My Almost-Toddler
Leo is such a bulldozer sometimes. Ok, most of the time.
He's figured out walking is better than crawling and will walk all around the 'circle' of our house (entry-->kitchen-->dining-->living) without pause. He's also figured out how to stand from a seated/crawling position without pulling himself up with something. He's gotten so good at it that he likes to stand while holding onto a toy. The other day, I caught him struggling and straining to stand while simultaneously lifting the biggest truck we have downstairs! Silly boy.
I can't believe that he's technically a 'toddler' now. He still seems so much like a baby to me. Maybe it's because I can compare him to Ben, who is a toddler in the extreme? Maybe because I know now that babyhood is so fleeting that I want Leo to 'stay' a baby longer? Maybe I'm subconsciously trying to subvert my baby mania by trying to convince myself that a) I already HAVE a baby and b) why would I want another one? Hah.
Have to update on the house hunting shenanigans. Because shenanigans completely sums up what we're dealing with. Yikes!
Our landlord listed our rental house on craigslist and there was a steady stream of people parading through for the past few days. He's successfully rented it, so we're definitely out of this place May 1, no matter what happens.
Jake is looking at a more and more probable pink slip come April 30, as Schenectady CSD is going to cut the music program and he's lowest (or nearly lowest) on the hiring totem pole. Insanity. So many things up in the air, nothing certain, trying to progress on a seriously HUGE milestone purchase in our life with issues and problems... Why yes, we do bite off more than we can chew, why did you ask?
Karen babysat last night so Jake and I could go to a recital of French impressionist music. My big from SAI was singing, as well as her husband and another soloist from our days in Potsdam. I haven't seen TConn in 5 years-- it was AWESOME! She is in the Capital district as well, so we're going to plan get togethers in the future. I didn't realize until we hugged just how much I'd missed her and missed having a close female friend.
He's figured out walking is better than crawling and will walk all around the 'circle' of our house (entry-->kitchen-->dining-->living) without pause. He's also figured out how to stand from a seated/crawling position without pulling himself up with something. He's gotten so good at it that he likes to stand while holding onto a toy. The other day, I caught him struggling and straining to stand while simultaneously lifting the biggest truck we have downstairs! Silly boy.
I can't believe that he's technically a 'toddler' now. He still seems so much like a baby to me. Maybe it's because I can compare him to Ben, who is a toddler in the extreme? Maybe because I know now that babyhood is so fleeting that I want Leo to 'stay' a baby longer? Maybe I'm subconsciously trying to subvert my baby mania by trying to convince myself that a) I already HAVE a baby and b) why would I want another one? Hah.
Have to update on the house hunting shenanigans. Because shenanigans completely sums up what we're dealing with. Yikes!
Our landlord listed our rental house on craigslist and there was a steady stream of people parading through for the past few days. He's successfully rented it, so we're definitely out of this place May 1, no matter what happens.
Jake is looking at a more and more probable pink slip come April 30, as Schenectady CSD is going to cut the music program and he's lowest (or nearly lowest) on the hiring totem pole. Insanity. So many things up in the air, nothing certain, trying to progress on a seriously HUGE milestone purchase in our life with issues and problems... Why yes, we do bite off more than we can chew, why did you ask?
Karen babysat last night so Jake and I could go to a recital of French impressionist music. My big from SAI was singing, as well as her husband and another soloist from our days in Potsdam. I haven't seen TConn in 5 years-- it was AWESOME! She is in the Capital district as well, so we're going to plan get togethers in the future. I didn't realize until we hugged just how much I'd missed her and missed having a close female friend.