Raindrops keep falling on my head.
Hello, hello! So I didn’t quite get around to writing this past sunday. I had visiting teaching and trying to get breadsticks made and then we went to eat dinner with a couple of families in the ward. We had homemade pizza. This combined with breadsticks, salad, and lemon bars made for a well rounded and tasty meal. Saturday was busy as well, although I don’t remember what we did most of the day in the evening we went and saw Prince Caspian with my dad. It was an excellent movie and I would once again like to encourage everyone to READ THE BOOKS!!! As you know movies take liberties and don’t always get all of the details of the books, leave some out altogether or rearrange them into a different order. It had been long enough since I have read the books to be able to enjoy the movie for what it was but I still liked the books better.
I have also been thinking that this is the coldest (although still pleasant) and rainiest transition into summer that I have seen for a long while and I am somewhat relieved. I was nervous back in February/March when we were already having 90 degree weather and was preparing myself for a long, HOT summer. Thank goodness for rain. But I have one question? Why all the talk about global warming when we had a colder winter then we had for several years and now we are having a normal rainy, cool spring rather then the HOT HOT ones we have had? I know, I know global warming diehards would say that the extreme in heat would have an equal an opposite reaction with an extreme in cold, but the last thing I heard on the matter is that it the warming trend has been at a stand still since 1999. I believe in global climate change but not in the possibility of such extreme that we would have major problems as a result within 20 years because by then it could be getting cold or hot again. Anyway, let me jump down off my soap box. 🙂
So, Aiden is continually growing. He was blowing spit bubbles yesterday and has learned to grab things that we hold close where he can reach them. He has even started to grab at the dangly objects on his swing. On top of that I have been more diligent about giving him tummy time (to encourage rolling over and crawling) and now he will push up with his arms fully extended for short periods of time. He is still not quite sitting on his own yet because his tummy muscles are still too weak but it should be any day now. He has started on baby food now (view video of his first feeding at http://wilhelmsenfamilyadventures.blogspot.com/), mostly rice cereal mixed with a little bit (like a 1/4 tsp.) of fruit or veggie. He didn’t seem to sure about the applesauce but he seems to enjoy sweet potatoes. I only feed him baby food once a day and only a little bit because it really isn’t neccessary for his diet yet. It is more of a curiosity and love of varying flavors for Aiden. I think it makes him feel grown up. He also likes crackers and those gerber wagon wheels. He is really good about gumming them until they are pasty and then swallowing. I also should mention that his eyes are still blue and seem to be getting more blue every day. I also can see some itty bitty blond hairs growing in on his head. Your guess is as good as mine as to what color his hair will end up. I think it will be a lighter brown or blond. I guess we shall see.
As for Brandon, he is really enjoying his job. They already gave him a $1.00 raise because they were so pleased with how he works. I am just glad that he can finally work somewhere that the they appreciate him for his hard work and abilities. It also helps that the business is still working through some of the kinks of start up and that in July they will be moving to a larger facility. So Brandon was able to get in on the ground floor. I think he also enjoys working with/for someone who is not much older then he is and knows all the ins and outs about starting a business. It has been a busy summer break so far but I hope to be able to allow Brandon do to some of the things that he has been wanting to do. He did start working on his HUGE kite the past Saturday and did not get nearly as much done on it as he thought he would. I knew it was a huge project and would probably take longer then he expected but had no idea how much longer. He is a creative and curious sort and I love him with all my heart and soul. 😉
As for me well, I just keep busy here at home with Aiden. He has been keeping more of a predictable routine the past week or two and this has been nice because I can anticipate how long I have to do things and when to try and get them done. I have been working on turning my extended family back into blogging instead of me stressing out to get a quarterly newsletter designed and printed and there have been a few kinks in the things that I have wanted to do with it. I also have decided to have one sewing/craft project a week, to read one book, and to scrapbook one page (digitally for the most part). This combined with occasional relief society activities (about one a week), household chores, and taking care of Aiden pretty much fills up my week. I do hope to go to some concerts in the park and the Farmer’s Market this summer and I would like to go to the zoo once (I wish it weren’t so expensive) but we will see if we have a lull long enough to do it.
Lastly, Brandon and I are buying our bow and some arrows tomorrow. It is pretty exciting for me to be taking up a new hobby. I also want to learn fencing/swordsmanship. As you all are well aware I am not very active or athletic and much prefer activities that take mental skill and discipline. That is why archery and swordsmanship are so enticing to me. I also want to try polynesian dancing and have for years. I almost paid the $35 to take it at Kearns High through the Granite District community classes but it is too far to drive 8 times for an hour long class. I am hoping that they will offer it again in the fall somewhere closer to home.
Well, I better quit this jibber jabbering now so that you can go do something that you need to get done. 🙂 Thanks for reading…