April 20th

We closed on our house today. Yup. A real house.

I almost hyperventilated as I was signing the papers. I had a similar experience giving birth. You wait so long for a big event to happen, and then as it's happening it's a little shocking. You can't help but wonder if you're ready for the big change, but ready or not you're signing your life away. Or popping out a kid. Both are significant life experiences worthy of hyperventilation in my opinion.

We move in on Saturday! Somebody pinch me.

Sleep Like A Baby

I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that some days I'm frequently counting down the hours until bedtime. And I'm also sure I'm not alone in saying that once my baby's finally asleep I can't seem to break myself away from him.

Jeff and I love to peek in at our angelic sleeping baby. Especially because lately we've found him in some interesting positions.

First we have the "I fell asleep while I was sitting" position. We still don't completely understand how this one evolves, but we know the end result very well.

This kid used to hate being on his stomach so you can imagine our surprise when we repeatedly discovered Eli sleeping flat on his face.

 And finally, my favorite, all bundled up on his knees.

He's such a goof ball! We can't get enough of him.

Could It Be?

April 15th.

Not a big day for all you people who aren't married to a tax accountant.

But for those of us who are married to tax accountants, April 15th is a good day. On April 15th accountant husbands come home at 1:00 in the afternoon for a week long vacation.

We already took a nice, long walk in the nice, almost warm weather. It's almost weird to have a husband again...but I think I can get used to it.

Cheers to busy season being over!

Stir Crazy Mommy and Baby

Just when we thought it was about to get warm, mother nature decided to drop another foot of snow on us. Go figure. We've spent a lot of hours stuck inside and it's starting to take its toll on both of us.

Eli has realized he can open cupboards, dig in flower pots and pull books off the shelves.

 (Not to mention throw the occasional temper tantrum.)

 When he's not destroying the house, he's shoving food into his mouth. The boy loves finger foods and bonus -- it keeps him entertained for quite a while. I asked my mom today if it was bad to just keep feeding him and feeding him to keep him busy. She didn't think that was a good idea. I didn't think it was a good idea after I watched Eli shove an entire full-sized vanilla wafer into his mouth. But I still laughed and took a picture while praying it would dissolve very quickly if he started choking on it.

 Being cooped in the house all day has left me resorting to the TV every once in a while. Eli loves it. He will even chuckle at times. It makes me realize he probably has a better understanding of the world around him than I give him credit for.

 Now for my stir crazy guilty pleasures. I have been itching to get into our new house. In the meantime, I have been crafting, decorating and sewing to pass the time.

A few weeks ago I found a plate at DI and it looked like it would match the green in the kitchen of the house we're buying. I shoved the plate in a closet at my parents' house and kind of forgot about it. Then today my mom had the great idea to visit Tai Pan (it was a terrible idea. I now want everything in the store.) and I found a vase that I thought might match the plate I bought. Sure enough I brought the vase home and it was a perfect match. I have been staring at these two for the last hour. They're so darling together. It was meant to be. Let's just not tell Jeff how much that Tai Pan vase was.

 And I've finished more pillows! I didn't love this flower one as I was doing it but it's grown on me.

 This one is my favorite:

 We're going to have a big, brown headboard and probably paint the wall behind the bed yellow. So envision that instead of the purple.

Hopefully it warms up soon so I can get my mind off all this decorating and Eli can stop tearing my parents' house apart. I'm excited for warm weather and I'm so excited to move!

My Annual Chop

What better day to chop all your hair off than on April Fool's Day? I don't love it yet but I think I'll like it better tomorrow when I style it myself.  Jeff doesn't know I cut my hair off yet. I wonder if he'll even notice when he gets home from work. Can't wait to find out.