September

It's past my bedtime so I am not going to write much, but if I don't upload some of the photo's I just edited, it's not going to happen this weekend! Claire's new rain jacket and boots from Nana and Granddad...she is not quite sure what to think but says THANK YOU! Playing outside...she asks to go out as soon as she wakes up! Big Girl Panties, she made it ALL DAY today (not counting nap) with no diaper and no wet panties! Here is a video and from a couple of weekends ago when we got Claire' big girl bed...she loves it! We haven't switched her yet, but she goes in there everyday and reads books on it! Go Cats...1st game of the year! In closing, this about sums up Claire's life....no pants on, feet on the counter, sipping her juice box. It's a rough one, but someone has to do it!

Change

Some of us are more comfortable with change in the Hochberg house than others, but like it or not there is a lot going on! Not in a big or signficant way (at least not yet until baby girl #2 joins us in a few months) but more just visbily. Claire's big girl room is almost complete, the basement is almost complete and our new office/guest room will be complete once it is no longer the dumping ground for contents from the basement, playroom, etcc. Lots of organziing to be done in the next several weeks! Also I am usually not one (ok never) to complain about shopping but I am growing wary of "searching" for furniture/decor for all these new spaces that meet my style expecation at a price that I am willing to pay. You know me I get "visions" of what I want in my mind and then I just have to find it. I LOVE fabrics and decor, but don't love it when I can't find what I want! Part of the problem is I can't tell you the last time I went "shopping" in a physical store where I could actually browse without having a 2yr old helper or trying hard to get somewhere and back before that 2yr old wakes up from her nap. Since I leave her all week long, I make it my mission to spend as much of the weekend with her. Long story short, lots of internet searching and purchasing has been happening. THANK GOODNESS for etsy.com which gave me lots of options for Claire's new room, if only they sold couches and allowed you expereince how comfortable they were on line! : ) We have a busy weekend ahead, I will do my best to post some new pictures soon.