2 to Grow With : January 2020 Recap

The months go by faster than I ever imagined. I think faster now that the girls are older than when they were little. I am working hard to slow down. To rest. To cherish the full days and weeks and to embrace the downtime where we have built margin into our lives.

A few things to remember:

- Maggie sometimes still wakes up with leg pains during the night. I am always the one she comes to. Jimmy will get up with her if I wake him up, but often I go up to snuggle and rub her legs. One light she smiled up at me and said "Mommy, you are the best night nurse!". I laughed through my own frustration that she is 10 and does not go back to sleep without snuggles, but in that moment was reminded of what she needs and I hope she always remembers.

- Both the girls have worked hard at school and are excelling.

- My new job has allowed me more time to work from home and less travel, at least initially, than in prior years. I am challenged and learning more than I expected. I continue to be thankful for an organization that allows me to do what I do well and balance/ integrate my family. They are everything to me!

This creature has earned herself a new crate! She chewed our blinds and the door knobs around the house. She does sleep in it when we are home, but does not love to go in it when it is required.

They are swimming! Maggie has loved herself some legos. She loves creative independent play and could build for hours.

Daddy Daughter Dance. We are down to one and just one year left of Daddy Daughter dances.

She did not want dressy shoes this year! She picked the gold tennis shoes and they looked adorable.

Gracie and I did a little shopping and dinner out while Daddy and Maggie were at the dance. We finally have an 1885 at Cambridge Square. It is bigger than the one in St. Emo and just as good.

Fun family time out to dinner and just hanging around the house.