Getting Older

I have begun to see the first signs of getting older and I am only 22!!... well I guess I have seen more signs of my hubby getting older... he will be 25 in April! The white hairs that have gotten more noticeable are also a reminder that he is not getting younger. Since we have had Kinnick I realize that we function on less sleep but I seem handle it a little better than Aaron.

I am lucky that I am able to sleep in because I work overnight but I also have a very hard time adjusting to sleeping during the night during the week. I lay in bed for hours trying to fall asleep and think about things I would like to talk to Aaron about while he is snoring beside me, of course by morning I have forgotten what it was that I wanted to talk about. I must admit that although we haven't been married long it is harder to find things to converse about. I think it is partially because our jobs have their own lingo so it is hard to talk about work, and my work is confidential so that doesn't help.

Last night we played a game with the in laws and it was fun but I seem to always be the only one that enjoys beginning a game at 11pm at night. Aaron always acts like it is such a chore... Janel and I really enjoy playing games:) After a couple short rounds of pass the popcorn I thought I would bring the cards up to our bedroom and quiz Aaron because he loves movies and it is a movie game. I got in a few cards before my response was snoring.

We used to enjoy renting movies and we still do but there is usually a large late fee for whoever rents to movie. Last time it cost me 14.00 to rent one movie! It takes us about three nights to get through an average movie because we fall asleep so when we rent something and it has to be back the next day it rarely makes it.

This Sunday was my only Sunday off this month and I wanted it to be a productive day and one we could spend together. There was a pancake breakfast in Fonda and I thought it would be nice to get breakfast before church.... I was wrong... we slept in instead. Then after church I recommended going to the mall and just looking so we could walk and take Kinnick out in the stroller....wrong again.... Sunday is nap day:) So after Aaron finishing his nap it was time for him to go play men's league basketball. Kinnick and I stayed home and when Aaron got home he made supper while I bathed Kinnick. After supper we watched our tv shows in seperate rooms because he says my shows are garbage.... I like MTV and E. So now we are getting ready to watch Surrogate... hopefully we get through it.

Back to Work

So still no pictures to share because still no camera... Aaron shipped it out to be warranted yesterday. This past Saturday I went back to work and although I missed Kinnick I was glad to get back into the groove. My night went well at work and I was amazed at how well Aaron did! When I got home Sunday morning he had a butter braid baking in the oven and was up getting ready to feed Kinnick. I offered to feed him so that Aaron could get back to sleep but he made sure to tell me that if I needed him to feed Kinnick just to wake him. I was so impressed how considerate he was:) He also got up and got him and KJ ready for church that morning and said all the ladies were flocking him at church:)

Sunday I slept in and that evening Aaron and I went out to eat. I worked again Monday night and since Aaron had Tuesday off he was able to watch him again. We have chosen a sitter and I couldn't be happier. One of my best friend's mom that lives here in Fort Dodge is retired so she agreed to watch him when we need her. I couldn't have found a better person because she is so flexible and super nice and seems to get along with KJ very well. We are paying here more than if we would send him to daycare but it seems worth it for him to have one on one care while he is so small. Plus she asked if she could come over to the house because she doesn't think I should have to take him out in the cold.. Bonus. It is also nice for me to not have to drag all the baby stuff over to her house but there will be an occasional day where he goes to her house... I am sure it will be nice for her to get some things done at home.

Also I love the change of seasons because it is such a great time to shop. Although it looks like winter is far from being over the stores are putting their spring clothing out. Tonight I was so excited because I found 4 pairs of pants, 2 long sleeve shirts and a sweater at target for a total of 20.00 for KJ next winter. The most expensive single item was 3.50! One pair of pants was a little Osh Gosh pair of dark jeans.... sooo cute! Also Younkers has such cute stuff on their yellow dot sales. That is one nice thing about living close to a mall.

Hope to have new pictures soon!

Baby Dedication

Well it has been a little while since I last blogged and unfortunately I don't have pictures to post because my hubby dropped the camera on new year's eve and broke the screen.

Kinnick had his two week check up last week and everything went well. He had a small movable bump at the bottom of his head and she told me it is pretty common. Her thoughts were a small cyst or possibly an enlarged lymph node. He weighed 10 lbs and 13 oz and has grown 2.5 inches since he was born. I have started him on some rice cereal in his bottle because he has not slept well. The first night was awesome and he slept 7 or 8 hours but no such luck the following nights.

This past Sunday we had baby dedication and it went very well. Not a lot of my family was able to attend because of the cold and snowy weather but we were happy that the family that was there was able to share this special day. We attend a mennonite church and they do not believe in baptism as a baby but instead they dedicate the infant to the lord. We were asked to share for the service and on a trip to Ankeny Aaron wrote this.. (minus the quote in the beginning)

"We have heard it said that, "When you want a child, you have a lot to hope for. When you have a child, you have a lot to live for." In the months before and certainly after the blessing of the birth of Kinnick James on November 3, we can relate to these words. As many of you know there are joys and fears in parenting. Our wish is for him to grow strong spiritually and as a person. Our hope as parents is that our relationship with God will continue to grow stronger. A fear we share is not having all the answers and we pray that Kinnick will turn to the Lord for guidance. We are asking the church as family and friends for support and to hold us to our word in raising Kinnick in a Godly manner. We thank the Lord for this precious gift."

When the camera gets fixed I will be sure to post some pics of Kinnick in his cute little outfit for church:)