Russ and I are doing better. We've leveled out and we're starting the upswing. Finally finding a way to explain/convey his mood was a BIG help in showing him how he'd changed this year from intern year. It also helped that the past week or so has been a MUCH better schedule for him....the clinic isn't ridiculously overbooked....and he's been getting home around 6 and he's had 20 min for lunch everyday. I've also created a routine for Daegan that we do pretty much regardless of Russ' schedule. He still goes to bed later than I'd like but noise-machines/separate rooms/etc aren't going to keep the dogs from barking and waking the boy. It just ain't gonna happen.

Speaking of the boy.....





He took his first unassisted steps last Wednesday!!! And now he thinks he can run an Olympic race!! Silly boy! He's still unsteady, but he wants it! I really need to get a camera cord, and one for the video camera....oh and I need to FIND the camera!

In other news I hate my job. I'm having a harder and harder time with the lack of quality care I feel this clinic provides and the refusal to step out of the 1950's mindset of medicine. I thought I could change things...and I have some.....but really this clinic needs an overhaul and the owner is simply not interested. I'm going to stick around until the end of the year, but if things don't improve, I'm finding another clinic. Yeah the pay is good but I feel like I'm compromising my morals and it isn't worth it.


Halloween!! I'm going for it. I'm going to make Daegan a costume. He's going to be a LION!



Remind me in a few weeks that I want to do this for him because it's his "first" costume and it will be really cute and all.....I'm so going to want to poke my eyes out. Do you see how many freakin' ribbons are part of the mane??????


Oh and in other Duce news...he's nursing less. I'm *this close* to being able to stop pumping! He hasn't had a bottle at daycare in almost a week! And at home he's down to nursing at lunch, naps and night before bed. It's kinda sad. I'm happy to have more freedom, but I kinda miss the dependency. Ugh...with the way I feel...I'm sure there are more babies in my future!