I really lied...

Apparently August 6th to November 5th is an acceptable break from the blogging machine... sorry about that!

While we're on the subject, I will be more regimented (I promise this time) because, thanks to a good friend, I now have a computer at home! No more trekking to the library and back to record H.'s milestones... of which there have been a lot, so let's get to that!

4 months ago, H. was just getting good at sitting on his own... how that has changed! He's crawling. A lot. And climbing stairs. A lot. I'm busy. He's a curious little boy, so naturally he wants to see (and taste) everything. I sometimes wish he would sit still, so if I went to the bathroom or something, he would still be in the same spot... I would even be happy with same level of the house! But I love that he moves now. We chase each other around the house, which is a blast, to hear his little giggles follow me and try and catch me!

We are now up to 6 teeth... and more on the way, I suspect, as a certain little guy has been an absolute bear in a box lately. But it's alright, he's only half as fussy as other babies.

In other Bear news, he super crawls. For a while he did a sort of army commando crawl, sliding around on his belly and pulling himself with his elbows. Which he thankfully grew out of... now only his pants get super dirty, not his whole outfit!

Also, he's almost a whole year old! 3 weeks shy of his first birthday, and I can't imagine that he was once the little boy that was so small he could fit inside me! (although, looking at me now, it's not such a stretch of the imagination...)

Also, I happen to be a brand new aunt! My sister gave birth a few days ago to a beautiful little girl, K.! She was huge (literally, half as big as H. at 11.5 months). I have a cold, so I haven't been able to meet her yet (H. has) but I have seen pictures and she is adorable!!

And I have been working very hard on my personal life... for starters, I have a job I love so much, and I think I do pretty well. I try and work hard, and I love my co-workers and boss, and I love the job itself, and the people I get to help (sometimes...).

Also, I have made the choice to go back to school. I start in 5 weeks. I'll be in class every day for 4 hours, for 11 months, while working as much as I can... it will be hard, and I will be busy, but lately I have been thinking about the future, and I knew this was a choice I was ready to make, and something I needed to do, for me, but more importantly, for H.

And speaking of the future, and of H., it would appear H. and I have a new man in our life. Enter Phil. He is smart and funny, and we have things in common, as well as things that set us apart from each other. We have known each other for YEARS! Literally, like 10. We went to the same high school, attended the same Sea Cadet corps, and he is best friends with my sister/roommates' boyfriend. He makes me happy. And he says I make him happy (I believe him). But, most importantly, he is amazing with H., and I can tell he loves him. I was worried when we first started dating that I would have to choose between H. and a suitor (which would have ended poorly for the suitor), but with Phil it's totally not like that. He understands we're a package deal, baggage and all, and he is great with the situation. He honestly loves me, and I really love him (and now I can't even take it back, because it's now all over the blogosphere). And we're happy, my small little crazy family!

I think that's all for now... and if not, I'll be back later... today, I mean, not this year LOL.