Seriously. This economy stuff blows.

I just talked to someone at a school I applied to and, though the search hasn't been cancelled, it sounds like it's been put on some serious kind of hold. It also sounds like the job may morph in some way when it is out of this holding pattern. I am thinking it might not be tenure-track anymore or something. I said, I picked a great year to finish. She kindly pointed out that things are going to continue to be sucky b/c there will be a backlog of qualified people from this year, and, therefore, even under better circumstances, more people per job than usual for several years to come. Awesome. I barely had it in my to finish. Do I have it in me to work my butt off for some publications just to maybe, possibly be able to get an academic job in a few years? Not to mention issues of money, possible additional children, and Josh wanting to get to do something he actually likes.


But look...Eli is cute...and "crying" has maybe worked (though I refuse to say it has definitively b/c I don't want to jinx things...I probably just did), although it actually involved a lot less crying than ever occurred when we used to go in his room to "soothe" him back to sleep. Apparently, we cause crying. Also, maybe it was too cold for him.


Oh, and in other news, Eli is over 9 months old now. He weighs approx. 25.5 lbs and measures close to 31 inches. He is still off the charts, but he's a little slow in terms of moving around - nothing close to crawling, pulling himself up to stand, or getting himself from lying to sitting. We are currently working on said skills as well as the "pincer" grasp - the last skill with the aid of Cheerios. We are officially a family: there are mutilated Cheerio bits everywhere you turn.