Oh Dear Jovie- My blogging for you has certainly fallen short. I sincerely apologize and I give no excuses... Just kidding, I have a bunch of excuses- mostly that our house has been on the market and for some damned reason that stole all of the extra RAM in my brain. It also stole some of my joy.
But now our house is "off" the market. It did not sell. You probably won't remember 7724 Walnut but it is a precious little cottage. Certainly it is small, and perhaps it is a bit less glamorous than some homes, but I love it all the same. When your father and I bought this house more than 6 years ago, we had no idea how long we would be here and no idea what our family would turn in to.
We also had no idea how much sleep we would lose after having children. Seriously NO IDEA. You and your sister have been playing off of each other and making it near impossible for me to get more than 5 hours of sleep a night. I am going to look REALLY OLD prematurely. But it is so worth it... And they have wonderful facial moisturizers that I think will help with the wrinkles...
Anyhow- When we bought this house, we had no idea how full it would be. Full of noise and cat fur and the unending clutter that comes with two little girls. But part of me loves the scatter of pink sparkly things combined with the chaos of building blocks (that really HURT when you step on them, OMG). I love seeing a tumble of well loved books and a slightly worn blanket. I don't much like cleaning it up, but I love the little things that remind me of you girls.
In these past few months, you have grown and changed. You love to take baths, you love to torment the kitties. You are quite the engineer! Marker caps are returned to their proper place, and you inspect things to see how they work. Zippers are no match for you! You have figured out how to turn the tv and cable on and off. You have figured out how to put dvds and cds into the Wii (this is NOT good). You like to get behind the television and check out the cables (equally NOT good). You love to give hugs and kisses, and you are such a snuggler. You drape your arms across my shoulders and nuzzle your face into my neck. This is such a special time and I know it is not something that you will do forever, so I cherish it and try to burn it into my brain.
Having our house on the market was really hard on me and I am so glad things are settling down, though I am way behind on my christmas decorating. Next year will be better... but really all we need is eachother- and we have that.
I realize I cannot explain just how much I love you, and until you are a parent, you probably will not understand what it means to love THIS much. But I thank you for being part of our family. For bringing us joy and teaching me about patience and true responsibility.
Hopefully I will get back to blogging soon!
Love you lots and lots~
-Mamma
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