Neko is four months old today. Insane. He's chatty, and giggly, and sweet. We love him so much. We've had a rough couple of weeks, but hearing his laugh almost always makes things better. I ended up taking a half day off today. I just needed a personal day with my little guy. It was so very nice to pick him up early, to spend the afternoon napping and playing together.
We've been dealing with the negotiations with the seller of our new house (trying to get him to fix the roof and other things) along with a very stressful situation at work, which escalated this week. And, as if that weren't enough, on Wednesday we came home to find that the diaper pail had been dragged into the hallway and emptied out. Half-eaten dirty diapers were plastered all over the floor. Annabelle also decided to snack on an expensive pair of shoes that I had ordered from Zappos but intended to return. Not anymore. Thanks, Annabelle! Thursday night, after another ridiculous commute home, Aaron dropped us off and went to pick up take-out since our kitchen's a disaster, and he didn't have the energy to clean and cook after our rough week. He called me from the Thai restaurant to tell me that the car had been towed. Awesome...
Things are starting to get resolved, and I keep telling myself that at least some of this stress if temporary. Soon we'll be moved into a great neighborhood closer to work. Things will be better for all of us.
Neko's giggles and chatty voice always cheer me up. He's so verbal. He "talks" in the back seat as we drive home from school everyday. He sleeps in child's pose with his little butt in the air. It's adorable. He likes to watch videos of himself giggling. They make him giggle even more. He can grab his pacifier and almost put it back into his mouth. A step towards independence! Amazing! And he has the coolest hair in the world. Everyone agrees.
