Sucked dry

I stink at blogging lately. I don't have much of note to report, and if I do I'm not sure I could write in coherent sentences anyway. We had a very busy weekend out and about, and though it's hot as balls in here I'm glad to be home. The boys are in bed, things are mostly okay around the house, and I feel like I'm able to catch my breath for a moment.

The one thing that I've noticed is how mobile we are since Grady's been born. He'll be six weeks old tomorrow, and we've already had him all over the place. It's so different from Evan's infancy--I was in sweats all the time and rarely got a shower and we never took him out. Of course, it was winter then, but I think it's more than that. I get a shower almost every day and I get dressed because I have to take the boys out. I feel so much more normal and so much more capable this time around, though still very busy. It's nice. Of course, we noted that if Grady were Evan, he would just be coming home from the hospital this week, so things are very different in so many ways.

Speaking of Evan, I hate to write this down in case it all goes south, but he is successfully potty training. It's not happening overnight, but it is happening. He's got peeing almost completely down--we've had few accidents, but mostly he's done great. He has even gone twice in public bathrooms (on outings where he was wearing a Pull-Up that he could have just as easily peed in). Pooping is a little tougher, but he's done okay there as well. I think by the end of the summer we'll have this all figured out. I'm really happy about his progress, and I have every confidence that he'll keep it up.

Grady is doing fine. His baby acne is finally clearing up, as is his cradle cap. Mr. Problem Skin, my poor boy. G's also chunking up quite nicely, and growing longer too. He's becoming heavy to hold now, which is so strange. He grows out of diapers and clothes so much more quickly than Evan did. But along with the growing comes more head control, and more awake time, and more cute expressions. I'm really enjoying watching the ways he's changing every day.

Now I'm off to enjoy a few quiet moments with my husband before we turn in for the night. With two boys in the house, these times have become all the more precious.