Welcome!

Welcome to my new blog! I'm going to try to update at least once a week (maybe more!), with pictures, stories, & whatever else I can think to share! Our lives are crazy, so I'm sure the boys will give me plenty to write about. :)

So, what's new in the life of the Buckley's?

Well, Zach is as wild as ever. He's potty training now, which is soooooo much fun! (Okay, I'll try to keep the sarcasm to a minimum) No, seriously though, he's doing a really great job. It's going to be a while before we can say he's officially trained, but I think we're on a good track. He is also turning into a little smartie-pants. He's been learning lots of new things from his babysitter, Kristie. Last week he was being naughty, so I tried the count-to-three thing. I didn't, however, know that he could pretty much count to 10 already. So I said, "One, two,..." and he continues "Twee, Fo, Fie, Six, Six, Six, Nie, Ten." He's also learning his colors, alphabet, manners (he now says "Please," "Thank You," and "Welcome.") It's unbelievable how quickly they grow. Not to get all mushy, but I swear he was just a tiny helpless baby!

Ian is getting bigger & bigger by the minute! I don't know what happened, but something clicked when he was a couple months old and turned him into a growing machine! For those of you that don't know the story, Ian was a scrawny, skinny baby. His birth weight was normal (7 lbs, 5 oz) but he lost over a pound before we brought him home from the hospital. Let's just say a 20.5-inch baby that weighs 6 lbs is pretty tiny. We even had to take him to the doctor for weight checks the first few weeks to make sure he was gaining & not losing. Well, out of the blue he has turned into this chubby little boy; absolutely adorable! He had his 6-month checkup today, and he already weighs over 23 lbs & is 27 inches tall!

As for Brian & I, we're busy as usual. Brian is working days now (hallelujah!). After about 8 months of him working 2nd shift, I'm so glad to have him home at night with us! He's also enjoying the hot summer we're having, as it is his favorite weather to bike ride in. I'm not so fond of the summer heat...we've had about 6 days in the last week that have been over 100 degrees, and it's humid on top of that! I'm probably the only person I know that actually prefers winter! I'm also working on losing all that baby weight (okay, it isn't all baby weight since I've struggled with weight since I was 9 or 10, but I can blame it on that, right?!) Since we're not planning on having any more Little Buckleys (unless God has other plans in store for us) I don't have an excuse anymore, so I'm 3 weeks & 9.5 lbs into my journey. Only 27 more lbs to go!!! (Wow that seems like a lot!)

Okay, it's getting late, and the bed is calling my name. Come & visit our page often, and I'll try to be faithful about keeping it updated!