...And At The End Of The Day....

Our lives recently have taken on a multitude of changes in what has seemed like a short amount of time. Thankfully most of the changes have been positive ones; which has helped to keep our spirits up!
Thanks to some local county commissioners lining their pockets and fattening their wallets, there's a good possibility that Dan (and probably a couple of other deputies as well) will no longer be employed with Gallatin County as of July 1. Nothing is for sure, and we're remaining positive, but we're also being proactive and looking at our options in case he is laid off. There is a lot of detail that goes into this, but to sum it up, it has to do with some funding issues (isn't that always the problem?). Lucky for us, we already had intentions of putting our house on the market by the end of the month, so we'll continue with that plan. Not sure what our future will bring if he gets laid off, but of course we'll keep you posted. As I said, we're remaining positive and we truly believe that everything in life happens for a reason and this is just one of those reasons.
On a brighter note, our weather has taken a turn for the better and we have been spending a lot of time outdoors. It's almost a fight to get Kailer to stay inside! :) That's okay, though, I'm glad he enjoys it and it's really helped to lift our spirits after a long winter.
This week I became a mom who was literally "needed" every 3-4 hours to a mom who doesn't have that demand any longer. As I made my decision to stop nursing Kailer, I also decided that we might as well get all of the tears and anxiety over with at once and I chose to take him off the bottle (which he used to get once in awhile at home and of course at the sitter's). I'm going to be honest, the first day was hard, for both of us!! But we've now made it through day 3 and Kailer is doing really well with his sippy cups. I'm so proud of him and how easily he's transitioned. In truth, the whole process was probably a bit harder for me than him; again just another symbol of him growing up.

And last, but not least, on Tuesday evening Kailer took some "baby step" on his own!! I just happened to catch him doing it out of the corner of my eye, or I probably wouldn't have even known. Since then he's continued to test the water with those baby steps -- he's just not quite confident to do it full blown, yet! Besides, why walk when crawling is much faster! :)

Here's Kailer on the couch with a beater ... he had them strung all the way from the garage door to the living room. As Dan calls him, "A 20# tornado." :)


Looking stylish in his summer outfit!

So, at the end of the day - when all of the chaos of the day has come to an end, the only thing that matters to us is our little Bug. He truly is the love of our life.

*And as I now see from this picture, it must be mandatory to sleep on your belly if you sleep in the crib with Kailer (i.e. look at his stuffed animals!) . Silly kid.