So July got away from us before we realized what was happening - hence the skip in blog posts. I will try to capture everything that has happened as much as possible (it feels like a ton has happened and that it's only been a few days since I posted last).
Update for Matthew
The little guy is moving more and more confidently around places - especially when it comes to places that he's familiar with and/or really wants to get to. Things are becoming more and more interesting for him to manipulate (i.e., cabinets are really, really cool because that's where we're not supposed to be and have things that look like toys and make the adults kinda freak out when we play with them). Independent play is still...tenuous in regards to the true definition of "independent", but we're definitely getting to the point where we can hand him something and have a reasonable chance that he'll entertain himself for a few moments before requiring either another item or our attention.
Teething is starting to really pick up (at least it seems that way - might not be as back-to-back as it was for the first few, but the ones that are coming in now make up for the slower pace by the size of the tooth and the pain that they cause). Dancing is definitely still one of our favorite activities - in fact just about anything with a rhythm becomes "dance-dance music" for him. We're also really starting to notice a more concentrated effort on his part to communicate - we're not always sure what exactly is being relayed to us...but it's definitely something that takes a few minutes and is very, very, very important that we know.
Update for Anna
As many of you know, Anna has completed just about all of her classes for her Master's program (she's only got 3 hours left!) and is really starting to get excited about closing this particular chapter. She's doing great with the handling of everything (Matthew, class, me, work, etc.) and we're all starting to get excited about what the future holds for us when we don't have to worry about the next paper/exam/homework assignment.
Update for Jay
Work has been insanely busy lately - so there really isn't a ton of 'updates' for myself other than just trying to keep everything in line and stay afloat. We're getting closer to kicking off the next 'phase' of the CapitalStream program, which is going to mean a huge amount of behind-the-scenes balancing acts to keep the system alive and moving while also upgrading and updating the setups that are all flowing in and out. Which I'm sure is about all you really want to hear about it - sometimes Anna just tells me to stop trying to explain what it is that I'm doing and tell people that I perform 'technical magic' and make the things work better.
I know that it's not a ton of verbiage - but, again, it feels like we just got done posting about our last update...and honestly, most of the updates that we all care about are in regards to Matthew anyways. ^_^
Update for Matthew
The little guy is moving more and more confidently around places - especially when it comes to places that he's familiar with and/or really wants to get to. Things are becoming more and more interesting for him to manipulate (i.e., cabinets are really, really cool because that's where we're not supposed to be and have things that look like toys and make the adults kinda freak out when we play with them). Independent play is still...tenuous in regards to the true definition of "independent", but we're definitely getting to the point where we can hand him something and have a reasonable chance that he'll entertain himself for a few moments before requiring either another item or our attention.
Teething is starting to really pick up (at least it seems that way - might not be as back-to-back as it was for the first few, but the ones that are coming in now make up for the slower pace by the size of the tooth and the pain that they cause). Dancing is definitely still one of our favorite activities - in fact just about anything with a rhythm becomes "dance-dance music" for him. We're also really starting to notice a more concentrated effort on his part to communicate - we're not always sure what exactly is being relayed to us...but it's definitely something that takes a few minutes and is very, very, very important that we know.
Update for Anna
As many of you know, Anna has completed just about all of her classes for her Master's program (she's only got 3 hours left!) and is really starting to get excited about closing this particular chapter. She's doing great with the handling of everything (Matthew, class, me, work, etc.) and we're all starting to get excited about what the future holds for us when we don't have to worry about the next paper/exam/homework assignment.
Update for Jay
Work has been insanely busy lately - so there really isn't a ton of 'updates' for myself other than just trying to keep everything in line and stay afloat. We're getting closer to kicking off the next 'phase' of the CapitalStream program, which is going to mean a huge amount of behind-the-scenes balancing acts to keep the system alive and moving while also upgrading and updating the setups that are all flowing in and out. Which I'm sure is about all you really want to hear about it - sometimes Anna just tells me to stop trying to explain what it is that I'm doing and tell people that I perform 'technical magic' and make the things work better.
I know that it's not a ton of verbiage - but, again, it feels like we just got done posting about our last update...and honestly, most of the updates that we all care about are in regards to Matthew anyways. ^_^
