Mama’s Got a Brand New iPhone

And that iPhone takes video that can be uploaded straight to YouTube! I am semi-addicted.

What Happened?

Matt and I did not intend to allow sparveys.com to grow dormant, but it just seemed to happen. We were talking tonight about how we can’t possibly be more tired now than we were during the first year, so why is it that we could find time and energy then but we can’t now? Part of it is that the newness of being a family of four has worn off a bit, and with it the compulsion to blog. Another part is that the longer we have gone without posting, the more we’ve felt that to start up again we must create some sort of epic post that sums up all of the last 4-5 months in a way that is funny, insightful, and poignant.

Well, that’s not going to happen, so I’m just going to launch in again with a minor post and hope that I can manage to do that sort of thing with moderate regularity. I hope that those who are interested in such occasional updates will still check in every so often!

Just over a year ago Matt and I took the twins to the playground for the first time. It was a day that stands out in my memory as a particularly enjoyable one during the rough early months. It is also astounding to us that it was just a year ago — it feels like an eternity has passed. And who can blame us for feeling that way, when you look at how far Julian and Eloise have come in that time.

Then:

Now:

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Eloise Walks: The Video

Unbearably Cute

Seriously, you guys.

Please Don’t Feed the Animals

10 month post forthcoming. I’m having a hard time pulling this one together. In the meantime, please enjoy this (admittedly not exactly action-packed) window into an aspect of my morning routine with the babies.

Guaranteed To Make You Smile

Just had to post this from today’s Tot Gym class.

Yet More Video Cuteness

More Cuteness

See? Videos!

Day 218

Taking a Stand

When Eloise learned to sit up on her own, she became a much more content baby…for a while. Now nothing except standing will do. Of course, holding a baby in a standing position all day sort of interferes with any other activity I might feel would be worthwhile (attending to the baby’s brother, or using the restroom, or other similar frivolities), so I decided to see how long she could stand at this kitchen stool. A long time, it turns out. Go Eloise!

Unrelated: When we get behind on pictures, we back-date them when we finally post them, which means they get buried under any non-picture posts we might have written in the interim. So if you want to be sure not to miss a single priceless image, be sure to scroll down a bit. Recent shots include Eloise modeling a little cotton dress that I knit when I was pregnant (and when I was sure I was having two boys, incidentally — don’t ask me to explain that one).

Mail Call

I have a Mother’s Day post coming, but for now, apropos of nothing, here is a cute video of Julian and Eloise being, you know, cute.

Famous

Rachel and Julian are featured on the Cupcakes Take The Cake blog! Neat!