Welcome Surprise

It's funny how the little things can make you so happy.  Today I finally decided I had the strength to tackle the three sheets of drywall that we currently use to block off the closet in the playroom.  I had stored the baby swing and hammock in there several years ago once Littleman out grew them and decided they were play toys.  What I also discovered in there were two boxes of 0-3 months clothes!  There were many I didn't recognize so I must have gotten them back from my sister, put them in there and then forgot about them.  What was most exciting, I found Littleman's sleeper that says, "My first Christmas".  I can not believe he was still wearing a size 0-3 month when he was 7 months old!  Needless to say Mouse will probably still be swimming in that size in 2 weeks so she will wear her brothers sleeper.  The pictures I have of Littleman in it are with him on his tummy so it won't be much comparison to the pictures I will get of her in it, but it will still be very cute and very nostalgic. 

From the depths

It's been a while since I turned my thoughts to visible words.  That tends to happen when your world is turned upside down.  Casey started back to school nearly a year ago.  He's majoring in Environmental Science.  Pretty dang cool!  I love that he wants to help solve some of the issues plaguing our world.  He wants to work with the forest service or Bureau of Land Management.  He's got some pretty interesting ideas for change already.  With him going to school, however, I spend a lot of time helping him with his classes.  He can do the work but has to have an editor.  I don't mind to much except when he demands more of me than I think I should be giving.  I want the thoughts on the paper to be his own and often he gets stumped on how to answer something and wants me to come up with something.  He's gotten better about it fortunatelty but it still eats up a lot of my time.

I found out I was pregnant back in February and yes I am happy say that now over 9 months later I have a beautiful 3 week old daughter.  We named her Crystal Mae-Marie....I call her mouse.  My little mouse is a squeaker, but she is also very boisterous.  She's a joy and littleman is loving the fact he is a big brother.  He kisses on her, wants to hold her, and help out with diaper changes.  He often brings me a diaper, a small toy or some other item he thinks she needs.  He can be a little rough so I have to watch him when she is lying down for a nap or in the bouncer as he wants to pick her up and bring her to me the minute she squeaks.  It's cute but I think I got several grey hairs the first time he did it.

I've been off work since April and am happy to report I go back to work in January.  It will be with the same tax firm as earlier this year, seasonal tax work seems to  be the only thing I can get right now.  I tried all year long to get a job and nothing....I gave up trying around the first of October as my due date came closer...just didn't seem right to get a job then if I was only going to be able to work 6 weeks then need 6 weeks off.  I'm happy to have a job that I can go back to though.  I love working with the ladies at Silverbridge and this year I get to go back as a full tax preparer rather than a clerk.  It's what I have been doing for 5 years now and though I liked working as a clerk, I a excited to be crunching numbers again.

That's a little update on the family.  Have to get back to paying attention to the children and the dog who insists on going outside every half hour.

Quote of the Day

While changing Littleman's diaper and his second set of clothes for the day, we had the following conversation -

Me: Littleman do you want a baby sister or a baby brother?

LM: Baby?  (at this point he is all smiles - too cute)

Me: Yes mommy is having a baby, do you want a baby sister or baby brother?

LM: (Smiles BIG like he understands and exclaims) Grandpa!!

Think we still have some work to do on this whole big brother thing.  Wonder if grandpa means "brother" hahaha

Breath Easy

All was to quiet in the house as I went downstairs to refill our coffee mugs.  As I descend the steps littleman pops his head around the corner and I catch a full blown whiff of Vicks.  I wasn't sure where it was coming from but I could see that he was covered in it.  Quickly I gathered him up so he couldn't rub his eyes and headed towards the bathroom.  After running him a bath and wiping as much of the stuff off him before settling him into the water I went back to his playroom and found the half empty bottle of Vicks.  My nose has been stuffed up for days because I have a cold and I can now say I can breath a little easier.

For real!??

Could it be for real this time?  Could I really start blogging about my life, my husband and my son again for the enjoyment of my family and friends?  The simple answer is don't believe it.....  I can not promise updates will be frequent, however I do plan on getting a few of my stories up and hey I manged a new blog look isn't that enough?  Littleman is a turkey as daddy calls him.  Not sure why, but he is into everything and anything.  He loves to help me cook, clean and all the things he will despise and refuse to do as  he gets older.  It's keeping him from doing them when I am not around is the challenge at hand. He'll start the coffee pot, at least the new one I bought won't actually start, it just beeps that is has no water.  He'll start the microwave, luckily he hasn't placed anything metal in it yet, but it was a turn knob style and now needs to be replaced, but still works. 
When he's really in my hair, I just say "outside?" and he screams, "Yeah!" and runs for the front door.  This child really really loves the outdoors.  Outside though we deal with him pulling up the tomatoes and digging up the flower beds or now that they are blooming, pulling the roses off their stems.  That wouldn't be so bad if I could still put them in a vase....no he brings me petals.

Everyday is something new with him.  So maybe now with morning coffee I can start reminising about this littleman's first three years.

Coming back

It's been forever but I have so many stories and pictures to share I may never catch up but to those that kept following my blog....I am hopefully back in action after my long hiatus.