Where's the time going???!!

I'm such a slacker. I just read my last post about how it was already November and here we are in December. Rather than lament about how quickly time is going by with my little boy, I thought I'd share what he's been doing these days. So, here are some of Bubbie's latest tricks!
*Repeats lots of what you say - time to watch the language!

*Says "Thank you" and "Bless you" - hoping on please getting thrown in there soon.
*Eats with a utensil most of the time
*Knows when he dirties a diaper, but has zero interest in actually using a potty
*Can go to daycare and not cry when he gets dropped off - I don't know how I feel about this.... :)
and much much more!

Since I've been so busy with working out of the house and in the house, I'm sure I won't be back until January...so Happy Holidays!

Wait....It's Already November??

October was a super busy month with home visits, parent conferences, ear infections, really just a lot. So I'm kind of glad that we're into November. This year should be interesting with a very mobile, toddler-y Bubbie. He's into everything these days. He's running, talking, dragging me around, and generally just being a lot of fun.

As for Halloween, Bubbie was a monkey and B and I were zookeepers. We had a little family party carving pumpkins. It took Bubbie a little while to warm up to all of the people in his house mainly because he was asleep when they all showed up. He wouldn't let me put him down - appropriatley hanging onto me like a monkey. He finally came around once my parents came over and loved playing outside for the majority of the day. I think he'd live outside if we let him.

We didn't take him trick-or-treating. I have issue with people bringing little kids who obviously can't eat candy to go. We had people at our house with little babies, like in the infant carrier car seats, out trick-or-treating for their kids. Yeah, just say it's for you. He did enjoy coming to check out the kids who did come to our door. We kept him up pretty late in the hopes that he'd adjust to the time change better (he didn't). One thing I was pretty bummed about was how few kids we did get this year. There were maybe 40, 50 tops. That's not a lot for our neighborhood. We did get a lot more compliments on our decorations than we have in the last few years, so that we cool. And we have a ridiculous amount of candy left, which is not so cool for my waistline...

Anyway, here are some photos of Bubbie as a monkey and his pumpkin picking adventures.

She Lives!

I'm surviving this whole full time job and mom thing. It's exhausting. My day consists of getting up at 5:30 and getting myself ready. B gets up around the same time. We get Bubbie up around 6 - if he's not awake yet. He's usually up by 5:45 which is a little tricky. Then it's breakfast, get him dressed, and everyone out the door by 6:30. Bubbie gets dropped off and stays at daycare until 3 when my mom picks him up. I'm at work by 7:30, teach all day, then am back on the road for my 45 minute drive home at 4. I get home by 5, play with Bubbie, feed him at 6, then he's in bed by 7:30. It's seriously non-stop moving until after Bubbie goes to bed.

Things have gotten better at daycare, aside from Bubbie get his finger smushed in a door. They have those door guards, but one broke and Bubbie found where it was supposed to be. Good times. He's doing really well though. I already have art projects and he's just turning into this little boy. He gives the best hugs ever and is just a happy kid.

I still wish I could stay home and miss my little man all day long. It's been kind of good interacting with other adults, but I'd still rather stay home...