Disappointed

I found out today that while I was not asked to stay on at my internship site the other intern was. This news has left me feeling extremely incompetent and very unsure of myself in my chosen career. I have not received any feedback as to why I was not chosen to stay on. I want to ask but yet don't. It feels very vulnerable to know that you were not the selected person and there were probably discussions about why to or not to hire someone. It feels very vulnerable to write this and share with the world (ok the dozen or so people who read this) that I wasn't good enough. There have been many tears of hurt and confusion shed today. Please be praying with me for peace and job opportunities.

6 Months Old

Abram had his 6th month appointment today. It went well but we did start him on an antibiotic because of his persistent cold, possible pink eye, and the presence of another ear infection. But this should take care of it all, hopefully! He is a growing boy and weighed in at 16lb 13oz which is in the 40% (good job Abram!!) and he is 27 inches long staying in the 75% for height.

Abram now is sitting like a champ and has even been practicing standing at the coffee table! He is a connoisseur of many foods with avocado and sweet potatoes being a staple. Most foods have been mashed but he has tried very small chunks of banana. He basically eats everything we try, even when he makes funny faces and we assume he doesn't like the taste. We are very grateful for that since he has been trying to work his way up the weight chart.

Abram recently has added the syllables "dadadada" into his babbling. I guess that's ok since he has been saying "angie" for awhile.

We have roll over workshops because he is still trying to master the skill of rolling. I think as soon as he learns that he can use the technique to get places he will be more motivated. For now he just cries until we move him.

And He Sleeps

I awoke on Sunday morning to the sounds of a little hungry boy. He was ravenously hungry because the last time he ate was 8 hours before!!! Yeah for Abram on his first sleep through the night. Boy were we ready for this milestone! He was waking up every three hours on Sunday night but last night had a six hour stretch. I think we are through the worst. I see many sleep filled nights in our future. Abram is also working on putting himself to sleep. Some nights he wants us right there with him until he is dreamland, other nights it seems like he wants us out of there in order to go to sleep.

And...I can't believe I didn't post about this sooner but...Abram also is sitting up on his own for short periods of time. He was "propping up" (thanks to Scott and Gia-hue for this funny term) but is now able to correct himself when he starts to lean to the sides. He still has some ways to go before I plop him down on the carpet alone but we are getting there. It seemed like one day he couldn't sit by himself and then all the sudden he was sitting. Time is going by so fast...

And it starts again

The date was July 5th 2008, the time: 11:14 a.m. CST, the declaration: We will run! Barry, Vicki, Dave, and I are committing ourselves to another race. This time, we will all run, we say! The last attempt at this was over a year ago and it was unsuccessful. But today we are hopeful that team "Are We There Yet?" makes it over the finish line of the Medtronic TC 10 Mile. Wish us luck or if you are up for it join the team! We register for the lottery July 7th, we are registering as a team so we will all be in or all out.