Monthly Update: Special Holiday Edition

Merry Christmas!

In honor of the Holidays, we have a special monthly picture for you!

 Enjoy! :)

I can't believe it but this happy elf is 11 months old today! He's a joy to watch grow and change. And, in case you haven't noticed already, he is quite the charmer :)

Still no walking, although he can stand straight up. I've gotten one step out of him, but otherwise he just sits back down and takes off in a speed crawl. So much faster.

He loves being around people, and interacting with other children. Twice this month he was around a 3 and 4 year old and he thought everything they said was so funny. He would crawl after them to try and play. So cute.

I've caught him feeding the dogs from his highchair. Last night Roman was giggling because George was licking his fingers after Roman gave him some tortilla. Busted! If you're friends with me on Facebook, you already know Roman was also caught trying to bottle feed George. What a pair.

I believe Roman is getting his first molar in, although I can't see it yet. This kid is a teething machine! He might even be ready for steak by his first birthday ;)

Here are some more picture from the monthly photo shoot:

This little elf will even read you a book:

And what does he do when pictures are over? Look out the window, of course!

 Followed by squishing his face up against the glass

 Other times he gets a friend to look out the window with him

 Being cute

 Enjoying his favorite touch-and-feel book

 Passed out in the car after the Christmas party.

 Mesmerized by the lights

 

That concludes our monthly update post. We are now off to celebrate Christmas with some friends. 

We hope everyone has a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 

Big Changes

We are moving.

I'd hoped by saying it out loud it will make it feel more real to me. It doesn't.

I love our life here, and although we always knew we would move, it doesn't make it any easier when the time finally comes.

Did I mention we don't know when we are moving yet? This tends to make planning harder

We decided to go ahead and list the house even though we don't have concrete dates. Selling the house and getting that off our to-do list seemed the most helpful thing at this point. Listing the house was incredibly emotional for me. I know it's just a building. But it's our home. It's where I brought my first baby home from the hospital. It's where we have many fond memories spent with friends, family, and each other. But that's life. And duty calls (literally), so off we go.

That said, I'm doing my best to remind myself that we will make new memories, with new friends, at a new place, and they will be just as lovely.

And can I just take a second and tell you how proud I am of my husband? He has been an excellent, responsible Airman for all these years, and because of that, he has put himself in a position to be eligible for opportunities like this.  Yes, this new position is the reason we are moving, but being a military family means moving (no matter what the reason) is par for the course.  He can be proud of the career he's made, and how far he's come.

So for the next few months, keep us in your thoughts and prayers. We will need an extra dose of patience and flexibility. I'm not very good playing the waiting game, and this is a BIG waiting game.

Big changes on the horizon. New adventures for a New Year.