In popping range

My poor neglected blog!  I have so much to tell and if I don't tell it --- it will pass by as if it never happened-- not even a memory because it will be forgotten if I do not write it. I don't know where to start so I'll just start with Ben. I could start with a list of things he's broken in the last 48 hours or I could start with the fact that he is able to identify some letters and some numbers. His colors are a little shady but they are slowly emerging. He broke a neighbors planter and his grandma Blackhurst's frame in the past two days. Of course he was in "time out" for both shenanigans but I have no idea if he fully understands the time out concept yet. We'll keep at it. His sentences are starting to include anywhere from two to four words-- his favorite phrases right now are "open door," "come on," "lights on," "amen" and of course "NO."  I smile from the inside out every time he talks right now because it is so new to me to have a child actually be able to articulate his wants to me. It's great!  Other developmental steps are front rolls, jumping, and screaming like a girl whenever he sees water on the ground and waiting for me to walk him around it.

On to James. I'm just about to pop. I'm a little over a week away from my due date-- and I'm getting so excited (and uncomfortable). I keep telling myself I'm OK to wait but I feel like I'm less nervous about this birth and more just plain ready to have him in my arms. My nesting has broken out into full swing and I'm buying supplies, organizing and preparing meals like it's nobody's elses business. Every time I run into a friend or stranger in the store they want to know how close I am to delivery-- I'm really showing right now.

To end I'll continue the saga of our lives-- things haven't got a whole lot less dramatic around here but I feel like we're managing our stress better. We're moving out of our condo sometime this month (hopefully after little man is born). I have been pretty busy working from home on writing/PR projects for the company Go Au Pair. I hope I can keep it up and have two kids all the while-- things will be crazy I'm sure for the next couple months. Will is helping out a lot with Ben and looking for jobs all the while. We've had a few interviews and don't know if it will produce results but are hopeful. I can't imagine the day when our expenses are less than our income--- O the feeling ;)  I have to say though it's been great to be able to have savings pad our path all this time... or we would be sad sad dudes. We're just about to the end of the savings pad so we're praying for miracles in the next little while :)  Well I'm thinking that's the latest. I'm happy to have such a great family. I'm more grateful for Will everyday and love being a mother.  So although we have our downs we have a lot more ups!