Crazy time ending? Nope!

Life has been busy and crazy, and Evan has been growing like a weed both physically and mentally. I have been balancing working full time with a class with a lot of needs (and being team leader this year) along with a very challenging year of grad school AND being a mommy and wife. Most times this year, I have felt like I'm not doing any of them well, and it has definitely been a year to learn about myself. Stan has been working and is now umpiring again. With me at grad school twice a week, and Stan umping at nights a couple nights a week, we have been quite dependent on Nana (Stan's mom - I don't know what we'd do without her). Because of Stan and I being gone so much, Evan has developed a little bit of separation anxiety and has been having some difficulty at night lately.

In other news, Evan and I were both diagnosed with seasonal allergies this Spring, and we are officially a Zyrtec family. It seems to be keeping everything under control. Evan is understanding a ton of things lately. It's crazy to say, "go get your milk and bring it to mommy" or "go throw that away" or "put your shoes in the closet", and he understands it all. He is trying to communicate, but he still doesn't have a lot of words yet. He tries to imitate inflection in the voice though. For example, he doesn't ever say the words thank you, but whatever sounds he chooses when he's trying to say thank you still have the same inflection of when we say thank you.

Soon school will be over (June 22), and grad school will be over for the summer on June 30. Finally, I will get to be a stay at home mommy for a couple weeks - the best "job" ever!!

Here are some pictures from Mother's Day and Easter when my family came to visit.