Long Overdue

I really need to get back into the habit of blogging more, but sadly this has moved to the bottom of my ever-growing "to do" list.

Let's start with being a wife ... well Anthony is working late and weekends and all the time and I'm busy with the boys, the house, work, and school. We snippets of each other. We have quick conversations over the phone about goings on. I stay up many nights waiting for him to get home and plugging away at homework to pass the time so that we can have a few minutes of adult conversation. Today we actually had a family day and it was awesome to just spend time around each other.

Now onto being a mom ... that part is certainly keeping me busy. Nathaniel is approaching 3 years old. The big day is on Tuesday! He tries my patience and those of his grandparents, great-grandparents, aunties, and others on a daily basis. He is just too smart for his own good sometimes. We love him though and he is ever filled with comments that make us laugh and forget all the "no no things" he does each day. Andrew will be 7 months on Thursday. He is my happy guy. He gets fits of giggles often and adores his big brother. He sits pretty well now on his own, though we still spot him in case a topple occurs. He scoots backwards everywhere and gets up onto hands and knees sometimes, but hasn't quite figured out the forward yet which really bothers him. He primarily uses rolling to get to everything in sight.

As for being an OT ... well work is in the midst of a complete restructuring. I am on the committee helping to put processes in place for the transition which is not always the best place to be, but hopefully will lead to some good outcomes. I just finished a week off of work and should have 2 more weeks off, but I am picking  up several extra days to help with the transition. I must be nuts considering the 5 medical appointments we have for Nathaniel in the next 2 1/2 weeks, but more on all of that in another posting. School is insane. I am barely keeping up with the work, but I am really enjoying the topic and the learning and hoping that this course will encourage and inspire me to be a better leader in my work environment.

A couple pictures of my little guys ...

Bob the Builder can we fix it? Bob the Builder Yes we can!

Little man gabbing away at mommy