Soaking it all in: Seriously? It's almost November.

Whoa! Time flies. This past weekend we went to our friends Halloween Party and as usual had a great time. Byron was an Ostrich Rider, Squirt was a Giraffe, and I was a Just-About-Worthless Superhero. That was my best excuse for just having a little mask :) It was fun but definitely more tame than last year. Curiously last year, a couple dressed as Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe had a baby in July......let's do the math. It's been a running joke (disguised as the truth) that baby J was conceived that particular night in the basement. They didn't come this year. Hopefully next year and maybe Byron can borrow Tony's condom dispenser costume just so everyone is safe.
Also this weekend, my parents were nice enough to have a little b'day party for me at their house. By the way, thank you all very much for the birthday well wishes. I remember being little blowing out the candles and thinking time goes too slow. I'd have to wait a whole year to do it again. Now I wish it would just stop for a moment.
You know what I miss? Squirt's baby smell. It's gone. Even with baby lotion, it's just not the same. I think babies have this natural sweet smell to them that I love. I'm so glad so many of you are having little ones and if you see me sniffing your babies, well now you know why :) I miss the way he slept on my chest for hours. The memory brings me a smile but I really wish I could remember how it felt. He's is becoming more and more a toddler everyday and while the sleepless nights are hard, I just don't think that first year lasts long enough. This is the kind of talk that gets me into hot water with Byron :) No need to worry. I can assure you, there will no news of that kind coming from our household for a very llllooooooonnnnnnnggggg time.
Enough of my crazy ramblings.....off to bed I go.