Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to everyone! I finally have a few minutes to update y'all on what's new with us. . .

The last 2 months have been busy. Lots of family get togethers and time spent with CJ. I am orienting at work, trying to do at least 1 shift each week. Cliff has been watching CJ when I work and so far things have gone well for them together.

Cliff has been working hard on finishing his dissertation and finishing the his first semester of teaching. We are going to FL in early January to defend his dissertation and then he will finally be done! The semester went well, but Cliff is a hard teacher and expects a lot of his students. Some appreciate that, while others just want easy As.

CJ is growing like crazy. He has his 9 month check up coming up next month. His biggest new skill is that he can sit up from a lateral position on his own. He stands with little support while holding on to something, but can't pull himself up to stand yet. He hasn't started crawling or walking, but that doesn't slow him down. . .he just log rolls to where he wants to be. He has 1 little tooth bud, but nothing has come all the way up yet. Also, his attention span is growing. . .he can entertain himself for longer periods . Oh, and the biggest thing. . .he is sleeping through the night some nights, and when he doesn't make it all night he only gets up once. This is HUGE! I am finally getting a little sleep!

That's about it. I have attached some pictures. They are from his very first photo shoot last month.

Hope everything is going well with everyone. Happy Holidays!

Sorry for the typos in that last post. I didn't look through it before I published it. Ooops!

Finally

Hey, y'all. Sorry for the delay. CJ and I have been sick (now Cliff is getting sick, too) with colds and I haven't had time to write.

At his month visit, CJ was 19 pounds even and 27 1/2 inches long. He seems to be doing well and has met all his milestones except he still doesn't roll over from his belly to back. He is getting stronger and likes to stand up with support. He sits up really well, too. The bad news is h still isn't sleeping well at night. He gets up every 1-2 hours to eat and momma is getting pretty tired. The good news is he has been better about naps for the last week or so. He fusses a little, but seems to go to sleep better and sleep longer. Of course he is sick, so maybe it won't last. . .

To my FL friends. . .did you see on the weather that it has already snowed here? Nothing that stuck, of course, but last week we had snow flurries and in the morning lately there has been frost on the ground. Jealous?

I started orientation for my new job (a casual position at my old place of employment). So far, so good. A lot of the people I used to work with are still there, so that will be fun.

Nothing else going on. Cliff is still enjoying teaching and he's getting closer to finishing his dissertation. I can't wait until that's done! Probably next month.

Hope everyone is doing well. Keep in touch!

Dana

PS. I did have more pictures, but I can't get them to load. Sorry!

No time

Sorry it's been a while. . .and it's gonna be longer. No time to write, but here are some new pictures. I'll post asap with some updates!

We're here!

CJ with cousins Ethan and Noah

CJ with cousin McKynzie

Window cleaning

Hello all! We're finally in WI and are getting settled. We closed on 8/20 and promptly moved in. Our stuff was delivered the following Monday, so we basically camped out in our new house for the weekend. My parents were here to help unpack, and they cleaned the house for us, too!

Since then, we have been visiting with family and friends and trying to unpack. We still have a lot of boxes to unpack, but we're not in a hurry. Thanks to all who helped us with this big endeavor!

Cliff has been doing some school work prep and orientation work. We have a picnic for the new faculty on Tuesday and then Cliff starts classes on Wednesday. He says he's not nervous. . .

CJ is doing fine. He's taking some time to adjust to the new house and has been meeting lots of new people and visiting with lots of family. He's getting up a lot at night lately, which has been hard on momma. We're doing some nap training and he often goes down without fussing now. Of course, some days he cries and cries. He still hasn't rolled all the way over, but he can put his weight on his legs to "stand" if we hold him and is almost sitting up by himself.

I have been offered a casual position in Labor and Delivery at Aurora, my old stomping ground. I don't know the details yet, but should know more within the next few weeks. Other than that, I have just been having fun being a momma and visiting with everyone for the last few weeks.

Ruby is adjusting well. She likes the big house and the glass patio door that she can see out of. She sits by it almost all day and watches the animals. She isn't afraid of going up and down the stairs anymore, but sometimes she barks at us to come remind her how to get back down!

That's all the news for now. Hope all is well with everyone. I miss all my Tallahassee peeps!

Love, Dana

4 months

Hello all!

Sorry it's been a while...

CJ is 4 months old now. I almost can't believe it. He's 17 pounds (75th percentile) and 27 inches long (97th percentile). He rolls over to his side, but hasn't mastered the full roll over yet. He still talks and shrieks up a storm. Now he also blows bubbles. He gives momma big kisses and smiles a lot, too. We got the okay to start rice cereal, so we'll be doing that soon. The doctor said since he's such a big boy, cereal might help him sleep through the night. He was doing very well, but as soon as I started back to work, he started getting up at night again.

The countdown to the big move is almost through! My last day at work is the 12th, and we move out on the 17th. I can't believe it's almost time! We're so excited to move home and get into our new house!

Hope everyone is doing well! Can't wait to see y'all!

Dana

3 months

Hey everyone!

Everything is going well here in Tallahassee. It's 1 month until the big move, so we're getting very excited. Cliff is still working hard on his dissertation, but now he's also Mr Mom when I'm at work. He's doing a good job so far.

CJ is "talking" up a storm. He coos and squeels and yells. He seems to like to hear his own voice! He rolls to his side, but has not rolled all the way over again since the one time at about 6 weeks. He's a fun little guy.

I've been back to work for 2 weeks now. My first few days were pretty exciting. I had to deliver a baby myself in the bathroom on my 2nd day back!

We leave Tallahassee on August 17. Chad is coming down to drive one of our cars home for us. We close on our house on August 20th. Can't wait!

Hope all is well with everyone! Can't wait to see you all soon!

Dana