(Sleep) Walking in a Mommy Wonderland

Dueling Carseats

With the mild exception that I am usually zombie-like and moderately sleep deprived, life couldn't get any better. Really. These pictures below tell most of the story. What a marvelous, wonderful gift I have been given... to parent and love these two beautiful children and crazy food-addicted doggy.

We are getting back in a "schedule" - blending in Brian's bottle feeding and three baby food meals a day, diapee changees, bathtime and the extra laundry and dishes. Jordan had her last swim class on Thursday night, and her last Kindermusik class on Monday. She is starting soccer in a couple of weeks, and will have practice on Wednesday nights and games on Saturdays. Between soccer, The Little Gym and her Dance class -I think that's enough for her for now. I'll be looking into a Mommy and me swim class or Kindermusik class for Brian and me, and then our little family social obligations will be full. Of course, we'll have plenty of time for playgroups and fun times with friends impromptu.

I also love having some evenings at home, and eating our meals at the kitchen table. We say our blessings before, and well - sometimes during, our meals. Jordan loves to have Brian's highchair pulled up between the two of us, so that all three of us are seated close together (and therefore forming an Annie dog predator barrier as well). We have had some wonderful meals provided by friends lately - Country Burger hamburgers, spaghetti, coconut shrimp, and pasta casserole. Yum yum.



Princess Dress Up Day at Jordan's school - she is the wedding Cinderella, first princess, first row, left side

Brian's TB test (taken during his physical) came back negative. I am in the middle of 2 of 4 of his stool sample collections and then I have to take him and his excrement to the lab for lots of bloodwork. That should be sometime early this week. (Jordan finds great delight in the stool specimen collection process. She wants to "help". At first I said no, then I thought that this might just be the beginning of her medical education. She holds the vials and shakes them now. Like Abby on NCIS. Good girl!)

We are waiting for his certificate of citizenship to arrive in the mail. I will then have to file for readoption procedures in court here in Texas, get his Texas birth certificate and his US passport. You never know when I might feel compelled for us to just hop on Aeromexico for an all-inclusive Mexico weekend. I'm serious - this cold weather (50 something degrees today!) is chillin my bones. :) I am also in mucho need of a Top-shelf Margarita por favor...

Novice Crawl

Our days seem to be a blur of baths, feedings, playing, getting dressed, undressed, laundry, washing dishes, and potty room/diaper changing. The giggles, smiles, and interaction between us three are worth every sleepless minute.

Trying to stand -watch the wobbling legs... too cute