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!