Grandpa Meets Benjamin

My Dad came into town this last week and met his grandson Benjamin. It was a nice visit to spend time together. Dad is busy with his new boat and getting ready for the fishing season.

Punch Dub

Jared and I drove to Snohomish to do some shopping today. While traveling down Hwy 2 we started to notice an absurd amount of VW cars and other European cars like BMW and Audi's. There would be batches of these cars in a row and then sometimes every other car or every 3-5 cars. It was insane. VW cars were definitely the majority of the European cars we saw. I told Jared it's a good thing we aren't playing punch dub. Do you know what punch dub is? It's like slug bug but it's for any VW car. We would have been really sore if we were playing punch dub while driving into and through Monroe.

On the way back from Snohomish I saw a sign on the back of a truck that said, "Buy a gun and piss off a liberal." I started laughing and looked at Jared and he smiled. He knew exactly why I was laughing.

Projectile Poop, dairy and 11 lbs.

I have a few things I want to write about but I don't think I can make it a cohesive piece. So I am going to write them but in separate paragraphs so it will be a little random.

"No one warned us about projectile poop!" Last night Jared changed Benjamin's diaper and while doing it got hit with projectile poop. I laughed hysterically as I have been peed on many times. Today Jared was changing Benjamin's diaper again and it happened again. More projectile poop! Again I laughed hysterically at the situation. Jared made the previous comment listed about how we were warned about a boy peeing everywhere but not about the projectile poop. Now maybe the reason no one said anything about projectile poop is because it's rude, disgusting, or even taboo but if you truly know me you know my boundaries are pretty limitless in some regards.

We found that Benjamin cannot process the proteins derived from cow's milk. So now that means I can no longer partake of dairy. Which is a hard sacrifice for me because I do love milk products like cheese, ice cream and chocolate. But Benjamin is worth the sacrifice. It makes eating a little difficult. Jared and I are trying to get a bit creative. I got a craving for something sweet last night and decided I need to buy some Popsicles to fulfill my sweet tooth. But today Jared made a strawberry lemonade slush... it's a daiquiri type drink. It was delicious! Totally hit the spot and easy to make.

11 pounds to go!!!! I only have 11 pounds left to lose to be back at my pre-pregnancy weight. The weight has just been melting off so far which has been great. Jared and I have been taking walks together with Benjamin too which helps. I am going to start working out on my Wii Fit again too. That combined with trying to eat healthy should make it happen but we will see.

Everyday is Saturday

Everyday feels like Saturday right now. With Jared home it really does feel like Saturday every single day except Sunday's (to some degree even Sunday does). We've been sleeping in, staying up late, eating our meals at weird hours, doing chores off and on, and just hanging out.

Today we woke up took care of Benjamin and then Benjamin and I went back to sleep for a bit together. Jared went and hung out downstairs playing video games which is just how we used to do it and Benjamin fits right in.

I've done some dishes, made beef and broccoli, watched TV and cuddled with Benjamin.

I love these days. Jared goes back to work on Friday and I am a little nervous about that because I will have to figure things out on my own. I know I am capable but I've really enjoyed having Jared home and spending all this time together.

Say Good Bye

We went to Jared's parents house today for a party for Olga to say goodbye. We had a family party on my side a week ago that we took Olga to also for her to say goodbye. We had a good time just hanging out visiting and eating food.

We let people hold Benjamin which is a rarity still at this point. I will be very honest it's hard for me to let other people hold him. It's not a trust issue...I can't completely explain it. Maybe it's just possessive or protective together.

I took this picture of Corey trying to catch him licking the back door that just cracked us up. He did not want to get his picture taken at that point though.

We are home now just hanging out.

2 weeks and a graduate

Olga's graduation was yesterday. Jared and I felt a little weird going to graduation for a Senior when we had a 2 week old baby. We new it would happen that way since September but it was still pretty weird. We decided to walk to the graduation since we knew traffic and parking would not be great. It turned out good for us anyways since we hadn't taken our daily walk (we are trying to take Benjamin out for walks each day when it's nice). We got there just on time to see the graduates coming in or should I say walking down the track. They walked the track 2 at a time in no specific order. Olga walked in with her friend Jessica.

Jared and I walked around trying to keep Benjamin asleep in his stroller. We took turns taking pictures of Olga like the paparazzi.

It took us like 15 minutes to find Olga after everything was done. But we finally found her and took some pictures together before we headed home.

Tough on the heart

Being a mom is tough on the heart. I've been getting glimpses of what our Heavenly Father's love for us must be like. I don't think I will ever completely comprehend it but I've seen some glimpses.

Today we had to take Benjamin to the Dr. to get his PKU and I prayed before leaving that I would be able to be strong. I might have been strong in some way but listening to my sweet baby boy cry at the top of his lungs as they poked his foot and squeezed the blood out my heart just swelled. I wished I could endure it for him. I wished that I could take it all away. I know it's for the best and that he had to have the test but it broke my heart to watch him in pain. My eyes burned and I tried to breathe the impending tears away but I couldn't. The tears just started to flow down. As soon as I could I had Benjamin in my arms trying to comfort and calm him down. Jared had his arm around me to try and comfort me too.

Benjamin is just so adorable. We love watching him smile and looking around. We really love watching him sleep and cuddling with him.