The Moments You Missed

Life around the Minjarez household has been busier than usual these past couple weeks; we helped my sister-in-law move into her new place, took Mathias to his 6 month appointment (did I mention that already?), started class, and a bunch of other things.

What amazes me now is Mathias' newfound coordination; he's picking up things and passing them from hand to hand, turning them over to examine them, and NOT always shoving them straight into his mouth. And, oh, the babbling! His favorite is the "b" babble. Ba ba ba ba ba. Not to mention the mouth fart trick--that's another favorite. On the food front, we've started giving him a few new things: tiny pieces of fruit, apple juice, and cereal puffs. He adores them all, although he apple juice always elicits a confused face at first.

I've turned into one of those mothers who opens her own mouth while feeding her baby, walks around the house saying, "Bababa," and crawls in circles around him, hoping he'll learn from observation (which he will). It's one of the funnest and most rewarding experiences of my life. I've seen this boy turn from a ever-sleeping newborn into an infant with a rapidly developing personality--a little boy who smiles when he sees his pets, who laughs at his daddy's silly dances, who puts his arms up when he wants me to hold him.

May

August

As far as classes have gone, mine are excellent! One of my classes got cancelled, so now I have just two night classes a week. The good news is the homework is limited to reading assignments. I've really lucked out! In fact, I don't believe there really is any bad news about my classes so far. I'm very pleased with them. For those who were wondering, I'm taking Educational Psychology and Intro to Anthropology. Both are incredibly fascinating so far, and it's only been a week. We did have a bit of problems with Matt's financial aid situation and had to pay the college a fair chunk of his tuition last week, which was a pain. My advice to students--fill out your scholarship applications! And your applications for financial aid as well.

And now I will spam you all with our pet cuteness.