Well, as it turns out, Dad is probably right: Closing escrow dates are about as reliable as baby due dates. It wouldn't be such a big deal if we were closing later than anticipated, but now we have to reschedule our kid-helpers and that could prove to be a problem. Guess we'll have to update you later on how it all turns out. Now for the kids..
Taylor has picked up a new and annoying habit. She loves to play the blame game. Unfortunately, her little brother is usually the target for any mishaps she happens to cause on her own. If she dropped something on the floor, AJ made her do it. If she got in trouble and needed to go into time-out, it was all AJ's fault. Poor AJ! Usually, he's at least ten feet away when this scapegoating occurs. It will be fun to see what he comes up with to get her back...eventually!
AJ is going through all sorts of changes and developments right now. For one thing, he has been sleeping in super late! Super late to us is anytime between 7 and 8:30am. I have embraced this change with much gratitude and hope that the trend can continue. AJ is also very into shapes right now, especially crescents and squares. When we visit the gym, AJ loves to point out all of the red squares on the floor. He bends down and touches each one and tries to say square. It's very cute, but we take a long time to enter or exit the gym these days! He's also trying to copy everything we do and trying to say everything we say. We're having lots of fun.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
So another week down
I'm exhausted. I've been doing lots of things, working out, working on the house purchase, dentist, physical therapy.. and I'm exhausted.
House update:
We got approval for the loan and are completing final additional documentation. Things are moving along smoothly and we got our section 1 work completed. One strange thing - we noticed some possible dry-rot around the chimney that the inspectors missed. When we pointed it out to them, they told us that we needed to have it fixed or they couldn't sign off on the section 1 report to the lender. In a sense, they had us over a barrel and we had to pony up and have it fixed. It was ok sortof, because we would have had it fixed anyway, but their approach sucked.
School update:
I've started my first class on my path to doing my Masters, and I am learning a lot already. We'll see how it goes in the long run, but it's more work than I thought it would be. I underestimated what it would take.
Workout update:
We took this week off from lifting at the gym, to give our muscles a chance to recover a bit, then we're back to it on Friday for another 6 weeks. I'm slowly gaining weight, on pace with what I was aiming to do. Nicky is basically flat in weight.
Kids:
AJ - He has recently learned to jump, with both feet off the ground. He helps Nicky vacuum the house, he has started talking. He says Up, Down, Owie, Meemee, meme, momee, dadee, uhoh. He sits on Taylors Tricycle (and stands!) and rings the bell. He has started learning to feed himself with a spoon, and he even gets some in his mouth! He barks like a dog. When we're sitting on the couch, he'll climb up and body-smash himself across our lap, over and over...
Taylor - She's finally starting to like AJ! WOO HOO! She laughs at him, plays with him and wants to help wipe his mouth after he 'eats'. She says "please" and "thank you" all the time. She likes to play candy land, lucky ducks, and the puppy game. She really likes reading Oswald books and watching Little Bear on TV. She asked for a swing set for Christmas.
Pics:
House update:
We got approval for the loan and are completing final additional documentation. Things are moving along smoothly and we got our section 1 work completed. One strange thing - we noticed some possible dry-rot around the chimney that the inspectors missed. When we pointed it out to them, they told us that we needed to have it fixed or they couldn't sign off on the section 1 report to the lender. In a sense, they had us over a barrel and we had to pony up and have it fixed. It was ok sortof, because we would have had it fixed anyway, but their approach sucked.
School update:
I've started my first class on my path to doing my Masters, and I am learning a lot already. We'll see how it goes in the long run, but it's more work than I thought it would be. I underestimated what it would take.
Workout update:
We took this week off from lifting at the gym, to give our muscles a chance to recover a bit, then we're back to it on Friday for another 6 weeks. I'm slowly gaining weight, on pace with what I was aiming to do. Nicky is basically flat in weight.
Kids:
AJ - He has recently learned to jump, with both feet off the ground. He helps Nicky vacuum the house, he has started talking. He says Up, Down, Owie, Meemee, meme, momee, dadee, uhoh. He sits on Taylors Tricycle (and stands!) and rings the bell. He has started learning to feed himself with a spoon, and he even gets some in his mouth! He barks like a dog. When we're sitting on the couch, he'll climb up and body-smash himself across our lap, over and over...
Taylor - She's finally starting to like AJ! WOO HOO! She laughs at him, plays with him and wants to help wipe his mouth after he 'eats'. She says "please" and "thank you" all the time. She likes to play candy land, lucky ducks, and the puppy game. She really likes reading Oswald books and watching Little Bear on TV. She asked for a swing set for Christmas.
Pics:
Monday, January 4, 2010
I need to remember
Couple of things:
We got our house interest rate locked at 5% on a 30yr fixed, woo hoo! Also, I was talking with one of my buddies and he pointed out something to me that I need to remember. I often point out when people mess up or fall off from what they're supposed to do, but I don't often call them out for doing things right.
At work we call it "catching people doing it right" and I don't do it enough. My buddy is doing a great job with his work outs gettingfit.lifewithdave.net. I encourage you to go over there, check it out, and post a comment cheering him on. He and his wife are doing like Nicky and I did, and they're at the beginning of their journey to wellness.
Also we play this Halloween song that says "Slimy bugs... EEEEeeeeewwwwww" and AJ sings along with it! He can't hardly say any words and he's singing along with the EEeeewww!
Sooo cute.
We got our house interest rate locked at 5% on a 30yr fixed, woo hoo! Also, I was talking with one of my buddies and he pointed out something to me that I need to remember. I often point out when people mess up or fall off from what they're supposed to do, but I don't often call them out for doing things right.
At work we call it "catching people doing it right" and I don't do it enough. My buddy is doing a great job with his work outs gettingfit.lifewithdave.net. I encourage you to go over there, check it out, and post a comment cheering him on. He and his wife are doing like Nicky and I did, and they're at the beginning of their journey to wellness.
Also we play this Halloween song that says "Slimy bugs... EEEEeeeeewwwwww" and AJ sings along with it! He can't hardly say any words and he's singing along with the EEeeewww!
Sooo cute.
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