Wow?!

Has almost three months really already gone by?  There is so much that has happened, but then life just is like that.  While I now have a new computer I still don't have the software needed to download pictures and my hubby can't remember where he put it.  So instead I'll just do a quick written update. . . . . . . .

In November hubby had nasal surgery to fix a severely deviated septum and hopefully stop his chronic sinus infections.  (He has been on antibiotics for almost a year straight.)  We thought it would be a fairly simple procedure and that he would be recovered within a couple of weeks.  Unfortunately, something went really wrong and he has had severe headaches/migraines ever since, which he never had before.  Needles to say, he has missed a lot of work and has been spending a lot of time in the basement away from any noise and light.  We are still seeing various doctors and have had various tests run to try and figure out what is wrong, but until then I have been nurse/single parent which has taken up any free time I had plus some.  I really hope we find an answer soon.  I want my husband back and I know the kids want their dad back, instead of the grumpy old man in the basement.  It's been especially difficult with the holidays, which is why I have told him no more surgeries at the end of the year.  Two years in a row of him being grumpy during the holidays is enough.

Little Man is almost completely potty trained in the sense that he stays dry all day!  However, that is only as long as he stays in a pull-up.  If I put him in regular underwear, then we have accidents galore!  In otherwords if he has to sit in it, that is not okay.  However, if it runs down his leg, that is okay.  I don't get it!  I am hoping that if we stay consistently dry for a month that we can then transition to underwear and be done with the whole pull-up thing! 

He is begging for us to put him in soccer, so I guess that is what we will be doing this summer.  He has also learned how to do summersaults in gymnastics and can be found doing them all over the house.  He can do head stands as well, against the wall or sofa, but that is not encouraged as much since someone is not always available to help spot him.  We are also getting ready for the transition to primary!  I have to admit that I am nervous about the thought of him having to sit for two more hours, with his little active body.  I just pray he has a very understanding teacher that lets them do some movement to help him get out his wiggles.

Little Miss continues to grow and change.  We think she may actually be getting her teeth!  Unfortunately, that means she is super grumpy and whiney which is not like her at all.  She also is getting better at standing with some support and is trying really hard to crawl.  I am not sure how excited I am about her being mobile, especially with a move pending.

Speaking of moves, more and more delays keep occuring.  It is really tough not to get discouraged, especially now that it looks like we won't be closing until a month after the original completion date. It's hard to not wonder if maybe it is all a sign that this is not what we should be doing, especially when weird things keep happening.  For example, the kitchen sink that we custom ordered was given to us broken, which according to the plumbing place was near impossible to have happen since  it is made of a really durable material. (Not to mention it arrived a week and a half after when we were promised it would arrive.)  Now we have to re-order it and again wait, which has consequently, put the granite/cabinet guy behind since he won't cut the granite or build the cabinets until he has the sink to make sure it fits perfectly.  Plus you do not want to get me started on the issues we have had with the company's office manager who has repeatedly provided wrong information to subcontractors which has meant things have been done incorrectly and have had to be re-done, delaying us even further.  Then you add the holidays in the mix of it, which means even more days with no work done, and on and on and on  . . . . . . I'm just to the point I just want things done and done right.  I want all my stuff in one place and I want permancy with established relationships with neighbors.  Being in constant limbo is not one of my strong suits.

So that is our lives in a nutshell.  My husband is still employed.  We have a roof over our heads that we can afford.  Our bills are paid.  None of us are terminally ill.  A lot to be grateful for.