currently...

I lie in bed at night, after waking at like 3 am to nurse Ollie back to sleep and I think- I should totally start blogging again... But then I get all wrapped up in how to catch the world up and will I have time to post regularly and...and...and, ger.

So, instead of an update post- I'm going to do a "currently" post, cuz right here and now is about all i have the brains for these days.

me- currently: wearing Oliver in the sling, designing for JS.com, eagerly awaiting hoodie weather, reading like three different books about Waldorf/parenting, drinking La Croix (Keaton calls it "mama's spicy juice") avoiding a whole long list of foods for the sake of Ollie's belly and my sanity (dairy, wheat, corn, soy, pork, mustard, grapes + raisins, nuts, etc.), trying to answer all of Keaton's questions about the world, loosing myself in Pinterest like the rest of humanity, making some pretty dope toys for Buster, eating a grapefruit, watching Breaking Bad, singing "Soup in the Woods" in my head...

 

Keaton- currently: asking "why?" and "what this do-s?" and "what doing mama?"  imagining all sorts of awesome- he's a fireman! he's a garbageman! he's a "package truck guy!" he's a tiger!  dancing like a fiend to records on our Edison, eating oatmeal pancakes, telling stories, asking to hear your story and do you have a mouse story? and can you tell it again? and once more?  shoveling snow, stomping in puddles, attending Waldorf once a week, playing with his little wooden figures, driving his little excavators and front loaders and firetrucks and recycling trucks and every other vehicle one can make miniature, "laughing backwards" - meaning so hard he throws his head back, entertaining the world with his "poop jokes" (which is literally "Hey people- Poop Joke!") and learning we don't say them at the dinner table, helping out with any chore or task you may need a hand with, saying "Me do it all myself!"  helping Daddy fix things, wanting to snuggle in his bean chair and read books and more books...

Oliver-currently: eating his hands on the daily, smiling almost all the time- unless he's tired, then he's screaming- and demanding to be put in the sling and danced around to super loud jams, getting way ticklish, awestruck over everything his big brother does, demonstrating his crazy strength and is frankly a little mad he's not standing yet, practicing crawling when he's on his belly, squealing at the top of his lungs in delight, chewing on any fingers that get near his mouth- his own, mine, Ben's, Grandma's, yours... weighing in at about 15 pounds and is too long for anything 3-6 mos size, wishing he could live in the sling, strapped to my chest...

ETA: a couple people emailed to ask about Ben... I didn't put him in originally cuz...I don't know, he's not so much a lime light guy. But I will babble about him now-

Ben-currently: Starting his new full time position with the Air Force, building sweet track layouts on Keaton's train table, wearing Ollie in the sling, reading bedtime stories, brewing more award winning beer, watching travel and cooking shows on PBS, getting up in the middle of the night when Keaton wakes, reading "Simplicity Parenting" and making me swoon, dancing with Keaton to Edison records, shoveling the sidewalk, building new toy shelves, making Ollie laugh, wearing two pair of socks to bed...

 

 

and that's us. right now.

I honestly have no idea if anyone even checks in and reads this any more... mayhaps you could just say "hi" if you happen to...

Comments

[diana]

your face looks good!
and both of those humans are kinda cute!

[Aja]

Your kids are adorable! I'm almost done with Christmas presents, sorry it's taken me so long! :) I'm working on Keaton's blanket right now!

[Jessica]

hi. :) i have always loved reading your blog, thanks for the update.

[DOLLY]

I still check just incase lol! I love your talents as a mama, designer, photographer & your spirit. Those boys of yours are just beautiful Kiss, just beautiful. Enjoy them, they grow so dang fast.

[Sarah]

I did a little gasp when this popped on my reader. My first thought was - who the heck is Ollie? LOL Congrats on #2 and please keep up with the blog - love your designs, photos, and everything!

[Kirsten W]

I've got you in my Google Reader, so it's always nice to see you pop up! Thanks for the update. :) Cute kiddos.

[Barb]

I'm reading!

[Laura]

I'm here. :) xoxo

[Kristy]

YES! I want to hear everything whenever you feel like posting it. You know. No pressure. Just whenever. I have a blog. In my head. It will never see the internet. But it's well composed. So, kudos to you for getting it done, and so well at that. Your kids and photos of your kids are adorable and awesome, respectively. WEll--that would work either way, actually. And you, too. you. + photos of you. I go to bed now. making less sense than normal. Miss you! I wish we were neighbors.

[Melissa]

I do! I do! I was so excited to see you pop up on the google reader :).

Ollie is a doll, and I can't believe our little April babes are nearly three.

In case you have no idea who this is - it's Melissa from DS.

[paloma1815]

hi!

[lauren]

a great little update! i have had you in my reader for years and have always enjoyed when you've popped in! :)
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[Mary]

hi! glad to see you updating!

[Delia W]

HI, and you know you still have lots of fans!

[sarah]

i just heard you were blogging again... i use to read ages ago. so glad that 1.) you're back and 2.) i found you again! your boys are adorable! and i LOVE that birth announcement!

[Iwona]

I just stumbled upon your blog - all because of birthday blog-hop, and thank god for that! I love what you have to say and I will stay to hear more! thank you!

[Lisa H]

I just did! Stay sane, having 2 little boys around gets crazy! ;-)

[Kristy]

I was looking for a bookmark and found this! Fun to read again, even though it's already past hoodie weather...