The Wilhelmsen Botanical Blog

We had a busy week.

Tuesday evening we went to a surprise birthday for a friend of mine.  Aiden loved running around at the clubhouse where the party was held and opening and closing multiple doors.

Wednesday we took Aiden to Wild Wednesday (free day) at Hogle Zoo.  He loved running around and seemed to be most interested in the monkey’s/apes.

Thursday was my 30 week appt. with the obgyn.  I am still measuring  a week and a half big but had only gained one pound.  Total weight gain so far 11 pounds!  THANK GOODNESS!  My goal is to gain a total of 20 for this pregnancy.  (I gained 40 with Aiden and started out this pregnancy ten pounds heavier.)  He also listened to the heartbeat and felt my stomach to see if he could tell whether Lucas is head up or head down.  Good news!  Lucas is head down and the likelihood of him flipping to head up this late in the game is very small.  Good news all around!

Friday evening we went to Bountiful to help celebrate the 1st birthday of my cousin’s daughter.  It was busy and I was having dog allergies and struggling to breathe but it was fun to see family and to have a chance to visit.

Saturday we headed up to my dad’s in the morning so that we could empty out our storage unit and store it in Aiden’s old room at my dad’s house.  Aiden was very excited to see grandpa and we ended up going to lunch with my dad before shopping for Aiden’s birthday party meal.  When it came time to leave Aiden had a meltdown, he did not want to put his coat on and I think that he was a little bit confused.  My theory is that it finally occurred to him that grandpa wasn’t moving with us and that we were not on a vacation and going to return “home” to grandpa’s.  It was also the first time that my dad was home when we brought Aiden over.  As a result the reality that it was grandpa’s home and that our new place is our home probably rocked his world a little bit.  He was still a little shaky and had another melt down when it got to be nap time and I had to put him to bed.  He has been ok today though.

Later on during dinner prayer Aiden loudly declared, “Mommy farted.” and in reality no one had farted.  Truth be told I had a hard time finishing the prayer because I was laughing.  After dinner we took Aiden to the dino play area at the mall.  He really enjoyed running around and going down the slide multiple times.  While he played I ran to get a drink and because I thought somebody was trying to get my attention and following me I bypassed the drinking fountain and went into the bathroom.  After finishing my business I grabbed some toilet paper and when I went to pull it off I yanked so hard that the door to the toilet paper holder popped open and the roll fell on the floor releasing about 3 feet of toilet paper.  The worst part is that someone else was in the bathroom and I felt so embarrassed.  The thought that went through my head was, “Oh great.  How embarrassing.”  Then of course I had to laugh.  I did put the roll back in it’s proper place and close the door to the holder and in my defense it didn’t latch properly so it could have happened to anyone.

In the late evening when Brandon was changing Aiden for bed I asked him, “Aiden, which came first the chicken or the egg?”  To which he replied, “Chicken or egg?”  So Brandon clarified by saying, “Yes, but which was first the chicken; or the egg?”  Aiden’s answer, “Egg.”  So Brandon asked him is he had any evidence to support his answer and Aiden said, “We’re washing the eggs.”  So there you are, Aiden has solved one of life’s little mysteries.  I should ask him the meaning to life to see if he can clear that up for us as well.

In other news we have completed week one of veggies around the world.  We had sweet potato bread, sweet potato waffles, and sweet potato croquettes this week (on separate nights, we aren’t crazy).  I must say all three were a success!  If anybody ever wants a recipe for something that we try feel free to comment on our post and I will e-mail it to you.  This upcoming week we will be trying out two brussels sprouts recipes!  Don’t grimace just yet, those brussels sprouts have such a bad rap because nobody ever does anything except steam them.  We will reveal our recipes to you next week and let you know how work out.

Lastly, Aiden is to the point (height and dexterity wise) where he can pretty much open any door knob that stands in his way.  So if we ever come over to your house then consider yourself adequately warned!  🙂  Have a good week!  Thanks for reading.