It’s a Marshmallow World in the Winter! :)
Hello again! I have been over stressed for some reason even though I have felt like I have been managing the millions of things I need to do better then before. This stress has led to me getting frustrated and overwhelmed more easily which have leaked into my mothering. Of course, anytime time I have felt even the least bit frustrated with Aiden in all of his short 10 months I have thought that I must be the worst mother ever to be frustrated by something as young, innocent, and unintentionally difficult as my Aiden. This in turn makes me feel even worse. Such a vicious cycle.
So, last Sunday and Monday Aiden started to blow raspberries with his tongue. He hasn’t done as much as the week has progressed but it still made me laugh. Especially since on Saturday evening my mom had said, “Just wait until he is blowing raspberries and spitting his food everywhere.” A very interesting coincidence I might say. Monday Aiden managed to reach the open tub of Eucerine lotion off of my night stand and had a thick coating of it on his left foot and a slightly lighter coating on his right hand. Sorry for the lack of pictures of it, I didn’t get to the camera quick enough.
Tuesday, I was looking at everything Brandon has left to do to finish out the semester and noticed a big project for geology that he hadn’t mentioned was due that same day. I helped him with it and we got it turned in on time. Phew! It could have meant the difference between passing and not passing. We are still crossing our fingers about that one class but he feels like he did well on his final.
Wednesday was Aiden’s first real big bonk. He was standing up holding onto a rubbermaid tote and slipped and bonked his head on the corner of the wall by our closet. It swelled up and was really red for awhile but it healed quickly and there is only a faint purple bruise in a vertical line on his forehead left.
Thursday I made yummy oatmeal raisin cookies and then Aiden and I went over to my grandma’s. I ended up leaving my inhaler at home so unfortunately I didn’t help much but we did have a lot of fun with Aiden. We gave him a bath in grandma’s tub, covered him with stuffed animals, and watched in amazement as he crawled around and around and around. He is a busy body and curious about EVERYTHING! I like to call him a whirling dervish. In the evening my aunt’s came over and a couple of my cousin-in-laws to help decorate grandma’s tree. They were just getting going when I went home with my hubby.
Friday, Aiden and I spent some brief time with Brandon and then he dropped me off at my hair appointment and Aiden off at Grandma’s to be baby sat. I decided that I wanted a perm and so I got one. It is still taking a little bit of getting used to but I think it is fun and that I will definitely like it even better after I get to wash it tomorrow!
Saturday was Brandon’s company party at the E-center. We had my aunt babysit Aiden while we attended. The food was good, ham, potatoes, rolls, salad, and juice and the entertainment was even better! Who doesn’t LOVE a good game of ice hockey? It is my favorite sport! We left early so that we could get Aiden home to bed but after checking online today I found out the the Grizzlies won! (It wasn’t looking so hot when we left it was 3-0 with the Grizz down). The end score was Grizzlies 5, Thunder 3! GO GRIZZLIES!!! If you check out our other blog in a day or two you can check out the video we caught of a fist fight on the ice. (This was the first time I had seen a fist fight during a game.) SO EXCITING!!! Oh, and earlier in the day we watched Speed Racer. There were a few cheesy parts but I have decided that I did like the movie.
Today we went to church as usual and I found out that last week when we went to a blessing that our ward had only had sacrament because a water main broke and was gushing into the building near the bishops office. Apparently it had also broken some windows. As a result they canceled classes. I am glad that I didn’t try and go to relief society like I was thinking because the building would have been locked and empty. Church was good though and I really liked the lesson that we had in relief society. Oh, one other thing. I keep Eucerine in Aiden’s room for his dry skin and I had it on the diaper changing table because I usually put it on in the morning when I change Aiden from jammies to clothes (his dry patches are on his back). Well Brandon moved it to the shelf below and later this afternoon I went in to check on Aiden and lo and behold he had found the lotion and gotten it on his face. Who knows if he ate some or just got it near his mouth. Twice in one week?!?!? Goodness.
A few other things to note. As of Thursday Aiden has now been standing for anywhere from 5-15 seconds on his own once or twice a day. Sometimes he will let go of whatever he is holding onto and sometimes Brandon or I will stand him up, let go and move away quickly. Crazy to think that soon he will be walking! On top of this his top two middle teeth are getting ready to break through the skin anytime. His top left tooth is super close to the surface and looks ready to burst! The last fun thing is that Aiden has started to mimic us and the first thing he has learned is how to clap. Check our other blog in a day or two to see video of Aiden clapping. Well, have a good week and good luck with all of your last minute Christmas preparations. Thanks for reading…
