Week 1 of October
The first week of October was conference, we really enjoyed the various talks and of course attending church wearing jammies from the comfort of the couch wasn’t too shabby. I personally enjoyed the straight-forwardness of several of the talks, especially about the Book of Mormon and following commandments. During this week we also went to “Wee Witches” which is a little fun festival for kids with activities, prizes, games, etc – and of course lots of people dressed up like witches.
Week 2 of October
The second week of the month our ward had the primary program which I helped to plan, along with the rest of the primary presidency. To be honest I have only seen maybe 3 programs total so planning it was a little interesting to say the least. I honestly wish I would have written the program in April or May when I had a ton of time on my hands. The program went very well though and the kids all knew their lines and sang beautifully! Karsten also turned 3 months this week! At the 3 month mark he is approximately 26.5 inches long and about 13 pounds – chunk chunk.
Week 3
The third week of the month I started teaching an online class for Salt Lake Community College in event planning, so far it has been fun. I have 30 students in the class and each seems to be there for a different reason and have very different backgrounds so it makes for a lively course. At the end of the week we went to our ward’s trunk or treat where I dressed up as a witch and Karsten was a dragon!
Week 4
I celebrated my birthday – yippie! Ryan and I went out to dinner and I had crab cakes and prawns while he had Mahi Mahi (YUM). After dinner we saw the movie Couples Retreat, it was pretty funny. While we were out on a date Karsten hung out with his friends Brooke and Boston…and of course their mom and dad. The next night (Friday) Karsten and I hung out with Brooke and Boston again so their mommy and daddy could have a date. Karsten loves to watch the bigger kids and he especially likes to watch Boston who is walking and only 9 months older than him.
We had our first snow this week (yuck) and I am happy to report that most of the snow melted within a few days. The mountain tops have snow on them but our little mountain and the valley do not have any snow left.
Of course the last week of October also means it is time for Halloween, we carved pumpkins…well Karsten watched while mommy carved, I made butternut squash soup and apple pork-chops for dinner, we handed out candy to all of the 8 kids who came to our house, and Karsten sported his fun costume.
On the night from the 30th to the 31st Karsten also slept through the night for 10.5 hours for the very first time! He didn’t repeat this the next night because he caught a cold…and was up every once and a while last night. It is so sad to hear him cough and sneeze. My little man has his first cold.
In general
Karsten’s favorite things to do this month:
1.Talk and coo – he loves to just talk talk talk
2.Eat it – if he can hold it he wants to eat it
3.Cuddle – in the mornings he really isn’t ready to get up yet but when daddy leaves for school he starts to whine a little so I put him next to me on the bed and he goes right back to sleep
4.Sit in the Bumbo or the swing – he loves to sit up and play with his toys or watch the television….he loves the tv
5.Take baths – he gets super excited when I give him a bath, it is really cute
6.Sticking out his tongue – a relatively new development but very cute
7.Suck on his hand – occasionally he wants a binky but most of the time he is just content to suck on his hand or have a “food dream” where he just sucks on his tongue while he is asleep or drifting off
8. Pulling the blanket over his head - for some reason he just loves to do this
Karsten is just about grown out of his 3-6 month clothes, he isn’t chunky enough for the 6-9 month stuff but he is more than long enough. If his 3-6 month stuff has feet he is now too long for it and even some that don’t have feet end up looking like capris instead of pants. What is funny to me is that waist wise he still fits into pants that are 0-3 months but shirts, onesizes, need to be 3-6 months and sleepers, and coveralls need to be 6-9 months….kid you crack me up.
The BEST development this month for me….getting to open the boxes of clothes that have been in storage waiting for me to be able to fit into them – YEAH – I have a whole new wardrobe…again!
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