The Merkley Family

Friday, March 21, 2008

It's been a long time...

Well, it's been quite awhile since my last posting. The other day, my sister said that she has gotten addicted to blogging, and since I introduced her to it, I have been feeling a little guilty at my slacking. It's been an interesting and busy March so far, and now that things have slowed down a bit, I'll take time to do a little blogging.

We were sick again the latter part of February, no thanks to the fun family get together for Dylan's baptism. The flu is the worst. After recovering again, we decided to make some major change. We decided to move. Yep, again! We are grateful for the hospitality of Luke's parents over the last couple of months, but felt it was time to crowd them no longer. And with Garret coming home soon, it is going to get a little more crowded! We made the trek to Park City to stay with my mom for a time. It is still winter here! It has been snowing for the last four days or so and there is still a good three feet in the yard. Brrrr. Oh well. The main reason and biggest benefit to moving is that Noah now has a little space of his own. Which brings me to his update...

Noah is doing really well. Anyone that talks to me often will know that Noah takes after me in his sleeping habits. He is a really light sleeper and has been sharing a room (and often the bed) with Luke and I pretty much since his birth. Well, at my mom's house, he has a little room of his own and after the first week of adjusting to the new house, he is sleeping through the night! He is a new baby and I am a new woman! I have so much more energy than I have had in a long time! Last night, Noah slept for 8 1/2 hours straight! This is so monumental for us. It's been great! He is growing well and is still our big guy! He is also enjoying new foods like peas and green beans and learning to use those two teeth of his by gnawing on some Nilla Wafers!

Luke and I celebrated our two year anniversary on Tuesday, March 18. Time flies! We were lucky enough to have my mom watch Noah and we had a great evening out at Shabu (for Sushi... Luke's pick) and a quick gallery stroll on Main Street in PC. We ended the evening with caramel apples from Rocky Mtn. Chocolate Factory... yummy!

Luke is gearing up for two police departments. He begins testing with Salt Lake City Police Department tomorrow morning and will continue testing with San Francisco in the middle of April. Whew! He is excited and just wants this process to be over with! And Luke's birthday is coming up.

I am continuing to unpack and keep myself fairly busy with trying to find a job that I can do from home or that fits into the schedules of my mom and sister who are willing to help with Noah. We'll see how that goes! I can't believe that March is almost over. Luke's birthday is on Monday and he will be 27! Then, the month is over! Hopefully April showers will bring the May flowers that I long for. It's cold outside!

5 comments:

Amber said...

Yeah! I love the update. Congratulations!! I am so happy that Noah is sleeping through the night. The world is a much brighter happier place when you get sleep. Way to go Luke!! I am glad things went well in San Fransico and Happy Birthday on Monday!!! Have a wonderful Easter!

Sara : Confetti Sunshine said...

wow! you have been busy this past month! but it sounds like its been a good type of busy... but good luck with both of your job hunting/trainings!

Rachel Chick said...

PLEASE TELL LUKE HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR ME!!! I'M RETARDED AND I FORGOT TO CALL YESTERDAY!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CUZ! I LOVE YOU!

Alyssa said...

Happy Birthday Luke!!!

I'm sorry it is a little late. And congratulations on your 2nd Anniversary! Time does fly- doesn't it?

I am happy that you guys got more room for Noah! That is exciting to see him grow- and the changes that have occured since he has been born! How exciting!

Please let us know if you need anything- we are always just over the hill on foothill drive!

ATWOOD said...

Sounds like things are going great for you guys! Where's the picture of little Noah to go along with the update ;-) Any tips on the sleeping, b/c my baby is digressing in his sleep habits. Good luck with the police departments, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you guys.