New Maid!

Our new helper! He always wants to clean whenever he sees us pull the sweeper out of the closet. He gets mad if we don't give it to him! I love his legs and feet.....they're so cute and chunky!

Chuck E. Cheese

Fun outing @ Chuck E. Cheese:

Driving Chuck E. Cheese around!

Look at that mischievous smile!

Weee!! He loves the slide!

Surprisingly he didn't cry. He actually looked more confused as he went around the clock!

Philadelphia Zoo

So I took the day off today and we headed off to the Philadelphia Zoo. It was the most perfect day weather wise. I haven't been there in years, so it was nice to go back and enjoy it as an adult. We thought Nathan would enjoy it more since he loves watching animals on TV and his stuffed animals, but he was more interested in climbing stairs and looking at the dirt today. Oh well, at least he behaved like a good little boy. He was interested in the ducks in the water, but after looking at them and saying "duck", he said "bath time!". We had to tell him that we take bath time at home and this water was for the ducks! Luckily he didn't try to jump in the water.

New Job!

So, I submitted my resume for a position as a Financial Analyst at GMAC in Horsham Tuesday and they immediately called me for an interview. I went this morning and a few hours later, they gave me an offer, so I accepted! Apparently they've been looking for someone for the past month and were about ready to look for a temp, but when they saw my resume yesterday, they immediately called me. I was really nervous about interviewing and didn't sleep too well....we've been watching and catching up on the show "24" and I've been having some serious dreams about me working for CTU and terrorists and shooting. I dreamt last night that I was in the middle of an interview and these terrorists came and started shooting all these executives. Pretty scary.....anyway, I digress.

So, they want me to start on October 9th. I'm a bit shocked that they responded that quickly, but God does work in mysterious ways. I'm relieved, happy and a bit sad too about leaving here because I've been here for 6 1/2 years, but this is a good opportunity and the group looks like a great relaxed group to work with. They're very flexible with the hours and even told me I can work from home as much as I want, as long as the job gets done and they can get a hold of me. It's a very family oriented group as everybody there has at least a child and they try to have fun there while getting the work done. I'm really excited about it. Thanks to everybody who prayed for me.

Pictures from Ocean City, NJ

Finally it's here! He loved the beach so much....whenever he sees a picture of the beach, he says "Beach!"

"Whoa my feet are sinking!"

"Mommy and Daddy said something silly!"

"Run Nathan Run!"

"Look at my belly!"

"Weee! Look at my hair blowing in the wind!"

"I love my Mommy!"

He's actually singing "Ahhhh!"

"I Went Poo Poo!"

So I went to grab Nathan from his afternoon nap earlier this week. When I picked him up, he said, "I went poo poo!" Sure enough, I smelled his diaper and he did! It's his first real sentence! He's growing up so fast.

I've been reading up on toilet training and I'm really not looking forward to the process and the mess that's going to occur. He's not completely ready, but I'll be waiting for more signs. He's already interested in watching us go to the bathroom and flushes the toilet on us. Whenever he poops, he actually pulls the changing pad from under our coffee table and lays down for me to change his diaper....such a good boy! He also does say "pee pee" and points to his diaper. It's kind of nice having him sleep through the night with his diaper on, so I'm not looking forward to when he has to get up in the middle of the night to pee or the accidents on the mattress. He never complained about a wet diaper, so that could be a problem...we've let his diaper get REALLY full many times and he never cried, even when he was an infant. It really looked like a balloon!

Old Pictures

Happy 21st month to my baby!

Daddy and son looks so cute together with his bear.

Sleeping on my shoulder is very rare for him these days.

Fun trip at the mall. Dan put the corny comments in!

He really looks like he's driving!

His first pair of real shoes when he started walking @ 16 months.

Today's Rant & Rave

2 rant and raves for today:

1) So far I submitted my resume for 2 positions @ GMAC in Horsham and I haven't even gotten a response yet in the past week or two. One of the HR Recruiters there didn't even sound like he wanted to grant me an interview, even though I was more than qualified! I know people said it takes a bit of time for the higher level positions, but it's frustrating seeing some of our lower level phone agents get interviews so quickly within a day or two. Very frustrating and discouraging. I have to think that it wasn't meant to be and that God has something else in mind for me, but all I see right now is the time ticking away closer to February. Of course, that closure date could all change to an earlier date if mass people start leaving early and staff becomes very minimal. They do have to give us 60 days notice if that were to happen, worse case scenario. Ugh.

2) I was dreading this week as school is back in session, which means congested traffic is back with all the school buses, mothers and kids on the road. My nice 15-20 minute commute to work during the summer has now turned into a full 30-35 minutes. Arrgghh......and I only work 8 miles away!

Mommy!

Nathan has finally said "Mommy"! He used to say "mama" as an infant, but stopped saying it and has constantly said "Daddy" to Dan. He even started calling me Daddy! So, we kept on pointing to me saying "mommy" and finally got it after weeks.

His vocabulary is growing so fast these days. We really have to be careful what we say or watch on TV because he's a great imitator. The only phrase or multiple words he's saying is "bath time", "all done" "oh no" and "apple juice", but he's constantly talking like he's having a conversation with us. He's so funny when he gets on the phone with me at work...while I'm talking to him, Dan tells me he has this huge smile on his face and is trying to talk to me.

He's also been eating so much these days and more varieties of food.....he's definitely going through a growth spurt. He's been so good at restaurants and sitting in his high chair. We may have to start ordering one of those kid's meals soon because he's eating so much of my own food!

It's amazing how far he's come along since he was born....I can't believe how tiny he used to be and how his only way of communicating was crying. Now he's growing so fast into a little boy and is communicating more and more. The crying and temper tantrums are still there of course, but it's just amazing watching him develop and grow. Sniff sniff!