Sorry, sorry, sorry!

I know, I know, it's been almost two months, and I promised to post more often last time. Well...I guess I just didn't realize how much busier I would become with grad school added to the plate. My days are now pretty much divided up like this:

• Caring for Smash during the day - feeding, changing, playing, taking him to classes and playgroups, going on walks, errands, etc.
• Giving reading lessons in the evenings - I have 10 students now, who are divided up in three weeknights and a full day Saturday. Super demanding, but I'd be stupid to say I wasn't thankful for the steady business.
• Doing my homework at night - After I come home from my lessons, I sit down at the computer and knock out any homework I have to do for my grad class. Since it's all online, I love the flexibility of doing it on my own time. I'm trying my best to stay on top of my work by being a day or two ahead on assignments, and it's a challenge. The hardest part is motivating myself to get down to business at 8 or 9pm, after a long day.

...Yeah.

So, on to other things. The cruise was fantastic, and we enjoyed a lot of quality time with each other and our close friends, but, honestly, having Smash with us made it really challenging. I think we'll wait a little until he's at least 2, so he'll be old enough to leave with my parents, and then we'll go on vacations without him.

I finished The Magicians maybe a day or two after my previous post, and it was fantastic. Unfortunately, since my class started, I haven't had much time to read anything new, even though hubby got me a Kindle for V-Day. By the way, I absolutely love it. It was the perfect present! I was able to read Ramona the Brave for my book review for class while Smash was napping, without having to run around the whole house and search for a physical copy. Ahh. I love technology.

Smash now has his 2 top front teeth and gnawing on everything he can get his little hands on. I've been freezing a lot of his teething toys for some extra soothing action. He hasn't progressed much these past two months in terms of walking, except that now he can walk while holding on with one hand. We're getting there! :)

It turns out hubby didn't get that job. He had three phone interviews and then the company decided he didn't have the requisite experience to move forward. How frustrating is that? You would think they'd let him know that right off the bat before wasting so much of his time...this is why I wouldn't do well in a corporate environment. I don't play politics.

The big thing happening around here is preparation for Smash's big 1. In exactly one week, my little baby will become a one-year-old toddler. I can hardly believe it, but it's coming fast, and I need to prepare for 2 parties (one for the babies/moms and one for our family and friends). Wish me luck!!