I realize I've been lacking in my blog updates for the last few weeks. I wish I could say it was because we were off on a tropical adventure. The reality is that in the last month and a half, Gib had an emergency appendectomy, Levi was accidentally hit by a woman on a bicycle outside of our apartment, faced a bout with hand, foot and mouth virus (not a serious virus, but makes for an irritable toddler), sprained an ankle, and currently has the stomach flu.
Hello, adventure! Just not adventure of the tropical vacation kind.
I'm currently less than three weeks from my due date with our sweet little one, and I've been working to finish my research paper for class, get things organized and keep up with my boys!
It's been a bit of a crazy fall, but it's made me even more thankful for our wonderful friends and family, and the fact that I have two incredible guys here with me. Gibster has been taking good care of our family, even during his own recovery, and our little dude keeps us entertained while consistently melting our hearts.
And, we've had some really great moments, along with the less pleasant health issues. Levi loves singing Christmas carols, is learning to count to ten, and continues to amaze us with his memory and vocabulary. He's also become quite the fan taking his Flintstone vitamins.
I took a monthlong challenge of not eating out, and instead cooking every meal for our family. It was hard, especially living in a city that offers many delicious choices that are more convenient than dirtying dishes, but I learned some fun new recipes, and I thoroughly enjoyed knowing that our evenings would be spent together, eating healthy meals. And while we have eaten out since then, the challenge did motivate me to cook a lot more, which I love.
Gib now works one day a week at home, and while he does actually work during the day (truly!), it's nice to have him here for lunch, and Levi loves waking up knowing that his dada is out in the living room. Gib and one of his good friends also just completed an amazing construction project for a new piece of living room furniture for us. I am thoroughly impressed with the end result, and I know they had a lot of fun doing it.
So that's our fall in a nutshell!
Hoping everyone's Thanksgiving was enjoyable and that the remainder of 2012 is memorable in the most wonderful ways!
