Happy Valentines Day!

Yup, I did it again. It's been a couple of weeks since I last posted. Things have gotten better since the last post. We are all healthy again - well Ian still has a little cough but the doctor assures me not to worry about it. We are home today because Ann Arbor got a little snow and closed the schools, which means that day care is closed, which means I get a day off too. But my school doesn't close so I have lectures that I miss. But I have been saying I just need a day off... so I guess I should watch what I ask for. It seems kinda silly to close day care when the schools are closed - it's not like she has to go anywhere but her basement to get to work. I don't know. This day care thing is a pain but I am grateful that we found somewhere I know Ian is safe - the rest will work itself out. Did I mention that the last place we were at lost their license? I just wish I hadn't paid her two weeks severence until we got the results of the investigation. Not like I had a choice - she was holding Ian's milk hostage. That's some expensive breast milk!!


I almost forgot that most of you don't visit to read my musings but come for the photos of the little guy - so I added a bunch. He's growing like a weed still! The last doctors visit he was just over 15 pounds! There's another little guy at day care who is seven months old and is 17 pounds - he looks only slightly bigger than Ian does at not quite four months. Unbelievable! I may have a contender for Jeff and Brett. Ian continues to be a joy. He has started teathing so is chewing and drooling all over the place. His latest trick is to blow raspberries. I'm not sure if he learned this at day care or from his dad but it's hilarious. Maybe he has just discovered his tongue. We are still working on the sleep thing. After getting a couple of nights of only having to wake up once or twice we took a plunge and went back to getting up every hour and a half or less. Now we are back to two or two and a half hours at a time. Someday it'll be better - and then we'll think about another rug rat.

I made a decision to end my academic career with a masters. If you've been reading Aaron's blog you know that he is doing the footwork to return to school himself. I like this idea. He wants to teach elementary school which I think is a great fit. In the food business he will never find a job that gives him weekends off to spend with the family. This way he would get weekends and summers! Going back to school has been so great for me - I really gained a lot of self esteem and confidance in myself. I wish the same kind of positive experience for Aaron.

So I will be done with school (god willing) December of 2008. The search for a job begins... I am currently working on finding a summer internship but along the way I'm also thinking about who and where I want to work. We had our job fair this last friday and I talked to a few companies in Chicago which sounds appealing to me. I would like to work for an Architecture/Engineering firm and all the great ones have offices in Chicago - after all it is the birthplace of the skyscraper. We both like Chicago and it is close to family so that's kinda where we're thinking but I guess it ultimately depends on who will hire me and where they want me to work. Anyway that's in the future and right now I'm going to go make coffee and see if his majesty is awake yet.