Glad to be Back

(Please click here for photos from August and here to see our September photographs.)

So, it looks like it's been a month since our last post. Did you miss us? If you did, and you're one of our friends that supposedly has a blog as well, maybe it will give you something to think about!

Our absence was warranted as we had some computer trouble. We had our hard drive crash on us very quickly. I should know better, considering I work with computers all day, but I did NOT have adequate backups. It had been about two months since our last backup, so I had to scramble to recover data. Luckily, I was able to get dotPhoto's download service to function properly so I was able to get all of our photos back. Other than that, we lost a few videos and documents, but nothing as bad as if we had lost all those photos. Now, we have a redundant solution in place along with an easier, and continual backup system running so we shouldn't have to deal with this again. If you do not backup your files, and you care about them at all, I would suggest investing in an external hard drive or an online backup service. Shoot me an e-mail if you would like any suggestions.

In the past month, we have done a ton of things that you'll be able to see in the photos. It would take far too long to describe them all in detail, so just take a look at the photos above and you'll be able to get a pretty good clue about the fun we've been having. The biggest change has been Jake learning to walk. He went from taking about 5 to 10 steps before collapsing one weekend to walking everywhere the following weekend. He can now walk all the way from his classroom to the front doors at day care. He can easily find his way down the aisle at Church to find Michele after we wait outside to hear the bells ring. I've even taken him on a few walks around the block where he's been on his own (he doesn't want any help most of the time) for probably a third of the distance!

Jake has also started eating MUCH better. He's still on some baby food, but mostly it's just to get him to start on the real food that we've made for him. He really likes fruits like cranberries, raisins, grapes, and, as you'll see below, cantaloupe.