I bet you thought we had forgotten all about this little
blog!
Well, it turns out that when an infant turns into a toddler
and can move around freely there is less time to sit in front of a computer and
go on about how adorable he is.
Rest assured, JP is still quite adorable.
He is rapidly approaching his 2nd birthday and
Josh and I (and really everyone else, let’s be honest) are convinced that JP is
a genius. Do I sound biased?
He has a huge vocabulary and is speaking in sentences “Watch
tractors Daddy’s computer” “More milk, Please!” “May I be excused, please?”
(Though that last one sounds more like “maymecusemeese” we know what he’s
trying to say and it’s damn cute.)
We just recently took down the gate at the bottom of the
stairs. That was a big step for everyone. JP now has free run of the entire
house and we can’t control if and when he goes upstairs. We did, however, leave
the gate at the top of the stairs in place to prevent any accidental tumbles.
So far so good. Josh and I will often remark how amazing it is that JP can sit
in his room for longer and longer stretches of time busying himself with blocks
or his train tracks (his favorite!). He’s always been rather independent but
his attention span is getting longer and it’s just awesome to watch him focus
so intently on whatever project he has going at the time.
Josh and I took a quick trip to Niagara Falls to watch his Aunt Beck get married to her longtime partner, Ann. It was a delightful trip full of family and sightseeing. Who knew the Canadians can make a decent wine?! Here we are in front of the falls :)
These last few days have brought a lot of much needed rain
to the Central Texas. After a huge clap of thunder JP said “Airplane!” (sounds
more like “airmane”) and Josh said, “Yeah, it does sounds like an airplane!” so
with every subsequent thunder roll JP would jump up and down and squeal
“Airmane! Airmane!” Well played,
Joshua!
He’s getting really good at saying “Please” and “Thank You”
when asking for food or help. We’re doing everything we can to encourage the
behavior and really look forward to showing him off in Cape Cod at the end of
the month for the Forsyth Family Reunion.
Next week we start 2 weeks of swimming lessons at the
Dittmar pool from 6:!0-6:40 every evening. He is already comfortable jumping in
and going underwater. I look forward to seeing what he’ll learn next. I’m
fairly confident he’s a water rat like his mom and uncles before him.
Josh and I have purchased a piece of property and hope to
build a custom home in the next year. We are waiting to hear back from the
builder to see if we can afford to build the house we’re dreaming of. In the
meantime, Josh is still working from home and his travel schedule is about to
pick back up. He’s been home for the past few weeks and it’s been delightful.
He took some half days during the week of July 4th and had a chance
to spend a lot of time with JP. Those boys have a special relationship. I sure
am lucky. J
And so are they!
I am currently assigned to Fire Station 5-A on the East side
of Austin. It’s a busy house and I like the crew but I hope to return to the C
shift eventually. We were first in to a 2 Alarm fire last shift. It’s the first
big fire I have made in quite a long time. My crew worked very hard and I was
proud of them. I estimate that I pumped around 25,000 gallons of water!
Okay, that's it for now. Hope this tides you over until the next post!
:)
-L
