Here we are, with both Chris and I on the wrong side of 27. My birthday was pretty blah, which is to be expected for a Monday birthday. I went to work the Saturday night before which was way easier than I had anticipated. But Sunday I was a wreck sleeping all day, so Monday was spent playing catch up with chores and doing some running around. I also squeezed in a lunch date with Bob and Jane, I was trying to surprise Bob when he came out of work but he was already outside when we got there. Oh well!

I received some nice cards, calls and gifts from various people, which was all so appreciated. I hear from a lot of mom friends that once you have a baby, you cease to be of any importance and all focus switches over to the baby. By no means am I an attention seeking person but its nice that people continue to recognize me as a person and not just "the mom". I hope this stays true (for Chris as well).

Speaking of Chris, I have to take a minute to extol the virtue of this man. Not only is he the rock that keeps my dreamer side grounded, but he is also my kickstand that keeps me from falling over from being dead tired. He builds me up, helps me out, and comforts me when all else fails. He has really come through for me in the last couple of weeks while I've struggled with an ever frustrating bout of insomnia, colds, and migraines. He works 10-12 hour days and then puts on his "dad pants" when he gets home. I'd be lost without him.

Cadence is doing a phenomenal job of being awesome. Not only can she roll front to back and then back to front, in the last few days she's taken to sitting on her own for minutes at a time. If there is a toy she wants to play with and no on one distracts her, she will sit and play for up to 20 minutes at a time. This is awesome because we just had to switch her into the next size up for car seat which of course doesn't fit in her stroller! So now that she can sit on her own we can put her in a grocery cart. And high chairs! Its like a whole new world!

I'm not sure if I mentioned this before but we got a new SLR camera? Well Chris installed Adobe Light Room on my computer and I've been editing pics here and there. So here are some new pics of the family.

If anyone wants to know something about how we are doing, or the dogs, or plans for the holidays just leave me a comment and ask away!