No one wanted to sleep last night. Rachi has an ear infection, so the poor lady cried all night long. We tried to keep her sauced up with infant Motrin, but it just kept wearing off.

All the Rachi crying made Anya wake up. And she was wide awake from about 2 until 4 am. During this time, she decided it would be fun to sing. "Da da da da da," she sung. Then it turned into "Tatata tata toooo" while pulling at my PJs to look at my tattoo. Her voice was the sweetest I have ever heard, but I would have rather been asleep.

Then she ate all the milk in the world, about 12 ounces and played on the floor while I denyed Myspace friend requests from strippers and metal bands. Finally she was asleep a little after 4.

We are completely done with formula and I am so glad. I estimate that we have spent around $2,500 on formula in the past year, maybe more. I am glad the transition to milk has been easy. I worry about milk, though. Hey, healthy people, should I be worried about milk? I am wondering if we should be feeding them soy milk rather than whole cow's milk? I should have done this research before the switch, but I am tired and sick of spending $10 a day on formula.

We got some gift cards for the girls' birthday and are thinking of trading our front to back stroller for one of those side to side jogging strollers, but they are quite expensive. I keep thinking that 3 weeks from now I will be free and I will want a nice new stroller to push them around the city in. Something sleek and easy to control where they can sit next to each other and tell each other secrets once they learn to talk more.

Jeff sometimes asks me if I am sure that I made the right decision to stay home. He usually does this in the chaos of trying to get them out of the house in the morning or while I am chasing everyone around the house. I usually think, "yes" I have made the right decision for THEM. I won't know for some time whether or not I made the right decision for me. I do know that I am excited for the change and the new experiences. I am also excited to become a better mom. I feel like going to work lets me become disconnected from the girls. I get to stop being a mom for a bunch of hours a day and I think I would like to see what it is like to not feel that disconnect everyday. I think is going to make me more complete somehow.

We are going to take the girls to their first movie on Saturday night. The CityPaper is showing Pee Wee's Big Adventure outside on a big screen right behind our apartment. I hope the girls dig it. Check their website for information if you wanna go. It is free!

Saturday, August 5th! @ Marie Reed Learning Center in Adams Morgan

Bike in Movie @ 8pm (for everyone)

Washington City Paper and Washington Area Bicyclist Association invite you to a bike-tastic summer event! Single? Join Washington City Paper Matches at 5:30pm at the Marie Reed Learning Center Plaza for a leisurely ride through Rock Creek Park. The ride finishes back at the Marie Reed field for a public "BIG ADVENTURE" of a movie showing at 8pm