We're back!

It seems like every day is full of one type of stress or another. It's some school deadline, test or assignment, or doctor appointments, or computer crashing or blinds breaking ... you get the picture. The recent computer problems are the reason for the lack of posts, sorry. But it's fixed and I'm back to fill the blog with pictures of Ebby (since he's the one y'all really want to see). So here we go.

Oh to be Outside

Ebby really wanted to go out side a couple of days ago. Every time Andrew took him by the window Ebby would reach out to try and look at the sky. We took the hint and when for a walk. We couldn't get him to look away from the sky. We couldn't - but the cars could.

Spare Time?

I feel so bad that I haven't published anything in a while. There's tons of stuff I'd like to put up but I haven't had the time. Taking care of Ebby and trying to keep the house picked up takes up almost all of my time, but I'd like to show you all what I've done with the rest of my time.

Andrew has always wanted to play Dungeon's and Dragon's and we finally know enough people who want to play to make it possible. I knew that the game used miniatures but I had no idea there would be so many. As far as size goes some of them are two inches tall but most are only an inch. I've done about 50 so far. And that's not even enough for half the game. It's a good thing each encounter is long and we only meet every couple of weeks. I really LOVE painting and Andrew really LOVES playing so this has turned out to be a pretty sweet set-up. And I really like playing too. Surprised anyone?
Click on a picture to see the detail work close up.

Grabbin' Arms

Ebby is grabbing things now! He also has a well-developed need to put everything he can grab into his mouth. It's so fun to hear him playing with a rattle (or rattle-like object) while we're driving somewhere.
He's also even more interactive, cooing and chirping and hooting at us when we talk to him. My favorite experiences so far have been hearing him coo along with music in the car. It's priceless.

Smiles and Sleeps

It's amazing how full and wonderful life is now that Ebby is a part of it. I find that I wake up every morning (and a few times at night - still) happy to be with Ebby and excited to see what he'll do and learn.
Andrew and I are trying to get Ebby on a more predictable schedule and so are in a kind of 'transition schedule'. Poor Ebby. It's been hard on him but we know it will be better for him in the long run. Last night's 5 am wake-up might have had something to do with our new schedule but I'm not sure. It was very wierd. Ebby wanted to be sleeping but was too excited to be awake. When I came into his room he was crying really hard but the second he saw me he was laughing and giggling. It was so cute I had to pick him up. He immediately started crying again. So, I put him down and he giggled until he realized I was going to go back to bed. Then he started really crying. When I finally got him back to sleep he slipped into the deepest sleep I've ever seen him sleep. Weird.
So, our lives are full of cute moments and lovable cuddles. I believe Ebby's hair is coming back. He looks at us a LOT more and he actually smiles at us. He's also a lot more vocal. He really likes saying "Mmmm - Mm - Mmmm." And he's starting to reach for objects. Life is perfect.

I'm ready for my close up!

Loving A&M

Yesterday as I was dropping off Andrew at school we saw one of Andrew's old professors. He took one look at Andrew and then briskly walked over to the car and said, "Hi, Joy. How are you doing? And how's Ebby?" I couldn't believe it. He not only remembered Andrew but Ebby and I as well - and we've never met each other. Everyone is so nice here. I love it.