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Sunday, August 29, 2010
Feeding Belen
I fed Belen rice cereal for the first time. It has been great being a daddy and I hope that there will be many more great days ahead. Today at church, during the third hour, after I fed Belen, we sat on the couch in the lobby and both took a nap. Brother Cook woke me up.
We spent the day at home; we watched Mission Impossible II (Jen and I started watching part I last night, but both fell asleep. We finished watching part I today) and are now watching the tail end of the Emmy's. I read an article about a bishop shot dead in Visalia. That is some sad news.
What is going on with us? Jen started working last week. Belen and I are staying home; We have been working on the Robarts home. We are remodeling their kitchen. The front part of the kitchen sink, the countertop was deteriorated, the floor in front of the sink was sinking in, and the plywood sub-floor was scraping off. Overal, the kitchen seemed like it was falling apart.
We spent Thursday demolishing the kitchen. Friday we continued on the work; We framed in the morning and in the afternoon, we spent time at Home Depot gathering material. Sister Robarts, her son David, Belen and I drove to the ReStore to look for a kitchen sink. There were several sinks there, but none were to her liking. They enjoyed the tour of the place, were amazed by the variety of materials and extremely impressed with the low prices. They will return at a later date for more shopping.
This summer, Jen, Belen and I travelled to Clearlake CA and spent time with the Dowds. One hot Friday afternoon, we rented a boat for three hours and simply had an awesome time in the middle of the lake. We spent time at Jen's parents, her grandparents in Hyampom CA and camped with friends Union Valley Resevoir. The highlight of our camping trip was the surprise visit from a bear with a sweet tooth.
Yesterday, we visited Bannister Park and met up with Ben Kenealy and his family. He's the Elder's Quorum President. It is a shame that only us two families participated in the 3rd Annual Hike.
Belen is growing so much. On her last stop at the doctor's office, the 9th of this month, she weighed 15.6 lbs and measured 24 inches long. She is in great health. She smiles and laughs often. Her diet consists of 6 to 8 oz of formula, she poops and pees on a normal routine, takes naps about an hour or two after each meal and at night, Belen will sleep a good eight hours per night. She will wake up around 1 am, but a simple caressing and quiet whisper will soothe her back to sleep.
The past two weeks she has been sleeping in her own crib. We have been laying her in her own crib since we last visited the doctor. A couple of times, I woke up in the middle of the night to tend to her. For the most part, she sleeps through the night. Jen puts her to bed before 9pm and she will sleep well til about 6 or 7. We will usually wake her up before 7am, change her and feed her. She is doing great.
Jen and I are so blessed. I am amazed with Belen's growth and I simply love having her. I enjoy having her sleeping on my chest. She will cling on to me and will sleep comfortably. She simply takes my breath away.
We spent the day at home; we watched Mission Impossible II (Jen and I started watching part I last night, but both fell asleep. We finished watching part I today) and are now watching the tail end of the Emmy's. I read an article about a bishop shot dead in Visalia. That is some sad news.
What is going on with us? Jen started working last week. Belen and I are staying home; We have been working on the Robarts home. We are remodeling their kitchen. The front part of the kitchen sink, the countertop was deteriorated, the floor in front of the sink was sinking in, and the plywood sub-floor was scraping off. Overal, the kitchen seemed like it was falling apart.
We spent Thursday demolishing the kitchen. Friday we continued on the work; We framed in the morning and in the afternoon, we spent time at Home Depot gathering material. Sister Robarts, her son David, Belen and I drove to the ReStore to look for a kitchen sink. There were several sinks there, but none were to her liking. They enjoyed the tour of the place, were amazed by the variety of materials and extremely impressed with the low prices. They will return at a later date for more shopping.
This summer, Jen, Belen and I travelled to Clearlake CA and spent time with the Dowds. One hot Friday afternoon, we rented a boat for three hours and simply had an awesome time in the middle of the lake. We spent time at Jen's parents, her grandparents in Hyampom CA and camped with friends Union Valley Resevoir. The highlight of our camping trip was the surprise visit from a bear with a sweet tooth.
Yesterday, we visited Bannister Park and met up with Ben Kenealy and his family. He's the Elder's Quorum President. It is a shame that only us two families participated in the 3rd Annual Hike.
Belen is growing so much. On her last stop at the doctor's office, the 9th of this month, she weighed 15.6 lbs and measured 24 inches long. She is in great health. She smiles and laughs often. Her diet consists of 6 to 8 oz of formula, she poops and pees on a normal routine, takes naps about an hour or two after each meal and at night, Belen will sleep a good eight hours per night. She will wake up around 1 am, but a simple caressing and quiet whisper will soothe her back to sleep.
The past two weeks she has been sleeping in her own crib. We have been laying her in her own crib since we last visited the doctor. A couple of times, I woke up in the middle of the night to tend to her. For the most part, she sleeps through the night. Jen puts her to bed before 9pm and she will sleep well til about 6 or 7. We will usually wake her up before 7am, change her and feed her. She is doing great.
Jen and I are so blessed. I am amazed with Belen's growth and I simply love having her. I enjoy having her sleeping on my chest. She will cling on to me and will sleep comfortably. She simply takes my breath away.
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