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  So happy to have my boys for Christmas!!  LOVE having their fun and frenzy in my life.  We are not quite settled into the new house yet, but the sleep is coming along better and better (just this week).  I am anxious to have two boys on the move that can play together, but time is going by so fast!  The cold weather has made us stay inside so much, but they do so well.  I hate to take them out when it is so cold.  I don't want to hear, "Mama, I'm freezing cold." from Adam again.  So fun boys.  This year we will travel more, likely only via automobile as I do not look forward to flying with two boys this small.  I do love that my baby body and sleep recovery is on schedule as it was last time with Adam.  I long for summer, but winter has just begun!  Hoping for some 20's to be able to play outside!  If you're looking for me, I'll be home taking care of these boys.

I'm reading three books right now, but Stephan King's 11/22/63 is the biggest one I'm going to tackle.  The beginning is completely contrary to what I thought the book would be like.  It is hard for me to get into it, but I have a book club counting on me.  I'll do it.  Kindle says it will take me over 21 hours to complete!  Away we go.

October Already

TIME FLIES!
Halloween is coming... too many costume choices.  How do I just choose one?!?!?
What about just one for the kids?  Well, Brian is set.  Now on to Adam.

Dishwasher is DEAD.  Sent out for parts to fix it.
Today, clothes washer just DIED.  Totally dead after apparently limping along for a long time.  Sad. Expensive.
Good thing we had no travel plans as we cannot afford them anyway. All our money went to baby, house and broken things in the house this year.  That freezer chest on my wishlist and new Suburban to replace our Suzuki that is in need of repair are now going to stay in my dreams for the foreseeable future.  Ah, hoping that is the lot for this year.  Really, we're still paying for the hospital bills, on top of the new ones that are scheduled right now.

LOVE the Fall.  In denial that winter's coming, but the colors outside our window are GORGEOUS.  SO happy to be staring at color and pretty foliage throughout the year.  Glad to have roads for walks, trails for hiking, hills for sledding... the list goes on.  Happy with the house, but the move continues.  I know I'll feel settled in time, but it will be months before a routine of any kind emerges.

Need to go to the property this week as the weather will be nice and it will just get colder from here on out.  Miss going to play, but we did not get the heat of the summer this year anyway.  Hope next summer is a swimming summer.  Two running around boys then.  Sweet.  Look forward to Christmas just for the looks on their faces.  Eeeee

Perspective

  I have been thinking about what daily life is like and what I want to spend my days doing as life is short.  I am trying to keep everything in perspective as these large life changes happening all at once makes it difficult for me to catch my breath and to enjoy the ride.  Moving and having a new baby while life goes on for my husband and first born.  I still cannot believe I am an adult, married, with 2 kids and a new home that is the most I could want in life.  I am so thrilled, I need to relax and enjoy the spoils that my husband and this life have provided.
I am impatient to be done moving, to have the house if full working order and to lose the baby weight, all, like, yesterday.  However, these things do not happen overnight.  Some things do happen overnight, like my baby's face changes, he decides he can roll over on command and yell mama when he wants me.  Also, getting relief from pain seeing the acupuncturist and chiropractor can happen over night too. I am very thankful for that fact.  I am ready to keep going and get to the fun stuff like holidays, making traditions and having adventures with my family.  I am excited to share our home with family and friends.  I hope my family can come and visit now that we have more room to share.
Not a particularly warm summer and definitely short, but I do like fall.  I hope the weather holds out as long as possible.  Last winter was so long that I really have no desire to see it come so quickly.  I do foresee sledding and kid winter fun in our future.  Looking forward to putting a Christmas tree in our new house.  Sweet.  Time for more housework, then bed.  All things will come in time.  We will settle in and sell the other house and my weight will return to normal.  All in good time.  Sweet dreams all.

New House

I have moved many times in my life.  I have not really felt like home many times, however.  Sometimes you move into a house and it feels like you are still a guest and it is never really home.  You know it's temporary and that you will be moving again, possibly soon.  When a place feels like home it just fits and feels natural from the beginning.  Our home we are moving from felt right in that the home gave me a positive vibe and was meant for me to live there for some reason.  This house, though we are not fully moved into it yet, already feels like a natural fit.  It feels like we have been living here for a long time already.  The sights are familiar and almost deja vu for the living room.  I feel like years spent here will be like home.

I want to make this place for our family, but I realize we can count our living here by the days, just as we can on our youngest's life so far.  It feels like Brian's been around for a long time, but it has not even been 3 months yet.  He is an old soul for sure.  Definitely meant to be mine and in my life.  Both boys will be strapping men when they are grown and I can already see the different personalities coming out.  I am excited to see them grow, but I know how precious this time is moving into a new home and to have a new baby.

I have been thinking about how my time will be best spent and it is with my family and not wondering about how other people fit into our family life.  Whatever the natural fit is for other people in our lives will just happen.  I am excited to move on to a "normal" routine in this house and want this long, drawn out move to be over.  I want to get on to enjoying the yard, house and neighborhood.  Love taking walks already.  Good for me hills and places to stop and play along the way.  Summer is a wasting.  Time to enjoy!!!

Help

Need  help moving if this will ever get completed.  It feels like it will never end.

Love my boys!!!

21 Months Adam & 2 Months Brian

Weeee!!!

Busy Bee

No sleep for the weary.  I have been running and gunning to pack and move daily and entertaining a baby at night.  Ah, the spice of life.  There is never a good time to move or have a baby, let alone both. We have large furniture to move and we are not quite half way moved out of our house.  There do not seem to be enough hours in the day.  The moving part is not the difficulty, it is the packing part that makes this process slow.  Baby holders are so much appreciated these days.  Brian needs to feel the love and it does take a village.  Poor over tired, under fed Adam.  He is such a growing boy who just wants to play hard, eat hearty and to sleep hard.  This transition is difficult for him, but happily it will not last forever and we will be back in the swing of a schedule again.  He has been such a trooper.

Brian is 2 months old already!  He is growing and getting more active and smart every day.  It is amazing to see the process in fast forward compared to the first baby.  He is his own man and to sit back and see the differences in these boys is amazing.  I love Adam, but the love I have for Brian is different and geared specially for each child.  It will be fun once they can play together.  It was like Brian was born to be Adam's playmate.  He already loves watching him no matter what he is doing and Adam already rough-houses with him.  Love it.  Brian is figuring out how to self soothe and to sleep on his back.  Oh, I cannot wait until he learns those skills and sleeps like more of a champ than he already is.  Wonderful.  Bed time, more moving going on later today.  Loving the new house.  I so look forward to the first night we get to sleep in it.  Maybe this weekend :)

Sick Babies

Sick babies make me sad.  I really try to avoid illness or to keep it at a minimum, but it seems we cannot dodge the big bullets sometimes.  The fever, throwing up, sneezing, coughing, sinus drainage and just all around not feeling good.  Poor things both sick at the same time makes the day to day activities on hold.  I am glad I have not overscheduled the next couple of weeks, but some things still have to be done.  Let's hope we can make it to my doctor appointment tomorrow, unscathed.  No guarantees.  I have no fear of canceling because life happens and it will keep going despite canceling an appointment.  Loving watching these boys grow up.  Baby number 2 seems to be growing up exponentially faster than baby number 1 did.  Strange how it is all in fast forward.  Hope we get some sun tomorrow.  I do not feel like toting both kids in a thunderstorm.  Thank you.  G'night

Adam 20 Months old

Looks like a selfie LOL