Greg is once again winding down the semester of course work. With only a take home final left to complete he has/will be gone every night this week. Greg is also working on trying to get our Christmas letter finished so we can send that off along with some photos we had done at Sears. We've also been busy with various things for the kids. So when I realized that James had sticky stuff in his hair as I was taking his hat off at daycare this morning or that Noah can recite "his order" from McDonalds without skipping a beat... I had to remind myself that this phase of our lives will pass, kids are resilient, and (as cheesy as it sounds) nothing else matter as long as Greg and I are together with our beautiful boys and we are all healthy!
So here are some updates:
Noah had his Early Childhood Screening last Friday. Greg and I both took him to "School" as he so fondly referred to it. It was so amazing to watch this 3 1/2 year share his knowledge and understanding of the world with a complete stranger. I just sat there shocked and overjoyed by what a brilliant little man Noah has become. It seems surreal to be at a point in Greg's and my life that we have a child getting ready for preschool or school. It brings forth a strange sense of being proud, helpless, sad, and excited all at the same time. I can't imagine the type of emotional mess I will be when he starts kindergarten!
James has been "walking" for almost a couple months now. He took his first steps right around 10 months and has been attempting to "run" in the last week or so. He is constantly out numbering Noah at the amount of teeth he had at his age. James is working on his 7th and 8th while Noah only had 2 at the age of 1. James will turn one at the end of this month- hard to believe! In October James and I both had H1N1 which took us both out of commission for a couple weeks. It was not a pleasant situation and to top it off Greg and Noah were also sick with Bronchitis and Ear Infection/tonsillitis/Step throat. We were a mess to say the least!
James turning one also brings to the end my time of nursing my babies. With no more children in our future this brings a sense of sadness. Don't get me wrong... I am thrilled to not have to "remember" to pump everyday or plan my work schedule in such a way that revolves around nursing... but it will be difficult to give up a part of my life that I have been dedicated to 100%. About 2 weeks left... I'm not looking forward to the "look" from James either.. You know, the "how could you do this to me, you traitor.. how can you expect me to get comfort from this sippy cup, please save me, mommy" look. Noah was really good at that look...
So in the midst of the nights of overtired, constant nursing, unbathed, teething, storying telling, playing with their food, wrestling boys... Greg and I will find a night of remembering the joy of the season. We are going to A Christmas Carol this Friday night. Quite a few people from the production of Beauty and the Beast that Greg was in a while back will be in this production, which will make it even more entertaining to watch! Looking forward to spending some time with Greg before the chaos of Finals at school shifts to the chaos of Holiday gatherings and travels.
Finally here are some recent photos of the boys for you to enjoy!
1 comments:
Just a couple comments from an old lady. Something my Mom never told me; when you look at your children and think about all your feelings remember that is how your parents are still feeling about you no matter your age. Time passes quickly enjoy every minute because you can never get it back. Oh, and them sharing with strangers- they do it when you're not around too as I experienced when taking care of Jamie's daycare kids. I learned lots from some of the kids that the parents probably didn't want retold. Love you guys. Tell them at least weekly who Grandma Cha-chi is please.
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