Family update

Dear Monster,

   You are growing up so fast! I just can't take enough pictures or spend enough time just staring at you and hoping to slow time down. Soon you'll be crawling, then walking, then picking your own foods, picking your own clothes, starting school....AH! There just isn't enough time.
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Hello readers!! Unfortunately, I don't have a Tempting Tuesday author for you today as I have been completely consumed by our last author, Tessa Dare. I am plowing through her books and completely drowning in her characters so, for today, it's just a simple family update. :)

A small update on me, I'm back to work full time and it is pretty much going how I thought it would, good and bad. I love my work, most of my co-workers, and most of the patients but I just can't wait to get home to my tiny family after work! It helps that our nanny is AMAZING! I came home from work yesterday and spent around 3 hours just hanging out and talking with Candice. It definitely helps me get through the work day when I feel that I have a friend at home watching my little monster.

Speaking of Liam, he is hitting some MAJOR developmental milestones! He is loving his solid foods (now that we have started adding some extra fiber), and he is babbling away like it's his job. This kid has got a pair of lungs on him and, oh man, does he know how to use them. He has what we call "low monster" days and "high monster" days. "High" or "Low" are decided by which range of his voice he decides to use that day. He has also started making "R2D2" sounds. These are very high and tend to consist of "beep boop beep" noises. He just cracks me up all day! On top of the talking and eating he has also started:

Playing with his feet-

And grabbing toys while he's on his tummy:

According to Liam's physical therapist, he is around 5 months old developmentally. He is, actually, almost 7 months. That still means that Liam is only 2 months behind in his development instead of the 2 1/2 months behind that he has been so far. Considering that he was born 2 1/2 months early, Liam is actually ahead of where he would have been had he been born on time. It sounds confusing but it just means that Liam is doing just fine, if not better than he should be. 

Sean is doing well. We're looking forward to a possible promotion for him at work! It would mean he would be back to having his own vehicle (a VAN this time!!), a little more moola around the house, and setting his own days off. Right now things are kind of frustrating because our whole life is based around Sean's partner's schedule. Gah! It is what we have to do to make things work and it isn't all that bad but we are definitely looking forward to when we have our own schedule back. I am working on getting Sean to get back to writing but, as some of you writers may know, you have to be in the right mind set for that creativity to flow and right now it is all about our tiny man, work, and getting by from week to week. Things aren't bad at all but it takes a while to really settle into this new life as parents. Every single second of our day is now different, every decision we make is now loaded, and our responsibilities have grown 100x! So, if you miss his writing, give him a nudge and let him know. I'm sure he'd love to hear from you.

In April we will be taking a giant vacation! I am so nervous about it. So far, we have not taken Liam on a vacation that is longer than 4 days and that was just over an hour away to my Mom's house. We will be traveling with him for 7 days on this upcoming trip and it will be to the other side of Colorado! Ah! (Obviously someone will be watching our house and animals as we can't bring them all along. Ha Ha!) We will be staying with one of my best friends, Liam's Auntie Angela, and visiting friends and family while we are over there so I know it will be an amazing trip. It's just a little nerve wracking thinking of being away from our home and our routine for such a long time! I will have a giant update when we get back, of course but for a week around Easter I, most likely, won't be blogging. :(

I hope everyone is having a Happy Tuesday! It has been so sunny and beautiful here in Denver that walks and times outdoors have become regular things for our little family. What have you been doing with all of this wonderful weather?? Any big trips planned for you soon?