catching up.

Dude. I'm awful at this.

We've been kind of busy the past few months and just trying to enjoy the little bit of summer we have left. So much going on! I was going to blog sooner, but I knew I would end up writing about something that wasn't set in stone yet. We were thinking about moving out earlier this month. We went to look at houses & apartments and we were SO CLOSE to moving. In the end, we decided to stick it out a little longer here at my parents' house. We're on super saving mode & we have a "moving date" of March. There's really no reason why we picked March--if it were up to me, I'd choose February lol. So yea, we're saving money like it's nobody's business since we had to use some of our savings *sigh* when Jason was unemployed. I'm just really excited knowing that we'll be moving soon. So that's the big thing that I didn't want to start writing about.

Work has been going well. It was really quiet for a few weeks until last week when it got really busy. I'd rather have it that way though. We also found out a few weeks ago that our bank was bought out by another Maryland based bank so that's the new news at work. Everyone has so many questions and frankly, we don't have answers to them. We'll find out on Thursday though when we have a meeting with the other bank. I just hope to have a job and maybe higher pay, but I'm not complaining if it doesn't change. It's better than nothing! For the most part, I'm back to my 1-6pm schedule which is great for mommy&Matti time. Since I get home late, my wonderful husband has been cooking for most nights. He's amazing. I could very well do it, but he's been a sweetheart about that. & he's a good cook! Last night, he made sinigang which is my FAVORITE. This also makes me wish that I had "normal" work hours so I can do those things for him. It stinks I come home, eat dinner and by the time all that's done, we've got maybe two hours to just be together. That's why I look forward to weekends so much because I just want to be with my boys. & I just got done working two weekends so I'm excited for this one because I'm off!

Jason's doing great. I haven't heard complaints about his job at all which is good news lol. He's passed his 90-day mark with them, and pretty soon I believe he is going to try and move up to a mech. So, I'm excited for him. For the past weekend (week?) we've been going to stores buying all the tools he needs for work. Which is a lot of money! But, I'm happy he has them, because every man needs a good set of tools! =) He's been so good to me...did I mention that he also bought me this netbook that I'm typing on? Yes, yes he did! lol. Also, he HAD to get me 'top of the line' tires because we have to be safe & have the best. Little things like that make me smile.

Matti is well into his "Terrible Twos" and it keeps every day interesting. Honestly, he's not too bad. He has his moments, but as long as we catch whatever it is that's going to make him upset before it happens, we can avoid it. He's been SUCH a sweetheart though. I'm glad he still likes to cuddle with me or Jake. That he'll wake me up in the morning with, "Mommy?" ....."MORNIN!" with the cheesiest smile a kid could have. He'll go up to you and tell you he loves you. His 'thing' right now is calling out your name & when you answer, he'll say, "Dooen?" That's him asking you what you're doing. & he'll ask you again in 5 minutes or less guaranteed. He's learning so much everyday. He can count all the way up to ten, sings his ABCs (he doesn't know all the letter just yet, but he knows some), knows animals & the sounds they make, says please & thank you, can tell you (nicely) what he wants & if he doesn't want something, knows his body parts, can recite lines from the movie Cars, sings Twinkle, Twinkle (it's his lullaby), and so many more. He's constantly moving and has tons & tons of energy--and it's addicting! He was put on soy milk a month ago because he showed signs of peanut & milk allergy. That just reminded me I need to make hi follow up soon. I'm not entirely sure if he gained weight, but his legs look a lot better! & he enjoys soy milk. The potty training was held back again because he's still refusing to let us put him on it. I don't know what happened, but we're not going to push him. We're going to try again around December. He loves to flush though! lol. One day I heard him saying something like, "eeet amen..eeet amen." So I found him in the bathroom making the sign of the cross trying to say, "In the name of the Father, Son, Holy SpIRIT, AMEN!" All the while dipping his hand into the toilet as if it were Holy Water. He got washed up quick, but I'm happy to know he's learning =) He knows who Jesus is and actually kisses all the crosses/crucifixes that he can reach.

I've got to end it here because I still need to do some things before I get myself & Matti ready for the day. Until next time =)