Movin' and Groovin'

Another Precious Moment

Occasionally they can play so well together. Last weekend they built this fort in Maisy's room. Inside their empty boxes are their sleeping "animals" (a teddy bear and tiger). They decided to sleep in it. It was a stormy night, so we agreed. When I went in to check on them, this is what I found...two sleeping angels, one comforting the other with some double jointed hand holding.

Messy Baby

Well...as time passes, I have come to accept the fact that being a stay-at-home mom doesn't mean your house is perfect, at least not here. I have also come to realize there are degrees of cleanliness. In my mind the range is perfect, clean, tidy, thrown together, livable, and disgusting. My house is clean, but rarely tidy, often thrown together and livable. Disgusting after most weekends.

Above are some photos of Knox and his contributions to the levels of cleanliness here. He is a disaster on two feet now. He needs a bath after every meal, as do my floor and walls around his high chair. His feet are always dirty and his shirts rarely without a stain. Spit-up is still a daily disaster for him, me, the floor, or the other kids. Now he is starting to play in it if I don't get to it fast enough. Thank goodness he is the last one, because there are no savable hand-me-downs. I won't even comment on his constantly stinky diapers...like nothing I have ever seen! Regardless of his degree of dirt and stink, I love that baby! He is so much fun!

Officially: Toddler!

While I tried and tried to get a good clip from the front, this was the best one. It is hard to pull off this type of video on your own. He is officially walking! He reminds me so much of how Carson walked. Kind of Frankenstein-ish, but he is so proud of himself. Maisy is still the earliest mover, walking very well at an early 10 months. Carson was soon after. Knox was one day short. He walked at 11 months and 1 day! I know he could have done it much sooner, but appears more cautious than his sister. I won't complain about that!

Look What We've Been Up To...

It continues to be busy here, even though I am not working. I don't know how we survived before. I feel like a crazy woman! I have done some incredibly stupid things for a woman of leisure too. These ridiculous actions have led my husband to believe I am much more capable when frazzled and stressed (working). I am beginning to wonder if he is right, although I will never admit that to him. First, we showed up an hour late for Meet your Teacher, which doesn't sound like a big deal, except it is only an hour. Then, we showed up for Carson's first ball game 10 minutes early, but in the wrong town 20 minutes away. To top it all off, I lost my car keys at Wal-Mart with Maisy and Knox an hour before our first bbq at our house. Today, I drove home from lunch with Jeremy's take home on top of the van. Needless to say, it did not make it. Ahhh!

The kids are somehow all in one piece, healthy and happy, most of the time. Carson is playing kid pitch baseball, and doing awesome. He pitched his first game and struck out his first batter. He did great. I am so proud of him! Maisy has started preschool. Even though she cries each day when I leave her, I know she loves it. She really needed the social interaction. Knox is getting smarter and bigger by the day. He is almost one! I cannot believe it!