Oct 15-27: Single Parenting

Yes,  I know.  I'm 2 weeks late posting this entry.  I'm blaming the business trips that Kent has been on the past 2 weeks. :)  He has been traveling A LOT lately and I've been a single parent from Monday-Thursday the 1st week and Monday-Wednesday the 2nd week - and this during my busy season at work with the 2013 budget deadline looming very near.  By the time that Kent arrived home each week, I was exhausted.  I have so much admiration for single parents after weeks like these.  There really is no personal time or time for chores until after Erik is asleep, then I have to rush around getting everything ready for the next day, cleaning up the current day's mess and then logging onto work and trying to get a few more things done.

Due to the decreased humidity and temperature that central Florida has been enjoying lately, we've spend several of the past Sabbath afternoons at local parks.  We have discovered that Erik loves loves loves to swing.  I think he could swing for hours.  He also likes to slide, though he tends to fall backwards or to the side as he descends so we don't usually let him attempt any slides on his own!  I've included some pictures from one of our recent visits to our favorite park in Maitland.

Riding the see-saw (aka teeter-totter) with Daddy

He switched to Mommy's side to even out the weight!

At the end of a slide "run" - notice the hair!

Assistance from Daddy - gotta love static electricity!

"Please, sitting on slides is for babies!" 

A slide race with Kaleb Zbaraschuk 

On his beloved swing!

Latest Words:  'nana for banana.  He says this very clearly - I'm sure that my Mom, whose title is Nana, will be thrilled to hear this one!

Latest Achievements:  Erik finally got some new teeth this week - I was starting to despair that he would ever have more teeth.  On Wednesday night, I saw that 3, count 'em, THREE, of his first molars had broken through his gums with the fourth not far behind.  Poor little guy has been extra fussy and congested lately; I'm hoping that his temperament will improve and his cold will go away now that these teeth are here.