Updates

There's a bunch to update everyone on so here goes...Maddie got her shots yesterday and is doing great. Although I was traveling for work, Mary and Maddie had a great time. Mary is enjoying mother hood:)...I heard her on the phone singing Maddie the hokie pokie (is that spelled right?)and Maddie was loving it. We will be spending a day at the beach and taking the dogs out so I will make sure and get some updated pics up. Maddie is up to 22 inches and almost 12 pounds already.

My new job is going very well. It's busy now because I'm learning on the go but I would rather do this then my last gig any day. There is no doubt in my new position that I am helping to make a difference in many students lives. Although I'm still waiting for Mary to get through grad school, get a job and make the big bucks so I can retire at 35 and be a stay at home dad.

We are looking to move to Jacksonville in the next 2 months and will probaly rent out our house, while we rent in Jacksonville. There's alot more to do in Jacksonville and it's closer to Disney. My new company has an apartment for us in the mean time if we need it while we tyransition from Pensacola.

That's about all for now...Go Browns, Go Indians, Go Buckeyes and now I don't have to fake it any longer...Fuck the Gators...pardon my profanity but it's a true indication of my feelings on that subject.

Monday update

Madison is growing like crazy, she has to be up to 8-9 pounds now. She's doing very well and is smiling alot:)

As some of you know, or could read from my last post my job was not going well. Since then I have decided to leave UF and have accepted an offer from a company that is a provider of supplemental educational services to schools in Northern Florida. This job will mean moving to Jacksonville by the end of the year. It will also mean alot more to me, but I won't go into that.

With the new job we have decided to have Mary stay home with the baby at this time. The more I read about daycare, and the stories I hear from friends/family, the less I like the idea of taking Madison to a place full of relative strangers and leaving her, although I can see why some have to do it. Economically some famalies have to do it and I understand that.

Mary is looking to begin her Masters in Summer/Fall of '08 and is getting her applications in order. The 2 programs she will be applying to are part distance ed. programs so it will work with the baby, although we may find someone to help out.

Jacksonville is a neat place, we visited once and it was so spread out we could'nt see alot of stuff. I really like the fact that it's 2-3 hours South of Charleston, South Carolina, and 1-2 hours North of orlando/Disney! Jacksonville has a bigger airport for visitors as well.

Updates

So it looks like updates are needed. Maddie is doing well and eating like no one's business. She's growing every day and smiling more and more. Mary is also doing well and is pretty much tied to Maddie 24/7 with her feeding schedule.
I opened a forture cookie a few weeks ago and there was no fortune. I thought that was symbolic of where I am at with my job at this time. All I can say is change is in the air.
Enjoy the pics. Go Browns!