Hello everyone! I know it's been so long since I posted, but I can hardly find any time to get on the computer. Almost all my communication these days is via Facebooking from my phone!
Let's see...
My dad recently had to have a pacemaker put in. It was a very scary time for me (as well as him and the rest of my family!) but he's doing great now. My dad has always seemed invincible, to me and those days/weeks were pretty stressful. I love you Daddy and I'm so happy you're doing so much better!
My teen son is still unemployed but I'm not letting it get to me. He's been super helpful the past week and I'm grateful that he's been staying home to help out with things.
Hubby is still working, yay :)
Nathan. Oh boy. Nathan.
We can't have chairs around our dining room table anymore because he climbs up them and onto the table. We can't even have his highchair set up anymore unless it's mealtime. I can't have a chair in front of the computer desk or he'll stand on it and smack the keyboard, turn the monitor around and click and scroll the mouse constantly. I have a gazillion duplicate files and folders on my desktop with strange names like ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]vcfgty67]]]]]]]]]]]]6 7 and ___B B_ v=3ewsdd# and a .jpg named +31286254174445204. *rolls eyes* We've also taken away his little ride-on cars because he's learned to push them into the kitchen, stand on them and proceed to play with the stove burners. We don't use the front 2 burners anymore because he loves to reach up to them. I can't sit down and watch tv anymore because he's discovered where the power buttons are for the tv and the cable box. So I'll be in the middle of watching Ellen and bam, he turns it off. I've learned to just record the shows I want to watch and watch them after he's gone to bed.
BUT, I'm proud of him for his development and curiosity. He's so wonderful! He's talking now, saying things that are appropriate to the situation. He'll say "all done" when he's done eating or when he doesn't want to do something anymore (mainly baths, he's not fond of bathing anymore but being good parents, we still do it ;) ) He also says "no" when he means it and will point at something and grunt when he wants it. He even brought his sippy cup to me in the kitchen earlier because it was empty and he wanted more water.
He has 12 teeth and I think his canines are coming in. We've been teaching him how to brush and he does okay. His last checkup (2 weeks ago) he weighed 25 pounds. I think he was 32" tall. He's around the 75% for his height and weight.
I'm doing okay. My doctor upped my depression/anxiety medication and my anxiety is nearly gone but I've noticed that I don't get quite as excited about things anymore. I'm just kind of going along at a level pace. I'm not terribly happy about it (ha, get it? nevermind, haha) but I'd rather have a subdued mental state than a panicky one. I think anyway. We'll see how it goes over the next few months.
I'll try to post more sometime soon. I hope everyone is well, and Erin, I'm with you on the terrible twos at 18 months old! :)
