A.B. Kagledom

If you were paying attention to business news last week you may have heard last Wednesday that Motorola was laying off 4,000 people starting immediately. That news was rumored internally to be happening on Monday, and then on Tuesday, and then there were 8 hours on Wednesday where we Motorolans were waiting with anticipation for the chopping to begin. The cuts were brutal and impacted a great number of my friends and coworkers in the Chicago office. Sure, life goes on but I didn't feel like posting anything cute or silly so I didn't post at all. Oh and then there was that big deadline on Friday to make - even with all the turmoil.

Last night I tried to get the pictures off of Matthew's phone - he has over 100 mostly adorable shots from the past few months - but the cheap laptop we bought is not making things easy so after an hour of trying to get Bluetooth to STAY ON I gave up. I'll use one of my work laptops sometime soon.

Adlai stopped crawling sometime last week. He's a cute walker - sticking his chest forward and toddling with a wide stance. We spent more of the weekend outside enjoying the warmth than inside and, on one trip to the park, he nearly started running. He loves his new independence and is occasionally insisting that he walk - especially when it is inconvenient.

This toddlerhood of his has us thinking we should go back to using the crank-o-meter on this site. Boy does this boy have a temper! It is clear that Adlai is very frustrated by not being able to do everything we do. He expects to use adult utensils - especially sharp forks - so meal time is a struggle. He expects to dress himself and put on his own shoes. He hates having his diaper changed - treating it as an exercise in how loud he can scream and cry and experimenting with squirming away.

Luckily, we know this will pass. Adlai is getting better at talking with "What's that?" and "Hey there!" And his pointing and leaning skills get across what he wants and where he wants to go (when held).

I asked him on Monday morning if he wanted to nurse and it was clear that he wasn't all that interested so he took a cup of milk instead and that was the end. He has been very loving toward me these past couple of weeks so it was a good enough time to let go. Still, it is a bit sad knowing that it is the end of nursing and babyhood - forever.

And then he was cranky and misunderstood and Simon was verbally charming and I was reminded of how much we have to look forward to in the future.