I think it's safe to say I started out today in an awful mood. Accalia woke up at 5:30, and that was way too early for me. Cole, fo course, woke up soon after that since it was no longer quiet and peaceful. He fell asleep about an hour later, but Accalia was going strong. Now it's a bit after 1 p.m. and it looks like Accalia may be falling asleep soon.

I was just so cranky, and it didn't help that Accalia came into the office and said she had pooped on the living room floor. She got a bit too busy and didn't make it to the toilet in time. It was just a little bit, but she managed to step in it, so I was cleaning up poopy footprints. But thankfully the next thing Accalia did just put me in a much better mood. Whew! She slathered up her legs with lotion and started putting tissues all over them. I started to groan thinking about the mess I'd have to clean up when Accalia stood up and started waving her arms and saying, "Cluck! Cluck! I'm a chicken!" Now how can you stay in a bad mood when you see such creativity coming from a child?

Accalia's definitely been putting her imagination to work in role playing lately. This morning alone she's not only been a chicken but also a frog and a snake. She's used a mound of pillows to do countless things and used game pieces for everything except what their original purpose was.

Cole is officially a crawler. He's not very steady or fast yet but is definitely crawling. Now it gets interesting as he has ready access to anything Accalia has placed on the ground. I've been talking with Accalia about what will happen now that Cole is crawling, but I don't think it's really sunk in yet.

So, I'm pretty darn tired but can't help but be overwhelmed by sheer joy at how amazing my kids are. Life is good.