Randomness

It's been an entire week since I've taken a picture. Though this probably isn't significant to anyone - it's extremely rare for me! =) I tend to take picture of the boys at least a few times a week. I suppose I got in to doing that so that Chris would have a plethora of pictures to look at so that though he's away - he can still see how the boys are growing and developing and what things are keeping them busy. So to say that my camera has lay dormant for an entire week speaks to it being a busy week!

This week I was at the store WAY more then I like to be...let's face it...shopping with kids can make for an exhausting day. There was plenty of cleaning, laundry, dishes, cooking - and of course taking care of the kiddo's - which pretty much takes up all of my time anyway. A few meetings and events - video work and planning - a couple projects - preparing and giving a short workshop over the weekend - hmmm, no wonder I'm tired! =)

Annnyway, I'm guessing no one really cares to look over my weeks schedule - so moving on! =)

Chris is back to his camp and getting back into the routine of things. Maybe he'll write a blog about his time at home in the near future. =)

The boys are adjusting to daddy being gone again. It's taking Luke longer to re-adjust, but he's doing ok. We made sure to take him to the airport with us the morning Chris left so he could see him physically leaving. I wasn't sure how he would take going to bed one night with daddy home and the next morning waking up and daddy just being gone again. So we thought it was important for him to see Chris get on the airplane and fly away. I think this helped Luke understand immensely!

Since it was a very early morning flight, it was just Chris, Luke and I. Chris had bought both the boys a stuffed animal to give to them before he left. He gave Will a little elephant the night before and he gave Luke a little polar bear at the airport. It was a really cool thing for the boys to have something tangible to hold on to from daddy. Luke sleeps with his polar bear in bed every night and proudly proclaims that it's "fwum daddy!"

Will was 2 1/2 months old when Chris left. So when Chris came home - though he's seen pictures and video of daddy - he really didn't know how to make the connection. By the end of R&R, he was enjoying his time with daddy - but will still need more time to get to know Chris. He'll be a few months from his second birthday before he gets a really good opportunity to bond with his daddy. Until then, we'll just continue showing him pictures, video and talking all about daddy to him.

Short of being completely and overwhelmingly exhausted - and obviously missing my hubby - I am doing fine. I knew it was important to get the boys and myself back into a routine as quickly as possible. I am slowly trying to get Will to sleep through the night...because he has not slept through the night - ever - not even once in his entire life....I'm not sure he's even come close to it! The accumulation of sleep loss has really started to add up and fatigue is really starting to be a daily battle to fight now. So - since I don't want to be completely drained of energy due to sleep deprivation for who knows how long - it's time to start working with him to sleep for longer periods of time...and one day...hopefully sooner then later I hope he'll sleep the whole night through...sigh - I've completely forgotten what it feels like to get more than 2-3 hours of solid sleep at one time.

Anyway - this was an extremely random post - speaking of sleep deprivation - this is the kind of post you get when it's late and I'm running on fumes. So please forgive me if this post made no sense at all...I'll try to post the next one during the day!! =)

Anyway, Will is screaming and I can barely hold my head up - so here are a few pictures before I sign off for the night:


Before we headed off to church, I attempted to snap a few pictures of the boys. This is always easier said than done!

Luke walking to the house after church this morning - he thought it was so cool that he could hold the umbrella and walk through the rain!

Luke wanted to wear his Yankee's shirt today - which lead to Will wearing his too. I thought it'd be cute to get a picture of them together - but neither of them can sit still long enough - it's hard enough to get one of them...but getting both of them at the same time is work!

Mr. Cheese Doodle!

Good Night!