Little Sweetie

Been Too Long

Since my last posting was about my new job, you might have guessed that it's keeping me pretty darn busy. From January to March, I was completely swamped and working way more hours than I had planned. Since mid-March things have slowed to a more reasonable pace and now I'm just spending way too much time on Facebook and Babycenter, LOL.

This month, Paul also started a new job with the federal government. I'm so proud of him as he's been working toward this for years. Especially in this economy, it's quite a relief for him to finally have some job security.

Jacob turns 10 months next week; hard to believe we're almost at a year! He's developed such an adorable little personality and charms everyone at "school". He's got two teeth, and always seems to be working on the next one though it hasn't poked through yet. He's rolling all over the place, and sliding and scooting backward. He gets up on his knees and rocks, but no forward movement as of yet. He'll take his own sweet time :)

One of my favorite websites!

My Dream Job

Funny how it works that these layoffs always seem to turn out for the best. I was laid off by Google in the acquisition of DoubleClick back in Spring 2008. Laid off at 7 months pregnant; I was shocked. However, I quickly realized that this was a great opportunity to stay home with my little peanut. It's been a wonderful 6 months of tons of Mama and Jacob time.

I wasn't even looking for a job when I was contacted by a friend from Right Management last month. I got to know Right when I was laid off from TNC back in 2007, and almost got a job with them until the funding for the position was cut. This was exactly the field that I wanted to break into -- career coaching. Well, lo and behold, now with the economy tanking and thousands getting laid off, Right's business is booming and they're hiring. And they have the PERFECT job for me -- part-time home-based Career Management Consultant.

I'll get to work from home so I don't have to worry about spending time commuting or getting dressed up. It's part-time so I still get to be with my peanut every afternoon. It's good enough pay to justify the cost of part-time daycare. And it's exactly the direction that I've wanted to go in with my career.

YIPPPEEEE!!!

A Good Jewish Boy

Jacob's first Hannukah! He didn't get too many presents since he wouldn't know what they were yet anyway. But he's had a fun time learning how to light the menorah, playing with the dreidle and wearing his new yarmulke which has been handed down from his Daddy.

The Cousins

Since Rob and Stephanie have been so busy with Liam, it took some time for them to get around to distributing the photos of my trip there in October. So finally we have a photo of Jacob and Liam together! You can see that Jacob is reaching out to touch Liam's hand (with a little help from his Mama).

Baby's First Swim

Jacob had his first swim today in the Parent-Tot class at the Paul Derda Recreation Center. Our swim teacher Dawn said we needed to wait another month before we try putting his head under water, but we had fun gliding around, kicking, and bouncing in the water.

I anticipate many fun times in the future swimming at the rec center. Daddy is very excited to join us next time.

Baby's First Food

Today was a BIG day for little Jacob. He had his first rice cereal, most of which ended up on his face and not in his mouth. But it gave him a chance to taste something new (other than mama's milk) and see how it felt in his mouth.

He also rolled for the first time from his stomach to his back during tummy time. And he managed to replicate this feat twice to prove that it wasn't a total fluke :)

Tomorrow is his first swim lesson...stay tuned!

Celebrating President Obama!

The momentous day has come and gone, and we now have the enduring legacy of having elected President Barack Obama! We are so proud to have done our part in the effort by volunteering as Obama precinct captains in the democratic primary and at the local Broomfield Obama office in the general election.

Jacob too did his part inspiring the volunteers by his cuteness in his Obama onesie.

Jacob's First Halloween

Jacob had two looks for his first Halloween celebration. There's the My First Halloween outfit and his baby lobster costume. Special shout out to the Gaddis family for the costume.

He got to show off his outfits to all the trick or treaters and to our neighbors the Sosas.

Jacob Holding his Head Up High

I know...two posts in one day...but I couldn't resist posting this photo of Jacob that I took last week.

Some things to point out here are that he's wearing a sweater that his Nana Judie knit for him, and he's sitting up with his head held high in his Bumbo chair. This chair is great for giving babies a head start in sitting up; he loves it. Pretty soon he'll be sitting in it for his first bites of rice cereal..stay tuned.

My Nephew Liam

This weekend Jacob and I got to meet my nephew Liam in Eugene, Oregon. Here is the little cutie all dressed up in his halloween attire at 3 weeks old. I'm thinking he does look a bit like my brother Rob, at least in the hairline. :)

It was a bit of a hectic time since I had my hands full taking care of 4 month old Jacob completely on my own for 3 days and 2 airplane flights. So it was definitely nice to get everyone together (minus Paul), but I'm glad to be home.

The next time we all get together this summer in New York, both little boys will be much bigger and hopefully playing together!

Back to VA

This month we went back to Virginia for the first time as a family since Paul and I moved to Colorado in 2007. The impetus for our trip was the wedding of my good friend Kristen Dunne in Leesburg on October 10. It was a beautiful wedding and we were so excited to be able to be there to celebrate with Kristen and Walter. Being in VA, we also got to visit with lots of other friends and introduce them to our little peanut.

And as an extra special bonus, Jacob got to see Grandpa David and Grandma Jacquie who came down from NY to spend time with him and babysit while we were at the wedding. There were so many terrific photos which I've posted on Facebook, but this one with Grandpa and Grandma is just too sweet.

Announcing Liam Jennings Inerfeld

Paul and I are so excited to welcome our first nephew and Jacob's first cousin Liam! He came as quite a surprise on October 5 since his due date wasn't until November 15, so he was a month and a half early. Though he's a premie, Liam is a healthy baby boy at 5 lbs 6 oz and 18 inches long. He's currently being monitored in the NICU and hopefully will be going home soon.

The coolest part is that Jacob and I were already scheduled to visit Rob and Stephanie at the end of October. Now we'll get to meet Liam while we're there!

Sleepyheads

Mr. Giggles

My Dream Come True!

Ever since we got Gus last summer, my dream has been that I would wake up one morning and find Gus and Mable curled up together.

This weekend we got close...I found them sunning themselves right next to each other!

Since I'm usually the one taking all the pictures of our little peanut, there are so few of me with him! I forced Paul to take this one since he was looking so cute snoozing away in his sling.

Paul as the Stork

My new friend Claudia Landau was so kind as to lend me a couple of awesome baby wearing devices: a fleece sling and a moby. The moby is this incredibly long piece of fabric (about 10 feet) which I wrap all around me and slide Jacob into. I'm like an African woman going out to work in the field with her baby, LOL.

Paul loves to wear the baby in the sling, and once he's in there Jacob just passes out. Here you can see Paul holding Jacob in the sling after he's taken it off. Doesn't he look like the Stork?!? And below is little peanut Jacob happily snuggled in his sling.

The Mountains

We've now lived in Colorado for almost a year and a half and while Paul has been skiing many times, I haven't spent much time in the mountains. This weekend we were invited to a party with the Zedecks in Steamboat Springs.

Not only did this give us the opportunity to bond with Paul's cousins and see Nana Judie and Grandpa Fred, but we also got to visit a new part of the state and drive back through Rocky Mountain National Park. The park is amazing! It's too bad we couldn't stop more since we had to keep up with baby feedings, but we both look forward to going back soon when we have more time.