Another Luckhaupt

Mommy July 4th, 2006

Poor Alex has been through a crazy few weeks, but he’s hanging in there, and wanted to wish everyone a happy 4th of July!  (This special 4th of July outfit is a hand-me-down from his cousin Annie, whom he finally got to meet on Saturday.  Thanks, Annie!)

First, Mommy found out that she had to work at the Michigan Department of Community Health in Lansing for the month of June (instead of working from home like she thought she could).  So, starting Monday June 5, Mommy, Alex, and Mommy’s mommy (Grandmother Susie) moved into a hotel in Lansing for a week so Mommy wouldn’t have to commute.  That was convenient, but we missed Daddy!  So, we moved back home to Ann Arbor and Mommy found carpools to commute with for the rest of the month.  Grandma & Grandpa Luckhaupt came and stayed with Alex for weeks 2 & 3, then Grandmother Susie returned for week 4 to watch Alex and supervise the moving guys.  Thank goodness for Alex’s wonderful grandparents or Mommy never could have made it back to Lansing for 4 weeks and she might not have completed her preventive medicine residency!

Then last week (Mommy’s 4th week in Lansing), things got even more hectic for Alex!  Daddy went to Cincinnati to close on our new house (which Mommy & Alex had only seen in pictures) on Wednesday, and the movers came to pack up our condo in Ann Arbor on Thursday.  On Friday, the movers took all our stuff away, and Mommy, Grandmother, & Alex followed them to Cincinnati after Mommy got off work.  After spending the night in a hotel with Daddy, Mommy and Alex finally got to see our new house on Saturday.  I think Daddy was relieved that we liked it!

Unfortunately, we barely had time to unpack a few things before we had to go to bed to rest up for our big car ride on Sunday.  We had to drive all the way to Atlanta for Mommy’s training for her new job as an EIS (Epidemiology Intelligence Service) officer with the CDC (Centers for Disease Control).  Although her position is at NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health) in Cincinnati, she still has to go through training in Atlanta for 4 weeks.

So now we’re moved into another hotel.  (At least it’s a Residence Inn)  Daddy & Alex get to hang out and bond while Mommy goes to training for these 4 weeks.  Then we finally get to really move into our house and get settled in Cincinnati at the beginning of August. 

This has been a lot for a little guy who will just be 8 weeks old tomorrow to handle!  But Mommy & Daddy think he’s really being a trooper!

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