After a brief hiatus to recover from a horrible 3-week cold, the all consuming process of deciding whether or not to switch companies and career tracks in the midst of a recession, and prepping our house to sell ...
I'm happy to say that we're back!!!
I'm finally feeling better
I left my employer of 9 years
started a new job
and our house is nearly ready to put on the market.
So, now I get to focus on documenting Della's life in motherly detail.
Between jobs Della and I spent a whole week together enjoying a few mother-daughter field trips.
First up was a visit to Alki Beach in West Seattle. Once Della caught sight of the Ocean my task was simply to prevent her from walking in and swimming away, which I believe she might have done. Instead I taught her to stomp on waves and throw rocks into the ocean. She LOVED the beach.
Next up was a lunchtime visit to a lake-side park to meet daddy for lunch. While waiting for him to arrive Della enjoyed her very first baby-seat swing ride and attempted to catch a few ducks. When chased, the ducks would run off of a bulkhead and land in the lake ... Della attempted to copy the maneuver and was very displeased when I wouldn't let her go swimming.
We went to the Zoo and enjoyed having the place nearly to ourselves. Della very studiously looked for each animal I pointed out but remained very serious and quiet until we hit the playground, at which point she simply headed off on her own to explore ... mommy's not required.
Her favorite discovery was the plastic slats that cover the entry into one of the exhibits ... there was quite a bit of in & out ...
Little spider ... big web
And of course there was a slide ...
We also enjoyed some down time where Della practiced her reading skills, block building talents, and appeared to transition from a baby to a toddler right in front of my eyes.
Della ... thanks for spending the week with your mommy. I enjoyed every minute of it.
