Fall catch up

I know I haven't been great about updating this blog.  Now that I am on sabbatical, I have a bit more time to catch up.  Here are some photos from the fall:

Seamus likes to take a "woods walk" behind the Clark museum. 

 He also likes to go to Hopkins Forrest.

smart as can be

me: Am I smart?
Seamus: Yes.
me: How do you know?
Seamus: Because you fell in love with me and Daddy.

Star Wars

Seamus is very interested in Star Wars.  He consistently says "Three C-PO" and it makes me smile every time. 

Seamus: "I said you can only kiss me when I'm sad or when it's Mother's Day and you did not listen to me!"

We're hanging in there.  We had a quiet Christmas (just the three of us).  I'll post some pictures soon.  Seamus is coping pretty well.  Most of the time he's doing great, but every once in a while he gets very sad.  He's been spending much more time happy than he did right after she died.

 Just now I was typing an email response to Hospice (they had some questions) and I had tears running down my cheek.  As if he was reading my mind, Seamus woke up from his nap crying loudly.  He said he missed "Sisty" (what he's been calling her since she died) and that Sisty will be gone his whole life.  I hugged him and told him I missed her, too.  I'm wondering if it's starting to sink in that she's not coming back.  We decided to watch Peppa Pig together on the couch.  He seems calm now.

Photos from October

Seamus: "I beat you by walking with my farting power!!!!"