Ok, I have to apologize that my blog posts have sucked about 10 kinds of ass lately. Well, mostly because they've been focused on my child's ass and what is coming out of it. Well, I'm happy to report that the evil river of green slime has dried up into nice solid poops and we can all get back to our normal lives again.
A lot has been going on and I find myself thinking up posts in my head as I drift off to sleep at night, only to wake up in the morning and forget everything by the time I sit down at the computer. Here are some of the things I've wanted to write about but probably won't get the chance:
- Draper Park is positively INFESTED with LDS missionaries. I swear, they come out of no where, drop out of the trees, crawl up out of the sandbox... I've been approached nearly every single time I go there, and we go about 3 times / week. I'd go to another park, but it's the only one close by that has baby swings and it has positively beautiful walking paths. I go to the park to play with my son, not to hear a message about Jesus Christ. I've started taking my cell phone and pretending I'm talking on it so they'll leave me alone. I find it pretty sad that I can't just enjoy a nice Autumn day in the park with my son without being solicited.
- John and I had a parenting talk the other day following a particulary frustrating evening with Alex getting into everything. This is really the first time we've talked about parenting that wasn't just abstract or theory. It was kind of strange, the fact that we actually have to be PARENTS now. Up until recently it's all been babysitting, caretaking... Now we have to be mindful that what we do affects who he is. In particular, I was frustrated that John doesn't play with Alex or really spend any significant amount of time with him. He says hi, swings him around, hugs and kisses him and then goes about his life as normal. Since our talk, John has made a point to get down on the floor, chase him around and play with him, and already I think it's made a huge difference in their relationship.
- In my ongoing effort to turn my skinny bones boy into a butterball, I've begun feeding him "bad" foods. He now eats chicken nuggets and french fries. Oh, it just kills me watching him eat that stuff because up until now I'd been so careful to give him only healthy foods. I'm still holding back on sweets though. He's also getting a supplemental meal shake in addition to what he normally eats every day which adds about 200 calories. I think I'm seeing some results. He's still skinny, but I think his belly is rounding out a little bit.
- My back is finally better, still sore, but I can definately live with it. I dropped out of physical therapy after only 4 sessions because I felt I could do the very same things they were doing to me at home for free. I've started doing Yoga 20 min / day a few times a week and it has done wonders.
- I need to make more of an effort to get Alex involved in playgroups. The weekly neighborhood playgroup keeps getting cancelled, either due to weather or other reasons, and I think it's really a shame because Alex really seems to enjoy being around other kids. I'm thinking about signing him up at baby gym again for the winter so he can have a sure thing to look forward to. It's expensive though, so we'll have to see if our new budget will allow for it.
All in all, I think life is going well. I'm going to try to write better and more interesting posts from now on, hopefully nothing related to the contents of my son's diapers.
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