Catching up
Ahhhhhh…Let me wipe the chunks of carrot and cantaloupe off the chair so I can sit my freshly-showered self down, make room among the sippy-cups for my plate of cake and blog for this first time in…? I’m allowed to eat cake because I ran 3 miles today (with 50 pounds of baby!) and yesterday. And I’m allowed to ignore this mess because the water was off (therefore no dish-washing) all morning…again. I don’t just blog on the days they turn our water off, it really just happens a lot.
A little H2O would have come in handy this afternoon when I was feeding Kennon. Not because he was making a mess; actually, he’s a pretty clean eater for a 10 month old. No, Carver had wandered over to the pantry. I didn’t want to him pulling canned goods off the shelves so I diverted him with a plastic pitcher and some cups. Little did I know he managed to get smudge from Ethan’s bike tires ALL over him.
Who me?
Let me back up a little and cover a few highlights since last time. Ethan turned the big 2-7! What an amazing husband I have!!! He took the plunge and decided to go to school full-time on top of a full-time work schedule. His persistence and energy has blown me away. I miss him a lot and there are 2 days a week he doesn’t see Carver for one waking moment, but I know at the end of the semester we’ll look back and be thankful. I decided he needed a birthday lemon meringue pie for all his hard work, so after preparing the crust and lemon curd in advance and having dinner with lots of our friends I thought, “ok, I’ll just go home, whip up the meringue and stick a candle in it.” Easier said than done. We completed the meringue after about 45 minutes only to find the filling never set! The lemon soup topped with meringue is still in our fridge because I haven’t had the heart to throw it out. I keep telling myself we’re going to eat it anyway.
Life at home has been generally awesome. I have really enjoyed watching Kennon and having a gig that allows me to stay home with Carver. They play so well together, although sometimes I wonder if they notice each other. We have made a habit of playing in the kitchen. They love the tupperware and spatulas.
We have also been hanging out a lot with Amanda and baby Ansley. We had a play date last week at the museum and yesterday all 5 of us went to the farmer’s market!
Carver’s big news includes inheriting a high chair (which makes everything so much easier!), trying out his new sippy cup, switching to only two naps a day, growing some red curls and eating lots of finger foods.
Hopefully it won’t be so long until next time!
PS- Free chick-fil-a Monday. Google it.
