Laughing

Nate discovered how to make Claire laugh the other night.  She is sooo ticklish!!  It's the cutest sound in the world.  Once a week while Cam and Sam are at school in the mornings, Staci takes Roo for me.  So this morning I got to enjoy some one-on-one Claire time, which I just love.  I don't get to just sit and enjoy her as much as I'd like.  We used to hang out in the evenings, but now she goes to bed around 6:30 every night. 

We had a really fun Halloween.  Trick or treating was more fun this year than it's ever been with the kids.  We went with Staci, Sam & Emma, and we headed over to 900 South, where the Hale/Yarvard neighborhood is.  The kids were so much fun to watch, Cam was so insanely hyper!!  He could have easily gone for a good 4-5 hours without breaking a sweat!  Roo surprised me with how into it she was this year!  Her cute little voice saying "Thank you" at every house was so sweet!  Emma would try to go into every house, it was funny.  The kids got some awesome candy, that Nate and I are enjoying, ha!  Such a fun, fun night!  I'm already excited for next year.

I have been feeling really, really great lately.  Life is starting to feel "normal" and in-control again after the ups and downs of pregnancy/delivery/newborn-ness/etc.  I'm still really tired every day, but that's not going to change for a long time!!  But I feel in control of my time and my days again.  I can make plans again and accomplish to-do lists and read books and bake.  I'm working out a little now (taking it slow though, this pregnancy really beat me up!).  I have energy again and am enjoying my children every day.  Remember how I whined all summer about not being able to get out with my kids??  I've been making up for it, and it is so much fun!  I just feel so happy.  I thought I'd be a complete nervous wreck during these few months of waiting to hear if Nate got accepted to graduate school.  Everything rides on getting that acceptance letter.  I'm a really anxious person, and this type of thing is exactly what I would be completely stressing and worrying and analyzing and losing sleep over.  But I'm not.  Nothing but peace, patience, hope and faith.  I know the Lord is blessing me right now, and I am very humbled and grateful for that.

And finally, Roo is cute.  That's all.