Temps in the 90's: check. Heat index over 100: check. First cutting of hay and first polo game: check, check. Yep....it's summer! Even though the calendar says it won't be here for another week or so, in Des Moines the season is full blown. Evan got his first ride in the tractor...he repeatedly reached out and grabbed the steering wheel as if he was ready to do it on his own. Evan is 100% JJ Jr....I'm just thankful we have insurance agents in the family because I have a feeling this boy is going to wreck a lot of vehicles, tools and toys on his way to 18.
Being the ripe old age of almost 15 weeks, Evan is smitten with being outdoors, which is fantastic when it's so hot outside because it wipes him out for the night. We spend as much time outside as possible. This week, that included lots of walks, 2 polo games and a couple evenings worth of social hour on the patio. Thanks to the outdoors, coupled with our daily trips to the gym (weekends excluded), we have had 4 nights in a row that Evan slept from 10:00 until 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning. It's so weird not to wake up to him fussing!! But, I have to say, it's pretty nice to feel like I have enough sleep.
Evan has been much more vocal lately. He coos and hums quite a bit...it's almost like he's talking to himself. He's so close to being able to roll over, too! He practices by pulling himself onto his side using toys hanging from the bar in his pack-n-play and he has figured out how to turn the pages in a book. We put him in his 'Johnny Jump Up' for the first time and he absolutely LOVED it! I'm still amazed at how fast he is growing and changing.
We're in the middle of a big week, including some time at the office for mommy, a duty I still have part time from home until we find the perfect replacement for my position. I'm thinking it's a good sign of the economy that we have only seen 2 people who would have come close to filling the position...where are all the normal people? I have to admit, it's nice to wean myself off of the job slowly. But, I'm excited to hand the keys over and watch the new person do awesome things for the companies.
JJ is in total farmer mode, as usual this time of year. The construction of the new barn addition is on hold until hay duties are finished. JJ's in the middle of getting the first cutting of hay cut, baled and stacked. His phone is constantly ringing with questions and favors asked from the neighboring farmers and workers and his to do list grows and grows every day. Evan and I tag along in the tractor when possible, but we know the more we leave Dad alone, the sooner he'll get done and come spend time with us. Thanks to the long daylight hours, JJ works from 7 in the morning until 9:00 at night, which makes for short family time, but it's the life we love. I am so looking forward to the day we have our own farm and can take pride in the crops, hay and farm as a family.
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