New Camera

New-to-me, at least: a Sony DSC-F717 that is tons of fun to play with.

Behold:

Baby fox from IKEA is the Bwun's new best friend.

I haven't bothered reading the manual yet so I don't know how to fix the saturation on the camera - just in a photo editing program. And only sort of, even then.

Yes. I know. The Bwun is adorable.

We got some English roses from the Romgi's grandmother last night.

I'm not a fan of roses in general, but English roses are so fragrant and blossomy.

Again, I don't know how to change the saturation and I didn't want to ruin the image by playing with it too much. The Romgi likes this one.

Miscellaneous

Did you miss me? I know it’s been about a gazillion years since I posted. (Slight exaggeration.) I’m going to try writing once a week…but don’t feel disappointed if I can’t manage that.

We’re enjoying our last real summer for a long time. The Romgi will be doing internships the next two years and then studying for the bar/beginning his career as a lawyer the summer after that. We keep meaning to take a quick weekend trip down to Moab, but between the Romgi’s hateful work-every-other-Saturday schedule and the various other events that come up, it hasn’t happened yet. Tentatively planned for July 17-18. Our big adventure will be a few days at my grandpa’s cabin in New Mexico in mid-August. Law school starts August 19, so I think the Romgi is planning to leave his job about a week before that.

Can I tell you a secret? I didn’t know that law schools (and dental/medical/business/etc.) actually have wives’ clubs – I thought it was a joke. But I’ve been invited to be part of the Law Partners group at BYU, which means that hopefully I can make friends with some people who have kids. We realized recently that aside from our siblings, we don’t really have any friends who are parents. I can see that as a benefit, though: our friends always want to play with the Bwun. As much as I adore him, it’s nice to have a break once in a while.

Recently someone gave us some diapers for the Bwun, but unfortunately he had already outgrown them. I posted the diapers on FreeCycle and got over 30 requests from parents who were trying to make ends meet. I felt bad about only being able to help one person – so I started looking for a volunteer opportunity. Tomorrow I’ll start volunteering at a community center in South Provo, with a summer reading program for kids in the area. Lately my days seem full with trying to improve myself, take care of the Bwun/the Romgi/our house, and helping friends and neighbors. I feel busy but exceptionally happy. It’s a good life, and I’m glad I have so many chances to enjoy it.

And, before I go, here’s a picture of the Bwun NOT enjoying our new IKEA Poang chair:

Look at that pout!

Growing up fast

I realize that this is very much a “new mom” thing, so I apologize in advance.

The Bwun can roll over!! On Thursday he figured out how to go from his tummy to his back, and yesterday while the Romgi was keeping an eye on him, he went the other way. I missed it the first few times he did it but caught this one on camera (yes, I know it’s so New Mom). He’s done it a few times since and is getting much quicker. And also less easily distracted by his hands.

Enjoy!