Hug?
Posted: October 16, 2010 Filed under: Dangerous Book for Boys 6 CommentsI’ve heard the Bwun say “sad” a few times before, but only when he was repeating after me if I asked him if he was sad. But yesterday I learned that he can recognize this facial expression:
That’s about how I looked last night when I slipped on the bathroom rug and fell flat on the floor. I was trying to get the Bwun ready for a bath (which he decided he did NOT want once I put him in), and somehow the rug moved instead of staying nicely where it usually does. Kerplop! Mostly I hurt my feet, but the stress of a long day, a fussy toddler, and a husband gone at a law school function – in addition to the shock of falling – made me sit on the floor sobbing for a few minutes.
At first the Bwun burst into tears as well, probably because he didn’t know what was going on. He buried his face in his little hands and cried his eyes out. Then after he calmed down he looked at me, said, “Sad!”, and came over and sat on my lap. He was quiet for a minute before looking up at me and asked, “Hug?”
And it pretty well made everything better.
Gratitude
Posted: October 14, 2010 Filed under: Brothers Karamazov 4 CommentsToday the Romgi’s dad came down to Provo to take the Bwun to the park and lunch. It was going to be a nice break for me – and if we scheduled it right, the Romgi and I could have lunch together.
Between the freeway and our house, the Romgi’s dad was in a terrible car accident. A truck ran a red light and ran into two cars, the second of which was the Romgi’s dad’s. All three cars were totaled – and while the driver of the truck was bleeding (his truck flipped upside down), the other two drivers were unhurt. The truck glanced off the first car and basically landed on top of the hood of the Romgi’s dad’s car.
It was an extremely close call and we’re all so, so thankful that the Romgi’s dad was fine. If it weren’t for the first car, the Romgi’s dad would have been hit dead on the driver’s side and would probably not have survived. I can’t believe how lucky he is for being in such an unlucky situation. Our family is very grateful for the Lord’s protection in keeping him safe! I’ll give up a break from the Bwun any day for having that in our lives.
Family pictures
Posted: October 11, 2010 Filed under: Brothers Karamazov 4 CommentsLast month we had family pictures taken. You may wonder why we didn’t just wait until jr was born. Well, the Romgi wondered that too, but he was nice enough to humor me. I figured it would be nice to have new pictures done at the beginning of every school year, and then pictures of just the kids around Christmas time. There might have been an additional motive of not wanting photos of me with all that baby weight leftover after having jr – you’re meant to be bigger during pregnancy, so it seemed ok to take pictures now instead of later!
I spent a few months trying to find a photographer that was professional, affordable, and contemporary (read: not a portrait studio), and who would let us have the copyright to the images. I wasn’t interested in paying $10 for a single 5×7 print. Sorry, world. I eventually found Stowell Photography, and I’m so glad I did. The photographer, Jeremy, met all my requirements and was a lot of fun to work with.
So…want to see some pictures? There are a lot. If for some reason you don’t like looking at pictures of us (in which case, why are you reading my blog?) feel free to come back later.
And lastly, I’m including this one because I tried explaining to the photographer what an unnatural pose this was for me, and because the Romgi says I look “smug.” I say I’ve never looked smug a day in my life.
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