Monday Recap

This weekend (Saturday) marked Cleo's first Birthday! We of course went to her party. Due to getting our taxes back we were able to get her a nice gift of some clothes, dvd and big thing of diapers, which are always a loved gift with how spendy they are! Cleo and Hannah enjoyed playing together with some of the Balloons. Hannah felt it necessary to take her nap though while Cleo played in her cake, so I didn't get to see that part, though have 1 picture Jason took of that part of the day.

Cleo is such a sweet girl, and I love that she and Hannah are able to play together nicely. I have a few photos I'll have to come back with later this week. But overall it was a nice birthday.

Sunday Hannah and I went to Mommy playdate. 4 other babies and mommies were there, so was nice to have a quiet play date. No other babies are quite as mobil as Hannah. Which is a bummer, but they will be soon I'm sure. Hannah is the oldest and most advanced right now, so I had to keep a close eye on her so to make sure she didn't trample/hurt other babies. But was nice to be out of the house and give Daddy some baby free time on Sunday Morning.

Speaking of Jason, he went to a job interview this morning. As well has a good lead on a Washington County Corrections job that would mean him serving papers around the county. Either way, a job is a job and we are both ready for him to go back to work. I know it's difficult for him, he is not used to not working, and he's overwhelmed at times with the stay at home dad thing- though I really do think that him staying at home with Hannah has done him and her a world of good. So in some ways I think this was meant to be. But keep him in your prayers, that finances will be figured out and a paying job will come along for him.

As for me, thankfully we got our taxes back last week and I can register to take my CADC test- which is required for my job. And with passing the test comes a pay increase due to having the certification. So I will hear in the upcoming weeks when my test is, but should be the first week of June. So that means doing some studying. By the way CADC is Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor. This would give me more options later on if I wanted or needed to change jobs. I'm also working towards LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) but I have to have a certain number of hours for that job, and right now I'm right around 500 hours, and need 2400 to get my license (in addition to taking the test as well).

Hannah- is doing well. She is getting so big it's amazing. Nana bought her size 3 shoes to go with her easter and birthday dresses- they don't fit! She is in size 4 shoes now. She is regularly walking 2-4 steps throughout the day unassisted then falling down, but not getting upset about it at all. She is drinking from sippy cups on a regular basis, and has figured out how to use a straw somewhat. She is showing that she enjoys dogs, she's not afraid of them for the most part, and will try to pet them and go for their dog collars *pretty's*. She is curious, to the point of mischief sometimes (ask my about my pink carpet, after being curious of the crystal light in a cup on the counter). She can reach up high enough that even our table is not a safe place for things right now. She is learning to crawl up and over things. She continues to have no teeth, but that doesn't stop her at all. Overall she is growing nicely and is healthy. We have her 1 year appt on April 30th and will know then how big our little girl is.

Alrighty, enough about us. Enjoy your week.