New year, new routines

We've been back now for about a week and a half, yet it seems so much longer. The day after we got back we jumped right back into our life here and added a few changes. I started watching my neighbors little girl. She is two months old and I have her until about 2:45-3:00 when her mom gets out of school. I can honestly say now that I know what it would be like to have three children. Only with Hayden, she goes home at night. It was an adjustment at first and we are still adjusting. Having an infant around is nice though. It really shows me that Morgan is now longer a "baby". At 10 months old he resembles his older brother than the two month old infant we share most of our days with. He sits on the floor and plays with Mason. He "cruises" all around the furniture and I am just waiting day-to-day for him to take his first steps. He still likes to cuddle, but mainly only when he is tired or cranky (and that is only when he is hungry or tired). The time goes by so fast and I realize that in no time I will have a toddler and a preschooler on my hands. The boys are growing up so fast, it makes me wonder where all the time went. Mason is talking up a storm. Has little conversations with me all the time. He loves talking on the phone to those who can't be here with us. He talked to Mike today and I think he was blown away at the fact that he was indeed talking to the little boy he left in November. The little boy who was barely putting three words together. Mason also likes to talk to my Mom. He asks where Grandma is and sometimes I will call her and he will just take the phone and actually talk to her. It's amazing how my babies are turning into little boys. I know I still have a ways with Morgan (and Mason really) but if time continues to go this fast they're going to be teenagers in what seems like a week. All I can do is cherish each day I have and welcome the change in them that happens daily...sometimes hourly.
Another thing that has changed is I started going to the gym. It is a part of my daily routine. It is not an option, it is something I must do. I have been living unhealthy for far too long and I owe it to my kids, my family and of course myself too get myself healthy to be around for them in the future. Now I'm not saying that I am at a point where my health is in jeopardy...yet. If I continue to live as I do, then it will come to that. No one who gets a sickness caused by poor diet and lack of exercise gets that way overnight. It very well could have started in their teens, twenties, etc. I do want to lose weight, but mainly I need to get healthy. I am trying to educate myself on ways to live a healthier lifestyle. I am trying to do this for my whole family. I want to be able to prepare healthy meals and teach my children how to eat and treat their bodies properly with correct diet and exercise. I'm not saying they won't ever get to do the "kid" food, but it will be a treat and not something that occurs on a daily basis. I know that being healthy is more than just food, but my kids are very active naturally and right now this is where I need to start to get myself going to be able to get my energy level up to be able to keep up with them. I am taking baby steps but am confident I will be able to do this for myself and family. I think this has just turned into a motivational bit for myself, but hey I need that every once and a while too!

In house news, well there is none. Still no offers, and no showings since our last open house. Our last open house was Sunday. I know that really isn't that long ago, but when it's your house that's selling...it's a very long time! :)

Mike is doing well. I talked to him for the first time on the phone in over two weeks. He is able to e-mail more frequently though. I hear from him that way daily. It is nice to hear from him often and think it is neat to have our "conversations" saved in a sort of way. We are both excited for his return which is still further off than we have already endured. Please pray that him and all our soldiers are kept safe and return home to their families once their deployment is up.