Ok, ok so it's about time to update you all on the happenings of the Brawley Bunch.
First of all, Benz has been sprouting before our eyes! Not only has he gotten taller, but his learning has blossomed over the last few weeks. He recognizes all of his letters and is able to spell his own name, Matt's name, Grandma Brawley's name (Pat) and my dad's (Ray). He clearly counts from one to ten and is working up to twenty. We are so proud of all of the hard work he is doing; the speech therapy preschool that he has been attending has really made a difference since he started over a year ago. His attention span has increased tenfold and he's able to entertain himself for a much longer time (which will come in super handy later in the year). Benz just loves building barns and zoos from wooden blocks and then carefuly places all of his animal figures according to category. It's just too cute!
Matt is keeping busy; he's got a lot on his plate these days. It's a busy time of the year in the finance arena at Papa Murphy's. When he gets home at night, he tries to work out and when he's not working or exercising, he's studying for the final part of his CMA exam (certified management accountant). And on his free time, he enjoys chasing after Benz at our local park and attending Blazer games with his buddy. The good news is that things will slow down for him come spring, right when I'll need him to transfer his beloved exercise room into the baby's nursery:)
I've been keeping busy running Benz around to school, swimming lessons and everyday errands in between. When I'm not tidying the house, I'm reading up on baby topics and working from home. Pretty soon I'll be creating a very thorough manual and will start training my temporary replacement for the super busy summer swimming season that I'll be missing out on. I've been feeling well overall; had a few "sick to the stomach" incidents but I think it has passed (knock on wood). Just extra tired so I relish the two hours naps Benz and I take in the afternoons. We're excited to have gotten a phone call from the doctor's office today and we had to reschedule the anatomy ultrasound. Lucky for me we were able to move it up three days!!! So we'll know hopefully know what color to paint the nursery in two weeks from today:) And by that time, half of my pregnancy will be behind us and we'll be heading towards the homestretch!
