Pediatric Development

Today Connor had his check up with Pediatric Development.  They follow drug babies.  So today he was checked on his gross motor skills, some cognitive skills and language.  He did well.  We knew that of course.  He is meeting his marks in terms of development.  He is working on walking and climbing.  He is a great problem solver and he showed that at the appointment today.  He chattered away and showed that he is working on language.
He will go back in about a year.  That is when the pre-school skills start emerging and that is a critical time in terms of development.  That appointment he will see a development pediatrician.  Today he just saw a nurse.
It is good to have the check ups done and know that he is doing well.  The nurse's biggest suggestions were to be consistent in parenting and to not give too many toys.  Fewer is better in that it teaches attention skills.  Interesting.  I told her he doesn't have any toys.  She looked at me funny.  Audrie claims all toys as hers.  :P

Good Vibes

We had cram it jam it at work today.  There were vendors on hand giving out samples.  There was entertainment.  And the end result is a person winning a backpack and 60 seconds to fill it.  Kind of a fun day.
I am the Baird girl now I think.  Which means I get to make the daily delivery to Baird.  While walking down I heard people talking about the Monster beverages they had received and the candy samples.  On the way back people were talking about the Odwalla samples.  So to me it meant the shin ding was a success in that it had people talking about the products for sale in our store.

A Quiet Day

Work was quiet.  We got two pallets of paper and binders.  Nice to have something to work on.  Appears there could be some drama in the works there, but for today it was quiet.
Audrie had her next to the last speech therapy session.  Susan came out this time to give us the latest results that show Audrie is caught up with her age group for speech.  They strongly recommend headstart for her next year.
It was bath night and the little kids smelled so good.  They always do after baths.  I just love cuddling when they are all sweet and clean.
It was just a quiet day and I like it.

First Day

At least for me.  I stayed in my little corner and did my job.  Watched as the big boss and the textbook buyer made sense of all the chaos that was bossman's desk.  Looked like they got a big handle on it after working on it all morning plus a couple of hours last Thursday.  It had to be somewhat frustrating for them, but you would never know if you weren't looking for the clues of that.
I could tell I had been gone for a few days.  I had some books to put out and dang if I could not remember where they should go.  Had to keep asking.  That always makes me feel stupid.  Glad we are in our lull while we make our transition.

Travelling

Alex at work asked me where I wanted to travel to next internationally.  I basically told her that wasn't in the plans.  She commented that she thought I liked to travel.  And I do. I had to explain how in the next fifteen years my house was going to be the priority....new roof, paint, deck, addition, etc.
Got me thinking about all the places we have been in my adult lifetime.
Oahu twice
Kauai
Maui
San Francisco twice
Seattle twice
New Orleans
Salt Lake City
Orlando
MN at least 15 times for family visits
Illinois, twice for family, once for boot camp graduation
Georgia, twice for family
Monterrey, once for family
Great Britain
Mexico cruise
Bahama cruise
Reno three times
Las Vegas

I feel well travelled and most of those trips were with at least one child.  That said we do plan on another Hawaii trip with the little kids.  I would also like to visit the east coast some more and Canada.  All good places to make plans for.

It is Always Something

Wes called and told me the DNA test results.  Then Mike calls from jail to start the beg for money dance.  It can't just be a good day.  It is always something.
I am quite happy that the test results proved what I have felt since the day before Connor was born.  And as I said I would do if that happened...I am laughing my ass off.  The stupidity of some people is just unbelievable.  C'est la vie.

Introducing Connor Gene

We are no longer in limbo.  Wes called today.  He got the paperwork on the DNA testing.  Mike is the father of Connor.  So Connor isn't going anywhere.  He is going to stay right here with us and his sister Audrie.  There are still legal hoops to jump through.  We want to get the birth certificate completed and his last name changed.  The third party custody agreement can now be started.  It is just such a relief.
All through Cassie's pregnancy I did not think that Mike was the dad.  Then I had the visit from my dad and since then I have known.  But there was always room for error.  So I kept an open mind and did not mind the time spent getting Connor downtown to visit with Wes.  It was not a waste of my time or effort.  I am sorry that Wes got his heart broke. We, on the other hand, are doing the happy dance.
So let me introduce my grandson, Connor Gene.  He is my little man.