Clint and Stefanie McKoy: October 2008

Sorry it has been so long since my last post. It has gotten really busy for the McKoy house hold. I am into the full swing at school. I have been there for 3 weeks now and it is EXTREMELY hard for me to balance it all. My class this year is proving to be a challenge for me. In past years I could give my students some independent work and I could get some things done in the classroom. This year this hasn't been an option. So, it requires a lot more time at home for me to stay caught up. I was saying I felt like my head was barely above the water. Now I feel like I am making some movement forward!

To top it off I am also deep into my graduate work. At least this class is easy and I somewhat enjoy it. I can normally complete all the homework in a few hours on the weekends. This week I won't be able to so it will present a new challenge. I am so close to being done. I hope to finish this summer. And, as crazy as it is, I want to get my doctorate right after. I don't wan to stop or I might never get started again.

Now to the kiddo. Kolby grows and grows. He has discovered he has hands! He loves to look at them and chew on them. He even likes his Mommy and Daddy's hands. He gets more alert each day and it is wonderful. I have even been blessed with 2 whole nights of sleep! I still wake up during the normal feeding times because Kolby gets restless and makes noise. I just leave him alone and he falls right back to sleep. Hopefully he will stop this restlessness and I won't wake up at all!!!

Kolby has also gotten into the habit of pooping in the bathtub. In this past week he has pooped in the tub 3 times! It is so gross but I actually found myself telling Clint, "It is just poop" as he was trying to clean it up. When in your life does that phrase come up a lot? Life with a baby I guess!!!

Now some pictures-

Michelle (Babysitter) took these for me when she was watching Kolby.