Phew. Ok, so I just looked back and realized I had not posted on here since mid-February, right after we got the house. A LOT has happened since then, I have been so busy just trying to hang on for the ride, the idea of writing about it did not even cross my mind. I feel so bad for Liam, having only a small handful of posts after his birth, and, even then, they are mostly not about the whole family, not him specifically. At this point in Elliot's life she easily had 20 posts dedicated to her every milestone. (#SecondChildProblems) So, I will try to bring you up to speed.
1. We moved in to our house!
However, the joy of this momentous occasion was stolen a bit by someone breaking in literally the day before we were scheduled to move in. They completely destroyed our front door, damaged one of the doors in the basement, and stole some of Erik's tools, our Jambox, and some mail we had here. Fortunately, no one was hurt and very few of our belongings were actually in the house at the time. We were able to move in as scheduled.
For the most part, we are settled in now. There are several boxes that remain unpacked and a few rooms that definitely need some organizing, but all the essentials are in place. We are loving the additional space and the new 'hood.
2. I went back to work.
Apparently, all maternity leaves must come to an end, and mine was no exception. I was mostly just surprised at how fast it happened! But, if we are being honest, I was getting a little stir-crazy the last few weeks, so I wasn't completely devastated when the time came. It was sad to be sure. I cried handing my sweet beeb over to my Mom the first day, and then most of the way to work. But once I got there it felt good to be stretching the muscles I hadn't used in a while.
3. And then I went back to work some more.
Since Elliot was born I had been working 30 hours per week instead of 40. Which is an awesome gig if you can get it. Well, about a month after I went back to work this time, my boss engaged me in discussions about coming back full-time. It felt right to me, so I agreed. It was difficult to get all my work done in just 4 days, and this way I would be paid more. So far it is working out, but getting used to these two-day weekends is rough. They are so short!
4. The flood came.
One Saturday morning, early, while we were all still in bed, there came a knock on the front door. It was the neighbor who lives below us (we live on a hill) and he said our water was running mud into his pool. Perplexed because we hadn't even turned on the water yet for the season, Erik went to investigate. We have a fire hydrant on our property, and the neighbor who is building on the lot across the street, and up higher on the hill from us, had attached a hose to the fire hydrant and was using it to keep the dust down. He had been running it all night. Sometime during the night, it appears someone came by and clipped the hose, causing tons of water to gush down our property for who knows how many hours. It completely took out a section of our retaining wall, covered our front yard with mud, filled our crawl space with water and mud, leaked a little into our basement, and completely washed out our garden in the backyard. Fortunately, I had not planted anything in the garden yet. It is a huge mess. We took care of the emergency issues, and are waiting for estimates on the rest. We thought the neighbor was going to be cool about it and take responsibility, but it sounds like that may not be the case now. So, since this may lead to a lawsuit, I will not say more about it at this time.
Now, for a quick update on the kidlets:
Liam will be 5 months in a couple days! Whaaaa?!! It is unbelievable, but true. He proves to remain an easy-going chap. He has started belly laughing, which is utterly delightful. My favorite sounds in the whole world are my children laughing. Bonus points if they are laughing together. At his four month well-child appointment he was 98th percentile for height and 60th for weight, so basically a giant baby. His favorite food, besides mama's milk, is bananas, and he really loves his morning cereal. Kid can eat. I don't think he would ever refuse food. He rolled over once at the beginning of April, and apparently decided that was enough. I have not seen him do it since, although he really likes rolling on his side and perching there for long periods of time while playing with a toy. He has started arching up when he is on the changing pad, like he is starting to think about sitting up, but I think we have a little while until that will happen. He is not as ambitious as Elliot was as a baby. She was constantly trying to move to the next big thing. He is content to take his sweet time, which is more than fine with me, because we haven't quite figured out a way to babyproof our stairs in a way that will still allow the dogs access to the backyard...hmm. He is a morning person and so pleasant during our early morning feedings. He just looks at me with big, clear eyes and coos. In contrast, at night he is a huge grumpasaurus. He will rage eat, pulling off frequently and, almost, violently and scream, then reattach and keep going, for about 20 straight minutes. This whole process always works him into what I call the "anger sweats" because his little head gets all red and sweaty. By the time I burp him and calm him down he is usually ready to drift off, so I just lay him in his crib wearing his Merlin suit (pure magic) and he quickly falls asleep.
Well, it is getting late, and tomorrow is, sadly, a work day. I hope life will slow down a little for us and I can write more frequently and less scatter-brained. Until then, wishing you all the best!
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