So it has been a while since i have written anything-so much for writing more often this year! Nothing very spectacular has happened lately, but things have been pretty good anyway. This year I have been going to strollercize at the leisure center here in gp, and it has been pretty tough. In case you don't know what that is, it is like boot camp (which lots of places have) just with a stroller. Think stairs, running, jogging, lunges, push-ups, etc. nonstop for an hour. Plus, it is so intimidating to be there with all of these other moms who are so fit and hardcore! My partner the first week had 2 kids with her, a 21 month old and a 7 week old baby. For real? There is no way that i would have been even close to there when Amelia was 7 weeks, although i have to remember we were moving when she was that old. In any case, i think it will be good for me, I just haven't seen the results i thought i would yet, so it is a little discouraging. But I'll keep going for a while and see where we are at. Amelia and I have been going swimming after i work out too, which has been fen for us, although, it does make for a sore mommy the next morning! She really enjoys it, but it does take a few minutes after we first get in for her to figure out what is going on. Yesterday we were sitting by a little hole in the wall of the kiddie pool where water comes out of, and Amelia loved it! She was quite perplexed by it though. She could see it and feel it, but try as she might she could not grab it as she loves to do with all things. She tried over and over and then would give up and turn away, only to turn right around and try again! it was so cute and i liked that she didn't give up right away, but tried different ways and things to try and get it! She is getting so big and doing so many new things it amazes me somtimes, and makes me a little sad too that my baby is getting less and less baby every day. She can roll both ways and I can't take my eyes off of her or she will roll away! She is also so close to sitting up all of the time. She can do it for a minute or two, and then she gets tired and gives up. But it gets longer every time and she loves to sit up and hates to lay down now! She has also been teething pretty good for a few days now, and had two pretty tough nights where she didn't make her normal 10 or so hours, but was up really early. She also has a really bad diaper rash, one of the worst i've seen, which is from teething too. it was really bad for about three days, but seems to be doing a little better now, and is getting a little drier every time i change her. Although, we are going through a ton of diapers this last week too as all that extra saliva has made her poop a little more too. Other than that, she laughs and smiles and is generally a pretty happy baby!
Paul is hoping that he will get into school this spring, but we aren't sure about that yet, it looks like that may not happen until the fall. I wish his boss would just get on the ball and figure things out, If we need to register him, we need to do it right away, or there won't be any spots left. It's really tough not to know whats going on at all. There was no orientation or anything when he started, it was just, ok, come monday, bring you tools. Thats all. We had to bug about benefits, as we didn't even know until two months in if they even had them. He has asked about school several times, but to no real response at all! We aren't sure how they do it or if we need to pay for it or if they will or anything. It can get pretty frustrating at times. And talk about frustrating, this whole thing with Paul and his temple recommend is getting really out of hand. Our bishop can't do anything to take care of things without all of the paperwork that the branch president in Whitecourt has. He was supposed to send it after we moved here in October, but noone has gotten anything yet. We reallt want to get to the temple and I have a reccommend to go, but I want to wait so that Paul can be with me. He said on Sunday that it is in the mail, so we will see in the next few days what happens. Hopefully I can keep up with this a little better in the near future, and that we will have more things to tell!
