us, currently.

wow. wow. Our May just flew by. South Carolina, graduation, and Idaho pretty much took up the month. I can't believe we are already to June.

We remain alive and happy. Chris got his thesis submitted for publication (yay!) so he has very little tying him down to the University of Tennessee these days. Its nice. He's transitioning to Spartan-hood. He left this morning to the Northeast to attend a national academic conference. He will be gone for nearly a week, and since I'm really bad at being a single parent, my MIL is headed down tomorrow to pick up the slack. {We transitioned to talking about me . . .} I'm hoping to get a lot of clearing out and throwing away accomplished while she is here in preparation for the move. We have so much stuff. Its just everywhere: in every drawer and every nook. I just want to throw it all away. So I'm going to. I'm about 98% ready to become a Michigander. The waiting it whats driving me crazy. Lets get a move on already (ha!).

Carly is wonderful and wild. Her mobility is increasing daily, but what is most impressive is her perseverance. When she wants to get somewhere/something, there is no stopping her. She has also begun standing on her own, but only when she doesn't realize it. She will grab something with both hands and stand there looking at it until she realizes she is unsupported, then she promptly drops to her bum. Her hair is getting longer and wavy-er and blonder. It reminds me of a surfer for some reason, the blond wavy shaggy look. Its tres cute. Today she refused to nap for more than 45 minutes, probably because she knew I was alone and wouldn't get the relief of her daddy coming home (ha!). It made for whiny hyper day. But tonight she was so tired she actually laid down and snuggled with me and we just watched House Hunters together. Yes, she knows how to end a frustrating day on a good note.

[picture from my phone]

want to see a million cute Carly pictures?

I thought so.

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Evidence of Carly's new chaotic hobbies:

*escaping during diaper changes

 

*escaping during meals

*weaving through any barrier we construct to reach the dishwasher

*raiding the fridge (she is OBSESSED with the fridge)

*getting into places she can't get out of

*waving to her loyal subjects from her chariot

*and being ridiculously cute [oh, wait, that's not new]

[yes she is holding a spatula, and yes she held it during her entire bath]

So that's us, currently.