brandylyn_kay

as i watched him murder the cake and NOM it all down, i got those floaty motherly feelings that so often elude me. 

normally i treat leighton more like a sibling than my own flesh and blood child - we roll around and play like WWE fans, we tickle fight and argue ... but on days like this i just am overcome by how blessed i am

he really is a remarkable and beautiful child

he helps to pick out his own clothes, which usually entail tiny jeans and a funny tee shirt. (the 'i still live with my parents' is a personal favorite)

he is adamant about not being ready to tackle the potty training issue just yet

he sings in the car. loudly

he loves to hold hands while walking

he would rather sleep on the floor beside his bed than actually on it ... but that's a huge graduation from the week he slept under it. (i swear to you, i thought he'd been kidnapped and my heart stopped)

his favorite game is itsy bisty spider, and in fact he can NEARLY do all the hand motions in time

he gives kisses willingly and in great numbers

and 

he absolutely loves violence on TV. really, he lives for it. the moment something falls or a face is punched he literally shouts with delight

he is most wonderful

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from my pure amazement and wonder towards him, my thought track wavered to what brought us this far

...

i live!

it's been, what - like a month? far too long at any rate, and i'm sorry about the vanishing act!  oh so sorry

during the big move *dun dun duuuun* we dropped michael's computer tower and apparently it destroyed the graphics card? i don't know exactly what the illness was other than we couldn't see the screen. so no interwebs, sadly

now we have a gorgeous new computer, so i'm back with smirking vengeance

it's been a busy and beautiful absence

we've settled in the new house, and mere words can't do it justice. it's perfect and quaint and well - it's home. all our things are in their rightful place and it's like we've always belonged here. here within walking distance of downtown, the library and museum ... amidst historic Victorian type homes and their amazing gardens

it has perhaps a billion windows, built in shelves and a storybook fireplace. there is a sunroom where we can sit and watch the world go by, a backyard where clothes go to dry and smell like sunshine and a kitchen a mile long.

leighton seems to be the most happiest about our move from the apartment, his room is bigger and allows for more toys ... and he graduated to a toddler bed from his crib. now he can clamber out and play early in the morning while i shower, instead of being confined until i'm ready to release him. needless to say - he is a happy boy

my crappy immune system followed us here however it would seem

i went to the hospital earlier this week with what i assumed to be a regular asthma attack and was told i have both huge lungs and phenomena. great

i've been slowly recovering, but even today i wake up with a shaking cough and headache. it's completely reversed any weight i've lost, but i guess there isn't much hope in working out when i can barely function lol

in the weeks to come our cat wren will deliver babies, and i am certainly more nervous than she!

if anyone could offer any advise it would be greatly appreciated! as far as i can tell from youtube videos, she gives birth to disgusting black bubbles full of kittens ... ewww?
but i'm equally excited. i have made her a little den from a sierra trading post box and some old shirts of michael's, i have a birthing kit with scissors, towels, mucus suckers, newborn formula and bottles and alcohol. i feel super proud lol

frontier days is coming up soon, which means : carnivals, parades and nightshows! oh my!

i always become ridiculously excited for the last week of july, i feel like a kid again. 

and this year i am especially thrilled to be sharing it with michael - as lame as this sounds, i have always been single for frontier days. the third wheel in walks around the carnival ground, the odd one out on paired rides. but this year i have my significant everything and it should prove to be an amazing time

well, that's it from me. sorry again i've been missing out on so much, i'll be catching up! <3