Cornett: Party of Three: Update Time!

Hey all!

I am deep in the midst of the busiest time in my life so it's a miracle that this post is being written at all. I've been working on thesis every spare second of every day (and night) and unfortunately, those "spare" seconds have come at really awkward times. But some days, you just need a little break. Today that break comes in the form of a blog post.

As busy as grad school has been, I've told myself that no matter what, Colton is priority 1. So as soon as he goes down for a nap, I write and write and write and write. And as soon as Spencer comes home from school or work, he takes over feeding/changing/playing so I can write and write and write. And when Colton goes to bed around 9:00 at night, I get in my car, drive over to the almost-deserted Taylor building, and write and write and write until ridiculous hours of the morning. I got home at 4:00 this morning :( But I'm almost done! I have about 85 pages finished and I completed my data analysis last night. I can do this. I can bust my tail for two more weeks. And THEN I'll be FINISHED!

So I'm not getting much sleep... but it's no less than when Colton was a newborn. And my boys are my motivation! I'm thinking about language impairment and social communication intervention and counting productions of emotion-based words so often during the day that when I'm with Spencer and Colton, I make sure I'm with them and no one else. Thesis goes on the backburner. And THAT is my reality check. I'll do anything I have to do if it means I get to play with my boys every day.

As for Spencer... he's amazing! He's the only reason why our house is ever clean. He lets me focus on school and he kicks into full housekeeper gear and keeps our place looking great. AND he's a great dad! I can get lots of Colton smiles but Spencer can get that kid to absolutely crack up. It's pretty cute. Spencer quit his job at Calloway Labs and is now doing the same thing (drug testing) for the company that originally contracted Calloway. He's getting just as many hours as he was before but now he doesn't have to drive to Salt Lake a bajillion times a week. Huzzah! He's throwing in a couple extra hours in at the Telefund again, too. AND he's taking classes. AND he still manages to go to bed at a normal hour (lucky man...). Superman, maybe?

Colton's adorable (duh). He just had his 9 month appointment and is weighing in at a whopping 23 lbs (90th percentile!). Our doctor took one look at his chunky legs and asked us if we wrestle with him. Yeah... we practically do. Every time we change his diaper :) OR... every time I try to take his picture with my phone: