I heard screams from the livingroom and rushed in to find that HLW had snatched AGW's bag of cheerios, dumped them all over the carpet, and was proudly rolling around in them :)

Hi.

I'm writing because I know I should, not because I have anything to say. The problem is that I always think of great things that y'all would love to know, but forget them before I log on. I'll have to start jotting them down.

I just got back from picking up AGW from school. Today they planted seeds and used stamps to make crafts. When AGW got to school she went to her teacher, gave her a hug, and whispered that she missed her. What a sweet girl. Now we are sitting beside each other on the big chair. AGW is eating gold fish and watching her new favorite show on PBS. HLW is asleep in his car seat in my bedroom. Carey is at work, of course.

We enjoyed several days of beautiful weather and I was convinced that Spring was here to stay until a cold front rolled in last night bring SNOW FLURRIES with it!!! YUCK. I even cleaned out my flower beds and started planting because I was so eager to be done with the cold. I guess I jinxed us.

Hayes is continuing to grow too fast :( He melts my heart with his smile and is still a Momma's boy. The sleep situation is...still a situation. I'll just leave it at that.

Aisley makes me laugh hysterically every day. She says the funniest things these days. When the weather was nice, she loved exploring outside again. She is much happier when she can get rid of some energy outside :)

Carey is on Vascular (I think). He goes in at the same time as usual and gets off between 6 and 9. He's not too impressed and pretty bored. He considering taking United States Medical Licensing Exam Step 3 very soon. This exam will give him the license he will need to moonlight while doing research his 3rd year. He will be in the lab his 3rd and 4th years working on research that will be published in medical journals and help him get into a fellowship after residency. These years are also a great opportunity to make some extra money by moonlighting when he has a chance. We have lots of home improvement project that will be a necessity by the time his research years roll around, so we're glad to get this exam out of the way and ensure that we can make some money.

I am slowly building up to 13.1 miles for my half marathon in May. Not easy to do with these babies, but they love to go with me in the double jogger so we get in runs as often as possible.

That's all I have to now. Pictures soon!

AGW: "Mom! Listen! The washer is going tee-tee!!!"

AGW just snuck out of bed, into the hall closet, and unrolled 4 rolls of wrapping paper. Stinker.

Do you remember where we where last year at this time? Do you remember the countdown for the Match? I was driving myself crazy wondering where we would end up going. I'll never forget the excitement of opening that envelope and and being so incredibly proud of my husband for getting his top pick. That was a whirl wind of fun for us and we have such amazing memories.

A year later, we are trucking through our first year of residency. I was reminded this week of how lucky we are that Carey enjoys this program and that they enjoy him. Not everyone is so lucky and if someone isn't a good fit it's a tough situation. Sadly, Carey will be losing a fellow intern at the end of this year (July).

There's been a lot of talk about the weather lately. Sorry to bore you. I wasn't prepared for the rainy season after not seeing the sun for so long during those cold winter months. I'm used to a bright, sunny, spring and never imagined that I would have another season of gray and be stuck inside. I am grateful for the rain though, I know that it will make everything beautiful around here in a month or two.

Carey is still at the V.A. Honestly, there is not much to say about this rotation. He's busy enough and operates just enough to keep him from complaining, but there's nothing very exciting to talk about either. All I know is that he goes to work before 6 then comes home around 6ish. No excitement with him :)

AGW is really amazing me with her conversation skills lately. She's also become very curious about the world around her and has a question about everything! School is still her favorite part of the week and she enjoys helping me pack her lunch. We've spent lots of time together in the kitchen. She loves to help me pour, stir, and combine ingredients. Then she loves watching things cook through the little oven window. When the weather is agreeable, we take a spin around the block on her tricycle. We listen for birds, look for squirrels and chipmunks, and now we're watching very closely for little flower sprouts in the ground.

HLW had a check up yesterday. He is in the 75% for weight and height and a very healthy boy. He would absolutely love to get his knees under him and become mobile so that he can chase his sister! He's rolling over, sitting on his own, and very good at push ups. It won't be long until I'm really busy chasing him! I'm still working on his bedtime routine. He slept in his bed upstairs for a couple of hours last night and actually fell asleep on his own (after 3 hours of fussing and screaming at me for not picking him up!).

I'm so impressed that I'm actually able to get this post done. It's almost 11:00 and AGW is playing and watching Dora. HLW is sitting right beside me in the chair, somewhat content. This is HUGE progress!

Quick update:

Important stuff going on lately!!! Hayes Lane is now sitting alone, rolling from his tummy to his back, and trying to push up to his knees from his tummy! He just can't wait to be mobile and keep up with his sister. Bedtime has been disastrous. I've been trying really hard to get him to sleep in his own bed. I don't care if it's in our room or upstairs, as long as I can get some real sleep instead of sleeping with one eye open! So last night I started our modified version of the "cry it out" method. After about an hour he fell asleep upstairs in his crib. Just as I was nice and cozy in my bed, he woke up without his Mommy. I went back upstairs, got him back to sleep and came back down to bed. 30 minutes later, he was up again. He did this until 3 a.m. I finally just gave up and put him in bed with me. He fell asleep immediately and didn't wake up again. Then at 4 a.m. I woke to a little girl climbing up my side of the bed. I feel like I'm starting back at square one with both babies. Wish me luck on this one!

Carey is on call more often this rotation. It's been about every 3 days. No fun. Carey sees it as more afternoons at home with us (when he's on call he goes in at 5 a.m. one day and gets off around lunch the next day. He has the afternoon to recover and sleep before returning the next morning for a regular day). I see it as a dreadful and stressful evening and bedtime :) AGW is really struggling with seperation anxiety from her Daddy. We haven't found a good way to deal with this and hope that it will pass with age.

That's all for now!