9 months, quick update

It's been too long since I've updated. Things have been crazy though. I'll be posting pictures soon in a photo dump, but here are some of the things that we've been up to for the past month:

• Sadie is crawling all over the place and pulling up on anything that feels remotely stable. She is going to be a force to be reckoned with once she starts walking, which should be pretty soon.
• She's finally saying Dada, and it melts my heart. It's her favorite thing to say now. She has also taken up the habit of yelling along with the blender when I make our smoothies in the morning. Hilarious.
• We made it through her first cold. It was so sad to see her upset because she couldn't figure out how to breathe through her mouth when her nose was stopped up.
• Things at the farm are progressing nicely. We put the gates and barbed wire up on the fence this past weekend and will start the goat shelter soon.
• We bought our first chickens (2 bantams) and Alan and Melody have purchased 24 more chicks for egg laying.
• We also have started making our own wine. We bottled our first batch (30 bottles) last week and are starting Chardonnay this week.
• We've started eating cleaner, and it's been great. We're eating essentially primal or paleo, and feeling great. I mentioned smoothies in the morning, and they really help me feel tons better going through my day. It's frozen blueberries, raspberries, strawberries and bananas, 2 stalks of Kale, 2 big handfuls of spinach, coconut milk (unsweetened), chia seeds and fennel seeds. All organic, and it tastes great.
• We're meeting with a realtor this weekend to put our house up on the market. We're ready to move to the farm and get started on building up our own farm on a plot of land. We plan to have our own goats, chickens and garden. The plan is to get it all set up over the next few years, so that when it's time for Sadie to go to school Steph can homeschool her.
• We said goodbye to a wonderful friend and companion this weekend. I'll post that separately.

As I said, pictures will come soon. But that's what we've been up to.