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Trips

Well both of us are no longer in state. I'm in Arizona now visiting my parents with Abby and Brian's at a conference in Wisconsin. Both are going really well. Abby has done well getting used to my mom and dad. She's been really happy the past two days and has been a lot of fun. She's been in a walker for the first time and is cruising around their house. It's really funny to run away from her and have her chase you. She really flies. Abby's also getting tons better at drinking from a cup. She now holds it herself and tips it. She's figured out that the best way to drink is not to bite the cup but sip from it. This is a HUGE improvement. It's really cool to see. Not that there aren't times where she's so excited to drink she throws water all over her face, but she laughs it off (I do too). She's also crawling on hands and knees! Well, one leg seems to want to use the foot rather than the knee, but it's still the same idea. We took Abby to the library to get some books and loved Dora the Explorer. Mom and Dad got her a few toys and she's really liked the different colored rings that you pull off the yellow stick (you know, the pyramid type of thing). We're also going to have a little pickleball action tonight. That should be fun.

Brian's loving the conference. He presented yesterday and said that it went really well. He's made a lot of contacts and caught up with some others he hasn't seen probably since last year's conference. He's learned of a few opportunities at universities this year in the U.S. and abroad. It sounds like there are some pretty good options going, so I'm pretty excited to have some possible places where we might be next year. It's definitely an exciting time. Tomorrow he'll be off to Washington, D.C. for his next conference. He sure is becoming quite the traveler. He tells me Wisconsin is beautiful though, so I'm looking forward to some pictures. That's about it from this Hartman clan for now. We do have some videos of Abby in her walker, and some pics from this trip, but that will have to wait for a little while until I can figure out the best way to get them up. Hope all is going well!