Just Checking In...

Just popping by because it's been a while. We managed to cram in one week at home between trips. Aside from unpacking and repacking, I fit in three full days at the pharmacy, a birthday party, a visit to a friend from out of town, hosted a dinner, checked out a house and somewhere in there we squeezed in church and a visit with my parents. We've had some seriously good times with friends and family. Other than that, I've spent many long nights with a certain 3-year-old who has taken to night terrors and fits all night long. Lucky for me, I am his chosen parent for providing comfort. Which has landed me in his bed more nights than not and with many fewer hours sleep than any human deserves. He's been exhausted and crazy and maniacal. Finally, though, he had a great day today, and our fingers are crossed that it continues through the night. It took him a week to recover from the last vacation, so I'm really putting the hammer down on enforcing early bedtimes for this next adventure. I'm exhausted to the bone and can't even think straight. My kids and my life just about did me in this week, but soon we'll be on to the next, and it'll all be a distant memory.

Loved this post of Sarah's.

Gavin was seriously dragging at the Torrance's house. He could hardly sit up. We were such a hit!

This troop of cousins enjoyed some corndogs on a Sunday night.

I do have some good news, though. Graham moved up to Room 3 at daycare, and though I personally haven't contributed much to picks-ups or drop-offs on Thursday, Monday or today, I have received reports that he's really turned over a new leaf, talking a bunch and doing really well. His favorite tricks are jumping (though he has yet to get fully airborne) and stepping up and down off of doorways/boxes/anything. He prefers an audience that claps and cheers for him, and I'll provide that for him any time to get one of his award-winning smiles. But...he continues to demand to be held all the time, and he's not afraid to use his voice. It's a lot. This morning before work, I almost melted down with all the screams and demands and neediness thrown my way pre-7am. My patience is extra thin when I'm tired and stressed. As they say, these boys will be teenagers before I know it, so I'm doing my best to soak up the cuteness of them right now. But sometimes...it's very difficult.

What a downer of a post, and really quite uninteresting, too. Stick with me...sunnier times are in our near future. For now, I've got to tie up some loose ends in preparation for packing up the family for an early departure tomorrow. I need to preserve the last glimmer of brain power that I possess, so...see ya!