One of the major events of the past 8 months is the fact that I am only working as a hairstylist one day a week. After really thinking and praying, David and I decided I was not making enough money working full time to make it worth paying for daycare for three when I could stay home with them. I must admit, this idea TERRIFIED me at first!!! Me, a stay at home mom (or SAHM!), with three kids?! Eek! Never thought I would live to see the day! I have always worked or gone to school and I honestly never thought it would be an option for me to stay home! I still work on Tuesdays and so far, this routine has worked beautifully. I have LOVED being home with my kids and it has been a joy to be able to do this. I am glad that I still go in on Tuesdays and work. I really do enjoy doing hair and I really enjoy the clients I still have. Many of them have become friends and I was very sad at the thought of losing that.
This summer, we had a babysitter from church watch the kids on Tuesdays but now that school is back, Ethan goes to school and Roman and Kaedyn go to Children's Day Out at my church. The two "little's" go on Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30-2:30. Thursday is the day I get to catch up and it has been wonderful. Kaedyn LOVES school. But more about her later...
Another very exciting thing to happen was Ethan getting cast as the title role in Oliver! at Summerstock Theater. He did such a great job and this stage-mama was sooo proud! There were 8 performances and I was on the front row for 6 of them. (The only reason I was not there for the other two was because David and I
went to Fort Worth for friend's wedding.) He is quite the little performer and he is pretty sure he wants to be an actor when he grows up. He said he will get his law degree as a back up plan! Haha! We will see! He is getting to be such a big boy. He just turned ten and started fourth grade. He is taking voice/piano lessons and he is trying out for fourth/fifth grade honor choir next week. He got a new bike for his birthday and he loves to ride it and still likes to "attempt" riding his skateboard. Ethan also got contacts this summer. He is no longer wearing glasses. I am very proud of him-he puts them in and takes them out all by himself. He has done a great job with them. Seeing him without his glasses took awhile to get used to. Just another sign he is growing up! 
He is so great with Roman. Roman LOVES his big brother and reaches out for him anytime Ethan is around. Ethan spoils him by carrying him around-he doesn't like to hear Roman cry! Ha! Ethan and Kaedyn have their moments...some good and some bad! They definitely know how to push each other's buttons but they also play very well together at times.Basically, when it's good, it's very, very good but when it's bad, it's awful!
Speaking of Miss Kaedyn...what a mess! She is truly a spirited little girl! She still loves dress up and Barbies and girly things and she still has a "tom-boy" side as well. She can rough-house with the best of them and Dave and I always joke about how sorry we feel for the first guy who tries to mess with her! Haha! We also joke about how "freakishly strong" she is. She loves to dance and
her first recital was this past June. She was a red bird and I think she loved getting dressed up complete with make-up and a ballet bun in her hair almost as much as she liked being on stage. She LOVES to put make-up on and when we do play dress-up or if I let her put 
on lipstick, she will make "pretty faces" at herself in the mirror. I definitely got my girly-girl! She loves to "be pretty"! We still have to watch her every move. If she gets the chance, she will still write on the walls or get into my make-up or squeeze "stuff" out of bottles, or cut her hair (or anything else that happens to be in her way), or get into Ethan's room and take his things....like I said-WHAT A MESS! Ha! She is a beautiful little girl and she makes me laugh all the time. What a joy!And now for the baby. I can't believe he is 8 months old! Time has TRULY flown by. It seems I was just posting about his birth and now I am staring one year right in the face. It is such a bitter-sweet. Roman is such a sweet, sweet baby boy. He is beautiful and "smily" and "flirty" and cuddly and I could go on and on! I just can't get enough of him. I enjoyed my other two babies just as much but it seems like I am taking the time to savor every little moment this time around. I think it is because he is my last baby. With the other two, even though the time was just as special, I didn't notice how fast time was passing because in the back of my head, I knew I was going to have "more children". It didn't make me as sad to watch them grow out of the sweet baby stage. I completely understand why the "babies of the family" have the rep they do! Mama's DO NOT want their babies to grow up too fast!! Every milestone leaves a bitter-sweet taste in my mouth! Rolling over at 4 months, sitting up at 6 months, crawling at 8 months...so wonderful and exciting, yet a little sad that my baby is changing so fast. He is still nursing and I know that will come to an end all-too-soon. I will miss those sweet, precious moments I spent with my babies. Moments that only I could share with them. It is the one thing I could do for them that I knew would comfort them in an instant if they were upset, hurt or just fussy and tired. It is really a special thing. So, back to sweet Roman. Or Buddy-Ro. That is the the nick name Dave gave him while we were still at the hospital. Buddy-Ro, Buddy-Ro-Ro, Buddy-Bo, Ro-Ro...he turns his head to all of these! He has just started clapping and he looks so proud when he does it! So cute! He also claps when we sing "Patty-cake" and throws his hands up when we ask "How big is Roman? Is he sooo big?" He smiles with glee with all of his "new tricks". He watches Ethan and Kaedyn and all they do. He really is a "close-to-perfect" baby. Very sweet and laid-back. I do not hold him all day (really...I don't!) but apparently, at school, he will not let the teachers put him down! I am hoping he is just trying to get used to everything new and hopefully, this will resolve itself soon.
Other big news that is recent-I got my braces off!!! After three long years, (four if you count the ortho work done before the braces were put on...and I do)I am finally metal-free!:D My teeth look great and I have not had near the jaw pain I used to experience with head-aches and face pain. Overall, I would say SUCCESS! It is so nice to not feel self-concious when I smile. I have wanted my teeth fixed since I was ten years old and that dream has finally come true!:) I have straight teeth!!!!!YEA! It was a long road but well worth the journey.
I am SURE I am missing something major from the last 8 months....but I think I hit MOST of the high points! I am going to TRY to stay more on top of things. TRY being the key word! Life is busy with three but I wouldn't have it any other way. David and I feel so blessed to have such a beautiful and
healthy family. I am so happy. Life is GOOD!
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