Ugh...

More family drama...it's so hard. Emmett's Dad's side of the family is going through so difficult stuff right now. I can't really talk about it here, I don't want to violate their privacy, but suffice to say, it is a painful and difficult time right now. Emmett has been stretched pretty thin with this and some work issues. The good thing is that he's been leaning on me, accepting my help, and I appreciate this.

I do feel that we are making some progress again, but am wary of another backslide....

Anyway, say a little prayer that all this turns out okay.

On other fronts, Tommy has decided that he is Tomas-cito. Now when you ask him his name that's what he tells you. It's cute. This is really an incredible time for him. He is speaking in full sentences now and watching him reach for the words to string them all together and make the sentence is fun. Also, he is now at that age where I am never sure just what is going to come out of his mouth.

He is very independent. He is always saying "by myself" - meaning that he wants to do things by himself. For a while he was saying "by himself" - it was so cute - until he realized that he was supposed to be saying "by MYself". Stubborn, he is.