Life Update
Aug. 26th, 2005 03:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ste_noniLately, it seems I'm just posting in great big chunks.
My dad is still recovering from heart surgery and is making good progress. Last Saturday, Ellie, me, my 2 dogs, and my 20 year old cousin Rick all drove from Minnesota to my parent's house here in New Mexico. Ellie was absolutely great and overall the trip went well. The best way to put Ellie to sleep is to play The Killers "Hot Fuss." It works about 90% of the time. She quiets down during the intro of the first song and is usually asleep by the end of the second song. However, if you stop before about track 6 or 7, she will wake up. I've been trying to convince her that there are acceptable alternatives, but she's loyal to her band.
I'm now all settled into the cabin on my parents' property. I set up the wireless internet today and it (just barely) extends to the cabin. So far, things are going well. I was a bit stressed out by my parents while we were in MN, but we are all doing better here. I finished the HBP but I'm hoping that movie making/editting and scrapbooking (plus Ellie) will keep me busy.
Driving out here has convinced me that the west is where I truly belong. The drive on I-25 past my old home in CO, Pike's Peak, the Rio Grande canyon/gorge, and Los Alamos have just served to remind me how much I love it out here. (It gets down to about 52 every night this time of year. I'm in heaven.)
Finally, I found out today that we are moving to Puerto Rico sometime between April and July. Joe will be running the ROTC program at the University of PR. I'm very excited about moving. It's an unusual assignment which is what I wanted. Most army bases are boring to me but this will be interesting. Plus, no deployments. I'm a little disappointed in that one of our other options was the University of New Mexico. I would have loved for Ellie to have spent a few years close to her grandparents. However, Joe and I have been apart for so long that it will probably be really good for us to have a few years where we spend lots of time together. The hours in this new job should be really good. I will miss the friends I have made in NC. I will miss my neighbors and the beautiful area where we live. I won't miss the house, but I am a little sad that Ellie will not remember the beautiful room I put together for her. I keep telling myself that the room is just a tangible expression of how much she was wanted/loved and that won't change no matter where we live.
Lastly, since I left Ellie's baby book at home, here are her numbers from her most recent doctor's visit. We went on Aug 25. She weighed 11 lbs and is now 23.5 inches longs. She's in the 25th percentile for weight and 50th percentile for height. She got 3 shots. She cried a little for the first shot and a lot for the second and third. I was rather proud of myself for not crying since I felt pretty bad. But, as with everything else in her life right now, the breast solves all problems. She didn't have any sort of bad reaction/fever, although she slept a lot yesterday afternoon and last night.
My dad is still recovering from heart surgery and is making good progress. Last Saturday, Ellie, me, my 2 dogs, and my 20 year old cousin Rick all drove from Minnesota to my parent's house here in New Mexico. Ellie was absolutely great and overall the trip went well. The best way to put Ellie to sleep is to play The Killers "Hot Fuss." It works about 90% of the time. She quiets down during the intro of the first song and is usually asleep by the end of the second song. However, if you stop before about track 6 or 7, she will wake up. I've been trying to convince her that there are acceptable alternatives, but she's loyal to her band.
I'm now all settled into the cabin on my parents' property. I set up the wireless internet today and it (just barely) extends to the cabin. So far, things are going well. I was a bit stressed out by my parents while we were in MN, but we are all doing better here. I finished the HBP but I'm hoping that movie making/editting and scrapbooking (plus Ellie) will keep me busy.
Driving out here has convinced me that the west is where I truly belong. The drive on I-25 past my old home in CO, Pike's Peak, the Rio Grande canyon/gorge, and Los Alamos have just served to remind me how much I love it out here. (It gets down to about 52 every night this time of year. I'm in heaven.)
Finally, I found out today that we are moving to Puerto Rico sometime between April and July. Joe will be running the ROTC program at the University of PR. I'm very excited about moving. It's an unusual assignment which is what I wanted. Most army bases are boring to me but this will be interesting. Plus, no deployments. I'm a little disappointed in that one of our other options was the University of New Mexico. I would have loved for Ellie to have spent a few years close to her grandparents. However, Joe and I have been apart for so long that it will probably be really good for us to have a few years where we spend lots of time together. The hours in this new job should be really good. I will miss the friends I have made in NC. I will miss my neighbors and the beautiful area where we live. I won't miss the house, but I am a little sad that Ellie will not remember the beautiful room I put together for her. I keep telling myself that the room is just a tangible expression of how much she was wanted/loved and that won't change no matter where we live.
Lastly, since I left Ellie's baby book at home, here are her numbers from her most recent doctor's visit. We went on Aug 25. She weighed 11 lbs and is now 23.5 inches longs. She's in the 25th percentile for weight and 50th percentile for height. She got 3 shots. She cried a little for the first shot and a lot for the second and third. I was rather proud of myself for not crying since I felt pretty bad. But, as with everything else in her life right now, the breast solves all problems. She didn't have any sort of bad reaction/fever, although she slept a lot yesterday afternoon and last night.
