I love this time of year. And this year has been especially nice for two reasons: 1) Liam has joined the family, and I must say, he is a great addition; and 2) Erik has been on day shift. (Soon to be back to night shift in a couple weeks. Waaaah, waaaaah. Someone was on maternity leave and Erik was able to move to day shift for the entire summer and most of the fall. I hate him working the night shift. But enough dwelling on the unpleasant. It's fall!)
Now for an update on the kiddos:
Elliot started Pre-K in September and is LOVING it. She comes home with all kinds of facts about what she has learned. Her favorite was learning all about bats. "Mom, did you know bats see things with their ears?" They celebrated her "un-birthday" today, which is what they do for kids whose birthdays are in the summer. She was quite excited about it. Last night I asked her what she wanted to wear for her un-birthday and, as if she had already been thinking hard about it, immediately responded "probably my Zootopia shirt and my Halloween skirt." She loves art and takes her work very seriously. I love peeking into her bedroom and seeing her hunched over her little desk, working hard on a project.
Liam is getting big. Like tall. And chunky. He has the baby fat that Elliot never quite achieved. At his 10 month appointment he clocked in at 99.7th% for height and like 87th% for weight. He is our strapping young lad. He is not quite walking yet, but that could change any hour. He has a little cart thing that he uses, walker style, to zoom around the house. He is currently working on popping out his two front teeth to join the bottom two, so he is unusually grumpy right now. Hoping he hurries up and gets those on out so he can go back to being chill. This kiddo loves eating, playing with big sis, and terrorizing the dogs, whom he likes to call "go go go". He is also quite fond of me. #motherboy
So far this fall has been quite enjoyable. We went to Bill's Berry Farm to play and get a pumpkin from the patch.
It has been unusually rainy this year. Much to girlfriend's delight.
And Halloween! I can't believe how much I love Halloween with kids. I was never super into it before, but with kids it is just so much fun. Elliot decided early on she was going to dress up as a bat this year. Liam didn't get a vote because he is a baby. But also, he loves everything I do, so I am sure he very much enjoyed being Jack Jack from the Incredibles. #motherboy
I mean, honestly. How cute are these?? #imadethem #humblebrag
Happy Fall, y'all!
