Someday Love Will Find You

Yeah, yeah. Its been a while. 

New goal: post on my one night of the week that I have to myself. That would be tonight. 

To the point now, things have been busy in our household. Like, extremely busy. Life has been going way too fast lately. 

Will: Passed his RMA test at work!! Is currently interviewing for Assistant Store Manager positions within the area (which will involve 50 hour work weeks). Has been spending a lot of time on our yard. Figured out how to get our really crappy, cheaply installed sprinklers working in the front yard (yay!). 

Peggy: Started a new position at work, which included a nice promotion. Spend most of my days in meetings now (boo). Trying to get back to the basics of life when not at work. Trying to unplug more (hence, haven't blogged much) and spend more time with my family. Been running a lot - and am in the process of giving up the treadmill for the summer. Still planning a half marathon in the near future.

Marshall: Where to start? He is ever evolving. He is definitely a feisty little guy and is definitely coming into his own personality. He is now 10 months old (!!!!!!). He has recently figured out he can be more mobile. He has learned to stand on his own and climb up on E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G. He loves playing and is definitely a very social guy. He still loves swimming (we try to go every Friday), and he loves wagon rides, swings, playing in the grass and being outside in general. He is generally demanding. He knows what he wants and will pitch a fit until he gets it. He is a super picky eater - but is guaranteed to eat yogurt, applesauce and goldfish crackers when he will not eat anything else. He is ACTIVE. Church is a total pain right now, since he just cannot sit still. I generally leave 20 minutes into sacrament meeting just because I can't handle him alone, and even when Will isn't working on Sundays, its still too difficult with the both of us there! Although he won't be held anymore while taking a nap (which adds to church being difficult), he is still a super cuddly kid, which I love. He is one of the most sensitive babies I have known - which has forced Will and I to address our feelings and attitudes at home. He thinks everything is funny. He has the best laugh. He loves bubbles and "riding" his car. He still loves bubble baths, and has luckily "graduated" to sitting up in the tub. He layed down for so long in the same tub he was in as a newborn - that I thought we'd eventually have a 2 year old laying in that dang tub. He LOVES books and story time. His favorite books are Barnyard Dance and Rattletrap Car - he laughs at the funny parts and likes to look intently and touch the colorful pictures. I love that little boy more than words can express. 

Will and I have butted heads lately on the prospect of me staying home as soon as is feasible. He wants me home full-time, and I want to work part-time, at least - but as Marshall grows I think I'm seeing the blessing that it would be to stay home full-time. He is changing so quickly, every day, and its getting harder and harder to see him as a baby. Tonight I had a very sweet bedtime experience with M. Nothing extravagant, but just a sweet memory that I will cherish. Lately, bedtime has been really difficult because he has learned to stand in his crib and yell - which makes it hard for him to calm down and decide sleep is better than play. But tonight, I decided to not fight him by having to go in and out of his room constantly and instead I just held him and we cuddled and rocked for a good, long while before bedtime. Like I said before, he didn't sleep - cause he can't fall asleep while being held - but it was so nice to just hold my growing boy and realize these days are so fleeting. 

Here is an iPhone photo purge from the last month or so. Will has a bunch more, but he is at work - so I'll have to purge his phone photos next. 

(below: my showers aren't exactly "relaxing, alone time" anymore.)

(Below: my nephew Dalton and M at the Denver zoo a couple weeks ago)

Oh, and my title has nothing to do with anything. It just sounded better than "Another Update".... oh, and I'm listening to Journey's "Separate Ways" so that tune is going through my head. :)