Something Rare

I know! I rarely ever post. Shame. But I'm also aware that I'm allowing a valuable opportunity to do some self-therapy slip by when I don't. ever. post. C'est La Vie....

Gracie's now 7 months. Can you believe it? I can't. I saw a picture of the girl just the other day of when she was brand spankin' new and it made me weepy a bit. I have loved every minute with this girl and with her brother. She's up on all fours now. You can tell she's trying to go somewhere but having a hard time getting her hands and knees to cooperate. I think buying baby gates are in order for this weekend. I know I should already have them. Oh well! She's eating solids now and literally lapping it up. She loves food! She's a bit like her mommy. She's still sleeping through the night - thank you LORD! - and she's more beautiful every single day! She has also kept her beautiful blue eyes which makes me ecstatic. I love her.

Big Boy J - he's the smile in my heart most days. He's so much fun right now. He asks questions constantly (not always that much fun) and he makes up his own songs all the time. I LOVE IT!!! I love sitting in the front seat of the car and hearing him make up a song about the weather, or a gorilla, or the other London Bridge, or about Baby Graaaaaaaace! Speaking of her, he's a fantastic big brother. I thought it would wear off, the love he has for her but it hasn't. He still longs to hold her and kiss her and hug her. He loves having company in the back seat while he's riding. He talks to her all the time. Yesterday, I caught him trying to pick her up and put her back on her mat. Yeah....we're going to have to nip that in the bud. But, he's trying to be so helpful. That title, by the way, he loves. He loves being your Big Helper. So, I capitalize on that one ALL THE FREAKIN' TIME!!! He does, however, have a defiant streak that is only kept in check by the threat of losing a book to read at bedtime. That'll make him move! He's just so much fun right now.

On a side note - his arm is doing great! Next week is his last week of physcial therapy and I'm pretty sure he's going to miss it when it's gone. "Why?" you ask. Check out Marty's recent twitter updates with video feed attached. As my brother commented, "Now I want an injury!"

School started this semester and so far, I'm managing the extra load. It's not always easy but Marty makes it so much more doable. He picks up so much of the extra stuff that I used to do but now can't that I'm overwhelmed by the generosity of it all. He's my biggest cheerleader and I love him that much more because of it. I do tend to keep my head in the books nowadays which can make doing the fun stuff we use to do a bit more rare but it doesn't seem to effect J or G at all.

We're in a good place and I'm going to hold on to it for as long as I can. By the way, today is October 1 and I can't tell you how much in love I am with the Fall. It's time for pumpkin everything - soup, pie, bread, whoopie pies, all of it. I'm trying my darndest to think of a time when we can do a bit of camping this month or maybe early next month but can't seem to come up with a date. I can't WAIT for the leaves to start changing. They're so pretty!

Happy Fall!