Big Changes

Since Blogger doesn't allow individual posts to be private, only for the entire blog to be public or private, I wasn't updating on all the new developments in our family.

But now things are public, open, and we're moving forward so it is long past time to update!

We are moving to Peoria, Illlinois. Rob got a terrific job opportunity that was a total surprise given the state of the economy and poor job prospects in his field. When the job was certain, I began a job hunt myself and found a good position in Peoria. Last week Rob and I visited the city for the third time each, and found a house to rent. We have to rent out our house in St. Louis and we have to find daycare, these are the major puzzle pieces that remain.

And all of our relocation process should be completed by mid-June. It is scary and exciting. We feel safe and comfortable in St. Louis and we know the area so well. Peoria will be a whole new adventure. The great thing about such an adventure is that is only about a 2.5 hour drive away. We can come visit family and friends as we want.

Daycare is giving me a lot of anxiety. Henry has been at the same place since he was 12 weeks old and he's certainly old enough now to know who his friends and care providers are. He is shy around strangers and the idea of uprooting him hurts my heart.

He'll be OK, but the change has to be soon and we know nothing about daycare in Peoria.


I'm scared.


And speaking of Henry, he is more hilarious and sweet and strong willed and stubborn and cute as he can be.

He grew 3 new teeth in the last month and has a fourth new one about to break through for a total of 10. He has very definite opinions on what he wants to eat and drink, and he is obsessed with swings and slides. He has dozens of new words and phrases including Foster (the dog), Let's Go!, I love Mommy, I love Daddy, I like pizza, Amane, Hiro, baby needs milk, Ready, Set, Go!, and more.

He is so funny. He had a new cousin born in April and her name just seems to roll of Henry's tongue, so we hear a lot of "I love Amane!". His cousin Seamus, who is just shy of 6 months old, is still "Baby" since Seamus appears to be more of a mouthful than H can handle just now.

He is still veyr into books, and we read about 10 of them a day- or more. He has a new preference for his clothing with trains on it, particularly a pair of pajamas with a Thomas engine on the shirt. He will cry "choo choo!" when I have to take it off in the morning and it breaks my heart. He is sleeping with a stuffed Grover doll these days, a gift from the Miros family and he has to kiss Grover when he gets out of bed in the morning. Again, freaking adorable.

He's still nursing a few times a day and still riding rearfacing in his carseat. There are no plans to change either of those.

I hope he adjusts well to a new house, new city, and a new daycare. He's incredible laid back and adaptive so I think it will be OK. We'll be learning together in our new city!