Week 32

This week was more challenging than average, on many different fronts. The most stressful aspect was definitely with my job. You would think that a 15 hour work week wouldn't be able to put such a damper on the other 168 hours, but it somehow managed to put a sour note on almost everything. I am so thankful though for August's new nanny. She was over at our house for the first few days of this week, and is such a fantastic asset in our lives. When August was napping, she literally scrubbed every inch of the second floor of our house. It was so unexpected, yet so much appreciated. As if we didn't already love her enough after the first week, we're so humbled by her work ethic and her love for our little guy.

On the August development front, this was quite a big week. He has decided that he's tired of just sitting and scooting all day, so he started pulling up. He demonstrated his new skills in his crib when he leaned over the top rail and attempted to untie the bumper pad from the outside. He has also spent a large portion of the week pulling up on the entertainment center in the living room. Along with pulling up, his 'scoot-crawl' has become much more coordinated and swifter. It's not your typical crawl on the knees, but it's a quite speedy hybrid of bear crawling and army crawling. He has also found that no barrier is too big, he will simply climb over what may be in his way, be it a dog or a parent! Needless to say, we have finally installed the baby gate at the top of the stairs, and covered all of the oh-so appealing electrical strips and outlets.

Finally, the most noteworthy development of this week is that August's top right tooth has broken through. That would be another reason as to why this week was a bit rough around the edges, and why we ended up changing so many diapers! And 'many' is no understatement. We ended up using disposable diapers around the clock for the entire second half of the week because we literally couldn't keep up. Hopefully his next top tooth will be soon to follow and the rest will be smooth sailing until we hit the molars.