JP plus 3: Getting Back In the Swing of Things

Madison (L), Caitlin (R)

We've had a great holiday and now its time to get back to "normal" around here. Joe starts back to school Tuesday & Thursday nights for his MBA. Only 6 more classes to go- yeah!! He's planning on taking 2 at a time again and hopefully he'll finish this year. It's been so nice having him around all the time! JP goes back to Kindergarten on Wednesday. It seems like he's been off school for so long. I'm sure he'll love seeing all of his friends again. Other than a couple of play dates, he's been hanging around with me and the babies most of the time, so I'm sure he's ready. Joe will start travelling for work again next week -he'll be gone on my birthday :( , but he told me today that he got a babysitter for Saturday night (very exciting to have a "date") and we'll have a family party on Sunday which I'm sure will be fun.

The babies continue to do new things. Ryan can now sit up for about a minute or so before he tries to grab something or move around too much. Luckily he will usually smile after he's fallen. He's also mastered rolling over and over again. He can make it around a room pretty fast! Caitlin has learned to roll over and over too, but is just starting to get the hang of it. Maddi's favorite thing to do now is roll over, but she doesn't go over again, so when she grows tired of the position she just screams until we get her. All 3 now sleep on their stomach or side. Ryan may move more, but the girls definitely have more hair. I can now start to put bows in it. When I first put them in I was so proud of myself. Joe saw them and said "Oh, here we go, this is just the beginning!" He's right- I am going to have so much fun dressing these two!!

I also want to make special note as today is my Grandmother's 89th birthday (my Mom's mom). How lucky are we to have her! She still lives on her own and has a much more exciting social life than I do. This year when she was visiting my parents in SC from IL, (she still flies on her own too!) my Mom wrote down different stories about her life from meeting my Grandfather, to having kids and buying their first home. My Aunt and Uncle then added pictures to them and made CD copies for all the grandkids for Christmas. What a wonderful present to have!