We had a good practice tonight at what life will be like with two little ones. We had Charis’s friend Maddie over and granted she is not a baby at almost 14 months but still two at anytime is practice at this point. Maddie arrived around 4:00pm and we all went on a wagon ride. This was probably the highlight of Charis’s night. She does love her wagon and to take a friend along with her was a blast. They both had their little drinks in the wagon cup holders and their little wagon seat belts on (wagons have come a long way). It was too cute! After the prying from the wagon we all came in and played for a bit. Charis was really good with Maddie and would bring her toys she even did pretty well with sharing. It gave me much encouragement for Cai’s arrival! I sat the girls in the highchairs to get dinner for them and a few minutes into the preparation I hear screaming. Pictures flash through my head of Maddie having a broken bone the one time that her mom entrust her into my care but it was Charis. We have a discussion almost every night as she sits in her chair (it is like a highchair top that fastens onto a chair) about keeping her legs down but she had used her legs to push her seat backwards. The chair hit the wall and did not make it all the way to the floor which I was thankful for as it could of been worse. Charis was pretty shaken and there is a large dent in our wall now but we all survived and that was the key thing. I did get dinner on the table for the girls and they were fed so that was a good thing. You learn that it is the little things that you do that feel like such a huge accomplishment some days. Brad made it home and we just played for a good bit before bedtime. Charis was a huge help in picking things up and moving things for Maddie. She surprised me with how much she listened to me and how much she was really willing to help this was so encouraging to me. Bedtime got shaky as Charis was quite tired after chasing Maddie around so much. I asked Charis if she wanted to go night night first or put Maddie down and she chose to put Maddie down. We got Maddie into the pack-n-play and then we were off to put Charis down. We could tell that she was a little fragile. Brad and I both sensed that she had a fear that we were going to go party with Maddie once she was down but we chatted with her for a bit and loved on her a good deal and we made it out of her room without a total meltdown. Everyone is asleep now and resting soundly which is a praise. Brad and I are pretty pooped but reassured that two is doable which is a good thing at this point since Cai is headed our way. Maddie’s parents will pick her up later tonight so Charis will be sad to see that she is gone in the morning but she knows that Cai’s arrival is approaching and there is something to look forward to in that.