Well, it's been about two weeks. Today is the last day of my job. But surprisingly, I'm looking forward to it. Once I was told that I'm not going to be working here, I got my butt in gear and started looking for jobs and am in the mindset of change. I have not had any luck on the new job front yet, but I'm trying. I am excited to be gone from this place and open to new possibilities in the job market -- maybe a change in professions? Not quite sure. I'm just excited for a change.
We've got some fun trips and family activities scheduled for the next month or two, so I'm also looking forward to those. They include a trip back to our old island, a family reunion, camping, a surprise birthday party, a couple baby parties, and just general summer fun.
And the newest idea between DH and myself -- skip the big traditional baby lu'au when Kaua turns 1 year old and splurge upon a family vacation instead. Kaua wont be old enough to enjoy the birthday party, so why spend so much money on it when we could go on a trip? We'd much rather travel and spend money on a party that Kaua will remember later on down the road...something to think about....
What's new on the Kaua-front: we had our 6 month pediatrician appt yesterday. He is now 18.5 lbs - 50% in weight, 27 inches - 75% in height and 75% in head circumference. Guess he's thinning out. I also got strict instructions by the doc to get him on a 2-3 solids-meal a day schedule after I indicated that there were some times when Kaua seemed very uninterested in baby food and thus he would be eating only 1 meal a day of solids (still going strong on the breast milk). She also finally gave us antibiotics to hopefully combat this cough that he's had for 2 months. I think its working because his coughing decreased last night after just one day of antibiotics.
Kaua also now has an attitude! At first, I thought he was just being extra fussy b/c he was teething (which he is NOT, there are still no teeth in sight), but nope, he just now knows how to express his desires and when he's not happy, he'll let us know with a scream or two or three. He's also what I call "very grabby". He'll grab for just about anything in his reach...and of course, not for his baby toys, but all the "cool" stuff like remote controls, or my hair or jewelry (which I dont wear anymore), or the table cloth, or the book or newspaper etc. He also really really really likes the sound of crinkling paper or banging things on each other. He's definitely a sound man. Not super interested in tv or sitting still for very long. He also gets super frustrated because he cannot crawl yet. He'll try to reach for things while on his tummy, but if he cant get to it, he'll fuss. He prefers sitting up, but doesn't know how to get himself to that position on his own yet, so he'll fuss when lying down. He loves his walker and jumper and clearly prefers to be mobile. He's definitely developing a personality and its turning out to be much like his fathers...grouchy. (lol - kidding - they actually say its my personality..but I dont think I'm grouchy at all!)
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