The Patxi and Jessica Waite family: October at a glance

This month started with a whole lot of stress. Buying a new car isn’t easy. We did a little research and then thought that we should go test drive so we could decide what we like. The first day, we just planned on driving to the Tri-cities and finding some dealerships to test drive vans we thought were good to look at. We could have used our time much better, even though we actually ended up test driving and placing a bid on the van we eventually got. We even got sucked up into committing to a van we had never test drove so that they could bring it there. We didn’t like it that much, but kept our word and came later to test drive it and make our final decision. That Friday we went back and decided that that van wasn’t what we wanted and kept looking. But after that experience, we decided that we better put forth more effort and do more research. We finally decided on what exactly we wanted, and first called around to see if the dealership had what we wanted and only then would be visit them. So our third visit to Tri-cities went very well, we found two that we wanted and finally made a prayerful decision to get a 2007 Kia Sedona with 63k miles. We did the bartering game and paid about what we thought we could. As apart of the deal, they promised to fix the sticky lock on one of the sliding doors, so we paid for it and left it there so the service department could fix it. Well, it took about a week and a half before we could take it home because the part was on back-order. So now it’s the end of the month, and we’ve used it twice. It’s really a great van and we hope it’ll serve our needs for a long time.

The other big thing that happened this month was smashing my pinky finger on my left hand in the car door. We had just arrived at Walmart and I got Boston out of her car seat. I was holding her in my right arm and I guess I was a little slow at moving my hand away in time. At first I only realized that something happened because my hand was stuck as I turned to walk away. Then I felt it! I had to put Boston down so I could open the door and release my finger. It felt like I had ice crawling from my finger tip up my arm and then my fingernail turned purple. There was a few times were I felt like I was going to faint, however there was nothing to do but get what I needed at the store and then go home. It took about a good week before it stopped hurting and now I’m just waiting for the nail to fall off.

Yesterday Boston woke up from her nap with a fever and a nasty cough. Today I took her to the hospital when her fever continued and found that she had ear infections in both her ears. It was a little bit of a shock because she didn’t have a runny nose or pulled on her ears. Valin never pulled his ears either, but I was banking on some sort of the outward signs. I’m glad I took her in when I did. Luckily the hospital gave us some antibiotics so that we didn’t have to wait until the pharmacies opened on Monday. I hope she gets better soon.

Since we have wood floors in our house, we lined the path we walk on with every extra rug we had so that Boston would have a better walking surface. She really took to walking this month. She even stands for all of her bath because she’s seen the advantage of being able to walk around and discover things around her. She’s still a little shaky on her feet, but she is a walker now. This month she also started to do this thing where she verbally enjoys her meals. I have to admit, I love to hear her loudly say, “Mmmm!” as she eats the food I’ve prepared and put so much effort into.

Valin seem to have turned into a parrot this month. I often here him say things he’s heard us say or heard from a movie. One time, as Patxi was getting ready to leave for school, Patxi told Valin after he ask where he was, “I’m in the bed room.” Valin says, “I’m in the bedroom?” Patxi says, “No, daddy’s in the bedroom and Valin’s at the table.” Valin replies, “No I’m daddy.” Patxi said, “are you named daddy? Is your name Patxi?” Valin said, “yes.” We all laugh and Patxi says, “Oh, you’re name is Patxi and not Valin?” and Valin replies, “Of course, silly daddy, I’m Patxi!” It was quite cute. Then at dinner the other day he randomly says, “Are you my conscious?” It took me a little while to realize that he was quoting from the movie “Finding Nemo.” It’s interesting what things kids remember.

He can sing all the words to “I am a child of God,” “Popcorn Popping,” and “Steppin’ time” from “Mary Poppins.” He loves to act like animals and reminds us how a lion sounds and eats. The other night before bed he and Patxi were pretending that they were cats and so I wasn’t surprise that he was still pretending when it came time to say his prayers. We were kneeling down and amongst his moewing, I asked him to start saying his prayers. He said, “mom, I’m a cat!” and I said, “Not right now, sweetie, it’s time for prayer.” So then I ask, as I do every time I help him say his prayers, “How do we start?” And then Valin said, “Meow, meow, meow meow” in the same tone of voice as his usual prayers. “No, Valin, say ‘Dear Heavenly Father.’” He replies, “Meow meow meow meow.” Which I’m sure is cat language for “Dear Heavenly Father.” After suppressing a laugh, I told him to be a boy and said his prayers. Then today while I was trying to get Valin to finish his lunch, he grabs my smashed finger. I told him to be careful because I had an “owey.” He looked at my finger and asked if I wanted him to kiss it better. After he did, he then got a sad look on his face and started to pat my face and ask if I feeling better. When I realized that he was doing what I’ve done for him when he get “owies,” I smiled. I have such a sweet boy.

Here's a few pictures from this month: