(this was going to be another long boring post with no pics since I lost the battery charger for my camera, but I pulled some old photos off facebook. Maybe it won't be as boring now :) Three syrupless posts in a row just seemed like too many)
When I moved to Rexburg in January of 2007 to finish the few semesters of school I had left, I would have said you are crazy if you told me I would still me here 4 years later.
Me with some girlfriends from home that helped move me up here
And yet, here I am still suffering through the harsh Rexburg winter. Love makes you do crazy things I guess :)
This is our first picture together while we were still dating
Actually, in the past, winters here haven't seemed too bad. But now I have a toddler who wants to run around and explore. He wants to go outside. But it's below zero. I can't let him explore outside. So everyday is a battle to keep him entertained indoors - and I think I'm loosing.
Yesterday was one of the roughest days I can remember. I felt like I had a colicky 18 month newborn. ahhh! All day he was crying and screaming. He only took 1 hour long nap (usually it's at least 3 hours), and wouldn't even sit and watch a movie. All day I kept waiting for our neighbors to come knocking on my door to ask if I could please make my kid stop crying. And all day I tried, and he just kept on going. The only moments of peace came when I would rock him (he NEVER wants to be rocked) in the kitchen with the fan on. It's been at least a year since he's been soothed by that. What is going on?! He even fell asleep in my arms a few times, but as soon as I would try laying him down, he would wake up screaming again. Resorting back to newborn soothing techniques after all this time seemed crazy, but it was the only thing that would work. Maybe I should try swaddling again :)
This was taken with my phone yesterday
Jordan finally got out of class around 5 and headed home to help me. We went to the school and Jordan let Calin run around in the old workout area since it's totally empty now and no one goes down there. Cal was pretty good once dad got home, and we put him down to bed a little before 7 since he was so tired. I followed shortly after and was in bed by 8:30.
I decided if Jordan doesn't get into grad school this year, next year we are definitely applying to more schools in warmer climates! This is just too hard! Yesterday I even bundled Calin up and let him play on the porch when it was 2 degrees outside (I don't even think he lasted even a minute out there). I am counting down the days till the mounds of snow melt and the sun comes out again (the warm sun, not this fake sun that keeps shinning even when it's below zero!), and I can wear flip flops and shorts and skirts outside. And most of all, I can let Calin run around outside and explore.
This was our first time playing outside last year after winter. It was April, and still chilly
Today I'm hosting a play group at my house. Hopefully this will help Calin and his crazy mood lately. I don't think I can handle another day like yesterday so soon. And until the piles of unmeltable snow finally do melt, I'll keep singing my sunshine songs and dreaming of warmer days!
Me with some girlfriends from home that helped move me up here
And yet, here I am still suffering through the harsh Rexburg winter. Love makes you do crazy things I guess :)
This is our first picture together while we were still dating
Actually, in the past, winters here haven't seemed too bad. But now I have a toddler who wants to run around and explore. He wants to go outside. But it's below zero. I can't let him explore outside. So everyday is a battle to keep him entertained indoors - and I think I'm loosing.
Yesterday was one of the roughest days I can remember. I felt like I had a colicky 18 month newborn. ahhh! All day he was crying and screaming. He only took 1 hour long nap (usually it's at least 3 hours), and wouldn't even sit and watch a movie. All day I kept waiting for our neighbors to come knocking on my door to ask if I could please make my kid stop crying. And all day I tried, and he just kept on going. The only moments of peace came when I would rock him (he NEVER wants to be rocked) in the kitchen with the fan on. It's been at least a year since he's been soothed by that. What is going on?! He even fell asleep in my arms a few times, but as soon as I would try laying him down, he would wake up screaming again. Resorting back to newborn soothing techniques after all this time seemed crazy, but it was the only thing that would work. Maybe I should try swaddling again :)
This was taken with my phone yesterday
Jordan finally got out of class around 5 and headed home to help me. We went to the school and Jordan let Calin run around in the old workout area since it's totally empty now and no one goes down there. Cal was pretty good once dad got home, and we put him down to bed a little before 7 since he was so tired. I followed shortly after and was in bed by 8:30.
I decided if Jordan doesn't get into grad school this year, next year we are definitely applying to more schools in warmer climates! This is just too hard! Yesterday I even bundled Calin up and let him play on the porch when it was 2 degrees outside (I don't even think he lasted even a minute out there). I am counting down the days till the mounds of snow melt and the sun comes out again (the warm sun, not this fake sun that keeps shinning even when it's below zero!), and I can wear flip flops and shorts and skirts outside. And most of all, I can let Calin run around outside and explore.
This was our first time playing outside last year after winter. It was April, and still chilly
Today I'm hosting a play group at my house. Hopefully this will help Calin and his crazy mood lately. I don't think I can handle another day like yesterday so soon. And until the piles of unmeltable snow finally do melt, I'll keep singing my sunshine songs and dreaming of warmer days!
8 comments:
Love the old pictures! I believe, in the first one of you and Jordan he is wearing Matt's shirt... actually the one he is wearing today!
Sounds miserable yesterday! I am so sorry! I was lucky enough to borrow a car from my sister and Ty and I went to the Library. He ran around for a good hour looking at all the books and playing with everything. I know it would have been a similar day for us too if that hadn't been the situation.
Hope your play group goes well today!
Oh and Utah isn't nearly as cold as Rexburg. At least we are in the plus instead of negative for our temps! We also don't have any snow on our lawn, except for the HUGE pile that hasn't melted yet on the rocks...
I'm sorry you had such a bad day!! All I can say is that play dates are definitely a must for the kids and the moms. They make the bad days by yourself and the crazy winter months seem manageable. Kids always seem to do better when they have some sort of outlet for all their energy.
I thought I was going to have a great winter after leaving Rexburg, but we have got dumped on by the snow this year. I don't ever remember this much snow in one season ever when I was growing up and add the being in a new place and not knowing many people that live close by...it's still rough. Hang in there!!
This weather has been rough on us as well. I want to go to the park so bad! Stuck inside with cold weather and no car is no fun!
That sounds so yucky and miserable...I'm so sorry! If you want to take a trip you can come up here! It's supposed to be 57 tomorrow...and we haven't had snow for weeks. Hopefully Calin starts being his happy self again SOON!
Play dates and walking at the indoor track were my sanity in Rexburg. Those winters are so long and miserable. Good luck with the next couple months. You can always head on over to Pocatello and he can play with his cousins.
Jordan has that tongue in the teeth trademark going again. Sorry about all of the snow. It snowed in Dallas but none in Austin. It was 75 degrees Monday and 23 degrees today. We are freezing here. I remember when the boys cried like that. Most of the time they had ear infections. Try the Doctor on that one. Watch him if he starts pulling on his ears.
Apply to grad schools here in warm Texas! ;)
Cabin fever with a long winter like that must make for some downer days! I'm sorry. Maybe Calin is getting his 2 year molars early? Hope you had a better day today!
And cute pics!
Hey Princess! There are some good comments from friends and family, but I do understand the weather woes! Here in the California valley, we were socked in with fog for about 3 weeks straight with freezing cold temps in the 40's!! All day and night - unchanging. Not even a "fake" sun. The students seemed to be going crazy - whithering like frozen little flowers waiting for the sun to warm and revive them. Well, it happened this week!! Sun is out, temps in the 60's, kids are running, playing, smiling, laughing, and even learning at a better rate. I wish you were here, but you're doing a great job of enduring whatever the circumstances. Things will be better soon, and someday you'll just have to live somewhere where it's warm!! Closer to Grammy!!
Love you,
Mom
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