Bumbo

Last week we did a lot of this...
...watching Andy Roddick and other pro players play in a US Open Series tourney in the ATL. It was ridiculously hot but we had a great time watching these guys play.

And for fun at home, we brought out the Bumbo! Matthew loves sitting in it...I think he likes the view and the feeling of independence sitting on his own. He has also started to hold things on his own.
The Bumbo is getting a lot of use these days. Any one else have a 3 yr old that still fits in a Bumbo seat?? Didn't think so. Of course Nate wants it to be his now...he even asks to sit in it at the dinner table instead of his booster seat.

Matthew's fingers are also getting a lot of use these days...he typically has four fingers in his mouth at one time. I thought he was going to be a thumb sucker but now I think he is just going to be a finger chewer!

So, the "fun changes" that I referred to in the last post might only be exciting for us...but I am happy to say that our routine is completely changing in 2 weeks. Since I won't be working in the near future (and don't know how long my hiatus will be), yet wanted to keep Nate in school, I thought it best to go ahead and enroll him in a 4 day pre-school so that he could start at the beginning of the school year. But since I will still be working for a few more months, we decided the best option was to hire a nanny in the interim to help me get Nate to and from school and to watch Matthew during the day. So we spent last week interviewing nannies and I am happy to announce that we made an offer to one, she accepted and will be starting in a couple of weeks! I think this arrangement will work out so much better for all of us - Nate will have normal school hours (9:30 - 1:30) and Matthew will get one on one attention. So, that's our fun news...hopefully the boys adjust well to the changes!