Wow. I guess this is harder to keep up during the summer! I'm just going in so many directions that sitting down to blog is not at the top of my list! Sorry to those who aren't getting updated!
Jolee is nearly 5 months old now...and I feel like I'm finally starting to come out of a fog. I'm getting more sleep now and getting more used to taking care of 3 kids, and my muscles are slowly...ever so slowly...getting back to a mild out-of-shape form. I would never say that I'm "in shape", but at least I can move around pretty normally now...and I've even been jogging a few times! Jolee can roll to her belly and is at that awkward stage where she gets stuck and frustrated. She is starting to be able to hang on to small toys, or sometimes her binkie. She can pull it out of her mouth, but not get it back in...also frustrating for her! She is a beautiful baby with the easiest disposition I've ever seen. She puts herself to sleep and prefers to go to bed at 8:30 sharp! She sleeps through the night until around 7 am. She smiles all the time and is starting to really "talk". She is such a joy.
Brady and Luke have really enjoyed "camping" in Grandma and Grandpa's backyard. They have been swimming so much that they both got swimmer's ear...miserable! Its getting better but Luke went two nights where he pretty much screamed all night. Thankfully Brady and Jolee slept through it all...Andy and I weren't so lucky.
Andy's mom went to the hospital today and will be there through the surgery scheduled for Tuesday. Thankfully everything is still on track for that to happen.
I'm am enjoying all the benefits of summer...but even as I write this there is a twinge of sadness knowing that it is quickly fleeting...and Brady will start school in just one short month. Yikes! I am just genuinely going to miss him when he goes.
There is much more I could write about but I just feel mentally/emotionally exhausted. Between saying a final goodbye to my grandma and waiting for Andy's mom to have her surgery, I'm just a bit tapped out. I'm enjoying being surrounded by family...and just trying to slow down enough to enjoy the moments we are in, and not speeding ahead to the next thing.
