The Calm After the Storm

I haven't had much time to post as I've been finishing up a class I taught this spring. Grades were due yesterday, so for all intents and purposes I'm done! It was my first solo gig as a college teacher and I thought it went really well. Although I'm technically unemployed for the moment, I'm always looking for new teaching positions. If anyone needs a education instructor to teach online courses, drop me a line! Appointments are not limited whatsoever, but please still call now! ;)

As you can see, I'm including more pictures of the boy from January through March in this post to conclude what I started in the previous one. A number of folks posted or emailed to say how cute he is and my wife and I most certainly agree! He's standing with support and moving from object to object, getting more sure of himself each time. I imagine he'll be walking within the next month or so, but it's so hard to tell when he's going to make that next jump forward. His growth is just amazing on any level you can think of and he's just such a happy and content little guy!

Now that my class is over, we're going to take our first real family vacation! It'll be the boy's first experience with the ocean and I can't wait to see how he reacts to the beach. We're staying with my folks who rented a house for a couple weeks and we'll be there the first week. We're looking forward to getting out a few times by ourselves, but we've always had the experience that when the time comes for us to "do our own thing" we really want the little man with us! Still, alone time is important so I'm sure we'll want to slip away and his grandparents will be more than willing to offer their babysitting services. :)