Just Say Julie

Last week was a crazy week for us.  Chris had signed up for a training course out of town so I spent the week alone with the boys shuttling everyone back and forth and trying to keep my sanity while maintaining the house and getting everyone fed.  It was a long week and I was happy when Friday evening rolled around and Chris arrived home.  I really don't think I could handle a husband who travels all the time for work.  One week was enough for me so I don't envy those who frequently have to deal with the absence of a second set of hands at home.  I told Chris when he got home that he had missed a lot during the week because Little Man was suddenly talking more and more of a daredevil than before he left.  Also, we had another big change happen last week. Wednesday morning I walked into daycare and Jackson's teacher told me the director was wanting to meet with about moving Jackson up.  I was a little surprised by this because I had already received a note home that they w

Copied from one of the other Julies because she tagged everybody and since I am failing miserably at the blogging once a week thing. Do you have any strange phobias? I have a few actually. Sharp objects and hot objects, know...such as knifes and ovens, which makes cooking fun.  Also escalators thanks to witnessing a little girl fall down one when I was a child. Do you sleep with or without clothes on? Always with clothes on.  After all, what would you do if you need to quickly leave the house in the middle of the night. If you are outside, what are you most likely doing? Wishing I was back instead. Simple but extremely complex. Favorite band? I would have to go with Rascal Flatts even though I haven't downloaded any of their music in a while. Do you believe in karma? To extent.  I haven't definitely seen karma in action. Who is your celebrity crush?  Channing Tatum What’s a sound you hate; sound you love? Hate: Metal chairs scraping across a concrete floor

I feel like I have said it at every age but I am really loving Jackson at 18 months. I am really starting to see the person my son is going to become one day. He has learned so much the last 6 months that he never ceases to amaze me with what he knows now. Just last night he pointed to his sippy cup and said Elmo to acknowledge who was on his cup. That was the first time he has pointed out something instead of just saying random words. I wanted to make sure I captured some of the things he has done because these are moments I don't want to forget. During our Christmas trip, we stopped at Cracker Barrel for dinner. I handed him a fork just to calm him down and was surprised that not only did he know how to use it but he could. That has really changed meal time for us because J wants to fed himself exclusively now. That can be fun and frustrating at time. Another fun thing he has done is learn some simple sign language to be able to communicate with us easier. His language devel