This month has already started out going nearly the speed of light - and it looks like there's no slowing us down anytime soon. Which is both terrifying and awesome.
Update for Matthew
Now that he's over a year - our little guy is pretty dedicated to walking and letting us know his mind (even though he hasn't fully mastered any particular words yet...he's a talker). He is definitely developing favorites with his toys (currently one of his most sought after item is a small ball that we found and got on a whim...can you say success?) and is starting to really understand basic patterns when it comes to certain times of the day (most notably his bed time routine).
He's also really started to play independently - although this usually tends to require more monitoring than when he was playing with us. Our current favorite game is to rummage through the trash and find the random 'cup-like' objects and take them with us around the house. He's also started really enjoying music - the more bass and rhythm, the happier the 'dancing' that we get to watch.
Update for Anna
Anna is doing amazing - she just finished a concentrated semester (full semester in 3 weeks) of a graduate class and is diving into a summer semester of two more. I believe the plan is to be complete by the end of the year (although I could be mistaken - you'd have to ask her, because it feels like every time I turn around she's finishing another course). I know she's stressed, but watching her maneuver through these classes, the workload that she shoulders, and taking care of Matthew and I, you really wouldn't know it (although she'd probably love to tell you all about the craziness that is going on).
Update for Jay
These past few weeks have been a rather concentrated whirlwind of action for me professionally - I was recently promoted at the bank to a position that, so far, seems to be much more in line with what I want to be moving towards. Instead of being solely dedicated to the CapitalStream program as an System Administrator, I'm now a System Analyst for our Credit area (which, while I'm still heavily involved with the design and implementation of the CapitalStream solution, is a more behind-the-scenes position focusing on the actual breaking down of systems to identify how they operate with one another and help identify ways in which to create a more efficient process overall). A lot of my time is spent discussing ways in which the world that we exist in currently can be moved into a more streamlined environment at the moment, but with some of the big projects that are on the horizon at the moment, it's definitely going to be getting interesting here soon.
As is usual - if you're going to be in our corner of the world (or if you'd like to get together and put something down on our calendars to plan on a trip here), let us know! We'd love to get to see you and introduce you to Matthew!!
Update for Matthew
Now that he's over a year - our little guy is pretty dedicated to walking and letting us know his mind (even though he hasn't fully mastered any particular words yet...he's a talker). He is definitely developing favorites with his toys (currently one of his most sought after item is a small ball that we found and got on a whim...can you say success?) and is starting to really understand basic patterns when it comes to certain times of the day (most notably his bed time routine).
He's also really started to play independently - although this usually tends to require more monitoring than when he was playing with us. Our current favorite game is to rummage through the trash and find the random 'cup-like' objects and take them with us around the house. He's also started really enjoying music - the more bass and rhythm, the happier the 'dancing' that we get to watch.
Update for Anna
Anna is doing amazing - she just finished a concentrated semester (full semester in 3 weeks) of a graduate class and is diving into a summer semester of two more. I believe the plan is to be complete by the end of the year (although I could be mistaken - you'd have to ask her, because it feels like every time I turn around she's finishing another course). I know she's stressed, but watching her maneuver through these classes, the workload that she shoulders, and taking care of Matthew and I, you really wouldn't know it (although she'd probably love to tell you all about the craziness that is going on).
Update for Jay
These past few weeks have been a rather concentrated whirlwind of action for me professionally - I was recently promoted at the bank to a position that, so far, seems to be much more in line with what I want to be moving towards. Instead of being solely dedicated to the CapitalStream program as an System Administrator, I'm now a System Analyst for our Credit area (which, while I'm still heavily involved with the design and implementation of the CapitalStream solution, is a more behind-the-scenes position focusing on the actual breaking down of systems to identify how they operate with one another and help identify ways in which to create a more efficient process overall). A lot of my time is spent discussing ways in which the world that we exist in currently can be moved into a more streamlined environment at the moment, but with some of the big projects that are on the horizon at the moment, it's definitely going to be getting interesting here soon.
As is usual - if you're going to be in our corner of the world (or if you'd like to get together and put something down on our calendars to plan on a trip here), let us know! We'd love to get to see you and introduce you to Matthew!!
