It's been awhile since we updated, thought it was about time Dad took a turn! Like many of our friends and family, we've had a busy summer here at the duplex. Erin's been at daycare for ~6 weeks now and, for the most part, is doing great. She had some separation angst for a couple weeks but now has settled into the weekday routine of "school". As we expected, the colds and fevers have come fast and furious. We made our first ER visit after her eye swelled up amidst a cold. Thankfully that has gone away.
Erin seems to be a quick study at daycare. She came home one of the first days with a song listing all the days of the week. She understood which were "schooldays" and which she gets to stay home with mom & dad (or better yet grandpa & grandma!). This revelation led to some amusing morning rituals-- several weeks ago she would wake up and say "not a schoolday... it's Sunday... yup!" (of course it was Wednesday). We got a kick out of the emphatic "yup!" at the end of these proclamations after she'd gone over this idea a second time in her head.
Grandma & Grandpa's house remains a special place... where else do you get to share a Chipotle burrito with dad, bite for bite? My folks are weaning themselves off of full-time child care slowly, as they offered to pick up the little one from daycare several days each week.
Another of Erin's favorite places is the backyard. We watch the tomato plants in our vegetable garden get taller and taller. The new hits are our blueberry bushes and the raspberry patch. These inevitably get harvested in the "two for me, one for the bucket" approach.
Laura and Tom had the family over to celebrate Father's day. The only thing better than the weather was the food. Erin got a kick out of Laura's golden retriever Riley, and vice versa. Tom's camping hammock was a hit too! (below).
The curls are still definitely in effect. This trait comes from the Lee side of the family tree.
Erin now has a "big girl bed" and still does a great job of staying there the whole nap or overnight. Below, her tiptoe out of bed seems to have been interrupted by... well... sleep!
The other big news in June was my fellowship match-- this time next year we'll be in Seattle! I matched in pulmonary/critical care at UW, which is a 3 year program and will run July 2011 to 2014. The reality of actually having to sell a house and move in the next 10 months is setting in, we're going to have a busy year.
Fran is well into the swing of her new duties as a Pediatric chief resident this year. She's based out of HCMC until the new year. It's been fun grabbing lunch or coffee sometimes, this has been the most we've seen each other without Erin around in 2 years!
Fran and I have enjoyed our new ballgirl when we go to the courts. The way our game is going, she's going to have a lot of running to do.
