a fresh start (maybe)

So it's been forever since I've blogged! It's not intentional, I just can't seem to find the time or energy! Life just keeps getting in the way :) I love having two kids, but it sure is an adjustment (especially when you visit scottish rite as often as we do!). As one friend put it: it's "good chaos." I'm so blessed and so grateful for the two amazing children we have and I love my family more than anything, but some days I'm just plain tired. That and Ryan has given up his naps, so I lose my "me time." Yes, I still have him lay down every afternoon, but it's hard to relax when you hear him walking around & you are afraid of what trouble he might be causing! And his new favorite trick: "mommy, pee-pee." (I hate potty training, if you haven't done it yet, don't start, keep them in diapers as long as you can!). Another favorite: "Mommy, wake up!" He doesn't seem to understand that you can't wake up if you haven't slept... All that to say, blogging is not at the top of my to-do list these days!

Abby is three months old and doing wonderfully. She is such a happy, laid back baby. She loves to smile & coo and she rolls halfway over - she likes to get up on her right side. She sleeps 8p - 8a, getting up once in the night to eat, somewhere between 3-6. Compared to Ryan at this age, we're just amazed! As you may recall, he didn't sleep through the night until 6months and he cried every evening for a couple of hours.

With the exception of the potty training struggles, Ryan is doing well too. His favorite activity right now is playing cars (I am thinking he's borderline obsessive about it, he'll play for hours if we'd let him). He also loves to go to the swimming pool, esp with Grandpa. He jumps in, blows bubbles, climbs out, goes under, kicks with a tube on - basically everything except actual swimming. He loves to be in the water! His speech is really coming along, he talks all the time and will say the most random things. His memory is amazing too, he'll say something out of the blue that we haven't talked about in a week.

So we'll see if now that I have taken this first step, I can continue to blog. Please don't hold your breath or anything, but I'll try :) And ps, even if I don't update this, I still keep my picasa pictures updated, so check those out occasionally to see what we're up to! Happy Summer everyone!