A new start!

Okay... I know that I started one of these before and I failed miserably at it. I'm starting this new one with a far more realistic approach. Notice the title! Cannon Family Chaos... I think that should say it all. Our life is chaotic, get used to it. Hopefully I'll be on here a little more often (that shouldn't be too hard...) and just post family updates and pictures. I think I can handle that. Not as much creativity involved!

Let's see... Gracia is getting ready to turn two and I think that "terrible twos" are increadibly accurate. Shes two going on 15... yippee. On the days that she's not possessed by horrible demons, she's a charming wonderful little girl and I'm impressed and awed by her. I'm also horribly scared... how can something that little be that smart already?? I watch her calculate things in her head. I'm screwed, I know.

Jack just turned 4 months and is officially on the charts for a 4 month old baby on all aspects. He's 20th percentile in weight for 4 months and is 5th percentile in head and height for 4 months. The doctors are thrilled at how he's coming along. So are we for that matter. Gracia adores him and worries about him every time he cries. It's kinda cute... until she's in his room as I'm trying to put him down for a nap screaming "BABY!" and wanting to see what I'm doing. He usually wakes up at that point and, well, I do a lot of sighing.

I'm fairly certain I'm surviving being the mother of two, so that bodes well. I'm looking into hiring a sitter for a couple hours a day, 2-3 days a week so that I can remember what it's like to be me and not just Mom. I'm hoping that will also let me appreciate my children even more. I've got a great lead on a girl from Jacksonville that's going to college here in Naperville and she's really excited about the prospect of watching the two of them. WOO HOO. Oh yes... woo hoo.

Dad just finished building the room on the garage today and it's BEAUTIFUL! I'm so impressed at the work he does. I'm so excited to have such a nice guest room for people to come and stay in. Makes me feel less stressed about people coming to stay, so that's nice too. However, I will have to say that after 4 1/2 months straight of having some other adult staying in our house, I am also excited to NOT have a guest. I'm ready to just have some family time for a bit. I'm sure that I'll be ready for people by the time the holidays roll around (thank heavens 'cause those are rushing right upon us!) but I'm eager for things to be "normal" for just a bit!

Jeromy is still working at Mayer Brown and thinks that the economy is releasing its strangle hold on the work he does, so hopefully he'll start getting a little more coming in. He'll be starting his 4th year there.... now. Wow. I was going to say the middle of October, but that's now! Crazy.

All in all, we're doing well here. Flourishing if I'm really thinking about it. That's a nice feeling.

Here are some pictures of life here! Hope you all enjoy the new, laid-back blog!