I've loved this summer. I love (almost!) having a toddler and (almost!) a preschooler. It's been a joy to see the summer through their eyes. I think about next summer with two walking children and all that they're going to get into and I can't wait!
I started the interview process for a position that fell into my lap around July and I was offered the position a few weeks later. I'm going to be working part-time at the hospital in Centralia in the rehab department as a speech pathologist. I'm so excited about the opportunity to work with a mix of children and adults and hopefully be more challenged in my work environment. I have started to feel under-stimulated mentally as this year has gone on. I love that I have had the opportunity to stay home and raise my children full time to this point, but I was starting to get concerned that if I remained out of work much longer that my licenses would lapse beyond a point of quick return.
So we had a lot of family discussions and looked at nearly every option out there for childcare. Every single option. It was exhausting and it made me question if my returning to work was the right thing for our family at this time. We found our way to a nanny search website and we started up interviews. We had a total of four interviews and we also scheduled two interviews with me and the children so that we could see how the nanny would interact. Our first choice came back and by the end of the four hour interview I had offered her the contract. Her name is Savannah and we're hoping she becomes part of our family and that she will provide, safe, loving, and attentive care to the little ones. I feel confident in her abilities and how she interacts with the kids and knowing all of this makes me more excited to start back to work.
So Dash is NEARLY walking. He has taken up to four steps between Zap and me (especially if there is a food motivator). We actually have an Occupational Therapy visit scheduled tomorrow to see if he is on track. I'm hoping he's close. I'd love him just as much if he didn't walk until 15 months or later, but boy would my back be tired. He's a hefty little boy!
Dash now can sign: more, eat, please, all done, drink, hot, and hear. He learned to say "papa" today which makes Zap so happy. We think he's saying "more" when asking and at lunch today he joined more and please. He rocks!
Delaney's language is growing and growing every single day. It's amazing to see typical language development in action. She has started to tell stories: "I push the button and the dinosaur said ROAR". When she sees something she loves she says "OH...MY...GOSH!".
Together they are often Pete and Repeat. Dash loves his big sister and she loves him back. She likes to say things to make him copy her and she loves to copy him. We are still working on her getting aggressive with him sometimes, but sometimes I think its almost to see what will happen. The other day she stepped on him. She's never done that before and hasn't since (there was a time-out given) but I thought that maybe she just wanted to see what would happen if she put her foot on her brother.
We took a trip up to Bremerton with our friends Jill and Roan so we could meet up with our other friends Laura, Emmett, and Bridger. We did the Kitsap fair with the kids and it didn't take us long to get worn out. The best part was the rides. Delaney has no fear, which we saw at Lakefair, and she rode every ride with joy.
We went camping with our family, Grandpa Jerry, Grandma Joyce, Cousin Lance, and Sean and Sheryl for Labor Day weekend. Our close friends went with us and they brought their two year old and nearly three year old. So we had four children under three sleeping in tents in the (very) cool evening weather. Needless to say, we didn't get much sleep, but we had a really great time. We went geocaching (or treasure hunting as Delaney calls it) and cooked s'mores.
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