Wow...it's been SO long!

I'm SO SO sorry that it's been so long. It was a crazy summer. I'll give a quick update of what happened in August, September and October. Well, we moved at the very end of July, and that kind of carried into the beginning of August as well. Unfortunately at that time, Chris had to look for a new job so that added a ton of stress to everything. Luckily he was able to find a new job in couple of weeks. He started at InContact on Aug 10th and has been very happy there so far. He got a raise and MUCH better benefits, so it was a plus in every way.
At the end of August, my grandma passed away and then we went to Boise. We actually had our tripped planned for a month or so before, but then grandma passed and it was kind of too late to change our plans. We went up to visit family and friends and see Marta/Matt while they were down here from Canada. It was awesome, and we were really glad to see them and that they got to see Braxton.
In September we didn't really have much going on other than getting settled still into the new place and Mom's B-day.
October was pretty normal as well, Braxton was a monkey for Halloween, but we didn't go trick or treating with him, he helped me hand out candy at home.
Okay, now for the individual updates.
Chris has been doing really well, he loves his new job and has made some new friends here in the complex that he hangs out with. He goes to Dungeons and Dragons on Wednesday nights, and has been liking that. He actually likes it so much that he's thinking about starting his own group. Unfortunately, he was sick all of last week with the flu, so that wasn't fun. It started out as a terrible headache, then moved to the rest of his body. On Wednesday after we went to dinner with my mom, he started throwing up. He threw up so hard that he actually ripped the lining in his stomach and was throwing up blood. But he's feeling much better today and went back to work this morning.
I'm doing well, resisiting getting sick and feeling pretty healthy. I'm spending most of my time trying to keep up with the energizer bunny that is my baby. He's lots of fun but rather tiring at times. I've made some new friends here as well and that has done wonders for my mental health. I missed having people to talk to and do things with. I'm so glad to know the people who live in the complex here. This is the best place we've lived to date by far! The first day we were here, just about everyone came over and introduced themselves. It was wonderful.
Braxton and I spent Thursday and Friday with my mom on her visit up here. It was really great, we bought Braxton winter clothes and just spent time together. We also took Braxton to the park for the first time and he went on the swings. He had a blast.
Braxton is growing up SO fast. He's been walking since he was a little over 9 months old. He'll be 11 months old on the 20th, so he's been walking for almost 2 months now. Goodness, how time flies. He's about 22 lbs and is wearing 12 to 18 month clothes for the most part. He still has some shirts and pants that were a little too big, so he still fits in them. He's doing really well, he's so dang smart. He's been talking for a while now and says about 15-20 words already. Among them are "hi, bye, kitty, mama (only when he's mad or stuck), daddy, yummy, book, yucky, bear, tree and baby." There are more, but I can't remember them all. He's wearing shoes now too, because the weather is changing and the ground is too cold for him to be barefoot anymore.
He's going through both stranger and separation anxiety, so that's been fun for me. The stranger one goes away after a few minutes, but I'm still not allowed to leave the room unless someone else is in there with him. He screams if I have to leave and he's alone. So much for eating during the day.
We're heading to Boise for Thanksgiving this year, and doing Christmas with my mom. Hope everything is well for all of you and that we hear from you soon.
I'll try to do a better job of updating...Love you all!