And Baby Makes 3

Syrie turned 1 and ½ on Friday, and in my opinion she is more awesome everyday.   I haven’t talked about her in some time now, so I figure I’d dedicate this post to her.   Some of her favorite shows on tv right now include Sesame Street, Yo Gabba Gabba (don’t worry, I didn’t know what Yo Gabba Gabba was until I had a toddler either) and Sponge Bob Square Pants.   We DVR the first two shows every day and she usually watches an episode per night. The child loves tv. If I try getting her attention during Sesame Street , well, I might as well not because she isn’t going to respond to anything or anyone when her show is on.   When she’s in the zone, that’s just it, she’s in the zone.   She loves to sit with a big sippy cup full of milk or juice in her leather chair and soak up some Elmo or Brobee.   Syrie hasn’t been measured or weighed in a couple months, but I’d say she’s right around 30 lbs and pretty tall—always in at least the 95 percentile for height. ...

It’s been a long time since I’ve made a post, so I’m sorry. I feel overwhelmingly busy with my day to day life, and haven’t made time to sit and write.   It’s naptime at the Oswald’s and David is at the gym. My heart is weighing heavy on one particular subject, so I thought what the hay, might as well get back to it.   My mom’s mom, my grandma Diane Kopsa recently moved into assisted living at Bickford Cottage near my mom’s work. It’s interesting how when you look back on a change you thought happened out of nowhere, you then realize it was really happening right before your eyes, slowly, but surely.   To set the scene, my grandpa Kopsa passed away in November 2006.   The last few years of his life were stressful and busy for my grandma as she was in charge of taking care of him. Bringing him to Dialysis every other day, along with any other doctor appointments he had, etc. and if anyone knew my grandparents, you knew they argued a lot. Haha, I can’t help but ...