Chronicles from the Land of Lost Socks

Chronicles from the Land of Lost Socks...I think if I ever write a book, that might be the title. I just don't understand how we continue to buy socks for Joshua and yet it's near impossible to find a pair, much less a pair that matches his outfit.

Life has gotten busy around here. Well, I should say we've made life busy around here with various projects to complete prior to baby #2. Once again, a variety of things to write about, so here's yet another random blog entry. But, I'm going to give all the updates now and then keep up with blogging for the next few weeks. Really. I'm going to.
Baby #2:
It's a boy! After the initial shock that my smocking skills wouldn't be getting any practice, I am excited about the prospect of being out numbered 3 to 1 in the house. I think it will be really fun for Joshua to have a little buddy. It is amazing how much he looks like Joshua in the ultrasound.

Our doctor's office recently got a new machine that allows 3D ultrasounds too. It was a little scary, but really cool. Hopefully we can get one of the 3D pictures scanned in one of these days. We haven't come to a conclusion on a name yet, but we won't be announcing it until the birth anyway.
Joshua
Joshua's been a rascal this week. My friend Erin recently wrote an entry on the joys and frustrations of parenting a 2 year old. So true. Yesterday was such a rollercoaster day. One minute I was amazed at what a tantrum he throws if he has to wash his hands. After screaming through the process, he wipes his hands off on the towel, which then comes off the handle. So he spends more than a minute trying to put it nicely back on the bar. What a mystery their little minds are. I think he's having a rough week due to teeth coming in, he just hasn't been his happy little self lately.

Here's a lovely shot of him from playgroup right before Christmas. Apparently I need to do a little less chatting and a little more supervising! His comments on the situation, "wet" and "down" (He couldn't get out by himself).
Christmas:Christmas was lots of fun. We spent a lot of time on home projects and hosted 7 international friends for Christmas dinner. We had a really great time of fellowship and food. Joshua was a little charmer, blowing kisses to the girls during dinner and giving everyone "night- night" hugs. He got a car from Santa this year and didn't want to get out of it for two days. He finally took a break to watch a movie and a few minutes later I found that he had wheeled his car into the living room and was watching the movie from inside.

Our pal Mike took some Christmas photos for us. Check out his photography homepage. He is available to book for weddings, engagement photos, etc. I'm definitely considering using him for my next wedding.























New Year's Resolutions:

Kurt's: To keep better in touch with friends. (Which is great considering we haven't finished sending out our "Christmas" letter yet.)

Susan: To do two consecutive pull ups. Course, I can't really work on it for a few more months.

Joshua: To stop using diapers.

We spent and exciting New Years Eve at Chuck E. Cheese. It was a fun time. I'll post pics later as I know nap time will end shortly.

Home Projects:
We FINALLY finished our kitchen. Well, as finished as it's going to be for a while. Do you ever really "finish?" We are really pleased with how things came out. I will post pictures sometime in the distant future when it's actually clean enough to take photos.

Now we are working on Joshua's new big boy room. We are moving him out into what was our guest room and my craft room (yes, let's all pause for a moment of silence for the craft room). While Joshua's room is coming along very nicely, we are still trying to find space for all the stuff that was in there. This has meant cleaning out and getting rid of things, organizing, getting rid of more things, organizing, and finally getting rid of more things. I'm afraid to say the battle is only half won.

Crafting:
Speaking of the craft room, I'm busying myself with a quilt for Joshua's new bed, some posters for the children's ministry at church, sewing burp cloths for friend's new babies and a mural for his new bedroom wall. Hence, why I never blog anymore. Every minute I can squeeze in to work on these projects helps, so the house has been a wreck and laundry is piling up. :)

Today I dedicated nap time to cleaning up and here I am blogging! At least the living room is clean and I lit a lemon scenting candle so it's smells like I've been cleaning. Now if only I could find those missing socks....