Total Slacker

While I have been slacking in my blog postings, I have been crazy busy with work stuff. Before being asked to join missionary staff all candidates have to go through a week long interview process. Ryan and I obviously survived it, but we are thankful to be on this side of it now. The Wichita staff is a very small staff and we will be hosting 7 candidates and 10 assessors (missionary staff from other cities) for an entire week at the end of June. There is so much that goes into the preparation for six 8-hour days of interviewing. I have been working on my computer ever single nap time and pretty much every evening after Ben goes to bed. I think I am done with the major work, so hopefully I can rest now.

Being in my first trimester with a toddler running around has gotten the best of me some days. It is very different having Ben to worry about instead of just worrying about myself. So many mornings I wish I could stay in bed longer, but he calls me anyway. So many days I just feel like sitting on the couch peacefully, but he climbs all over me now that he can get on the couch himself. But, I also am able to forget how tired I am sometimes because life must go on. Once bedtime comes for him I usually feel like I have been run over by a truck. The best part with this pregnancy though is no morning sickness. There is something reassuring about morning sickness before you really start showing, but I haven't missed it too much.

Ben is seemingly more and more fun each day. He also seems super smart. Being first time parents, we don't have anything else to compare and I certainly try not to compare him to all the other March babies that I read about on Baby Center. He seems to understand everything we say although still no words from him yet other than proficient use of mama and dada. He loves to wave to everyone we see, but usually once they are no longer looking. He waves to all children in the grocery store. He loves our friendly neighbors and waves and hollers the very second we walk out the front door. He is getting pretty sure he can run, but he really can't yet. It is funny to watch. Still no major bumps or bruises - how have we been so lucky?

Enjoy these few pictures.

My mom bought him a recoradable book from Halmark and recorded herself reading it. Ah! I love it. It is the only book Ben will actually listen to every page. Usually he wants to turn the pages and go from book to book at rapid speed.

He has figured out how to make bubbles although Super Magic Bubbles or whatever they are called are not very super and not very magical!

Our super eater. He eats most meals in his diaper these days because we are all about letting him learn how to feed himself. This was a plate of chili. He usually gets about 90% in his mouth and 10% on his body or floor. It is a huge mess, but I get to eat in peace. Totally worth it for us! And just in case you notice, he very rarely uses his right hand to eat. I am shocked looking at this picture. He uses his left hand with the spoon and if he gets a bite that he can't get on the spoon he will only use his right hand to pick it up. His left hand never has a bit of food on it and his right hand is always covered up to his elbow!

Bubble Fun!