We have been so busy! Too busy! The days have been whirling by and we're sensing a need for a quieter rhythm. It feels like it is almost time to hibernate (at least to Mama Bear here). The girls are growing and learning. Emmeline's greatest thrills include the Nutcracker Ballet (the theme of her class right now), addition, and practicing the piano. Lena is thrilled with identifying colors, singing at the top of her lungs and carrying her dolls in makeshift baby carriers (I see I need to find a pattern for a child sized ERGO baby carrier!). Lena is NOT enjoying ballet. As I learn what autoimmune disease means for me, we're gradually shifting our diet and lifestyle to live in a more consciously health focused manner. We're learning yoga together, we're making detox juice, we're sleeping more. After 8 years of Phd life it is time for a much needed change and the process is harder than you might think. You can't undo years of chronic stress overnight. I always wondered why my babies were so colicky, so stressed out and then I realized they must've learned it from me. So we're praying and listening, reading and slowing down. How you do that with two toddlers, while house shopping and owning a business is interesting but we're working on it! We've had nice picnic lunches with friends and lots of marching in crunchy leaves, learning new ballet moves and even (gasp) playing nicely together!
