Life Update
If there’s one thing I dislike, it’s not being frequent with posts on my journal. If there’s two things I dislike, it’s not being frequent with posts on my journal AND not explaining why. So, here I am trying to get back on track – or at the very least explain myself.
Ciri is nearing the end of her terminal leave and she will soon be an official Army Reserve Soldier. If you follow my Twitter, you know that I have been applying and interviewing for work now that Ciri is home.
Most of my energy during the day is spent looking for work, adjusting my resumes, applying for jobs, and attending a few interviews. The remainder of my energy is split between Izzy and Ciri. Izzy is a veteran crawler now, with a few freestyle bipedal moves under her belt as well. This is a beautiful thing to me as a Father, but it’s also very absorbing.
If Ciri isn’t feeling good, I obviously have to make time for Izzy. Just last week, Izzy was holding herself up by the TV stand, eating some cheese goldfish. I glanced over at her just in time to see her chin slam against the corner of the TV stand. She fell back like Glass Joe and started to cry. She cut the outside of her chin and the inside of her lip. She bled all over her favorite blankie.
Which brings me to the remainder of my energy. When Izzy makes sudden alarming movements, Ciri tends to jerk forward in an attempt to catch Izzy before she can hurt herself. Ciri is now almost eight months pregnant and she tires easily. Plus, she tells me her body feels as though it is reaching a point of complete muscle failure. So fast and sudden movements don’t help Ciri’s situation at all. In comes Dad. Ciri is a tough girl, but sometimes I have to put my preggo kicking boots on and force her to lie down and take it easy.
Long story short, I gots no time to write. I save lots of ideas via the iPhone – they’re there, waiting in my little Que – but they aren’t done and need major editing. As I get time, I’ll try and finish them or just log in and write “live” like I am now. My goal for a long time now has been to post two entries a week. Until things mellow out a bit, I’ll probably knock that down to maybe – BIG maybe – one post a week. Yea. That’s the new goal.
For this week, here’s some more updates…
Interviews are going well, even in this high jobless economy. I am relieved that I am getting interviews, not because I may suck, but because there is just SO much competition for jobs right now. It’s a relief.
Ciri is doing ok-ish. The baby is a real kicker apparently. Izzy liked to kick strangers, Jonas, on the other hand, doesn’t discriminate; Mom’s bladder is one of his favorite items to practice his round-house kicks.
Izzy is Izzy. The Izzy-monster. The Izzy-bean. The pook. She’s about a couple of weeks away from walking on her own. She just learned to wave and we’re starting to teach her to blow kisses. She also loves to make us laugh and she likes to wrestle on the couch.
There’s more, but it’s so late and I need to mow the lawn early tomorrow morning. I still update Twitter fairly constantly, so you can get your Guamaso fix there. G’night.