updates! updates!

Well, I’m a horrible blogger. I’ve thought about trying to update the blog on everything that has happened in our lives since mid-June. But that would lead to more procrastination…

So in short:

Emmett started daycare. He didn’t want/take bottles. For the first two weeks I had to go back and forth from work to daycare to feed him. After this he started taking bottles, but then threw a nursing strike. Sigh. This has also resolved itself.

My parents came to visit. It was great to see them, and ultimately much easier than flying to the Midwest, renting a car, and driving 5 hours to Kansas. This coincided with Emmett starting daycare so it was nice to be able to cry to my mom about that. I was really excited to introduce them to Emmett.

I started work again. I thought this would be horrible. But, it wasn’t bad. I would still prefer to spend all day with my little boy, but ultimately for now daycare it is. I think being a mother has helped me put aside work stress. Ultimately, little work things that used to stress me out I have a new attitude about. The do not matter to me anymore. It’s only a very small part of my day. And not an important part at that.

Aaron has done a few stints of field work. I feel like I just recently became ok with his stints away from home and used the time to watch shows he would hate and enjoy food he would dislike (olives, popcorn, pickles). Having a child makes fieldwork just awful again. It is hard work being a single parent. Kudos to all of you out there, seriously. It takes a lot of energy and isn’t for the faint of heart.

Chris and Rachel our friends from our Seattle days came to visit us. It was so great to see them both. I can’t believe I haven’t seen them in 5 years. That’s downright silly. But, you know how it is with good friends, how you can just pick right back up where you left off? I love that. I wish I could move all of our Seattle group up here (or at least, have us all live in the same spot again). It’s hard work making friends when you are adults.

We went on our first camp trip with Emmett this weekend. We went to the Lake Louise area. We didn’t stay in the campground, for fear of annoying other campers with cries. But it was great to watch Emmett. He is so curious and wants to look at absolutely everything. He also gets a little attitude when you try to prevent him from getting the absolute best view. We all had a lot of fun, and I think Emmett loved it. It was really hard to put him down to sleep at his normal 6:30pm bedtime. It doesn’t get dark here until after 11 and he was, let’s say, very reluctant to go to sleep. After 2 hours he finally crashed. He had his own tent that was set up in the vestibule of our tent (trust me, he was safe and warm). The highlight of the trip, for me, was when he woke up in the middle of the night and I unzipped our tent to get him, he saw me and the look on his face was an incredible mixture of happiness and excitement almost as if to say, “Mom! You’re here?! Isn’t this awesome!!” It melted my heart and made my night.

Aaron was hired on permanently here at AVO. This is really great for us, because we can finally settle down in one spot at least for the foreseeable future. No more moving every 2-5 years. We are excited to stay, and I would say lucky. But Aaron is terrific at his job, so whereas there might be a bit of luck involved, a large majority of it is talent and hard work.

There, I think you are caught up. Hopefully, updating now won’t seem like such a major chore. 

sew sugar pie

my dear friend, nichole, has her own company called sew sugar pie. check out her etsy page here. she is so super talented and sweet. she sent a large package a while back to spoil us.

she doesn't just make baby gear either. she also has sweet scarves and headbands for the ladies. she sent me two scarves (not pictured) that i adore. i've received several compliments on them. 

go check out her store and spoil yourself or your favorite babe.

week 33

i'm struggling a bit with the posts. i would like to write something other than baby/pregancy posts, lest you think this blog is going to become all about baby and not about us. not that there is anything wrong with that, but it has always bothered me when people have a baby and they no longer write about there lives, you never even see them in their own christmas cards. don't get me wrong, i love getting baby updates, but i also want to get updates about them as well.

the thing is, is that right now, pretty much most of the time is spent getting ready for the little babe to make an appearance. for instance, today, we have a total of 3 appointments (midwife, pediatrician, and birthing class - and yes, these are on top of work schedules).

yes, the cutsie dress is gone

my friend, lauren, threw us a baby shower last thursday at the glacier brewhouse. it was perfect. no games, or decorations. just people and food (and gifts). it was a nice, low key way to celebrate. just our style.

in non-baby related news, we threw a superball party last night. lots of friends came over. no one seemed to care much who one - everyone pretty much disliked both teams, myself included. but a fun way to spend the afternoon.

happy day of thanks!

we obviously have a lot to be thankful for this year (and previous years). do you ever feel so fortunate and lucky that you are afraid it will all go away one day?

what did you do to celebrate? we went to a "friendsgiving" at our friends sara and steve. there were about 20 people there. yes, 20. does that seem like a lot to you? usually get togethers with 20 people would require me to be drinking some wine, due to the introvertness in me. however, as you know, that is not to be. i think it is actually good for me to to be forced into these social situations head on. and it was fun. we both had a good time hanging out with friends, and making new ones. and, of course, the food was delicious. we got home around midnight and we still so keyed up that we went for a walk around the neighborhood. perhaps, my favorite part of the day.

the next day we watched planes, trains, and automobiles. i love that movie and haven't seen it in years. its awesome that a movie that old can still be relevant, and funny by today's standards. 

dinner with friends

this weekend we had our friends, richard and karen, over for dinner. of course, they also brought their adorable 1 year old son, oliver as well. it was neat to be able to observe a 1 year old. what interests him (aaron's face, balls of yarn, a pumpkin), how he behaves when tired, etc. we had beer cheddar soup, and they brought a delicious salad. karen also brought over some spare baby things they didn't use...so we officially have our first baby things (well, that weren't knitted). i can't believe we are going to have someone that can fit into those clothes soon. it doesn't seem real.

it will be here sooner than we think, i'm sure. especially because the holidays have a tendency to fly by here, particularly with agu around the corner.

gift from t

yesterday after coming home from a particularly grueling day at work i was greeted with a package from theresa.

this really made my day. how often do you get something in the mail that isn't a bill? on top of that, a gift when it isn't your birthday or christmas? thanks, taytor. you are the greatest. 

hidden lake

last weekend we had our last camp trip of the season. we met our friends, john and cara at hidden lake. they have a boat so we loaded up our gear and went to an island in the middle of the lake to camp. the trees were in full color and the sunset was breathtaking.