Does researching research mean looking at the methodologies people are using? I'm a freak, but I think that would be fun to read about methods!

The party was good. Lowkey. It's hard to have a kids bday party when you don't allow kids to attend (but understandable as it is a hospital-ish setting). Some of our friends who would normally be there ended up being too sick to come.

Grace practiced her standing trick for Polgara and wound herself up in cords in her bouncery thing. Noah was himself and all over the place. He's napping now, but it means his schedule is kaput. Oh well.

Tomorrow we're headed to the observatory and then we'll see. Maybe kidspace time, which is my fave.

thanks for asking.

How are you doing?

Does researching research mean looking at the methodologies people are using?

She's going to be creating Jamaica-specific HIV interventions for MSM, so she needs an overview of various other categories of intervention. But I have to do a lot more understanding than I'd thought to parse out what's useful for her, not least at all of the results. I haven't had my head in a stats space in forever.

How are you doing?

I'd kill for an appetite (woke up this morning retching, haven't eaten yet), but otherwise the ER visit this AM evened things out.

Two. Two. Your kids are two! How cool.

Two. Two. Your kids are two! How cool.

I'm trying to wrap my head around it. It's UMPOSSIBLE. Also cool.

DH just got our new treadmill put together. I still wish we would have shelled out the extra $60 for the built-in tv.

Grace practiced her standing trick for Polgara and wound herself up in cords in her bouncery thing.

AWESOME. I'm just so thrilled she's standing.

And yeah, TWO? It seems both longer and shorter. I mean, first time I met them, Noah was learning to giggle and falling asleep on me, and the next, he was giggling as we chased him in a circuit and he's embracing the cranberry relish. First time, I didn't get to see Gracie since she was busy scaring the hell out of her mommies, but the next she was all grinny and demanding dips and giving "are you kidding me?" looks, and a short while later, our girl is standing.

I'm glad to be on this ride.

I'm glad to be on this ride too!

Two is really amazing. They are growing and developing. I realize that in pictures Grace and Noah can both look a little blank, Grace especially. But they are such little people!

It's UMPOSSIBLE. Also cool.

I know! It's so awesome. And their personalities come out in abundance in their photos! It's amazing that they're little people.

Oh no, the personalities are there in the pictures if you know what to look for -- though I agree, a lot of expression is in the way they move and vocalize at this age.

I'm just so frustrated that Grace is still in the hospital at this point, but it's clear that she's thriving as much as possible.

But they are such little people!

Late with the happy birthday wishes. People call the 2s terrible, but I didn't think 2 was terrible at all! It was when the boys were 2 that we began to communicate on levels that was impossible when they were babies. They become more little people with new abilities to make their personalities and opinions known. It is an awesome age.

I was talking with another parent at the playground yesterday and he used the phrase "coming online" to describe this age (18m+), which I thought was perfect.

I still like the term "twoberty."