Go Go Go

It has been over a month since my last update - sorry! It has been a busy few months. We went to Chelan the end of September and it feels like it has been a whirlwind since we got back. And now that little vacation feels like it was a lifetime ago.

Grandpa Kay and N in Chelan

Update with N's case - seems that things are slowing down a bit. I can't go into details, but please keep praying. Pray for his bio mom, our relationship with her, N...This is a shifting sands sort of situation and it really seems to change day to day. We think we might have him through Christmas, but we don't know that for sure...at all. It is so hard to even think about Christmas and to prepare for it not knowing. We are though - hoping for the best.

N resting after a busy day on the lake

N is growing by leaps and bounds. He has about 15 words now and seems to say another new word each day. Today it was "cracker." His favorite words are "go, go, go." And that he does very well. He is a very fast runner and loves to just go. Go anywhere and climb everywhere. Especially outside. He looks, wistfully, out the deck window every day - especially on rainy days when we usually don't go outside. That has changed though - he has new rainboots and raingear from last year (that still fits!!) so we are prepared! NW rain will not be keeping us inside this winter! I think I would go crazy if we weren't able to go outside. It is one thing to hold a baby through the winter - totally another to keep an active toddler down. There are some great indoor places to go here in town to - the kids museum and a new play place. We get to parks as much as we can...he LOVES swings and slides. Mostly climbing up the slide, though. He is big into his cars and trucks, too. And his bear and baby doll - loves to carry them around and share his water and crackers. Very sweet to watch.

We went to the doc yesterday for his 18 mos well check up and he is right on target for everything - a little on the short side (22%) but everything is great. I still cannot believe that he is 18 mos old and that we have had him almost that long. Time has gone by at breakneck speed. He is really starting to look like a little boy now - not a baby anymore. His arms and chest are lean....no more baby rolls there! His legs still have a little pudge on them, thank goodness. He just got his 4th, yes 4th, haircut and he has his first dentist appt coming up in a few weeks. He has a mouthful of chompers, so that is good.

N running away from me...

For Halloween he dressed up as a hound dog - a costume my sister, Teri, loaned us. It was perfect for him - he loves dogs and was stinkin' cute. He would not keep the hood on though - I need to put the outfit back on and try to get some photos with the hood up. We went to our church's  Harvest Party and he raced around - we mostly chased him. It was a great, fun event - lots of kids and families.

N and A on a sharing stand down...

My youngest sister recently moved with her husband and daughter back east. We are sad to see them go - she is just a few months younger than N. While we didn't see them a ton (they lived in Portland) it still feels so far away. My dad had all of us kids over for dinner before they left - all kids played quite a bit. Sharing was a little bit of a challenge with the two younger ones, but it was a lot of fun to watch them together. We will get to see them at Christmas when they come home. Yea!

Please keep praying for our family and transitions. We just keep counting our moments with him and cherishing every single thing. Isn't that we should be doing all the time anyways? Not clinging to those moments but being thankful for them. And remembering to be intentional.