Oh me, oh my things are changing fast!

Up until 3 months ago we thought that we would in fact be in the military for life. And we had accepted that fate. Although we have always felt that there was more for us elsewhere, we just didn't know where. Until now. Jamie and I have been praying about what to do, where to go and when to do it all, for the better part of a year. We had "heard" something, but weren't sure if it was because we were being selfish or if it was in fact what we were suppose to be doing. Because of some changes, and our constant meditation on the subject, we now feel that this is what God has planned for us. What is that plan you ask?

I can't tell you that just yet. We have told many people some of our tenative plans and then they fall through for one reason or another and we don't want this to be another one of those things. We are going to keep our mouths shut until we have something more concrete. I will say, that we will be moving from Seattle sometime this summer. By Spring I should be able to tell everyone where we will be going, but for now, we'll just leave it with, its not Seattle :)

With so much changing on the job front, Im grateful that things on the home front have slowed a bit. Were still working on the potty thing with Eli.... For some reason he seems to forget that he needs to go potty on the big boy. I am CONSTANTLY reminding him that its time to try... Thats fine, I have the patience for it, Im just starting to wonder, how long is it going to last? Everytime I say, Eli its time to go potty, Ayden RUNS to the bathroom door. Maybe i should consider potty training him now too? I mean, hey, cleaning up ALL the accidents at once would be better than having to do this all over again in a year and a half right?!?!
Ayden is very vocal now, saying mama, dada, bubba, car, go, this, eat, snack, bye bye, hi, more, milk, cup, down, up, play, ball and UH HUH... hasn't figured out the NO yet, but he repeats EVERYTHING that we say. Hes a little monkey, climbing on EVERYTHING. He's figured out how to get on to our dining room chairs now... Unfortunatly for him, we push them in, so once he gets up, he's stuck. Hes still not sleeping thru the night, and Im at a loss as to what to do. He wants to nurse. And i keep thinking he's too old for that! BUT then i remind myself, that I nursed Eli (comfort nursed) until he was 15 months. Then he decided it slowed him down and he was done. Why does the second child have to be so much harder? J and i joke that if we'd had Ayden first, there wouldn't be a second child yet!

Oops, theres my one year old, stuck behind the sectional again, and the big brother trying (unsuccessfully) to help get him out... These are the days of MY life!