Can I just tell you about the morning I’ve had over here? David was gone all night at work and got home around 8:30am. He was understandably exhausted and laid down on the couch to take a nap. The boys were playing in the living room and before David fell into a deep sleep, I decided I had better take a quick shower. Nathan had been very thirsty earlier that morning and asked for two glasses of orange juice so I knew he likely had to pee. Before getting into the shower I told Nathan we had better try and use the bathroom. He refused. He said he wanted to go on the couch. I told him that was not an option and that the only place for pee was in the toilet. He refused again. This went on for a good 6-7 minutes before I got fed up and told him that after I got out of the shower we would try again but if there was pee on the floor or the couch when I got back, he would not be getting any ice cream for dessert. Nathan stood his ground so I went off to shower…

I had been in the shower for a total of three blissful minutes and was all soaped up with shampoo in my hair when Nathan (who had taken off all his clothes) opened the shower door and began to pee into the shower. He missed the shower for the first two seconds and pee had gotten on the shower ledge outside. I didn’t know whether to be angry or relieved that at least he hadn’t gone on the couch. Then he tried climbing into the shower saying he wanted to take a shower too. At that exact same moment William came flying around the corner and began to dump a bunch of toys into the toilet. I had Nathan by one arm trying to keep him from stepping into the pee but was powerless to stop William from filling the toilet with toys. At this point I had soap getting in my eyes, was half in and half out of the shower and water was getting everywhere.

I had only one option. I called frantically for David, who by this time had fallen asleep. My yells must have been loud enough because I heard a thud coming from the living room and then David ripping around the corner and running towards the bathroom. I must have woken him up from a dead sleep because his expression was 1/2 completely dazed and 1/2 as though he expected to see us all lying in a bloody heap on the floor fighting for our lives. Once he realized nobody’s life was in danger, he gathered his wits and helped take control of the situation.

This was not funny at the time. My nerves were frayed and it was only 9am. After we cleaned up the mess and everyone dried off I decided that a visit from Grandpa was in order so I called my dad to see if he wanted to come by for a while to keep us company while David went back to sleep. Once Grandpa came to the house I decided to tell him the story and started laughing so hard I had tears streaming down my cheeks and could barely get a sentence out. I told him I didn’t know whether I should laugh or cry at the whole ordeal. I think I managed to accomplish both!

Oh my. It has been quite a summer and I am very happy to see it officially ending. We’ve had lots of changes around here and it’s a relief to finally start our new routines.

David has a new job as an assistant nurse manager of a PACU (post-anasthesia care unit) and now works days Monday-Thursday. This has been our first week of the new schedule although he goes in a 7am for the next two weeks for training and then he begins his regular 9am-7:30pm hours. So far he loves it and I am definitely digging this whole working days thing. No more zombie husband, no more working major holidays, no more lonely nights! He starts school again next week, which will bring with it it’s share of stress but at least we are in the final stretch!

Nathan started school this week. He starts at 8am and ends at 2:15pm, which gets him out of the house and gives me a bit of a break from the chaos. So far he loves being back in school and I am thrilled to see him enjoying it so much. He also started a social skills class for two hours on Sunday and loved that as well. I think we are in for another year of tremendous growth from him 🙂

William started Gymboree this week and he LOVED his first class! It was so cute to see him enjoying himself. It’s only once a week but we are free to use the gym during free play hours, which gives us something fun to do while Nathan is in school. I thought William would be a bit sad with his brother gone at school but he seems to be liking the interrupted play and cuddle time. He is talking more and more and we have definitely entered the “terrible two’s” phase. He can be quite a challenge sometimes so we are having to set firmer limits with him but overall he is such a joy. William has the ability to brighten anybody’s day 🙂

I have been doing ok. I have suffered a lot of the same exhaustion problems that I went through with Nathan’s pregnancy so while the baby has been healthy, I have been having a rough time functioning due to the debilitating fatigue. There are times I am so exhausted that I have trouble standing for any period of time, which is especially hard when I am trying to get the boys out the door to get Nathan to school. It seems to come and go in waves for days at a time. Things started getting a little bit better at about 22-25 weeks with Nathan’s pregnancy and I am 23 weeks now so let’s hope that I start feeling better soon!!! School also started for me again this week. Time to hit the books… again! I am taking Contemporary Issues in Children’s Health and Pathophysiology. I think I will love pathophysiology. Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology have always been my strongest areas academically. Let’s just hope I can find the energy and time to study!!!

We have been given free respite care from the state for Nathan, which is basically like having a free babysitter once a week so David and I can have a date night. I am SO excited to get started with it. I also found a new musician from Australia that I really like and he happens to be playing at a little theater in Hollywood in November. I already bought tickets for David and I to go hear him and I am thrilled. It’s a tiny little place called the Fonda Theater so it won’t be overwhelming for me like a big concert and believe it or not I have not been to Hollywood for a night out since I was 20!!! I’ll be VERY pregnant at the time but I don’t care. A night out on the town is a night out and I am already counting down. His name is Vance Joy and I am loving his music at the moment. His album comes out in September but he has 4 songs released already. Yay!

So that is what’s been going on with us lately! Lots of good and necessary changes!