Hanging on to summer

The last few weeks have been pretty busy with  being back at work and trying to settle back into the routine of things.  We've been lucky that the weather has been pretty decent, even though there has already been a few chilly days.  Last weekend, we went  to Wisconsin with Jake, Ray's co-worker, and his wife Sarah and their baby girl Sydney.  Their friends were also up there with their 18 month old daughter.  It was a really relaxing time and we stayed at a really large house right on the lake.  Jake took us out on his boat on Saturday morning and it was so quiet and peaceful.  We had a great time and it was so much fun to see Kenley interacting with the other girls.  It was especially fun to see Kenley with Sydney since they are only 2 weeks apart.  Kenley had a very exciting week and within just a few days she learned how to crawl, pulled herself to a standing position, and her top 2 teeth started coming in. We can't believe what a BIG girl she is really turning into. 
Kenley turned 9months old last week and she went to the doctor for her check up.  29 inches long, and 20 lbs!  She is still in the 95% for her height, and down to the 75% for weight.  Everything looks great, and my only concern that I talked to the doctor about was that she is still not sleeping throught the night.  So, the past three nights, we have let her "cry it out."  It has been hard, especially the first night when she cried for over an hour around midnight, but already it has gotten to be less and less each night.  We're hoping within a few days she will be sleeping through the night without having a bottle.  We know we need to do it, and we're hoping for the best!
Today we went out to lunch with Joan and Mike to celebrate Joan's 30th Birthday!  We were sorry we missed her party last weekend, so it was good to catch up with them.  Wow, we are all getting old!  Next week will be my 29th, so I have to enjoy my last year of my 20's!!

Back to school

This is my second week back to work, but only my first full week of having students.  It's been a very busy start to the school year, and I'm already exhausted!  I had a rough start to last week when I went back to work and was informed that all of my electronic files from the last 7 years had been deleted!  Needless to say I was livid and pretty much had a breakdown for a few hours.  Once I picked up Kenley and got home I decided that I wasn't going to dwell on it, and I just had to get over it.  Somehow, late on Friday, one of our tech guys came to me and told me that most of my files were able to be recovered!  Thank God.  It saved me a lot of time and stress. 
It has been very difficult to leave Kenley every day and I'd be lying if I said there were no tears...mine though, not hers.  She has been happy and smiling every time I drop her off and pick her up.  It is so cute to see her interacting with the other two boys that go to the babysitters.  They are very sweet with her and bring her toys and make sure she has her pacifier.  I am really greatful to already have a 3day weekend to get to be home with my baby girl, and of course my husband :)