March 16, 2012

The thing about living in a rain forest is that it rains all the time.  And when it's not actually raining, it's hanging over you in the clouds or snowing, which is basically the same as rain only prettier to watch.  We just got back from a walk around town which ended in us predicting it would rain so we started to walk faster.  We didn't make it home dry but Ryan was warm enough to stay asleep, so that's all that matters.  We walked down to the lumber yard by the dump.  It's been a while since we've been on a walk and it was so good to get out, even with the rain.  We didn't see anything new, the same dogs at the same houses, the same eagles on the same power poles, the same puddles on the roads.  But we did get some fresh air.

Today was a good day.  I'm pretty sure I was up with Ryan 3 times last night but I can't really remember.  Either way, this morning before Tyler headed to work, he brought Ryan into bed with me.  We cuddled him until Tyler had to go to work, which was conveniently at the same time that Ryan filled his diaper.  Tyler left and I got up to change the Ry man.

Our day was filled with songs, including Jesus loves Me, On Top of Spaghetti, There was an Old Woman who Swallowed a Fly, and a very other ones from my childhood.  I read to him the story of Joshua and the Israelites marching around Jericho.  I was given many smiles and giggles and took a few cute pictures.  Ryan actually slept today.  I think it's because I just let him sleep on my lap after he was done eating instead of trying to transfer him to his crib.

Tyler came and left back to work.  Not too much happened in that one hour.

This afternoon I was able to put Ryan down in his bed while he was sleeping and I got another workout in.  I'm enjoying moving again.  Being pregnant really made me inactive and even though I did still do some type of exercise, it wasn't nearly the same.  It feels good to sweat a bit again.

I spent my free time stitching.  It's not going as fast as it normally would but I guess this is the new normal and my expectations have to change.  I do still have time in the evening when Tyler is getting his Ryan time.  I think for 3 days of work on this project, I've completed an adequate amount.

For dinner tonight we had leftover meat sauce with spaghetti.  Tyler made it a few days ago so we finished up that tonight and it was just as tasty.

After dinner, we bundled Ryan up and went out for a walk.  It was the half an hour of the day when it wasn't raining and we enjoyed it.  It's always nice to get outside.  I love going for walks as a little family.  It gives Tyler and I time to talk with each other and Ryan gets his fresh air.

I've been thinking a lot about the summer these days.  I haven't been thinking about this upcoming summer but of summers when I was a little kid.  After a day of playing in the back yard at the old house, after our baths and after we had changed into our pj's, I remember going back outside.  There was a different feel at that time of day.  It was almost special to be outside because we knew it was only for a short amount of time. I love thinking about that feeling.  I love all the memories that back yard holds for my siblings and I.  And as I look ahead to Ryan's first summer, I'm excited about all the things we will get to do with him outside.  I plan to be outside all the time, going for walks, sitting in a park.  I'm especially excited to bring him to Slave Lake for the first time.  I know he will hate the cold water (because if he's like his dad, he wont be able to handle the coldness of the Lake) and probably wont have any fun in the sand and we will probably spend most of the days up at the cabin, but it's a place that I grew up with and I'm so excited to get him there.  Going to the lake will also be one of the first vacations Tyler and I will take.  I know that we've been back home many times over the last 2 years but we don't really consider those trips vacations.  I'm just so excited to go to Slave Lake again and to do so with my new family is going to make this summer extra special.

Right now, Tyler is reading, "Are You my Mother?" to Ryan, trying to get him to go to sleep.  All the lights in the house are off except the glow from this computer screen and a soft light from a scent marker thing we have.  Ryan is fighting sleep and we don't really know why he wont just fall and stay asleep.

Sonja