Micah with "Triple G" (Great Grampy George) Sleepy Micah and Grammy on the porch swing Having fun with Pop Pop
Above are a few more pictures from our trip to Delaware at the end of July. This video was taken two weeks ago in our dining area--Micah is learning to eat crackers and rice puffs. He seems to favor his left hand for getting them in his mouth. Unfortunately, he's got a bad cold or virus and had to stay home from daycare today. We were able to find a student at the school where Dan teaches who could watch him at home. Hopefully, he'll be feeling better soon.
Micah with Grandma and Grandpa Where is that water going??
I know some of you have been anxious for the blog to start up again. I've just gotten access to the Internet again so here's a few photos to wet your whistle. We are finally here in Arkadelphia! I started my job on Monday so now I'm wrapping up my first week. It seems to be going well so far and I'm looking forward to getting started on some media buys and other projects. We'll be shooting commercials soon! Dan is going over to work every afternoon to work on his syllabi. Classes start at the end of the month! Micah, who is going to daycare half days this week before starting fulltime next week, is just on the verge of taking those first steps. He now has six teeth, with two more on the way and as always, is the epitome of cuteness :-) Overall, he did so well with all the travel, the move and the transition. He woke up almost every night the first week ro so we were here, but now he's sleeping like a pro. He still hasn't napped at daycare yet, but I think with time he'll adjust well. We enjoyed our visit with Mom and Dad Inouye the week we moved--I don't think we'd be as settled as we are now if it weren't for them. It's hard to get things done with a 10-month old underfoot! We had no AC the day we moved to Arkadelphia and it was over 100 degrees! But the house stayed cool enough for us to get some things done before the air kicked on. The four of us did a big cleaning job on the house and got most things put away before they had to go back to WI. I'll try to post some pictures of the house and of course, some more of Micah and our trips to DE and MA soon. Bye for now!
Auntie Helen ( my sister) and Micah All the grandkids (Beth, Matthew, Timmy, Micah and Josh)
We're ba--ack. Here are a couple of family photos we took while visiting at my parents house. It was a longer trip than some we've had in the past, but it seemed so short. We packed in visits with almost all of the family in the area, including a big party at our house with my dad's family. Our trip to the Boston area to see my grandfather was a wonderful experience. I loved seeing Great Grampy George, or Triple G, as we have dubbed him, holding my little son :-) I think he and my aunts and uncle that met us there really enjoyed meeting him. I'll post pictures of that later. All in all, Micah traveled very well despite sleeping in several different rooms and cutting teeth--he now has his two front "toothies"! He is now standing on his own for short periods and it looks like walking will be in his near future. He had a mini-meltdown after getting home today, but it was nothing a little extra TLC and some good food couldn't help. Seeing our house in boxes might cause Dan and I to have meltdowns too, before it's all over! We've got two days before they come to move us to Arkadelphia. I'm excited, and a little sad. Thanks, Corinth :-) You've been a great place for all of us and the people will always have a place in our hearts. To all the Arkadelphians out there...look out 'cause here we come!
We'll be taking a short break from the blog since our computer will be packed up tonight. So, for all those who follow it, you might try checking back in a week or so. Thanks for sharing with us.
We're packing up the house! The picture above shows most of the boxes all stacked up in the dining room--we figured that would be the easiest place to put them all. We've got to clear a room in our house for the next renters to move their things into this week while we are gone, so we put everything in there in order to make room in the 2nd bedroom that we're reserving for them. (They are our friends, so it's not like we don't know them.) Micah is enjoying climbing on the boxes and of course, banging his toys on them, as you can see in this video!
Today is Dan's and my last days of work. We're looking forward to getting on with our trip to Delaware this week and then our move, but we will miss so many people here--coworkers, church members, friends, and just people we see every week in the community. To all those people, we'd just like to say what a pleasure it's been to live beside you day after day. Corinth has, unexpectedly, found a place in our hearts :-) It's been a great place for us to be for the last few years, work and have our son. Thank you all for making it that way.
Now to all you people in Delaware--we're looking forward to seeing you! We'll try to make the rounds while we're there.
This may be the last time I am able to post videos for awhile. I usually can only post them from work since our system is much faster here. It often times out at home and I can't post them at all. So enjoy this last one until after we get set up in Arkadelphia!
Micah in his favorite bouncy seat! I love myself! Who is that handsome dude?
The first picture is of Micah on his last day at daycare. Jennifer the daycare director is sitting in the rocker next to him and he's waiting for me in his bouncy chair! As you can see it's a bright, open space that he has loved to crawl around in! The next two are of Micah discovering a mirror we had placed on the floor to pack. He just couldn't get enough of that other baby in there! It was so funny to watch him "kiss" the mirror :-)
Here's the little man, enjoying his breakfast bottle! Today will be his last day at Little Blessings in Corinth so I hope it's a good one! I'll be taking some pictures of his teachers and the place so we can remember it. It's been a really good place for him (clean, lots of toys, caring teachers) and for us (flexible, understanding staff). In Arkadelphia he'll transition to full-time daycare. I think he'll do fine. We've had weeks where he was in all day and he seems to do well, as long as there are toys!
Here is a cute video of Daddy and Micah playing Superman! He loves it. The photo above is of Micah fast asleep in our bed at the bed and breakfast in Arkadelphia. He had woken up that morning at 5 after having stayed up late the night before. We knew he must be still tired, so we just laid him down between the two of us in the bed and we all fell back asleep for awhile. You can see who was last to get up!
Micah with "Triple G" (Great Grampy George)
Sleepy Micah and Grammy on the porch swing
Having fun with Pop Pop
