Men's eyes don't follow me when I cross a room anymore,
if they ever did ;)
But when I come into a room my baby's
eyes light up and follow my every move.
I know that he loves me
and doesn't care a bit
If I don't wear makeup
or fancy clothes
or even if I comb my hair.
I love that he is mine
I can't believe that he is already
6 months old!!!
I can't believe that I thought
that I would be sad to have him!
Love you more than life Maximus!

Today was one of those days!! You know those days! :( The boys fought and whined all day long. And of course, I had a massive headache and several assignments due for my class and about 40 pages to read and laundry to do and meals to cook and.....etc. YOU get the picture. So, now I am feeling a little cranky and blue. i did NOT get everything done that i needed to get done and i yelled at the boys more than i should have. Why are some days like that? Why do days like this come when i don't have TONS of chocolate or ice cream or both in the house? Why does Mike have a crazy schedule that keeps him away from us or asleep 90% of the day?

THEN I WALK INTO A ROOM,
WHERE MY BABY HAS BEEN SCREAMING,
LIKE ALL DAY,
AND HE LIGHTS UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE,
AND HIS FEET START KICKING,
AND HIS DIMPLES FLASH,
AND EVEN THOUGH I AM EXHAUSTED,
AND MY HEAD IS THROBBING,
I REMEMBER WHY I AM DOING THIS,
I REMEMBER WHY I LOVE MY BABIES,
THE HOUSE CAN WAIT,
THE HOMEWORK CAN TOO,
BUT I SPENT THE LAST HOUR READING,
TO AND LOVING MY BOYS,
AND SOMEHOW I FEEL BETTER.

It has been an incredibly LONG time since I posted last. Time flies and all that. I am now enjoying life as a mother of 4 boys! Maximus joined our family in March. I can admit that I was a little disappointed to find out that I was having another boy but I love him like crazy and I would not trade him for anything! He is such a sweetie! He has brown hair and beautiful blue eyes and dimples (I don't know where he got those!). I am FINALLY proud to announce that one of my boys actually LOOKS LIKE ME!! Yes! The other three are harder to determine but everyone says that they look like MIke. However, you cannot deny that Max looks like me......he just does. :)

WE are all back in school...except Grey and Max...and loving it, mostly. Corbin is doing dual immersion this year in first grade so the Spanish is a challenge but we are learning. Isaac is in his last year of preschool and doing so well. His speech is still a worry but we are seeing improvements. Grey and Max love staying home with Mommy. Mike and I are trying to not lose our minds but keeping a balance up between school, work, and the boys is definitely interesting and keeps us on our toes. Mike only has 4 classes left!!!!

We also started the process to become foster parents. We are hoping to become licensed next summer and to have our house ready. We are hoping to adopt a little girl. WE shall see what the next few years bring. WE are busy and happy and healthy! :)