The Spaulding Family: October

These past few months have been beyond busy. I'm back at the store full time and I have a new appreciation and awe for working moms around the world who are able to keep everything together without losing their minds.

I vacuumed up a Saint Bernard's worth of animal hair from my living room carpet this morning because it had probably been 3 weeks since I'd last laid a hand on my vacuum cleaner. That is a simply dreadful admission coming from someone who has 3 animals living in her house--three VERY HAIRY animals. But, all of the non-essentials to daily survival have fallen by the wayside. Vacuuming (and most other cleaning activities) have sadly been moved to the non-essential list. Making sure that my family has clean underwear--THAT is essential.

Here is a list of events that have been taking place in the Spaulding household as of late:

Jackson got his first tooth! It looks like it's smack dab in the center of his bottom jaw and is only visible when he gives you a big, heart-melting smile. Tooth #2 should be making its debut shortly.
I have a twitch below my left eye. It's been there for what feels like weeks. I believe it plans on taking up permanent residence there.
Terry lost a fight with a large landscaping boulder and gouged his middle finger with gusto. I told him that it was God teaching his middle finger a lesson. He didn't think it was funny.
I bought a can of spray paint! Even though it's to use for a home improvement project, I still felt like a hooligan who was up to no good while I was walking out of Home Depot, spray paint can in tow.
I've eaten approximately 6 slices of pizza in the past week. That's just plain ol' inappropriate for a woman in her 30's.
The twitch in my left eye is more prominent due to the very deep, very dark bags below my eyes. I would like to sleep for 40 hours, please.
I have been out of coffee for 2 weeks.
I miss my boy all day, every day while I'm at work. My heart actually aches from missing him so much.

Here are a couple of pictures that I've taken over the past few days. I'm realizing that I'm not doing a great job documenting Jackson's early months in photos. I need to have my camera permanently attached to my hand. I feel like I miss so much of his life while I'm away from him every day, so I need to make a better effort to take photos while we're home during the evenings. Enjoy!