It's been a while since my last post, and although there hasn't been anything particularly noteworthy to report, I thought I'd give an update on our family.
Ava: She has settled into the preschool routine. She is going Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8:45 til 11:15. She is loving it so far, and her current best friend in class is...get this...named Charlie! :) They had a little play date last week - he is a sweetie. When she isn't at preschool, she keeps busy with games and puzzles at home. Her current favorites are Trouble and Uno Attack. We're still getting outside in the afternoons (the mornings and evenings are too chilly now for me!) - most of the neighbors are in school full days, so she likes to see them for a little bit when they get off the bus. Last weekend, Joe and I got to take just Ava out for the afternoon while my mom watched Charlie. She chose to go to the theme park at MOA, and she branched out this time with a couple of new rides: the log ride (I HATED it! I am not a ride person, but I figured any ride that was okay for a 36" child couldn't be bad...ha! It was terrifying. I think it might just be me, though, because Ava didn't seem phased by it), and she also did the big swings for the first time.
Charlie: Charlie turned four months last week, and he continues to be a sweet, happy little baby. (Although not so little - he weighs 17 or 18 pounds already and is quite long!) His preferred position is standing on a lap or in his exersaucer. He is also a big fan of tummy time, and although he has tipped over from front to back a few times, he is actually much more motivated to roll from back to front. He just needs a little nudge and he can do it the rest of the way. He is in a pretty good routine - three naps a day and sleeping at night from about 6:30 til 6:30 in the morning, waking up once or twice to eat.
Joe: Hmmm...work, work, work - he has been super busy. And, of course, football season is in full swing, so he keeps up with that as much as he can between working and whatever we happen to be doing on the weekends. He did get to go to the Kings of Leon concert the other week, and he has his monthly poker game with his work friends. We even got to go on a date last weekend - we checked out the Titanic exhibit at the Science Museum and went out to dinner.
Tammy: I'm feeling much less tired these days and feeling like we're in a pretty good routine during the week, with preschool M-W-F and usually getting together with friends the other days. I've even resumed the luxury of reading and am loving that. Also, I finally got back to the gym last week, so I'm looking forward to keeping up with that, now that I have some more time and energy. I have a monthly "Bunco" night with some mom friends and a monthly neighborhood moms night out. Also, one of my best friends had her first baby in September, so I've been to visit her in Rochester with another friend a couple of times and hope to see a lot of her in the coming months, too. Oh yes, and I'm happy to have some new TV to watch these days: I'm keeping up with Gray's Anatomy, Private Practice and Desperate Housewives! :)
That pretty much sums it up - looking forward to more visits with grandparents, Halloween and I guess Thanksgiving and Christmas won't be far behind...I will post again soon!
