready if she toppled. She lasted a whole minute sitting unassisted before tipping to the side! Way to go, C!

The girls were on great behavior, as is luckily the case when we're out and about. And, thanks to our sleep system, when they got cranky I plopped them back in their car seats, pulled the top up and turned them to the wall underneath a table. Within a few minutes they were asleep and they napped for a good 45 minutes before waking up refreshed and cheery. They are such great little babies!

I have some pretty great friends, who brought their pretty great husbands (or whose pretty great husbands came on their own) and they all took each chance they got to hold a ladybug. It's worth mentioning because you don't often find guys who take joy in holding other people's children and these men were clearly eager to get their chance. Unfortunately for my friend Cara, who has two boys, aged 14 months and 4, her husband also noticed how good the girls were. She said, "Britt, if my husband wants another kid after this, I blame you!" and not long after that he said, "Honey, I want twin girls!" Hopefully he can get his fix with mine because I'd really like to keep Cara as a friend! : )

When we got home, I thought about how much progress the girls had made recently and how great Lilah had been lately at standing up in our laps when we try to hold her, so I decided to test her. I put my feet on either side of the exersaucer to hold it steady and stood her in front of it so she could grab on and be interested enough in what was in front of her to stay there. She stood unassisted for a full minute, and even though she tips to one side occasionally, I think she is well on her way to making a circle around the coffee table before we know it!

Sean mentioned that it would be a little creepy if they started walking already because they're still so tiny and I completely agree. I had a nightmare when the girls first came home that one of them came running down the hallway to greet me and I freaked out because she was like a tiny little doll come to life, or an infant possessed by something, and it was super creepy. Yeesh. Looks like I might have to get some holy water or suppositories, or whatever else they'd be afraid of, just in case.