Life as we know it..

Life as we know it is very different from last year at this time. Last year we were still waiting for our court date. This year we have a very active 21 month old that keeps us pretty busy. I'd gladly take this year over last year. Even if it means I'm a year older. Life as we know it is messier. Maverick can tear apart the house in seconds. Maddye can seriously get corn on the floor 6 feet away. Greg can totally make a mess of the bathroom sink with one hand tied behind his back. I think I need a maid. Or two. Life as we know it is louder. OMG it is loud. Maverick can make the noise of 7 children. He ranges from his cute little talking voice to his crazy mad baby screeches! Then add Maddye to the mix and you have two giggling yelling children. Is it any wonder we have a case of Advil? Life as we know it is wetter. Maverick loves the bath. All I have to say is "are you ready for your bath" and he is giggly, and ready to strip. He says over and over "baaaff" until he is actually in the bath. He hates to get out of the bath. Last week when he saw me get his towel ready he knew it was time to get out. When I bent over to get him out he whipped a wet washcloth and hit me in the side of the head. It didn't hurt. I was wet. Very wet. The entire bathroom was wet. Apparently our freaking washclothes are really shamwows. (I should note that I single-handedly fixed the getting out of the tub problem with a creative genius idea- and so far so good!) Life as we know it is more loving than ever. M&M are cuddly kids. When they want to be they are kissy huggy kids. I love it. I was so worried that Maverick would have an issue being affectionate but even while we were still in Kazakhstan he was giving us kisses. I guess he showed me! Life as we know it is so much is so much more stubborn. Greg is stubborn. Maverick is stubborn. I'm working on creating a stubborn free zone..which pretty much is the entire House of Stone. They are permitted to be stubborn in the "stubborn cave" previously known as the "man cave". Honestly, I can't believe how easily Maverick just slipped into our daily routine. It's really like he was always here, and we never went through hell to bring him home.