September 2008

We've had a busy summer. It's great to see blue skies again; I was starting to think we were going to have a permanently gray summer from all the fires. We are spending a lot of time outside since it's been a pretty mild summer. Austin loves parks and playing in the water. Collin is content laying on a blanket in the shade, which means he eventually works his way to the grass and the dirt. So much for keeping him clean! I think having boys means never having things clean. That's a hard realization for me. Sticky car, sticky floors, sticky furniture. But one day, when they are all in school I'll be able to scrub the layers of goo and wish they were still small and sugar coated.

Collin is six months now and has two little teeth sprouting through. He was sleeping through the night, but teething has disrupted that. Austin wakes around 5:30 ready to start the day, so we are all pretty tired. Collin is now rolling both ways and this has helped him sleep because now he is sleeping on his tummy. It also means he can get around and find new things to chew on. He can almost stay sitting up by himself and is almost scooting on his belly. Soon he'll be mobile and getting into everything!
I'm so blessed that they are happy boys, and starting to nap at the same time.