I apologize for the lack of content lately. I have so many things going on during the week and so many projects to do around the house, I’ve let my computer take a backseat for awhile. I guess that’s not necessarily a bad thing though! I do plan on getting back into the swing of things soon though, especially now that I know there are people out there in bloggy world reading mine:)

Not a whole lot new has been going on since the holidays. Santa brought Luke a lot of fun and therapeutic toys. I am hoping to post some pictures of them soon. We had a quiet New Years. I stayed up to watch the ball drop, then went to bed! I think my hubby stayed up for a little longer than me, but he wasn’t doing anything exciting. We are getting so old!!

Speaking of which, I also just turned 34 a few weeks ago. My hubby celebrated his birthday 5 days later. He turned 36, so he will always be the “old” one On a personal note, I am happy to be returning to my “Inner Journey” class. When we first moved here 3 years ago, I found this class that discusses looking inward and working on yourself. We talk a lot about spirituality and read some New Age-y type books. We read “The Secret” and “Divine Magic” by Doreen Virtue. I attended 3 terms before I had Luke. The class was mostly older women and one man:) They were all really sweet and even gave me a baby shower! I have kept in touch with a couple of the ladies as well as the teacher. She recently decided to offer a night class, so I am able to go again. I am so happy to be back in the class with like-minded people where we are free to speak our minds and opinions without feeling like we will be judged. The class changed my life and has made me a more positive person.

As far as Luke’s therapy goes, I am starting to feel like we have hit a plateau. He refuses to cooperate with our Early Steps PT when she comes now. She hasn’t really shown us anything new in the past few months. The PT we were seeing at the out-patient rehab quit a few months ago, so we have a new PT. I like her, but she doesn’t show us as many strengthening exercises. She basically just has Luke walk with a push toy and tries to get him to walk while holding onto one finger. I feel like we can do this at home (which we do everyday!) and save ourselves the $25 co-pay once a week. We are seeing another new girl this week, so maybe she will have some new techniques for us. I really think the DAFOs are helping Luke’s form and hopefully making him stronger since he is now working the muscles the correct way.

In pet news, my other cat, Smokey is sick. If it’s not one, it’s the other! He almost died 2 years ago from pneumonia. We managed to save him even though the vets told us if we brought him home, he would die. We are crazy pet people! We went so far as to create an oxygen tent for him and rent a tank to hook up to it. He started showing signs of pneumonia again, so I rushed him back to the vet yesterday. The xrays show fluid/puss etc and he has a mild case of it again. He is back on antibiotics and I’ve been “vaporizing” him in the bathroom once a day. He is nowhere near as sick as last time, thank God! We hopefully won’t have to recreate the tent!

Ok, I feel better now that I updated my blog!! It’s time for me to do some homework for my “Inner Journey” class. Goodnight to everyone in the blogosphere! Keep your wonderful comments coming. I feel like I have found a great purpose in life by sharing these experiences with you.

Hugs!!!

I wrote an earlier post about “Supermoms” and how in the world they do it all. I am lucky to get the day-to-day things done around the house, usually while Luke is napping. I always seem to run out of time! I feel like I never really “finish” anything and never have enough time to do some things for myself, like work out, read a book, or update my blog.

There are some moms out there, a couple I’ve seen from the blogging world, others I am friends with, who seem to have all of their crap together and then some! Ladies, please share some tips with me. I don’t know how you do all the regular things in life plus keep your children occupied all day.

Maybe I should sleep less? I feel like I don’t get enough sleep as it is though. Luke usually takes about a 2 hour nap, which isn’t very long compared to some toddlers. I usually stay up until 11pm-12am getting the rest of my “chores” done, along with maybe sneaking in a television show that I DVR’d.

I’m determined to get my act together one of these days!

How exciting is it that my blog has gone global already?!?! I have a new “blog friend” who lives in Australia and I just received an email from another mom in Canada. I’m so happy that moms are finding my blog. I hope they are finding some inspiration, hope, information, etc. while reading it.

Thanks to everyone who stops by! I hope to discover more moms from around the world. Parenting is a global topic that connects us all, especially mommies.