News

So here are the headlines for the month of October:

*Jake is walking. Both Jake and Sophie started taking steps while we were in Florida. Now, Jake is really walking.
*When we got back from Florida, we rearranged the living room furniture so that the babies could have the right side of the room. We made a new, giant playpen (enclave) for them. It works great for them, but Buddy is really unhappy because his crate is now in a corner and he can't get to a window unless we let him in the playpen.
*Sarah is no longer working on Tuesdays. She found a better paying gig and just told me she wasn't going to work on Tuesday anymore. Whatever. I am kind of mad about this but I really don't want to find a new sitter - it's not worth the hassle and really, it's more important that the babies are happy than for me to deal with the inconvenience.
*Sophie's got a new tooth. On the top, left of center. It is one of the pointy ones, but she hasn't had much trouble with it. We first noticed it on October 20.
*We have started putting the babies to bed just by putting them in their crib and letting them cry it out. It hasn't been as bad as I had anticipated. Jake is actually pretty OK with it, Sophie is the crier. I am trying to get them to take naps this way too, it just hasn't happened yet.
*Shanna's ex, Jeff, died in a car accident on October 28. As far as we know, there was some alcohol involved and he hurt at least three people in the accident. Shanna is here now and we went to the wake tonight. Very, very sad.