This weekend was my grandparent's 50th wedding anniversary. We had a big party at Red Oak and everyone came to hang out at Ma & Pa's house afterwards. Together, with my Aunt Tucka, we put together a video with pictures from each of their childhoods all the way to present day. I think they really liked it.
It's really neat that they have been together for 50 years. In today's world you don't hear about lasting relationships much. Everyone (it seems) is getting divorced or living together. It's refreshing, I think, to see a couple that have made that kind of commitment.
As part of this whole ordeal, my parents flew in from Phoenix. They stayed with us for a little while, then went down to Red Oak to help with all the anniversary festivities. They will be staying here through next weekend (the 21st) for Jason & Sara's wedding, which is on Saturday. Jennifer and I had our 5th anniversary on the 7th, so June has been a busy month for us.
I found out that I got a new job this week. I am (as of this post) finished with my work at Star Buildings and will be starting at Cornerstone Architecture on Monday. I'm really excited about this opportunity and am looking forward to getting back into the architecture game.
According to BabyCenter.com, "This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb.
In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces. His body's growing faster than his head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His legs still have some lengthening to do.) He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Your baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel his tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active."
In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces. His body's growing faster than his head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His legs still have some lengthening to do.) He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Your baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel his tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active."
See you next week...
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