I can't believe it's been over am month since I have posted. I have to thank a friend of mine for telling me that I am slacking on the blog and need to update. So the latest and greatest in the Ihrke family; Cooper has decided he's had enough of being a baby and has advanced to sitting up, crawling, and standing (with a few steps while holding on...). Yes, my 7 month old baby is diving into toddlerhood without consulting his mother! It's been really neat for his grandparents to see all of this happening, although it seems as though all of this happened within a few days of each other. He is now eating baby food and sleeping in a crib. Seven months ago today we moved from Washington...where has the time gone?!?
Donovan is suffering from allergies pretty bad and it seems as though we can't find anything to help. He refuses any kind of medicine (he IS his mother's son..haha) and the few times we have been able to "trick" him into taking some allergy medicine, it has helped. But you can't tell a three year old anything. Somehow we have to figure out how to make him think it's HIS idea to take medicine! His vocabulary is becoming more extensive and he surprises me daily with some of the things he says. And he's becoming quite the "role model" for his little brother. The tantrums we all get to witness are mimicked quite nicely by Cooper. One of the joys of being a parent, I suppose....
Well, today is my 31st birthday (well, 25th really...) and we are all headed to the Portland area for a early Memorial Day celebration at My Mother-in-law's cousin's home. It seems as though it will be a decent day for it. And next week we head down to California for my little brother's wedding. It's a good thing all of this is happening before I start work (whenever THAT may be). I'm still waiting on a start date and they are still waiting on my background check to be conducted. I guess the company that runs background investigations is behind and it has been just over a month since I sent an initial request. In the meantime, we are getting ready to move into our "new" home in The Dalles and I am looking forward to decorating and getting our home settled. I have interviewed a couple of people regarding childcare and now it's just about making that final decision. I asked my sister the other day why childcare is so flippin expensive and her reply is one I hadn't thought about before. She said "because you are paying someone to take care of what is most precious to you". When i think of it that way, the cost shouldn't be a factor. On the other hand, when your entire paycheck goes to paying childcare, cost IS a factor. When Karl starts working again, I won't stress out about it quite so much.
Well, off to get ready for the day and enjoy some bbq and family! Hope everyone has a nice Memorial Day on Monday and until next time...
V/R
Shara
