May is finally behind us, and as others have been quick to point out, it wasn't all that great of a month. I'm looking forward to June for many reasons. The first being the many birthdays this month. Both of my parents and two of my brothers have birthdays in June, as well as other friends and family. This means I get to eat cake. Also, June means that the projects I'm working on at work are starting to slow down. I'm starting 4 projects at once, and it's absolutely burying me. I think I'm over the hump now, so it should be somewhat smooth sailing from here until September.
Some of you may be wondering how Adelyn is doing, and I'm here to tell you that she's doing great. She's taken it upon herself to make her bedtime no later then 7:30pm, and she likes to sleep in routinely til 8:00am or so. She also like one to two naps per day. You simply can't imagine how grateful Heather and I are for that. The sad part to this is that on most days, I only really see her for a few hours, but on the plus side those few hours are when she's the happiest, so I'm missing the screaming and crying. I don't think I'm going to complain. Heather does send me pictures from her camera phone every day of her, and lately they've been pictures of her trying to roll over. She's so very close, that we expect to find her on her stomach any day now. It strikes me as odd how much of the joy of parenthood is about watching these little beings discover new things, and cheering them on. I was amazed the first time I saw her discover her toes. She was staring down at the floor (like she normally does) then her head tilted to the side in the classic thoughtful contemplation and she started to wiggle her toes. She spent several minutes just watching them move, and I could tell she was connecting in her head that she was controlling them. I wonder if it will be as interesting watching the next child make these same discoveries over again.
In the desire to stay busy and to do something with my time, I've recently joined several clubs. I belonged to a few already for work that don't really do too much, like FLO and FW Engineer's Club, so now I've joined a few more. The first is Fort Wayne Ultimate Club, which is about playing
ultimate frisbee. It's a physically demanding game, on par with soccer, so I considered it a great way to get into shape. I played the first game last Monday, and I must say I was not nearly prepared for the amount of running I had to do. I ran one length down the field and I wanted to die. Needless to say, exercise is on my list of things to do, but I'm still having trouble motivating myself. I somewhat joined another group (though I haven't figured out how to pay dues yet), and that's
YLNI. YLNI is a group that's mostly about developing good leaders for Indiana. The first activity I went to is a seminar on how to get involved in non-profit boards. I think this would be a great use of my time and skills, as I know the business side of these organizations, and I have a desire to help them. There is a mixer in a couple weeks that's supposed to help us meet some local organizations that need board members, so I'm hoping to make a few contacts that I can work with. Now that school is over, I want to devote some (not all) of my time to giving back to the community. I just can't lose sight of how important my family is and how important keeping the right balance is. I'm also starting to get involved with Science Central in some capacities. I've been offered the opportunity to work with their marketing and development committee, which hasn't met yet. Through the Fort Wayne Engineer's Club, I've also been asked to help with their Three Rivers Parade Float. Adam and I went over there yesterday for four hours and helped them assemble the frame that will be the eventual float. It was really fun to build something again, and know that eventually I'll see it drive down the street. It's just a shame Adelyn won't be old enough to appreciate it yet.
Well, the little one is asleep, the grass doesn't mow itself, and it's just too nice outside to stay indoors.