Don't Forget the BABY!

Good Morning and welcome back to the blog. I think I was just addressing myself. How crazy are you if not only do you talk to yourself in public - and answer - all under the guise of talking to your toddler, but you now find yourself talking to yourself on your blog... don't mention that I am also referring to myself in the third person. Ahh... I am embracing my insanity today. It doesn't matter. I am done with school!! I will graduate next week with my masters in engineering! I feel an incredible lightness of being. It doesn't hurt any that it is a beautiful spring day in Michigan and the trees are bursting their buds and life is ooh so good. The house is asleep and I am enjoying that peaceful time I get in the morning to just sit and drink my coffee without anyone tugging on my leg. I sleep so soundly last night. My mind wasn't working on any engineering problems while I lay there, I was just sleeping. And coughing. We are all still suffering the nastiest cold we could find in Ann Arbor (thanks Aaron!).

So... next stop Oak Park. We have started packing and as you can see Ian is a big help. He is growing up so fast. I think it is time to start potty training. He will occasionally grab his diaper and grunt his little uh uh sound. I think he is trying to tell me something. Once we get settled in the new place we will go buy him a little potty and see how it goes. I think he is ready for a big boy bed too! We went to Ikea with Mary when she visited a couple of weekends ago and he was so excited by the little beds! Yesterday he stood at the dishwasher and handed me the clean dishes one at a time so I could put them away. So helpful. It was a little slow to put away one spoon at a time but worth it to let him help and see him smile. We went and got his second haircut yesterday - I can't believe how fast it grows and how fast he is growing.

I am really going to try to enjoy this break I have between school and work and spend lots of time playing with Ian. I have such a tendency to feeling that something or another just has to get done and so I do that rather than take Ian outside or to the park. But we have plenty of time to pack and I just love the springtime so no excuses...

Ian and I took a little quality time last night sitting on the porch. As I watched him play I couldn't help wondering what he will be when he grows up... chef, engineer, or plumber!