Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Too Quick

Before I've barely even blinked my eyes, we are coming up on a month in North Carolina.  Where does time go?


Calvin is loving (almost) every minute of his life these days.  He lives to be outside and really enjoys our new backyard.  He is walking (and trying to run!), using a few words, and pointing to everything.  He tries to sing along to his favorite song (La la Lemon).  He'd rather be collecting leaves than playing with just about any toy he owns.  He mostly eats whatever we do but loves cheese, strawberries, watermelon, and cheerios.  Calvin loves the dogs but is especially partial to Blue (he tries to say his name!).  I love watching Calvin's curiosity grow day.


Devin is really enjoying being a resident.  We had two weeks of orientation before diving into cardiology.  There is a great group of interns, and that has made a big difference.  He is figuring out a pretty good work/life balance at this point but is definitely enjoying the weekends off this month.  Thanks to all the rain, we've needed our grass cut weekly, so those weekends have been useful for Devin.  They've also allowed us to explore the area, as well.  And, we did get to take a quick trip to Georgia this past weekend.


As for me, I'm finding that mothering a toddler keeps me much busier than mothering a baby did.  We go to the library and the park frequently.  Grocery shopping has become something I mostly do without Devin (we did it together 95% of the time until now).  We meet up for play dates and have started having visitors (with 4 more lined up before the month is over!).  There have been residency events I've been able to accompany Devin on--both with and without Calvin.  Additionally, we have found renters for our house in Augusta, so I've been back and forth with our realtor on that.


In short, we are keeping busy but loving our lives very much.  We count ourselves very lucky to have ended up living in Kannapolis, NC.  We're one month in out of many, many more to come!

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Another Fourth

We have spent a very good day celebrating our first Independence Day here in North Carolina.  

Happy Fourth of July from the Stephens Family!