We've been busy...

Halloween 2009

We must be busy since my head seems to never stop swirling. It must have something to do with what we now call Hurricane Bear. My goodness, the kid never stops. Even if he gets a cold he just goes. Gets cranky if you try to get him to do anything but go. Probably good for him though. He does lots of exploring and getting into things. I wouldn't trade it for a baby that just lies there though. In a lot of ways this toddler stage is easier. He is so much more independent now. It is wonderful. I enjoy it too that in spite of being independent he is getting more and more snuggly. You'll get random Bear hugs out of the blue. Or a wet, snotty kiss that you really just get your nose cracked during rather than kissed.:) They are fun though.

The following pictures are some of how Bear can find trouble. The other morning he was walking on our back sidewalk and face planted. Poor kid. Whacked his nose and forehead. He's healing nicely. The first picture is the day after and the second one is about a week after. I don't know if you can even see it in the second photo.

In addition to Bear whacking his nose, the same week he got a cold and has 6 teeth coming in. Somehow he manages to stay in a pretty good mood. I don't know how he does it. I get one little tickle in the back of my throat and I seem to become a dragon lady.

In addition to keeping up with our hurricane we have been trip planning. My folks for Thanksgiving, Tom's dad et al for Christmas, and Tom's mom in Austria for a week or so in January. Whew! It is a lot to say let alone do. It is going to be fun though. Thanksiving will be a speedy 3 day trip with two of the three driving. Christmas we will have our friends dog with us that we are babysitting so it will be full car for 10+ hours. And Austria is just one heck of a flight to get there. Tom thinks I'm crazy, but I love the travel to and from. I love the time there too, but the crazy adventure is all part of it. I can hardly wait. Bear is such a good traveller. We'll see how the dogs travel together. Every once in awhile they decide they don't get along for a minute. Even though we know they really like each other. I guess we'll find out.

I'd better try to clear some of the hurricane's aftermath before he hits again after his nap.