Sitting

Today I started watching Gabbi who is a friend's of ours daughter.  She's a little over two and a half and is just a little taller than Jay.  (And weighs less than he does.)  I'll be watching her Monday, Wednesday and Friday until I start working at that Solum lab on September 17th.  Gabbi is quite the cutie and she loves Tigger!

I'm very excited to work at the Solum lab.  They are a soil testing laboratory for farm land.  I think I'll be working on extractions, but I'm not 100% sure on that.  I did tell them I would need to find a daycare before I could work.  We have found a few prospects so hopefully one of them will work out.  I can't believe that's only three weeks away!

Too Much

I know a lot of time has passed since I last posted on this blog.  Too much time!  So many things have happened this month.

Jay continues to walk around the house and in little bursts at other places.  We went to the library today and he did quite a bit of walking.  He still does a lot of crawling, especially when he wants to get somewhere fast.  He's figured out how to open our plastic lid drawer and decided to get a bunch of lids out.  Just more stuff for Mommy to put away, although we are trying to teach how to put things away now.  It's just a really slow process. 

Jay also had his first dentist appointment this week.  Our dentist has a kids day where they have fun games and other projects to do.  Jay did pretty well.  He sat in the chair and let the bib be put on him.  They showed him the toothbrush they use and he kept trying to grab at it.  The dentist counted his teeth and looked at them with a mirror.  She said they looked pretty good!  He then got his face painted.  He's such a ferocious tiger!

I also got a "vacation" from being at home.  I worked at the state fair as a dairy clerk and had a wonderful time!  The first day, Jay got to be with our friend Joyce while I worked.  He was such a good boy for her.  The rest of the week Jay spent some much needed time with Jason.  The two of them did get to come to the fair Thursday and Friday for a while and I did get to spend some time with them.  I have already agreed to work at the fair again next year and am really looking forward to it. 

Jay and I are going to the fair again tomorrow (we're both free) with some friends of ours.  I found out that there isn't a lot of fair food that is toddler friendly, but have found a few things he would enjoy once I looked at the state fair website.  I also found some things that aren't so bad for me to eat either.  I'm also picking up our bountiful baskets which I'm looking forward too.  I can't wait to see what produce we're getting this week! 



Another Trip

Jay and I spent some time in eastern Iowa again this week.  We went to a birthday party at a pool, made calzones, spent time with some cousins and spent a lot of time on the road.  I think Jay had a good time.  He laughed a lot when he was playing with Ethan and Audrey and had a blast every time he was in the pool.  He was very happy to see Daddy when we got back.  The little stinker even decided to walk across our living room unassisted to go see what Daddy was doing in the kitchen.  (I don't think Jay realized I was still in the room.)

Wednesday I will start working at the State Fair as a dairy clerk.  I will work Wednesday checking in cattle and Thursday, Friday and Saturday working with the dairy shows.  They will be some long days, but I'm looking forward to it.  I will have a little time to see the fair, but not a lot.  I will be staying in Des Moines with some friends so I don't have to leave quite so early to get to the fairgrounds.  (I feel like I've been living out of a suitcase for the last week, so I thought I'd add another one.)

I'd also like to thank our families for letting us stay with them and all of the food they sent us home with.  It's always good to see our families and we miss you everyday!