Lots and lots happening around here, as evidenced by the silence on the blog as of late. I am transitioning out of the traditional workforce with the defunding and closing of my department this month. MonkeyBoy will start back to preschool in a few weeks, and several of his little friends will [...]
It’s been a trying day. With a hurricane nearing, the weather is cooler, windy, and thunderclouds are passing through. Since it was just overcast during swim lessons they were still held. With the wind, some debris had flown into the pool and MonkeyBoy spied something floating in the water (probably a leaf) [...]
Here’s some examples of MonkeyBoy’s swimming skills after two weeks of lessons.
He’s about to jump at me, but it was difficult to take pictures of him “in flight” while also trying to catch him.
We’re halfway through week two of swimming lessons and they are going great! The other boys in MonkeyBoy’s class all wear goggles and MonkeyBoy thought he needed a pair for himself. I wanted to keep the number of “crutches” to a minimum and wasn’t planning to buy him goggles since I didn’t think [...]
MonkeyBoy likes to talk about the future and what will happen when he grows up. Sometimes he gets confused about what he’ll be. Last night he told us, “When I turn into a bird, I will poop on your window. And then I’ll fly away and poop somewhere else.”
Guess my parking under [...]
MonkeyBoy has officially passed from toddler to little boy. What marks this passage? Pocket treasures.
He’s discovered the pockets of his pants and has figured out that he can store things there. I found these items in or on his clothes when I sorted for the washer this evening.
Laundry has [...]
MonkeyBoy and I signed up for the winter session of a Mommy and Me exercise class, which we have both been enjoying. Today he surprised me by going over to the equipment and rolling his first unassisted somersault. Especially impressive when you consider his first ever assisted somersault was only last week.
I sure do spend a lot of time in the car. As proof, I hit a milestone this weekend.
The digital number flipping is not nearly as exciting as the old rotary analog odometer dial turning over.
I made robot cupcakes for a birthday party this weekend. I think they turned out [...]
It’s MonkeyBoy’s week to take snacks again at preschool. You know what that means, more overachieving for me!
My parents are afraid the other mothers aren’t going to like me.
I started a new job today. It’s in a different unit within my same department and it’s in addition to my current job. So [...]
Happy #3 to our little guy!
(The hat was totally his idea!)