I haven't written in a llllong time! Things have been pretty crazy since July. We haven't had a lot of down time, but I think things are finally starting to slow down. Thank goodness, I'm pooped!
Last time I wrote we were entering "binky detox". I thought we were in the clear and I was right! We've been managing quite well without the bink. Diane did tell me a funny story though. They could hear something upstairs (where the kids sleep) so went up to check on them. Cohen was out of his bed and in another room sitting on a cot talking to another little boy. They put him back in bed and didn't think much more of it. We found out a few days later what he was really doing in the other room. He had hidden a binky in there. Diane and Shirley found him in bed with a bink and realized that he had gone into the other room to get it.. where he had stashed it!!! What a turkey!
Since then, Cohen has also turned 2!! He had a fun time at Kelley's Island celebrating. This year Maw Maw and Papa went with us and so did Aaron and Tiff and the girls. We took the day off on Friday again and stayed Friday and Saturday night. We rode around in golf carts, went to the beach, rode in Papa's boat and sat around the camp fire! Cohen did a great job with his cake too. What a difference a year makes.. he helped us sing, blew his candles out and then clapped his hands after we sang!! It was so cute :)
I would say we did hit some kind of behavior marker around his birthday too. Terrible two's began for us sometime around 18 months, but we hit a whole new level at 2. I like to call him George because he is just so darn curious, but he gets this look on his face when he is about to do something that he knows he shouldn't that just makes you know that he is about as ornery as they come. In the last couple weeks we have not only decided to say no to everything, but that the word "no" should also be backed up with some attitude. He gets this scrunched up, annoyed look on his face and raises his voice to say "NO!" DJ and I are constantly on our toes and Diane and Shirley have a new story for us every day. I am starting to become very nervous for what is to come in December .. :)
Speaking of December.. I had another appointment on Friday and Vivi has had the big jump I was anticipating. I was 27 1/2 weeks at my appointment, but measured 30. Dr. Wurst says it is normal for babies to have a growth spurt around this time, but that if I had any more of a jump at my next appt. that they would be scheduling another ultrasound. Who knows, maybe she'll be completely different than Cohen and decide to come early. If not, we're still planning on December 21st! Her bedroom is starting to come together too. I've been picking away at it here and there. I'll post pictures when it is done.
I'm down to about 6 weeks left at work and am starting to feel extremely anxious to be done.. Cohen never wants to get out of his bed in the morning, so it always takes about 15 minutes to coax him out. I rub his back and say, come on, it's time to get up and he says No, Mommy! Little guy sure does like his sleep :) It will be so nice to wake up in the morning and both have our time, instead of trying to rush around and get out the door. I'm also looking forward to having some one-on-one time with my little monster before Sister comes along!
Just because DJ and I like to have major life changes in 3's... DJ has also taken a different job. A recruiter for Waste Management contacted him back in August and wanted to set up an interview. We ingored them the first couple times they contacted DJ because we figured it was bad timing with my leaving my job. Finally DJ decided to pick up the phone and just hear what they had to say. They told DJ that WM was very interested in talking with him and that he should send in his resume. We forgot about it for a little while and pretty soon WM started contacting DJ directly. Then we got a little curious about what the offer might look like. He went ahead and set up an interview and came out of it with a much different perspective. Suddenly, this seemed like it might not be such a bad idea. After doing a second interview and getting all of the details of the job, DJ and I discussed and decided it was an offer he couldn't refuse. The new job had a lot more flexibility, allowed him to work from home, had a lot more growth-potential and relocation options and just seemed like an overall better deal for our family. It would make my staying home a much easier adjustment! DJ started in mid-September and has been nothing but happy with his decision so far. The company seems to really look out for their people. We're hoping that everything will continue to go as well as it has so far.
I will try my hardest to update again soon!
