A whole month without a post! I apologize to the two people that may read this. :)
This summer was fun, but it's time to change seasons. Both in weather as well as in life. I am now the proud mommy of two adorable and healthy children. My husband and I are in good health and are deeply in love. Our family is complete (minus the pets that will come and go in our lives) and we are happy. Sure, there are tough days, days that Carter makes me want to pull my hair out. Days that Ali won't stop crying and just wants to be held all hours. But, we get past them.
With everything that is going on in the world lately, home is extremely comforting. And soon, that place we call home will be on the other side of town. We have bought our dream home. Who would have thought that it would be in Maryland still, but sure enough, it is. Granted, we haven't moved into it yet, so there could be some down sides to the place, but to be honest, I think we are safe in dubbing it our dream home. It is a 94 year old Victorian home sitting on just under an acre of land. There is a little creek that runs through our yard and a pretty long driveway leading to the house. (Long driveway for the outskirts of Baltimore City I should say) Can I tell you how much I am looking forward to seeing Carter's face when he takes in the size of this backyard? Or how exhilarating it will be to see Pfeiffer do a million laps around it? And the thought of baking cookies and cooking a big dinner in the country-fied kitchen just makes me smile. I can't get the thought of waking up on Christmas morning here out of my mind.
I have never lived in a detached house. All my life, we have lived in apartments and townhomes. This has been a dream of mine since I was old enough to realize the difference in homes. To not have to worry about someone else's cars in my parking area. To not be woken up at 2am by the next door neighbor arguing via throwing things against the walls. Hopefully no cops called on the hoodlum kids. *sigh* We can only hope.
On the kid front...Carter is getting huge. I can't believe he's going to be four years old in just a few weeks. Alison is just growing like infants do. She's sticking to the middle of the charts in her growth, so she may not be as big of a baby as her big brother was. She is just smiling away at anyone that pays her any attention. Carter is basking in the big brother limelight. He has been amazingly good with her. I never had too many worries about his behavior, but he's doing great.
I am truely blessed. When I start complaining again, just remind me of this post.
