back in the outdoors again
so much fun is to be had outdoors and after being cooped up too long we spend several days in a row outside. the rope swing in the backyard got some play along with the park just outside the back gate. living on a park does have it's perquisites for sure. b and k kids are talking and such a different experience than the j kid. signing is coming slower but amazing is the way the words just show up without practice or trials. yesterday k child just popped out Anthony, all 3 syllables as clear as day.
mama spent the weekend in Portland so we whooped it up with gram. had a night of storms here, i am ever grateful for k and b and their ability to sleep. nothing is more of a blessing than these beautiful children and their near perfect sleep record. anyone with multiples knows salvation comes at bedtime.
anyone needing advise about multiples and a good bedtime routine... hot bath, white noise or music and we had to use pacifiers for 2. the pacifiers stay in the bed and are only for self soothing but they really worked well for the 2.
the j child is more high maintenance and seems to sleep less soundly. we are working on a self soothing routine for her, so far only somewhat successful. we didn't use a pacifier with her as she wasn't as anxious and didn't seem to take to it as we used it on plane trips.
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