WOWSERS

The summer has been crazy and I can't believe it's flown by so fast! Our move is *almost* over, I wish the rest of the stuff would just take care of itself. Husband is so busy and dedicated to what he does. I love when he takes a day off just because. We could spend everyday together, all day and love every minute of it. We go through rushes and lulls in our relationship where everything will feel just so and then we feel such a love and excitement at spending time together - the mundane is exciting and full of romance. Sometimes this feeling hits me sooner than husband and he is shocked at how much I love him. It is never surprising, really. That's why we chose eachother.

We are constantly overwhelmed by how much we love Little. We knew we would love him, but we didn't know we would be so completely taken with him. He amazes us and we think he is brilliant*(just like every good parent should). He just exclaimed this week while pointing at himself "ME!" and joy and sadness all came at once. I can't believe he is growing so fast and it is somewhat sad to me, I want another little one to come along so that we can enjoy this process all over again without too much time in between. But that is not what is in the plan I guess. Every month we struggle with the dissapointment that another little one is not on the way. We know it will happen at just the right time. So we still hope.

For now we are all in love with eachother and all the fun things, mundane things, and silly things we do together. Our evening walks are back and I love the family bonding they bring. We walk to the grocery store and buy treats for my boys and a Diet Coke for me and walk home enjoying each others company and sometimes the sprinklers that surprise us!

I will miss summer. I love the warmth and fun outside and lazy days that I get to spend playing with Little or working on my goals.

Etsy Store is LIVE

I opened my etsy store today. Meaning I finally got up enough courage to finally post my items. :) Well it's an ITEM currently, but I'm working on a few more listings. Stay tuned!

www.undercovermothers.etsy.com

Check it out!

Moving and Losing... my mind!

We moved this last week and we are still in process of finishing up the declutter at the old place. It's a nightmare to have to drive 35 minutes just to clean up junk I don't think I need. But we are thoroughly enjoying our new living space. There are boxes dotting the hall way and our storage closets are full of still unpacked boxes. But we love the space and the fact that we are now closer to school and family. I took Little on a walk yesterday (2.3 miles) and it was a good little workout. It will be nicer to do that when its cooler outside but we made it to our destination and then quickly drank some water to cool off.

Little is enjoying our new backyard area and frequently likes to go out and play on the toys. Its a great outlet for him during the day. We just started taking him to nursery at church and he loves it! He really enjoys dancing and "jamming" during singing time, and cries when they put the toys away. He's so funny!

We lost the wheel to our crib so we are off to buy another one, crib that is. We've been borrowing the one we have and we know that the wheel is packed somewhere - so we figure we'll find the wheel as we unpack, but we have the opportunity to buy a crib and matching changing table courtesy of credit card points! Awesome. The Husband was hoping for a flat screen TV but can you really justify that when we watch less than 4 hours of TV a week? I think not, curse pragmatism.

The to do list to recover from moving is insane - so for the next week we'll be visiting Home Depot quite frequently. Maybe I'll see you there?

Wow, my attention span is crazy!

It's been a while, I started my new blog and haven't been around much. Life is crazy among moving and family time and just plain living. Little is adorable and is losing that "little" look and turning into a strapping young boy one day at a time. He now thinks he can speak english which is hilarious! He walks around jabbering and acting like a crazy who thinks we understand every single thing he says. He does clearly say over 25 words and we love every little thing he is learning. Especially when the new words accidentally sound like curse words :).

All is well in our world and we are taking everything one day at a time.

:)

I found something

...that I look to do. Work on my new blog www.foundforyouandme.blogspot.com . Check it out! It's a collection of things I like and find inspiring.

A Quarter Century

Today I turned a quarter century old....

25

Did I ever think I would struggle with some of the same feelings of getting old and being behind that I've heard others talk about - no. But alas I do struggle with all those same feelings and for some reason birthday #25 is kind of lame.

Reality Check

After last weeks fertility drama and finding out that there are just lots of hormones raging in my system that are causing most of my anxious feelings I have moved into a new phase of existence. I am trying to want only what god wants for me. The Husband and I have rebudgeted for the next year and found a new living space. We move in two weeks! We are now closer to all the places we need to be. And the blessings just keep pouring in, the Husband has found more opportunities to work in the fall making life much less stressful.

I just finished another Illustrator class from Alma and it was wonderful! It further convinced me that I want to really pursue my graphic design interests and I am working on a few projects to try and get my name out there. I love it, I just have to pace myself and not try and do everything at once... I'm just working consistently at trying to achieve the things I want. I'm attending a Kirtsy Hands On workshop tonight and looking forward to networking with some great women.