BIG NEWS!

I'm sure some of you are thinking, "Big news?! Really? Did their house magically sell before it was on the market? Did Becky get that new job? Is there something new on the adoption front? Is Becky finally letting Jonathan get that deep fat fryer?"

No, don't know yet, not really, and gross.

So here it is... the big news: For the first time ever, I let Cody have the run of the house while I ran errands!!! I was gone for one hour and fifteen minutes and when I came back, everything was just how I had left it! For those of you who know Cody, you understand what an amazing breakthrough this is! For those of you who don't... well, let's just say that for the first year or so of his life, I couldn't even pee with the door shut for fear of him causing damage to himself or our house.

We're such proud doggy parents right now! Our little guy is growing up. *sniff*

Cody then:



Cody now (sometimes):

Temporarily on hold

We've decided to put adopting on hold for a little while. Not TOO long (don't worry, eager future grandparents!=)... but a little while.

Between trying to get ready to move (!!! yikes !!!) and me looking for a new job, it's just too much on our plate to even consider becoming parents.

To be completely honest... I'm a bit relieved. I go back and forth about this parenting thing. Some days I think I'm ready to add another member to our family, and other days I'm not so sure. Things are... well, they're wonderful the way they are right now. Jonathan, Cody, and I are really enjoying each other. Life is good.

And then I see cute little families carrying their babies in backpacks and think... I want that!

Of course, I know that being a family is a lot more than looking cute while hiking with a baby in a backpack from REI. But I also know that there is never going to be a "perfect" time to start our family. Life won't pause so that we can get all our ducks in a row. =)

I guess the moral of the story is... we're definitely excited about starting the adoption process, but plan to put it on pause for a couple of months. Until we find a new place to live, that is. So... here we go!

Not to compare Cody to a bump on the log, but...

This video just has to go in our adoption portfolio!

Not to compare dogs to children, but...

For 3 days and 2 nights, Jonathan and I did some fabulous road-tripping... WITH THREE DOGS! I'd like to point out that the number of dogs outnumbers the number of people.

We decided that if we can travel from Minnesota to Colorado with three pups (and survive) then that's a good sign that we're ready to be a mommy and daddy =)

Jonathan, Patty, and I did realize, however, that dogs can't ask "Are we there yet?!" On the bright side though, babies don't have to be taken outside to pee at 5 in the morning. A trade-off, I guess.

This kid's being attacked by the spoon monster, someone please help!!