Ok, ok, I feel like it's probably time to add a little post. Catch everybody up on what has been going on in the lives of the Richardsons.
Mark- Mark continues to work from home doing freelance work. 3-d stuff. If you want anymore detail than that you are going to have to ask him. He is always busy on the computer and Coleman and I have to come in and poke him to get any attention sometimes. He is the best little daddy and spends alot of time making Coleman laugh. Everytime Mark walks into the room with Coleman and I, Coleman will laugh and jump at the same time in anticipation that he gets to play with daddy.
Me- I have been calculating and I am now on my 13th semester of school. That is 6 1/2 years of school. I technically should have been done with six but I didn't make it. I am counting down and after this semester I will have 2 left before I get to graduate! It is so exciting and I know I can do it. I continue to look up to my Aunt Denise, who has been going to school for much longer than I have, and I know she understands what it takes to get a degree and the hard work that is put into school work. I have a lot of respect for that lady and all the work that she has done for her education. She has a doctorate in English and I can only imagine the work that she has done. I like to go to family get togethers when I get to see Denise because I know I can talk 'school' with her. I feel like going to school for this long has left me unable to converse about anything but school. It is so sad.
It is a little depressing as I watch all the girls I have been going to school with for the last 4 years all graduate without me but I know that I can do it. I don't regret my decision to slow down to be with Coleman for one minute. I am so proud of all those girls for finishing. YAY!
On a more personal note I love being a mom and love the time that I get to spend with my little bug. Every day I look at him and think how did I get so lucky to get such a smart and fun kid. I love him so much! and he is only getting cuter. It is so funny to see him walking around. He is so short and small but he loves to walk! I can't image what he is going to be like during the "terrible two's" because he is already into everything and running around into every room and pulling every thing off the shelf. Not only that but he hates laying down to sleep, puts up such a fuss when he doesn't get his way. But I still love him.
That leads me to Coleman. As I mentioned earlier he is walking around. He also says mama and more. On occasion when you ask him where his nose is he will point to it but he doesn't seem to like that game very much, he would much rather play tag and tickle and peak-a-boo. He also has decided it is very funny to cram himself in tiny areas, such as cupboards and under the bed. Anywhere he can find that is just his size. He especially loves the closet.
While he wanders around the house he will carry a walky talky that his grandpa got him for his birthday and talk and talk and talk. It is so cute! He will then shove it in my face and expect me to say something back. He isn't picky though, he will hold a remote up to his face, the camera, anything that he can get his hands onto that looks like he should be able to talk into it and has buttons, he will carry around and jabber away.
I am waiting for the day that he has enough hair that I can do it. He has a few long hairs in that back that could probably be cut, But I can't bear to take away some hair while I'm waiting for more to grow. I've tried to give him a mohawk a couple of times but even with hairspray and gel it still only lasts about 2 minutes. oh well, that's my boy.
Also! Our new little house! I love it so much. It is so nice to be in our own home! I think my mother-in-law likes it better too. I always think how funny it is that our culture has brought us up each family living in our own homes. When other cultures it is expected to live together. So when we are in a situation where we need to live together it can be a very uncomfortable thing. Anyway I like living in my own home, it has been wonderful.
Here are a few pictures of our past little while.
This is Coleman reading a book. He is so funny, he will go into his room and pick a book from the shelf and just start reading to himself. He really loves books, but we have to be careful or he'll love them right into pieces.
Coleman got this for christmas. He thinks it's pretty cool. He even has learned how to walk with it underneath him.
This is Coleman in a cupboard, he thinks it is so funny to climb in and then shut the door and play peek-a-boo!
