Oh hey, blog! Remember me? The author of this here memory bank? I’m still here. Just surviving life, one day at a time. A lot has changed over the last few months. Aside from marriage crap and a lot of self help books, we’ve moved back to good ‘ol Arizona. And what better way to document than a $1 find from the Goodwill mixed with a little Jace Face Friday. Even if life doesn’t seem to feel all that hunky dory right now, I’ll be damned if I abandon this online outlet for myself, to remember and document the days and months and years that fly before my eyes. Life is only happening faster and even when I try to slow down for a few moments, it speeds right up again. For example, Jace has already lost 2 teeth! I’m not going to gross the world out with a photo of the bloody hole but I will show his crooked, scarecrow of a smile. This was when one tooth was still hanging on. And I refused to pull it out because, duh. Barf! I don’t do blood or loose teeth. But one night Walker threw a toddler sized plastic LEGO at Jace’s face and it hit his loose tooth and boom. Tooth flung out! I mean, what are brothers for if not to knock out loose teeth? Ha! But Jace has 2 new grown up teeth on the middle bottom and the tooth fairy has come twice now! BTW, average cost for a first tooth is $4.96 (thanks to Southwest Airlines in-flight magazine!). Wow, we’re losing teeth. So it begins! And for me, I need to promise myself to find a few minutes to keep my blog alive, even if just for myself.
Dear Jace, I love your sensitive soul. Your love for attention and snuggles on the couch. I love that you did dishes on your own the other day and asked me to put on a song like Me. I love that you want to be a Daddy. Like your Daddy, and do magic tricks and go to the gym. I love that you love pillow forts. Probably because it means you get to snuggle right between us. Your passionate, stubborn heart is going to be a wild ride for us but one I would never trade. I love you.
Jace requests to hold Callen multiple times in the day, which is so nice since it also requires he wash his hands! Callen loves it and often smiles and even starts to giggle when he sees Jace’s face. I think we have another one stage 5 clinger! Sweetest big bro ever.
On our last morning in Tahoe, I was up early getting the kitchen in our AirbNB cleaned up and our breakfast bagel fixins ready and instead of sleeping in, Jace got up with me. I poured myself a cup of hot coffee with cream, made him his coffee (which he calls his hot chocolate coffee) and we played some music on the back patio and had coffee talk together. And I have to say, I think it was my favorite part of the trip. Alone time with Jace just talking about bears and dreams and how much we love the lake.