Little J and I have been spending a lot of time outside. Every time we get the chance, we go to the pool, the lake, or the mountains. Three's a beach nearby and we go and sit in the sand. Little J eats the sand, but I'm not convinced it's that tasty. We go to the pool and float around. He's COMPLETELY TERRIFIED of the water unless he's in a floaty thing. Picture how a baby sloth hangs on to his mom - that's how Little J was hanging on to me.
We also go hiking up in the mountains! We took a road up to the top of Butterfield Canyon near the copper mine, and it was beautiful. The road was terrifsome. That's a mix of terrifying and awesome. It was definitely one-lane and all the corners were blind. And on one side was a steep drop-off to your certain death and the other side was another cliff going straight up. I used a lot of adrenaline to get up the hill.
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| I know he doesn't look thrilled with his situation, but he was having fun, I swear! |
So I loaded him back in the car and down the hill we went. We braved the terrifsome road again, and made it home unscathed.
If Little J is ever fussy, all I have to do is take him outside, and it's like he's a completely different baby. He calms down immediately and I can just tell that he's soaking in everything around him. I tell him about the birds and butterflies and he seems to care. I love that he has an "off" switch like that and I hope he keeps it that way.
Also, in other news, we're moving to Oregon at the end of this month. Who knew that was going to happen? Definitely not me. I'm excited for this next portion of our lives.
Charlie is the same way about being outside. If he is really sad (like, I just fell on my face on the tile sad) then we just "take a break" and go outside and it makes him feel much better much quicker.
ReplyDeleteWhere in Oregon are you moving? And why? How exciting :) Lots of pretty wilderness up there for you to explore!!
Isn't it so sad when they smack their heads into stuff? I usually end up crying too!
ReplyDeleteWe're moving to Sister, Oregon to live with my parents. Yeah. Pretty cool, eh? Josh is still unemployed and we're running out of savings, so we figure we'll just get rid of our rent payment! It'll be good for James and his grandparents to spend some (well, a lot actually) time together, and we get to be a little less stressed out. And you're right, it is super pretty there! James is going to love it!
That should say, "Sisters" not "Sister". Man, not proof-reading is killer.
DeleteWe had to move in with Bryan's parents for about 6 months. It was definitely the best thing for us (even though it wasn't easy, especially since I also went back to work for awhile), and then we ended up buying our own home! Good luck with your adventures in Oregon!
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