Milestones

A lot has been happening in our family. It's a rare moment that I can take time to get on the computer for more than a few minutes. At this moment I have Kaemon on my lap begging me to get off.

First of all, and I can't believe I haven't blogged about it yet, Eli is all over the place! He has been crawling for a long time now. He is happiest when there are lots of things he can climb up on, cruise around, and he loves to open and close drawers and cupboards. He also says words! He has been saying "ma ma" along with the usual E-babble for a while, but now I am sure he actually knows what it means and associates it with me. He says Hi, Bye, and sometimes you can get a wave. His newest game, which he thinks is hilarious, is he loves to drop his toys and say "UH UH!" (uh oh) I can't believe how much he is growing up. He is such a sweet little guy, he sure loves me to hold him all the day long though!



Kaemon has also had some big changes. We took him to the store and bought him a big boy potty and some underwear. I decided to wait realizing that we have a lot going on this month but one night Landon came over and he was getting in his jammies and Kaemon saw his big boy underwear and insisted the next day on wearing his. He got into his drawer, brought the underwear to me and said, "I want to wear my big boys today". So I let him, and since then it has just been on on and off t hing. We don't force it upon him, but if he wants to wear them then he does. Maybe it's not the best way of going about it. When he is wearing big boy underwear he does very well, hardly any accidents if any at all. However, potty training takes a lot of time and work, and it's very hard. So although he is ready, I think I am waiting until this month is over!

Kaemon is such a funny little boy. He has these tantrums, and I know most 2 year olds do, but his are extreme. I can't wait too long without giving him a snack. Usually his most extreme fits are after naps and it's really scary. After talking to the doctor we found out that Kaemon is Hypoglycemic. I already knew it was something of the sort, since we've always had to keep crackers by his bed to prevent mid-night terrors. He is doing a lot better though, especially now that we know more about it.



Kaemon says the funniest things. I wish I would keep a notebook near me to write down all the funny things he says. Like just this morning when he woke up and Rory turned on the light he said, "My eyes are broken". and just now, he looked at me and said, "Actually, you're cute mommy." And now when we ask him if he wants to do something, or we tell him to do something, he'll say, "Maybe later, mommy." He also has started drawing shapes, what two-year old does that?

I am excited for this month to be over. I love being a mother, I really do. But I have been having a really hard time lately. Rory is gone ALL THE TIME. Sometimes I feel like I really need a break from my children, for my sanity. I love them to pieces, but it's just really hard without Rory here to give me a break. Plus, I just MISS HIM. I don't know how single mothers and military wives do it. I just couldn't. Maybe I am just having a hard time because we just had a long weekend and spent a lot of time together. We had an awesome Valentine's day. Rory surprised me with tickets to go see "Romeo and Juliet" in Salt Lake, and we went to Mimi's Cafe for dinner. It was so nice to spend the evening together! Rory is going out of town this week, and then next week is the basketball tournament so that will be the end of the season for coaching. YAY!!! Rory will only have his regular job and school, and we can handle that.

So I guess I will end on a positive note, spring is almost here, even with all the snow, I can just feel spring coming, and I CAN'T WAIT! Ror and I decided we're going to go on a vacation, somewhere exotic! I can't wait to plan it!