Yeah, it's been awhile, again.

Like I've said in the past, summers are always too busy. Last weekend, it was packed with doing some much needed painting, yard work, and cleaning around the house. This week, it's been traveling down to Muncie and Springfield, OH. I feel like we've been in the car most of the week, but you do what you have to do! Last weekend, Austin spent some time with Grandma and Grandpa, so that Jared and I could paint trim outside, clean the carpets, mow the grass, fertilize the yard, and work on some other things around the house. Doesn't sound like much, but man, it was hard work, and took up the majority of the weekend!

On Monday, Austin, Grandma, and I traveled to Muncie to visit his Great Grandma and Grandpa. Great Grandma B gave him some wooden blocks to take home with the alphabet on them. We make towers with them and he loves to knock them down! The simplest toys are the best ones for him. Blocks, boxes, cups.....those are his favorites. He is really starting to enjoy books also. He flips through the pages and is starting to point at things in them. We tell him what things are so he's starting to put it all together. We have started to ask Austin where his puppies are, and he's starting to point at them. It's neat to see things finally come together with him.

Unfortunately, Jared's Aunt Connie passed away on Saturday evening after a short battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Yet another life lost to a terrible disease far too soon. We traveled down to Springfield, OH and Cincinnati, OH on Tuesday and Wednesday for the Funeral. Jared got to see many family members that he hasn't seen for years which was nice, but not ideal. It was very sad, and Aunt Connie will be missed by so many.

Now, we're back at home, trying to get him back on track. This is always a battle after throwing off his schedule. We're getting there though. Give me a few more days at home and in a routine, and we'll be getting there. Something good happened last night....he ate mostly table food for dinner.....YEAH! I've been trying to wean him that way for quite some time now, so hopefully, we are starting to make progress! Wish me luck!