April 12, 2008

April 2008

Dear Kids,

Once again I’m a little late in writing this update. I had good intentions of getting it done last week, but somewhere between all the family gatherin’, homework and overall caring for you it got a little hectic. Kinda funny how time just flies by.

Easter this year came really early. We took our customary trip to St. George to visit your mom’s family which was extra special as the Faldmo’s were visiting from South Dakota. The house was filled with kids playing and Grandpa Ross banging away on the piano. We ate lots of food, went on egg hunts and took the occasional family portrait.

The highlight (at least for me) was the Saturday afternoon/evening we spent in Hurricane at Uncle Dave & Aunt Kathy’s house. Every year Uncle “Dutch Oven Dave” cooks it up for all the Hursts serving ribs, chicken, potatoes and of course the pièce de résistance: peach cobbler. The food is only half the fun though as there are games played and lots of songs sung. The Hursts are a fun bunch and I’m grateful to be a part of it. Even more than that, I’m grateful that you two are a part of it.

Also worth noting this month was a recording session I had with Peter Breinholt. I’m not sure if I’ve ever mentioned how much I love being in the studio. As of this writing I have hundreds of songs to my credit and I’m hoping that I’m not done. For me there’s just something about that process that I just love. I hope the phone keeps ringing.

My math class continues for another couple of weeks and then I’ll get a little break before summer session begins. Not to jinx myself, but I’ve been doing really well as of late and I’m pretty sure that I’ll be able to advance into the next class which will be my last. If I can get into that class then I pretty much have it made as I only have to get a D- to pass. Now, I don’t want you to think that a D- is acceptable, but in this case it is. It’ll be summer after all and I don’t plan on burning my time doing homework for a subject that I have no interest in pursuing.

Your mom has been itching to dial in the perfect home. Every night when I come to bed (after doing homework) I’ll usually find her on the laptop surfing away in pursuit of finding ways and means to bless our lives. She’s been looking into preschools and swimming lessons and bunk beds and all kinds of ways to get you kids as well-rounded and adjusted to life as a kid can be. Even though we’re both exhausted at the end of the day we stay up late talking about our future and our hopes for what may happen. We love you both so much and want only the best for you.

RUBY -

Something’s happened to you over the last few weeks that has mellowed you out. Maybe you’ve accepted that Henry is here to stay or that you can play by yourself, even for ten minutes. I don’t know what it is, but you’ve become the most beautiful little girl in the world all over again. You’re sweet and cuddly and ever so engaging.

When I call home during the day I’ll ask your mom to hand over the phone and there we get to talk for a minute or two. Sometimes you even call me and fill me in on whatever is circling around in your brain. I love these calls and it makes me so happy to hear your little voice.

You are so sweet to Henry and give him lots of love and kisses. It’ll be fun over the next while to watch how you two interact as Henry is growing more interactive with each passing day. I was talking to your Grandpa Ross once and he told me one of the great joys of his life now is that his children still call each other and are actively engaged in each other’s life. I hope so much that you and Henry and other brothers and sisters that you might have will be this way.

One of my favorite memories of you this month was when we were in St. George and you happened upon a baseball mitt. You happily adopted this mitt for a couple of days calling it your “mitten”. We’d play catch and hit the ball off of the tee until something else struck your fancy. It’s fun to watch your little passions evolve as you go about discovering all kinds of adventure.

I know I’ve said this a thousand times, but I still can’t believe how smart you are. You recognize letters and love to point them out when we are driving on the freeway or at a restaurant or some other public setting. You’re also well adept at sharing your feelings, “I’m sad now Daddy,” or “I’m soooo happy!”. You love songs and sing them over and over again until I just can’t take it anymore. When I come home from work you’ll run to me and give me a big hug, which of course is just about the greatest thing in the whole wide world. Ruby, I’m grateful to be in your presence and I love you so much. You bless my life more than you’ll ever know.

HENRY -

Once again the big issue this month has been sleep. While you’re sleeping longer and longer, you’re still not sleeping through the night like we’d like you to. You’ll have your good nights and then you’ll have a couple of bad ones. Hopefully sooner than later you’ll get it figured out and we’ll all be happy.

We’ve been debating for sometime now just what to do with your hair. There are times when we want to buzz it and then we get caught up with something else and forget about it. Then a couple of days later we’ll think about it all over again and then do nothing about it. I guess we’ve never had to have that discussion about Ruby. Personally I think it’d be fun to let your hair grow long to authenticate your hippy Halloween costume but the your status as a “little man” would suffer.

While we were in St. George you had a little five minute spree of turning over about a dozen times. I thought that from that point on you’d be floppin’ like a fish out of water, but you’ve only turned over a couple of times since then. Here’s hoping you get floppin’ with more frequency soon.

And speaking of milestones...you’ve been sitting up very well as of late. You’re still a little floppy and we don’t leave you alone, but you’re getting stronger and stronger every day. I’m sure that in a few weeks you’ll be sitting up like a champ and we can then leave you to your own devices (and by “own devices” I mean: a pile of toys).

It’s probably also worth noting that for the last month or so you and Ruby have been wearing the same diaper size (#4). The funny thing is that you will be moving up to a #5 here in a bit if you keep up the growth, which is entirely possible given how much you’ve grown so far. Strangers ask all the time how old you are and are usually shocked when I say, “just over six months.” Then the conversation usually leads to some giant baby story they offer up.

All right then kids...I gotta go to bed. It’s late and I have yet another long day ahead of me tomorrow.

Love,
Dad

Posted by patatomic at April 12, 2008 11:50 PM

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