Our adventure in Cheney...

... is coming to an end. For those of you who don't know, we'll be moving back to the Seattle area in December. After much thought and prayer, we've decided Cheney's just not the right place for us right now. Allen has decided to pursue another path with school, and we really feel that moving back to Seattle is the right decision. I spent a couple of days in Seattle this week (with Toh), and found an apartment for us. We'll be moving back to a 2-bedroom apartment (and paying twice the rent we are here!), but that's ok. Toh-Toh really hasn't used his room yet anyway; and the apartment is pretty big, so there should be plenty of room for us for the next 2 years. Allen will also be working at his old job, which means they'll pay for his tuition. We're not really excited to move again, but are hoping this will be our last move for at least 1-2 years... then we'll be able to settle down for a while.

Thanksgiving 2007

Allen had to work on Thanksgiving this year, so we had our own little Thanksgiving Dinner on Friday. It was just our little family, but it was nice. It was the first time I cooked a turkey, and it actually turned out pretty good... and I finally got to use my platter (a gift on our wedding day). I felt like I was baking for two days (pies, rolls, cheesecake, turkey, etc). It seemed like a lot of mess & hassle for a 20 minute meal. But it was worth it, and I will always remember our first Thanksgiving as a little family. We really DO have a lot to be thankful for.

I'm such a dork. I just had to take a picture of the turkey.

My boys today.

HAYDEN/MOOCHY
He loves to pick up ANY phone and just start talking (even when there isn't anyone on the other end). His "conversation" goes like this: "Hello? Hi. Me. Sup? Oh. Sorry. Bye." haha. I'm not sure where he got the "Sorry" part from.

TORRIN/TOH-TOH
He's a month old today. How did that happen??? I took him to his 1 month checkup and he already weighs 9 lbs 5 oz. That's almost 3 lbs in a month!!!

ALLEN
He's an amazing dad. He has this natural calming ability when it comes to the boys. Kids in general are drawn to him. Random kids just come up and talk to him all the time... even when they have never met him. And babies often stare at him. I don't blame them. I mean, he is a good looking guy, but I wonder if these kids know something that I don't.

See you later, naptime.

It's a sad, sad day. We have been struggling with naptime & bedtime lately with Mooch. I thought it was just his way of trying to adjust to Toh-Toh being here, but now I'm not so sure. On the days he does get a nap, he will stay up until 10:00 p.m. and won't go to bed without a fight. And some days he will just fight a nap and want to play, and he'll be fine until bedtime. Then there are the days where he will miss his nap and fall asleep at 4 or 5 p.m. He'll get a good 10 minute "power nap" and be up again until 10:00 p.m. (He definitely takes after Allen.)


The other day, after a particularly difficult 2-hour struggle to get Moochy down for a nap (ending in my giving up completely), our neighbor came over to visit with us. She mentioned that her 4-yr-old quit taking naps at about Moochy's age. She said, he just didn't need them anymore. Hmmm. Interesting. I thought. Not my boy, though. He still needs his nap. (Or is it just his mom that needs his nap? LOL)


So, for the past two days we have been expiramenting. No naps. (And that means no naps for this sleep-deprived mom either). And wouldn't you know it... Moochismo has gone to bed both nights without much of a fight. In fact, two nights ago his eyes were closed before I even turned the light off, and he didn't need his precious two fingers to help get him to sleep. WOW!


We have now designated a daily "quiet time" (mostly for my sanity, but also for Mooch), where we will just relax, read some books, and/or listen to soothing music. I know that Moochy will still need naps on some days, but I'm hoping this "quiet time" will give him the chance to just relax and build up some energy for the rest of the day. And hopefully (fingers crossed) our bedtime battles will be a lot smaller.


Now, I can't say that this doesn't make me a little sad. When Mooch was a baby, I used his naptime as my workout time. It looks like that's not going to happen with Toh (I was hoping they would nap at the same time), so I'll have to figure out another time to workout or else incorporate them into my workout somehow.

Moochy loves his little brother.

I can't believe how big Toh-Toh is already.

Almost a month old!