Twice the fun!

Let me introduce you to source of joy #2, otherwise known as Myka. Myka now comes over Mon-Fri mornings while her parents jobs overlap. This little girl is amazing. She is a walking and talking miracle, a hands-on example of the Life giver's power and grace. She was due to be born about the same time as Ivan, but couldn't wait to check out the world, so she came a couple of months early. At just 1 1/2 lbs, her parents say she was the size of a barbie doll, but you can't tell now! She had her 1 year birthday a little while back and is so much fun. Check out her mom's blog. Click on "Jenni" under cool friends.



It's fun to see other babies about the same age as Ivan because it helps you know his and their personalities better. You realize that not all babies do xyz the same way as Ivan. Myka seems more adventurous and Ivan more pensive. Ivan seems more voracious with his food and Myka more dainty. Although they are different, they are already learning the fine art of imitation. I'm thankful for this since they pretty much follow each other around making it easier for me to be with them both. Of course neither of them can walk unassisted yet, I'm sure that will add new dimensions to watching them and more child proofing to the house.




Myka has adapted very well to us since about the second minute of day one together and Ivan's face lights up with joy when he wakes up to see that our friend is here again to play (or maybe he doesn't want to let a girl see his wake-up tears ;) Saba is both excited and exhausted by these new developments, as you can tell from this picture. She now has twice the amount of sniffing, playing and cleaning to do (although to Saba's dissapointment, Myka is much cleaner and doesn't spill her food, intentionally or by accident).