Sorry that it has been almost two months since I've posted any photos of the girls! I guess I've been kinda busy. The garage is keeping me occupied (see below), as well as just helping Carol and all the other stuff of life.
Charlotte is nine months old today. She's been standing holding onto furniture for about a month now. This week she started letting go for a few seconds. She has already developed fairly good balance. And when she falls, at least she sits down rather than just toppling over like a tree. She can also "cruise" a little now from one object to another (e.g. from hanging on to my knee to holding on to the ottoman). And then today she crawled 10 feet for the first time! So long to the days when we could just put her somewhere and trust that she'll stay there.
Audrey continues to develop language with amazing speed. I keep commenting on it because I find it so fascinating. We also moved Audrey to a twin bed a month or so ago, which she loves. She looks tiny in it! Her crib is still in her room. When we have time we'll move it to the other upstairs bedroom and put Charlotte in it, but for now Audrey is enjoying having two beds in her room. The crib is now her trampoline.
Carol signed up for the Danskin Triathlon back in March with a goal of training a lot for it. That didn't quite work out, but she did make it to the gym twice almost every week. Although she had last minute doubts about whether she was up to it, she ended up competing and did just fine. Her times were about what she was expecting. I'm proud of her for completing it.
I'm about to change jobs. The contract I'm working on ended mid-August but I've extended through September. They want me to stay another year, but I need to get back to a "real job". I'm used to working in software companies, not in IT, and I prefer the benefits of a full time permanent position. Previously I would have said I prefer the security of such a job, too, but there is no such thing anymore. Getting laid off every once in a while is just part of the deal in my profession. I haven't started looking in earnest yet, but I expect to find and start a new job by early October.
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