This and that

Matti likes to spell his name. Especially on his Leap Pad. Matti R. So proud of him. He's definitely at the stage where he wants to be in control of everything. It's a hard stage but were getting through it. At dinner, he said, "mommy, I apologize. Sorry I keep spitting." it was so sweet. & so are his "I love you, mommy" that come out of nowhere.

Josiah has been crying a lot lately. I'm certain separation anxiety has arrived. It peaks at 8 months for boys. Ding! Right on time. He cries like he's physically hurting. Poor thing. Weird thing is once in a while, he stops after about 5 mins and starts entertaining himself. This is a slight improvement. He also prefers to sleep on his stomach. This makes the little night routine we had somewhat difficult. He still needs a hand on me though. Right now, it's on my shoulder. He also isn't wanting his bottle lately (I think teething related) and gets frustrated nursing. :( Oh! He scoots around now on his stomach. He likes to crawl over me like an obstacle. Tonight, he managed to bite my arm. He has two bottom
teeth and they hurt!

Jason's cousin is in town with her two boys. They are such happy little boys. We've been visiting grandma's since they've been here. Boys have so much energy! We went to the beach on Saturday and it was a good time. Josiah loved it. He kept digging in the sand and loved watching it fall from his hands. Can't wait for more beach trips. We did almost get taken out by a fishing line. That was scary! No one got hurt thanks to the guy cutting his line.

One of my girls is getting married tomorrow and I'm sad I can't be there. She's having a destination wedding in Jamaica. I'm so happy for her and glad to see her so happy. I do wish I could be there for her. She will be on my mind all day tomorrow. She was one of my maid of honors! Excited for her new chapter in life.

Jason's been working on his car. It looks really good. I will never get that boy away from his love of cars. It makes me happy seeing him do those things. I miss him though!

My parents are on vacation. They're gone for 12 days and they deserve every single day. It sounds like they're having a good time. Tomorrow they will be on a cruise ship. I can't wait til we go on our vacation. It will be to the Poconos. First time for all of us :)