Just in time for my birthday, grad school has ended for the semester. So, my blog is back with some new content, yay! Thanks for your patience!
I'm 32 today. Holy crap. I don't like getting older very much. I find myself having more and more gray hairs in my facial hair, or on the sides of my head. I feel like I am way way way too young to be graying. I'm sure it's probably my son Jackson's fault :-D. He'll be two years old on Thursday. I really can't believe that time is flying by that rapidly. It feels like just yesterday he was this tiny, fragile thing in my arms, waking me up several times a night with his cries. Now he runs, plays, and talks, and like all two year olds, he is starting to be a bit of a pain in the rear. He's got his last 2 teeth growing in now, and gone is my adorable baby who slept all day. Here now is a hyper kinetic ball of energy that never seems to slow down, unless you flip on Bubble Guppies or another show onto the TV, which stops him in his tracks & puts him into a trance.
Part of me is really dreading the terrible twos. We've heard such awful things from people for so long, that I'm starting to feel a little nervous. Our son has been such a good boy for so long, that I wonder if our luck will hold and he'll continue to be a little angel, or will he turn into a destructive psycho soon enough? I guess we'll find out in the coming months. He's already started acting out and being more hyper than normal, so I suppose they started a little bit early for him.
I guess the only good thing about getting older is that my son is getting older too. As much as I'd like him to stay a child forever, I'm also looking forward for him getting a little bit older so he can start to take part in some of the things I'm eager to share with him.
But really, getting older sucks. Having your birthday be on a Monday really sucks. But oh well, such is life!
Oh, guess what my son got me for my birthday? He spent yesterday puking his guts out all over the house. So my last day as a 31 year old was spent cleaning up vomit and washing massive amounts of laundry. What a fantastic and thoughtful gift he decided to give me!
Alright, that's all for today. Thanks for stopping by! It feels good to be back and blogging again! I'll have 2x a week posts for the next few weeks until grad school starts up again, so check back Mondays and Thursdays for new content!
You sound so depressing! Don't tell me that you did not enjoy staying in and singing karaoke because if you had an awful time, you could have fooled me! Seriously though, you have a great life. There are ups and downs but for the most part, you got lucky. Don't ever forget your blessings. At our age, a birthday isn't so much a celebration the way it used to but more as a reflection, being thankful for what we have, looking at what we could have done better or how we could have been better, and looking to the future for how we can an even more enriching life. You've grown leaps and bounds and it shows. Yes, being young feels nice on your body but growing older doesn't have to be so bad if you just embrace it and appreciate how far you've come.
ReplyDeleteAs always I can always count on my awesome wife to point out areas I can improve in my life :-D you're right I do need to be more appreciative and just embrace the good, and not focus so much on the negative. Thanks sweetie!
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