We're still here!

First time at the Beach!

I have very good reasons for taking so long to update this blog: 1. I have a baby. 2. I have been studying for my state licensure exam (which I passed two weeks ago today). 3. We have had visitors, travel, etc taking up a lot of our time. 4. I have a baby!

Anyway, now that surely there is no one who checks this, I'm finally taking a minute to catch up a little bit. I'm up at my parents' house right now. Andrew and I flew up last Friday, and our travel adventure actually went very well. I must say, I felt quite accomplished after surviving a flight alone with my four and a half month old! Of course, it is only a little over an hour. We were supposed to be flying home right now, but our flight was cancelled because of the Tropical Storm. That was a good call, I think, since Dan said that it's just starting to get nasty in Orlando. We're scheduled for the same flight tomorrow, but I'm bracing myself for things being pretty messed up since so many flights were cancelled today. I guess we'll see how this flight goes to see what a supermommy I really am!

Andrew changes so much week by week! He is SO much fun, and it's exciting to see him learn and grow and change. And he's taking growing very seriously. At his four month appointment, he was 15 1/2 lbs and 26 1/2 inches (98th percentile for length!). He's rolling over and even scooting around some. He wants to be mobile very badly. The carseat, which was once such a blessing for getting Andrew to relax and stop crying, has now become the enemy! He started eating cereal a couple of weeks ago, and he loves it! I have learned not to try to skip that step on a busy day because he WILL know, and I WILL pay!!! He's sleeping great - I have actually gotten nine hours of sleep on a couple of occasions! And he's definitely starting to teeth. I think I have located where his first tooth will come in, but I'll keep you posted on that one!

The other big news has definitely been taking and passing my state licensure exam for counseling. After three years of being an intern, I'm only some paperwork away from being a Licensed Mental Health Counselor! It's such a relief to be there!

As I'm writing, I realized that I have gone back to work since the last time I updated this blog! That's going well too. I only work on Wednesday evenings and all day on Friday. On Wednesdays, Andrew is with Dan, and Fridays Dan's mom comes to keep him. He doesn't miss a beat when I go to work. I think he likes to be around other people, although I'm clearly his favorite!!! :-) I'm glad to have such a flexible work schedule.

Andrew and I have had a great time with my parents! It has been a pretty relaxing time up here on the mountain. Dan's sister, Megan, is back up here at school, so we've gotten to spend some time with her too. She was busy working this summer, so we didn't get to see a whole lot of her when she was home. It's fun that we can see her no matter where we are!

Well, I guess that's it for now. Of course, I need to leave time to add in the all important pictures of my cutie pie!

At the beach during Melanie's visit!

First time at Disney World on Mimi's birthday!