We have settled into our new life here in C-ville. We love our new home. Almost everyday we tell each other how thankful we are for our amazing house and location that we are in. It has really been such a blessing. Matt is done with work at 2:30 everyday. Who gets that much family time everyday? WE DO! and I love it. It allows me to teach a couple of days a week, well one day right now, working on 2 days, and allows Matt to have some quality alone time with Mace. And Matt and Mace are buddy buddy. Mace loves his daddy so much. Copies Matt with his actions, like placing a pillow on his lap, watch cartoons together, eat popcorn. This kid loves his Dad, and I couldn't be happier. He copies me too by the way, the way this kid climbs up onto the piano bench and plays on my piano and sits there and just has fun. So cute!
I am playing with the Charlottesville Symphony again right now as my schedule allows me to. I am thankful that they want me to play. It is a fun and exciting thing for me to be back in the saddle again with making music. I am so truly thankful for this amazing talent that our Heavenly Father has blessed me with. My talent for music. The ease it is for me to remember how to play my instruments no matter how long of a break I have had from playing. It is just easy for me. And I am so thankful for that. I am also teaching again which I love! I am excited to grow my studio out here. I am excited for the amazing young people I will meet along the way and pray that I am a good influence on them that they desire more out of music and strive to gain a love and appreciation of music.
Matt is still working hard. He is in the Army reserve still and drills every month with them along with working 5 days a week. So one week a month he works 7 days straight then right back for another 5 days without taking a break. He is such an amazing man. He takes care of us. Provides for us and loves us! I am so lucky to have him in my life. Matt loves his "man cave" and loves to share it with Mason and teach him the "cool" shows to watch. We have also started playing a game on our PS3 with Mace, Jetpack Joyride. If you haven't tried it, it is great, addicting, but great. Thanks Cliff and Travis for showing us the game. Mace will play it too, but he just loves being allowed to hold the remote and push the buttons.
Mace is a strong walker. That is what the Doc said. He is amazing at walking. He can walk backwards, climb, tip toes (he lost a toe nail from all his toe walking). His gross motors skills are just amazing. She was very impressed. Mace weighs a whopping 26 lbs now and is 32.5 inches tall. He is in the 75% for both areas now. He is an eater, as I said earlier. This kid can eat and eat and eat. We have no idea where he puts it all but he is an eater. He is just now starting to expand his vocabulary. This morning he finally started saying, "Mama" but not to me but just in passing. He already says "Dada" but again not to Matt just all the time. The way he calls for me is pretty funny, he does call for me and we finally figured out what it was. he just does this "Ahhhh" with the tone going up, almost like a question but also a statement. If that makes any sense. Hopefully he will start to associate Mama to me and Dada to Matt soon. He definitely knows how to say Archer, or sometimes, Archie he will say. He knows exactly who that is too, wonder why he knows association with the dog but not mom and dad? We have heard him say Thank you as well. And Agua for water. He is a smart kid. He understands way more than he can say. I love this kid so much. I am so thankful he is in my life and even though some days can be really hard, like today was, I know I will never forget these days. The good and the bad. He is such a great little guy and I am so thankful he is here!
1 year ago
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