Oh How Time Changes Things

A long time ago, 2 years to be exact, in a small town, Tomball, a new mom was a super germ freak. Hours were spent sanitizing bottles and pacis that touched anything, and precise care was taken with everything baby related. Oh how time changes things. This 2 year experienced mom has not given up her super germ freak ways entirely but has made exceptions. Today she said something she never could have imagined just 2 short years ago,

"I can't get you one right now, eat that one that's on the floor." (Gasp!) Yes that is right, this super germ freak has accepted that germs happen, especially with two 2 year olds. I have gotten over the dirty hands and clothes and even instructed, not only allowed but instructed, Rachel to eat chocolate teddy grahams off the floor. Big step for me. Yes the times have changed. So sorry to all of those who suffered through my craziness the first little while. Special thanks to Eric, Cassie, Mom, and Brenda for all you put up with from me!

Livy dressed herself up as Dora. It is a Dora backpack she has on and she asked me for stars to put in it (like Dora does, for everyone not privileged to a daily viewing of Dora). So we had to cut out some stars for her. She put her shoes on and said "Where's Boots, Let's Go!"

One of our new favorite habits. So happy I finally tried Dora bubblegum flavored toothpaste. Before this it was a hold them down torture session to get a quick brushing in.

Now they ask for their brushes and Dora paste. Then they assume their position on the fire place and brush or chew away. Rachel does also scrub the fire place with her toothbrush every once and a while but that is minor, remember time has changed me.

This picture is in reference to a previous post when I showed Rachel's hair cut. This is it cut and dry. Can't see that good and it still kind of looks crazy but believe me it looks much better.

Rachel loves putting shoes on but not until the other day has she been able to do it all by herself! Good job Rachel! Her first wrong shoe on the wrong foot pictures!

She even got two of the same shoes and the same sizes!

These pictures are from today when the girls played for the first time with each other without me for more than 5 minutes!! It was glorious! They played on the stairs, another way I seeing the times changing, throwing all their stuffed animals down the stairs.

Then bringing them all back up and putting them away. Repeat. Again and again.

These baskets were the animals beds. The would pick certain ones to put to bed and take care of. The others they just threw around.

Never realized how many they had until today. The pile is as high as the first stair.

It was a great day. It probably won't happen again but I enjoyed it today!