Some of this, some of that

I know it's been a while. It's seems like the only time I have to blog is when the kids are sleeping. And when they're asleep, I'm asleep or doing other stuff around the house. But mostly, I sleep. I just thought I'd give some updates on everyone. I don't have any pictures to post unfortunately, since our camera broke and we only just got one this weekend. I promise I will post some soon though.


Charlie:

He is growing crazy fast. I can't believe he's almost 8 weeks old. Where did the time go? He smiles and coos all the time and is generally a very happy baby. Also, he has the cutest little dimple on his left cheek when he smiles. C is a great sleeper. He usually takes a long nap when Sam does, goes to bed only an hour or so after Sam, and wakes up around the same time as Sam. It seems they are pretty much on the same schedule. He's not sleeping through the night yet, but only wakes up once or twice, which I think is pretty great. He started rolling over at 6 weeks. I hope it's not a sign that he's going to be crawling and walking early. He weighs about 14 pounds and is the cutest little chuck I've ever seen. Chris jokes that Charlie is just like his dad because his belly fat hangs over the top of his pants. I still love both of 'em regardless.


Sam:

Sam has three favorite things right now: Wall-E, blackberries and bugs. Chris showed him a clip of Wall-E on the Internet one day and he has been hooked ever since. When he wakes up in the morning, he will point to the computer and say "Wall-E." He wants to watch it all the time. Chris took him to his very first movie a couple of weeks ago...it was Wall-E. Sam was a little freaked out at first, but he eventually loosened up and enjoyed the show. I found a Wall-E toothbrush at the store today, and Sam insisted on taking it to bed with him. I hope this will encourage him to want to brush his teeth more as it is a painful process to do with him.

He has also discovered the joy of blackberries. When we go for walks on the Interurban trail, he will spend a good portion of his time picking and eating them. It is one of his new favorite words to say too, although it sounds more like "blackbees." There are some blackberry bushes in the neighbor's yard that Sam can see out of his bedroom window. He spends a lot of time looking out his window, pointing and saying blackberries. One day he was doing this and Chris said "How cute, Sam thinks there are blackberries outside his window." I told him that Sam wasn't just a weird kid, but that there were in fact blackberries outside his window.

As of late, we have been doing a lot of bug hunting. It's mostly bees, worms and spiders. He loves to look at them but is not at all interested in touching them, especially worms. I think he's a little grossed out by the worms because he gets a disgusted look on his face when I try to get him to hold one. One day we were in the back yard digging up dirt looking for the slimy creatures. I finally found this puny little thing and tried to show Sam. He wasn't really interested and just kept pointing to his shoes which he had taken off. When I went to put his shoes back on him, there was a huge worm inside of one. I have no idea how it got there, but that's what Sam was trying to show me. We went walking one day and I told him to look for the bees. When he couldn't find any, he just kept saying "Bees, where are you?"

He is doing incredibly well with Charlie. He loves to give C hugs and kisses, but he can be a little rough with him sometimes because he doesn't really know any better. He's also talking up a storm these days. Most of it we can't understand, but it's very cute to listen to.


Chris and Amanda:

Chris started his new job at the end of August. He's liking it so far and says he's working with a good group of people. He's actually on a job here in Seattle auditing work papers by employees of KPMG, his old stomping grounds. Weird, huh? He's been having fun working downtown again and enjoying lunch at The Met on occasion.

I'm just trying to survive having two kids. I'm still trying to figure out how to be a mom to two, but it's getting better. Some days are better than others. Getting the kids out every day does wonders for my sanity. Thank goodness for the Baby Bjorn too. I don't know if I could live without this miracle invention. There are days when Charlie has spent the majority of his time in it.

We are also getting ready for our big move to Spokane. I've been putting off packing for as long as I can for a few reasons. 1. I'm a procrastinator. 2. I hate packing. 3. It makes me sad and reminds me that we are leaving. Although I have loved living in Seattle for the past 6 years, and I'm sad to say goodbye, I know moving is the right thing. It's a time for fresh starts and new beginnings.

So, I guess that's what's been going with us for the past few weeks.