ten steps forward, one step back

finn is really getting the hang of this walking thing. he wants to get down and try to walk all the time, which is both so amazing and really testing my patience. he is a little slow and falls all the time. yesterday at crate & barrel, he did one of those slow motion falls to the ground and bonked his head on the cement. with all the bruises and scratches to his cranium, please do not call child protective services on me. i promise we are being as careful as possible.

my new years resolution, as stupid as i think they are, is to get more organized. i want one of those houses that is just so organized that when something is out of place, i notice and put it in its rightful location. now, if my house is as clean as i want it to be, i am overly exhausted and josh comes home and notices something is weird. i want that weirdness to be our new normal. i want magazine spread clean. you know, those photos in the decorating (and parenting) magazines where the house is spotless and the people look so happy to be living a clean, amazing life. so. this past weekend, i started the process and packed away finn's old clothes, bottles, bibs, bitty blankies, pacifiers---which i'm not sure why, because that is just too gross to give a used paci to a 2nd child. well, just as i think my baby is growing into a big boy, he climbed into those bins, popped a paci in his mouth and has been dragging a bottle around for the last 20 minutes. i must finish each job that i start and actually pack those bins away. i guess that is resolution #2: finish what i start!


ooh...paci just fell to the ground, better snatch it while i can!