I had to send my D6 back to Nikon for servicing due to a broken on/off switch. Before she left tho I was able to take and edit a few photos. I’ve been challenging myself to take photos at least once a week (during naptime) but will have to put that on hold until I get her back from the service center.
The last month has definitely centered around spending time with family and friends.
Sadly, it also included Rost’s first trip (of what I’m sure will be many for this little mountain goat) to the ER. After exhibiting a fever of 102.8 and difficulty breathing we took him in one night. After 4 hours of waiting we got the diagnosis of an ear infection. Due to my history of ear infections as a child, which resulted in multiple sets of tubes, I hope this kid has his father’s ear canals.
9 months in, 9 months out.
Adventures in Rost land continue day by day. Any free time not dedicated to baby raising is allocated to house/property improvements. We’ve got a list of projects about as large as the property and a limited number of nice summer days to complete them. Honestly, even though there isn’t much time for adventuring this summer, right now, even what feels like the most mundane task to me is an adventure for Rost. I am grateful for this time outside with him and happy to have a home in Montana again to work on.
What a change this fourth month of life has brought in Rost. Scheduled tummy time is on its way out as Rost has all but mastered the task.
We finally finished work on the little house, which prompted a week of moving Aunt Joy & Uncle Joe out of their old (our new) home and into the little house. Uncle Joe was excited to get a new room, and Aunt Joy was happy to no longer care for “such a large house.” As soon as their move was complete, I got a few days to clean our new home out before we started moving our stuff, and life in. Rost got his own room, which meant we could convert his bassinet into a crib – a much-needed move as he was quickly outgrowing the bassinet.
It’s great to be in our own space, about 100 feet from Brian’s parents and another hundred from Aunt Joy, Uncle Joe, & Aunt Terri. Having so much family nearby feels great after living so far away from everyone for so long. Hopefully, my family can make trips out to our new home with the enticement of time with Rost and Glacier National Park only 30 minutes from our front door.
A quick photo dump from the month to follow. We’ve got a LOT of work to do around the property & are going to attempt as much as time and finances will allow this summer. Wish us luck! Not much else to say about them other than my kid is ridiculously cute. Thankfully he’s way more photogenic than either of his parents.
Quarantine during the Covid 19 pandemic looked as it looked for most of middle-class America – cleaning, deep cleaning, more cleaning, drinking, baking, tinkering, and many pictures of my pets as I worked from home. I’m just here to share some of the photos from time spent at home over the last few years. Xoxo.
Not sure how time’s flown by so quickly, but today we’re celebrating Yago & Beerus’ first Gotcha Day. We had only been looking for a new cat. While Brian was at The Academy, I had been living out of a suitcase primarily at my Seesters house. Bucket really seemed to enjoy having another cat around, so we began searching for a new feline companion once we’d bought a house.
Somehow this quest for a new feline companion turned into the adoption of this giant lug:
And this mouser on the exact same day (from different shelters).
It’s been an interesting year in a new home with the addition of these big personalities, but I couldn’t be happier about our growing family. Kratos is still not entirely sure about this new living situation tho. He thought surely Yago would have gone home by now.
Brian & I packed up Kratos in the Tacoma and drove north to spend a week in Montana with family and friends. We drove through the night to our friend’s house in Florence, MT for a quick visit which included a visit with the neighbors new baby.
As we drove through Missoula we stopped to spread Bosco’s ashes. It’s been a long overdue process and I needed to say goodbye to one of my closest friends fully. We also stopped at The Garden of 1,000 Buddha’s for a prayer and to drop a token of my boy.
Finally, we made our destination for a week of hiking and camping. This was definitely a much-needed trip in on of my favorite places on earth.
