Tired....

I have no clue why I am currently awake. I find it hard to sleep when my husband isn't home. I manage because that is part of loving the man that I love. I do plan to head to bed soon because Catherine has worn me out today. Phew the older she gets the more on the go she is. Today she was working really hard on running. Eventually you will see this wild toddler running like the wind with a wild looking, exhausted, mother a few steps behind.

Yesterday I told Catherine to say bye bye to daddy. I didn't really expect anything and out of her mouth came Bye-bye as she open and closed her hand to herself. WOW! I was so excited I almost fell over. I have tested it since then and she repeats this again and again! I have been working hard on teaching her the animals and their sounds. Last night in the tub she finally made a horse noise. I have to work hard to teach her other animals because she is so obsessed with puppies. She wants EVERY animal to be a puppy and she wants every animal to bark.

Catherine came home from her "day with daddy" with quite possibly the ugliest stuffed dog EVER. She found this dog and wouldn't let it go even for them to ring it up. She has been walking around the house barking with it ever since. My husband said she was even barking to this puppy at about three in the morning.

I just pray she sleeps tonight because I am heading to bed and praying I get some much needed sleep. I wish I could catch up on a years worth of lost sleep.

its been to long

I suppose I get a little busy and forget to update. I think in this day and age its hard to keep up with all the boards, blogs, facebook, and myspace stuff. I still have a life to live in between all of that! Not to mention I have a wonderful husband and a very busy little one year old to keep up with.

Catherine is now walking like a pro and this week she is attempting to run. She gets really excited and starts going as fast as she can before she hits the deck. She works hard to get back up and starts the whole process over again. This child is determined to get everywhere and to do it FAST.

As I write this she is spending time with her daddy. I think he took her to the toy store. His favorite place to take her. She loves running around there and getting into all the different toys. I suppose its a good thing we are friends with the owner!

Ahhh this time alone is bliss... I ate a full meal all the way through. I didn't have to get up and get a sippy, kiss a boo boo, or find a toy. I just sat there and ate in peace. I took a loooong shower and now I am sitting here writing without having little hands pulling on my pants fussing because she hates when I am online.

I suppose I didn't realize how different you life could be with a child. I don't have just any child either. My child is a mix between my family and my husbands. The only word I can think of is WILD and what were we thinking! LOL! Some people have no clue what its like to have a child this active. I notice the looks that I get because she is so BUSY. She never stops. The bizarre thing is I don't know any better. I am used to this constant motion and I just do it. I get up every day and just do it. As a result I am very tired. I am now starting to take naps when she naps just do I don't keel over.

I must say that I am thankful she can walk now. I believe this makes me life easier. We can go places and I just put her down and hold her hand and off we go. MUCH BETTER! Well I better go and relax for a little longer before my two favorite people come home.