It amazes me how fast a new human develops. It is not yet a year and the tiny, helpless baby that we first brought into this world to care for is now this...well...kid! Will's personality and spirit are really starting to develop. He definitely has a mind of his own and a little independent streak has already started. For example, if he doesn't feel it necessary to lay down while we change his diaper or outfit, he will simply crawl away. And as we're pinning him down, another side of his personality comes out. He has discovered in the last couple of weeks to 'fake cry' to get our attention. It's really funny because we are on to him! He scrunches his face and lips and pouts, I'll have to get a picture because it's pretty funny. Even through the pout he can't resist smiling...stinker!
Will is crawling and walking with help from the couch or with toys he can hold onto and push like his walk behind Tonka truck. Up until last night we only had one baby gate (ha!) and were using chairs or other barricades. He has no problem crawling over, under, through or around most of these obstacles. I had Zach go to Walmart late last night after his union meeting to get another one. We still may need one more!
Along with having such a mobile baby, we are going through another transition in our house. I went back to work full time this week. I worked at the museum on Monday and started at Foley High School on Tuesday. It has been almost a year since I started writing this blog, so that means it has been almost a year that Zach has been laid off. It will be a year in 2 weeks. Last nights union meeting offered no glimmer of hope. Zach's shop is still not hiring, nor have they gotten any bids on any jobs. The museum is still suffering from low class enrollment, so I was pretty much unemployed as well. With that said, somebody needed to get a new job...and since Zach is stuck between a rock and a hard place with the union and unemployment, I guess that person is me. I was so fortunate to get a job in the town I live in and with the school district where I get summers off! I have toured the Elementary and Intermediate sections of the school as well. It is a fantastic building and the staff are wonderful. Look how fast this last year has gone...Kindergarten will be here in no time, (not that I am rushing it) and Will has a wonderful school to go to! I am enjoying the job very much
, but Will and I need some adjusting. I miss dressing him and feeding him and bath time and all of that other mommy-care-giver stuff that I got to do all day everyday. On the flip side...I haven't changed a poopy diaper since Wednesday last week! Thursday morning I went out of town on a 4 day scrapbooking retreat that was already booked. When I got home I hit the ground running and have been gone ever since with work, Bible Study, etc. Will has been a little clingy to both Zach and me. He doesn't want me to put him down for the first 30 minutes or so that I am home. So, it'll be long weeks for him until we get to the weekends, or until he gets used to not having me around much. I really miss him but I know that I have been so lucky to stay home with him for as long as I did. I know that if we had a choice, Zach would for sure want to be the one out of the house...I think he's a little stir crazy. Staying home and taking care of Grandpa and Will was maybe not a part of his grand plan, but that job needs to be done too, and he'll go back to work...eventual
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Along with having such a mobile baby, we are going through another transition in our house. I went back to work full time this week. I worked at the museum on Monday and started at Foley High School on Tuesday. It has been almost a year since I started writing this blog, so that means it has been almost a year that Zach has been laid off. It will be a year in 2 weeks. Last nights union meeting offered no glimmer of hope. Zach's shop is still not hiring, nor have they gotten any bids on any jobs. The museum is still suffering from low class enrollment, so I was pretty much unemployed as well. With that said, somebody needed to get a new job...and since Zach is stuck between a rock and a hard place with the union and unemployment, I guess that person is me. I was so fortunate to get a job in the town I live in and with the school district where I get summers off! I have toured the Elementary and Intermediate sections of the school as well. It is a fantastic building and the staff are wonderful. Look how fast this last year has gone...Kindergarten will be here in no time, (not that I am rushing it) and Will has a wonderful school to go to! I am enjoying the job very much
, but Will and I need some adjusting. I miss dressing him and feeding him and bath time and all of that other mommy-care-giver stuff that I got to do all day everyday. On the flip side...I haven't changed a poopy diaper since Wednesday last week! Thursday morning I went out of town on a 4 day scrapbooking retreat that was already booked. When I got home I hit the ground running and have been gone ever since with work, Bible Study, etc. Will has been a little clingy to both Zach and me. He doesn't want me to put him down for the first 30 minutes or so that I am home. So, it'll be long weeks for him until we get to the weekends, or until he gets used to not having me around much. I really miss him but I know that I have been so lucky to stay home with him for as long as I did. I know that if we had a choice, Zach would for sure want to be the one out of the house...I think he's a little stir crazy. Staying home and taking care of Grandpa and Will was maybe not a part of his grand plan, but that job needs to be done too, and he'll go back to work...eventual
ly!Will seems to have more tricks up his sleeve everyday. While still getting a lot of use out of 'Patty-cake', 'So Big' and waving Will can point his index finger when I say "one" and says lots of mamamamama's. Only now and then will he just say mama...often when pouting or crying. Zach has gotten him to do some variation of "up up up" and I really think he is on the verge of some other words as well. All 4 front teeth are in and accounted for. I am just waiting for the next round of diaper rashes and drooling to begin with the next sets of teeth. The top front teeth were pretty hard on him, this time having all of the possible teething symptoms show up. I am hoping, for his sake that the next ones to come in won't be so painful. Despite the growing pains, and separation anxiety Will has such a happy little soul. I took him to Penney's for his 9 month portraits, and again, nothing but smiles...enjoy!
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