They Sure Are Growing

I haven't weighed the kids in a while, so how do I know?

• I had to move the buckle on their car seats to the more forward position.
• I've had to extend the straps on our everyday stroller.  More than once.
• I found myself standing right behind Caden and playing with his hair.  And I wasn't bending down!
• We had to take the bumpers down... the kids were using the mattress like a trampoline and smashing down the bumpers to climb on so that their armpits were even with the crib rail.  Yikes!
• On a recent walk where we were holding hands and just going a short ways, Caden fell and skinned his knees on some rocks.  Unmoved by his screaming, Addison decided she was not at all ready to walk home.  So I hoisted both of them into my arms (1st miracle) and trudged up the hill to our house (2nd miracle) with both of them crying.  I didn't have a heart attack (3rd miracle) but it sure was the longest hundred yards ever!
• When we go on walks around the neighborhood, I'm starting to get sympathetic glances as I huff up all the hills.  One neighbor even said, "Now that's resistance training!"