Right down to it

My friend Grady has sprouted another tooth this week. It's on the top right, and barely visible, but it has definitely caused some restless nights at our house. Other than that small thing, he's doing great. He's happy and smiling and spends his time trying to do anything Evan is doing. He's able to stand without holding on to anything only if he's not paying attention. Once he realizes he's doing it, he falls on his rear. Of course, that hasn't kept him from cruising all over and getting into everything--I feel like I'm constantly telling him "no" or fishing foreign objects out of his mouth.

Evan has been keeping busy too. He's really settled into his daily routine, and has been enjoying his time with the TSS more lately. He gets to go fun places like the Y or the park, so I'm sure this is why he likes it so much. He comes home every afternoon full of stories about the kids he met or the games he played, and I'm glad he's getting this social time. He's even started talking to me about his friends at school, which is something he never did before. It's just in the last two weeks or so that I'm getting stories about how one kid wanted the phone he was playing with, or another boy had a birthday this week. He's getting into detail, and using the names of his classmates in his stories, which is totally new territory for him. It's fun for me to hear more about his day, and get to know what is important to him.

And as of yesterday, Evan is fully registered for kindergarten. He'll start at his new school August 29th, and he couldn't be happier. He actually went with me yesterday to turn in the paperwork, and I think he wanted to stay. He yelled "hi" to all the kids he saw, and told me he wanted to go to his classroom and meet his teacher. He will get a chance to do that in the weeks before school starts, but it's nice for me to see him so excited about it right now.

As for me, I'm trying my best to get the house in order. I really put everything off until after the wedding, and now I find myself at a loss. I can't figure out where to begin. The first order of business is the garage sale next Saturday, and I think I'll start a room-by-room plan this weekend to get everything cleaned up and ready to go. Of course, some rooms will be a bigger job than others, so I'm sure I'll be working pretty steadily for the next week. I'm excited though--things are really starting to happen, and before long we'll be loading up that moving van.