A train ride to bring in the Holiday Season

An attempt to get a family photo on Thanksgiving day.
My train loving family...
The twins and pose with their friend Charlie

Our family had quiet Thanksgiving with Grandma and Grandpa. I feel very thankful this year for my family and good health. William and Ella are doing well fighting off small colds with no major illness. William has picked up many colds but none have put him in the hospital like they did last winter. This may be due to having his adenoids removed; which we did last May.

This weekend we took the twins on their first train ride. Ella loves watching Thomas the train and had been asking to ride " a big one" for awhile. She was thrilled!! William stayed awake the entire hour and a half ride; listening very intently. Both Wayne and I were surprised at how much he enjoyed the ride. He was so excited that he was arching his back the entire time and was somewhat difficult to hold on our laps!! Not too long ago he would fall asleep whenever we went out on "adventures". I think for him to stay awake in public places and to be excited about what is going on around him is a major cognitive milestone!!

So the entire family enjoyed the train ride; it was a nice way to close the month of November and welcome the Holiday season. I am enjoying each Holiday with the twins; everything is so new and magical for them which makes everything seem that much more wonderful.......

Every Guy needs a good Recliner...

Wayne having some cuddle time with Ella and William. Other than a few colds the twins have been healthy and happy this Fall. Hopefully this trend of good health will continue through the winter. To help keep William more upright while napping we bought a child sized recliner at BJ's wholesale club. With a few simple modifications, some rolled blankets and fleece blanket, the chair is a perfect fit! He loves it. William now has some excellent equipment for optimal positioning which is important in all aspects of his life. He plays in a special tomato chair, bears weight on his legs in a stander, and still eats in his Kimba chair. More pictures to come...... Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Flowing

After that last alarming blog post I should let everyone know that I am ok.....

Life continues to flow on and I am paddling away trying to keep up with the current. Somedays are much much easier than others. Today there is a brilliant blue sky and the sun is actually shining; I feel good and laugh easily. Thanks Jamie and Caitlin for the laughter :-) So hang in there fellow blog readers; life goes on and I intend to enjoy it.

Breaking

Something happened today that hurt me beyond words. Nothing major, my family and I are safe and healthy, something seemingly insignificant yet I was cut to the core. I cried not just cried but sobbed; all out on the floor sobbing. In fact as I am typing this my hands are still shaking and my heart is palpitating. An odd glitch in my system these palpitations. I can't stop the tears or the shaking. I have not cried like this since last horrid Spring when two of my wonderful grandparents passed and my son came very close to being intubated. Yet the storm seems to pass and life presses on. I am calm now; calmed by words. When I lose faith in humanity it is always the words that are the soothing balm. I am grounded , the shaking has stopped; one foot in front of the other and soon I will be in bed.

The twins 3rd Halloween

Tasty treats....
Roaring tigers....

Mommy with her wild ones......