Mom – I am slowly getting my pre-pregnancy body back but I still have 8 lbs to go. It’s proven to be hard to find time to work out with a little one. We’ve been going on walks after dinner, so that’s been helping but I need to focus more on my midsection. Since the last post, breast-feeding has improved dramatically and it’s not nearly as painful or frustrating.
Our Life -
My parents and grandmother made a trip from Reno, NV over to Wyoming, up to Laurel and then back down to Laramie before driving back home. They spent a few days here in Laurel visiting with us and even spent the 4th of July with us. Laurel is known for their spectacular firework show so it was great that they had the chance to watch them with us. It was so nice to see my dad as a grandfather and watch them interact. Owen really likes his thumb and jiggling on my dads knees! I'm excited to watch that relationship grow into something fabulous!
A few weeks later we had the great opportunity to travel to Seattle for a wedding and to visit friends and family. Brad unfortunately had to stay back due to loads of homework so Owen and I had some quality time together. Our adventure there was kinda scary, as my tire on our Honda blew out as we were driving down I-90 at 80mph. We were between towns and cars and trucks were speeding by.
After I calmed down from my panic attack I called Brad and told him what happened and we evaluated the situation. I went out and looked at the tire and it was far worse than I had anticipated. As Brad and I were talking about what to do, a man in a pick up truck had stopped behind me and was walking towards me. I told Brad I would call him back. The nice man, whose name is Greg, helped me get the old tire off and put the spare tire on. Once the spare was on and he lowered the car, he realized that it didn’t have much air in it, so he hoisted the car back up and took it off. He then suggested that we drive back to Big Timber and fill the tire up at a gas station. So Owen and I got in the truck with him and met his son Billy who had his 6th birthday party coming up. We all drove to Big Timber, filled up the tire and went back to my car. Greg put the tire back on and then suggested that he follow me to Bozeman just to make sure the spare didn’t blow out on me. He also suggested that I don’t go over 50 mph, so the 45 miles we had to go till Bozeman took a LONG time. It wasn’t out of Greg’s way to follow me, as he lives just a few miles outside of Bozeman and they were on their way back from a hunting trip. I am so thankful for Greg and Billy for helping Owen and I out in our time of need. It would have been much longer and far more stressful had they not helped us out. Needless to say, we missed our 4:15 flight from Bozeman to Seattle, so Brad booked us a hotel and we would try again in the morning. It was a short night followed by a long day, but it was nice to arrive in Seattle and see family. My brother picked us up from the airport and he got to meet Owen for the first time. It was pretty neat watching Alan and Owen interact with each other. ☺ Alan had to work later that morning, so I made plans to have coffee with an old friend of mine, Jamie Balmelli (Farris). She enjoyed hanging out with Owen and I at the local Starbucks and we had a chance to catch up. After we went our separate ways, Owen and I drove down to Yelm where Brad’s parents and brother live to visit with them for a few days. We got to the house just in time for lunch and a nap! ☺ After I was rested, we had a nice dinner and visit with Ferol and Christine and Owen’s cousins, Esther, Jadon and Rahab.
We left Saturday afternoon in time to make it to a BBQ with my ‘other mother’ Judy.
Judy and Peter were the entire reason we came back to visit; they were FINALLY getting married. Sunday afternoon rolled around and it was time for all of the people who love Judy and Peter to witness the joyous union! The ceremony was held at a quaint little park in West Seattle with a reception after at Judy’s house. It was great to spend time with everyone and have all of my old friends meet our little guy.
I had every intention on leaving Monday early afternoon but a few things came up and we tried to leave Tuesday afternoon. The airlines had a different agenda because our luggage made it on the plane but Owen and I didn’t. This just meant we got to spend more time with my parents before we tried for the evening flight to Bozeman. We got on without a problem and even had the row to ourselves. Brad reserved another hotel for us and in the morning I went to get our tire fixed and we were on the road home! It’s always nice to come home to your very own house with your very own things, but this time I think it was even better! I had traveled by myself with our 3 month old and had so many hoops to jump through, but I did it! I am so proud of myself ☺
Brad will be finishing up school next month and now it’s crunch time to find a job. We have been going back and fourth with a few options and will have to weigh the pro’s and con’s and see where the road leads us.
In the mean time, we are enjoying the hot weather here in Laurel and our little baby boy!
