two more actors in the family...

Yes, it's true. Violet and Oliver had their first audition yesterday! Ben and I went in for a commercial spot, and, as they were looking to cast a baby (or two?), they asked us to bring in the twins. It was ABSOLUTE chaos getting there- basically changing, dressing and feeding Violet in the backseat on the way there, trying to cover up the goose egg on my head from my overzealous game of peek-a-boo, Ben forgetting to put in his contacts, hoping Oliver won't completely saturate his shirt with drool before we arrive- and all of this in the pouring rain. Crazy.
The babies were wonderful in the audition, which consisted basically of an impromptu conversation in front of a video camera. Unbelievably, there was a DOG in the room, so Violet was laughing, clapping, reaching for the dog- just charming the pants of everyone (I'm certain they think this is her natural personality...). Oliver had on his newsboy cap, and was very friendly to everyone and entranced with the big spotlights. We were SO proud. We'll keep everyone posted on their blossoming careers!

In the meantime, our sleep training has been working beautifully with Oliver, and both babies fell asleep on their own and slept all night, in their cribs, 12 hours straight! Yee-haw!! I know this won't happen every night, but I see now that it CAN happen, even at the same time, and I feel so, so fortunate! Oliver is suddenly wanting to stand, all of the time. He can pull himself up on his toys and balance, and he loves it. There's no turning back now, for sure! Violet tries to copy her brother, but has trouble balancing still. For those of you keeping score of the teeth...Oliver is now at 5, Violet, still at 0. Unfortunately, Oliver is biting a great deal, and left a huge welt on his sister's leg last week...she retaliated with hair pulling, though, so they can both hold their own.



our happy girl

Ollie and Grammy