Momma Post: Wow, what a year! So many transitions and milestones for our family. Matt and I continued along the learning curve in our crash course in parenthood. We cherished each moment with Ruby, our Christmas 2005 healthy baby girl, now a lanky toddler. Her lastest physical achievements include running and dancing. She has two front teeth (with a cute gap between that reminds me of my Grandma Beebe) and her hair is growing thicker. Her vocabulary includes the words (Dog, Cat, Duck, Dada, and Da (which means what's that?)) and sign language for the words("Bird", "More", "Eat", "Water", "Milk", "All Done", "Head", etc.). Ruby's a very affectionate gal, giving leg hugs and kisses to those within grasp, but still shies away from new faces. Ruby can also be a little demanding, know what she wants and when she wants it - like NOW. We're sympathetic to her communication frustration, but calmly talk her through the moment. Ruby's pretty fearless, except when in comes to the hair dyer. She's such a gift. Matt and I can't believe she's ours.
Other highlights to our year...Matt graduated from Lewis & Clark and started his own marriage and family counseling practice in the Hollywood District near our home. Matt continues to teach Philosophy at Portland Community College and for the next two terms will be temporarily working full time at the Sylvania Campus. Not mentioned earlier in this blog, but I moved from my planning job with the City of Hillsboro's Planning Department to a similar position with the City of Portland's Bureau of Development Services back in June. This change had mixed emotions for me, but has been wonderful for our family due that I gained over an hour at home each day and am a short bus/MAX ride home to Growing Seeds (Ruby's day care) if an emergency arises. I still have Thursdays at home with Ruby, which continues to be my weekly highlight. Personally, I also braved the streets this September/October and commuted to work via bicycle five or six times, before the rains came. Can't wait to dust off the bike this coming Spring.
We have a lot to be thankful for and much to anticipate in 2007.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment