Long time, no update!
Work is good, it's looking like my senior manager is still trying to work out a way for me to get a frontline management position in our branch. That would be a 10% raise, as mentioned before, and very very nice. My detail assignment is over at the end of March and they were trying to convince me to stay for another job, not really interested, but it was nice of them to offer!
I filed our taxes and we're getting back $8,000 from Fed and state! Changing our withholding, because that's way too much to give the government a free loan for a year!
Jim is going good, work has the usual ups and downs. He's spending alot of time helping Mike work on his kitchen, he'll be over there almost all his free time for the next 4 weekends. I miss him, but at least Marlowe and I have alot of playgroups to keep ourselves busy.
Speaking of playgroups, the 'Friends' playgroup last weekend went well, it was cool to hang out with the other parents in our circle of friends. We're willing to expand, if you're reading this and have a baby and want to come hang out, give me a buzz. We're meeting every 4th Saturday, the next playdate is Feb 24th from 1 to 3pm.
I'm also organizing an Attachment Parenting playgroup in the Takoma Park area (though it's all through DC/Maryland) that runs from 10 to 11:30 every other Saturday, which is for infants up to 18 months. Our next playdate is this Saturday. If you're interested in checking that out, also give me a buzz.
We're also looking to join the Takoma Park Babysitting Co-Op where you exchange babysitting services for each other. Jim is even willing to sit other babies while he's home with Marlowe in the afternoons. But we can use the service for a couple hours on a Saturday afternoon and go see a movie and have a little date. Don't want to schedule it through a nap yet, don't want to have someone else try to figure out how to make Marlowe sleep on his own just yet. We're planning on trying to get him to nap in his crib, but need to get blinds for his room.
Marlowe is doing fantastic! He's cruising like crazy and has been letting go and standing on his own for longer and longer (still just maybe 10-20 seconds max). He surprised us both by putting the proper shape in his shape sorter, thought it was a fluke, but in the bath last night he was putting one of his floating balls in and out of a cup repeatedly! Yeah milestones! He is getting his next 4 teeth all at once, so that explains why he's been a pain in our bottoms at night lately. And his seperation anxiety has returned with a vengeance. It was gone for about a month, so I'm taking it as a sign that he's going to be walking soon, as it's commonly linked to learning to crawl and walk. He definately had it when he was learning to crawl.
He won't hardly take a spoon at all at meals now, he wants to feed himself. So I've been getting creative with the finger foods. Turkey and rice ceral meatballs have been a big hit, and I think they're tastey too! Pirate (fruity & veggie) booty, graduate puffs & wheels, soy crisps, various crackers and such are about all he'll eat now. But he really enjoys it and gets excited about meal time. He also likes playing and cruising over to us to get a puff, then go play, then come back for another.
He's 10 months old now and I'm already planning for his birthday party! Everyday is so exciting!!
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