It's midnight...

and I can't sleep. Must be that 2.5 hour nap I squeezed in today. More than likely it's the multitude of things rattling around in my head, none of which I can quite seem to place a finger on except for one. We baptize our sweet, sweet boy tomorrow and I find myself struggling with the fact that he's 10 months old and I have no idea where the time went. I feel relatively adjusted with the fact that the Pookster is four and that she's not a baby anymore, so why am I feeling this way?
Is it because he is our last baby? Is it because I feel so ultra-swamped with work and life that I feel like I'm missing out/have missed out on so much? I went back to work when Pook was 3 months old and I still feel like I had so much more time to give her. Maybe that's it...maybe it's having to split the time between my two precious kiddos that makes me feel like this. The classic working mother's guilt, huh? Maybe one day soon, my dream of being a WAHM will come true.

Gorgeous fall weather

It was an absolute jaw-dropping kind of gorgeous day! Sun shining. Light breeze with the perfect fall nip in the air. You know my mom and stepdad are in town and we had a glorious picnic at the RV park they are staying in. Pook had a blast playing at the playground and it was so incredibly peaceful that I had to drag myself and the kids away to head for the house to take naps.

Basketball widow

Have I mentioned that I'm basically husband-less until late March? Basketball season has started and that means long practices and away games. K-man does a fantastic job of really being here (you know...not just a body sitting in the chair kind of "here") when he is home. The kids squeal with delight when he comes through the door. Just tonight, Pook stood at the back door watching for his headlights in the driveway. I thank God everyday that our children love their daddy and that he is a daddy worthy of such love and adoration.

Off to bed for me. I think I've blogged myself to sleep. Until next time...

Random mommy thoughts

You know you're a mom when you bend down to tie you own tennis shoes and catch yourself as you double knot them to keep them from coming untied. I had to sit down and have this conversation with myself. Leslie, you're not tying Pook's shoes. These are yours and if they come untied, you know how to re-tie them.

Took the kiddos to Family Treat Night at Baylor last night. The dorms are decorated and the students hand out candy from their rooms. Really kind of cool and Pookster came home with a haul of good candy. She even gave me the Butterfingers because she knows they're my favorite. She is a ballerina this year and Diesel is a scarecrow. They're both adorable if I do say so myself. I'll make sure to post pics after Halloween trick or treating next week.

Startling realization

I'm settling in to 35 pretty well. Or at least I thought I was. I really was doing fine until DH & I were watching the Today Show about Hoda Kotb's breast cancer story and then it hit me...I'm only 5 years away from having my first mammogram! Five years! As I said as much to DH, he reminded me that he's only 5 years away from yearly prostate exams. He wins!

Family time

My mom and stepdad are visiting this week and as such, it's been a hectic week. I feel like...check that...I HAVE been meeting myself coming and going. I told Mom, "welcome to my life!" We are baptizing Diesel on Sunday and I'm so glad that they are going to be here for it. At least this time, we're getting it done before he's a year old. Pook was baptized on her 1st birthday so we're ahead of the curve on this one.

Oh and I've decided that once the blog counter hits 1000 I'm taking it off. Just thought you might want to know.

Some boys are cute

Two...almost three...weeks since my last post. Bad blogger, bad blogger! But, since I'm sitting here waiting for the plumber to arrive, I'll take the opportunity to update.

Pook story first. Her PreK class went on a field trip to the County Fair this week. In the course of talking about her experience my 4 yr old and I had the following exchange.

Pook - "Mommy, Tanner's mommy forgot his snack today so I shared mine with him."
Me - "Sweetie, I am so very proud of you for sharing. That was very sweet."
Pook - "I shared with with Tanner because he's cute."
Me - "Excuse me? He's what?"
Pook - "Yeah, Mommy, some boys are cute."

WHAT?!?!?! Are you kidding me? Not yet! Don't start this just yet.

The Diesel is still toothless, but he does love his table food. This kid is a chewing champ! Crawling everywhere on all fours these days and he's started pulling himself up, too. Hard to believe that he's 10 months old. Where has the time gone?

Plumber problems
I mentioned that plumber earlier. Yep, it's official. We have to get a new water heater. We discovered it was leaking earlier this week and as I type this he's taking out the old one. I swear when it rains it pours around here. Thank the good Lord above that it's just the water heater and not some in the wall plumbing issues.

Broke down
I did. I finally caved to the technologically hip and got a BlackBerry. While not as ultimately cool as the iPhone, it does serve it's purpose for me and I love it. And, of course, I went with the red one. What can I say? I am a sucker for color.