Happy 6 month Birthday Avery!

We can hardly believe that 6 months have already passed. I know it sounds cliché to say that time flies, but HOLY CRAP, TIME FLIES. No one at the Linkous complex was more shocked to learn that Avery was 6 months old than Avery himself. Check out his reaction when we told him. Gesh, talk about a drama king! Even he can't figure out where the time has gone. Eating, sleeping, and pooping is quite the time taker upper.


We won't bore you with the details of our every day life, but I will tell you that Avery is doing great. He's still a small fry, but he is growing at a steady rate, he's meeting all of his milestones, and he seems happy. I think he looks more like Greg every day and I couldn't be happier about it. I am so thankful he doesn't look like me. UGH! I have been quite terrible at keeping in touch and I openly admit that, but to everyone who has shared with us, sent us gifts, loaned us hand me downs, etc. we couldn't be more grateful. It is just much harder than I ever imagined to hold down a full time job and be a mom. When I get home at night the one thing I want to do is hang out with my little man, and that doesn't leave much time for things like dishes, walking dogs, combing my own hair, brushing my teeth..... You get the point. There just isn't enough time and something has to give. Regretfully that turns out to be thank you notes, words or appreciation/gratitude, and plain old keeping in touch. I wish my only job was to be MOM to this little man, but that isn't the case.


Please know that even though I do a horrible job of showing it, I am anxious to know how everyone is doing, what's going on in their lives, and how their families are. I do care, I am just too exhausted to show it. This evening, for example, I was on my cell phone talking to Greggie. He just had his first two days at Wake Forest. He is officially a WFU student complete with a legitimate ID card and enough student loans to choke a horse. Anyhow, I was talking to him and frantically, and I do mean frantically, searching for my cell phone. I looked in my purse, my pockets, I was all the way to the elevator and it was no where to be found. I walked back to my desk, looked under my folders, on the floor, and in my purse again. It was then, at 5:15 that it occurred to me..... hmmm, if I am talking to Greggie on my cell phone, IT MUST BE IN MY FREAKING HAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hugs and Kisses from the little man! We hope you are all well, healthy, and happy!!!