Super Heroes

Having a little one is a full time job with ever changing requirements and long hours. I can remember when Hammie first came along and Lina and I plunged into the crash course that is parenthood. Fortunately it was two against one and the exhaustion could be kept at bay by tapping out and having the other parent take over (Lina of course took the brunt of the work at the beginning due to being the food source). Having the numbers in our favor was a huge luxury that we have a whole new appreciation for after visiting our friends Johan and Sara last weekend.

Johan and Sara have twin girls that are around 8 weeks old. I reckon it will be awhile before either of them managed to feel well rested as it is a non-stop circus of changing diapers, feeding, burping, comforting and sleeping (if they are lucky). They are heroes. Johan even managed to make it out climbing, throwing one of the kids in a crashpad for a trip to the boulders.

Here are a couple pics from that visit.

Johan holding Hedda while Tova is wrapped up with Sara

Hedda....or is it Tova. The twins are already playing tricks on Uncle Walker

Getting a taste of being outnumbered. Looks like this battle was a draw, which is all a parent can hope for.

Johan, the super dad

Hammie, Hammie Everywhere

Hammie can be hard to keep up with sometimes. She can really motor and seems to bend time and space to get from one place to the next. Hoping to further understand Hammie's abilities I set up a camera to help keep track of her and was amazed by what I found. Hammie seems to have the power to duplicate.

Hammie tricks: Multiplying Hammie from Walker and Lina on Vimeo.

Hammie is the Big Girl

Hammie has a new friend. Isa is 4 weeks old and Hammie has tons of cool things to show her, but it may have to wait until Isa gets better at holding her own head up.

Hammie explains to Kalle the proper way to hold his daughter

Papa Kalle with his little girl


Hammie officially declares that Fall is here

Eggs

Hammie displays the glory that is a hard boiled egg

Stink Bug

Hammie is a curious girl. Nothing is safe from her little fingers as she wanders around poking, lifting, shaking and squeezing things that catch her attention. She does display a degree of caution when confronting larger animal (dogs, humans) that comforts to her parents but when it comes to smaller creatures she jumps right in. Fortunately she no longer feels the need to taste everything she touches, saving many a bug from an unpleasant demise and her parents from undue stress.

Here are a couple pics of our little biologist inspecting a recent find in the desert Southwest.

Hammie shows her dad her new friend. "I named him Stinky. Can we keep it?"

With a gentle pat, Stinky is returned to his natural habitat

"Where did Stinky go"