AUTHOR: Scott G DATE: 11:44:00 PM ----- BODY:

Small strides and the joys of parenting..

Every day that I hold Alexandra or she lays on my chest I see the little things she does. She's only three weeks old but she can lift her head on her own for a decent amount of time and a few other things. She tries to crawl but doesn't have the motor skills just yet. She's learning that for each motion or action she does, there can be movement as a result of it. For instance last night she lifted her head and tilted it towards Deb and I let her kind of roll off onto Deb's lap. She learned that something she did resulted in her moving onto Mommy's lap. She even holds her pacifier in her own mouth. She likes to lay on her side and most of the time she'll prop her head up on her own hands or arms, like a little adult. Not only is it so cute to look at, but amazing that she knows what she's doing. I get endless amounts of joy from just being around my daughter and being her father. As far as work goes things are looking up. I obviously still don't like being taken advantage of in the interest of cost savings, but that's life. I can do this or do a job that won't even put me on the schedule. Some day I'll stumble upon a good job or I'll somehow develop a connection. My friend Brian has a lot of connections. I'm not saying he doesn't have to apply every time, but most times he doesn't. No one has ever given me a job (summer jobs aside) or even lent a hand. I know I have some skills so I'll just have to go with that and hope things happen. Until tomorrow.. --------