A glimpse into the life of Heather, Barney, Lindsay, and Emery Boisvert.
My wonderful husband called me up this evening and asked me out on a date! He set up for his sweet secretary to watch Lindsay for us while we go out for a nice dinner, alone together. I’m very excited, it will be nice to actually eat an entire meal without holding or spoon-feeding a munchkin!
Yay! Lindsay has now mastered rolling from her stomach to her back! She still looks stunned and confused each time she does it, but she has accomplished the feat several times. She still hasn’t figured out the back-to-front thing, because she hasn’t figured out how to get her arm out of the way! I’m sure that too will come though. She also now attempts to devour her feet every time she’s on her back, rolls over onto her side while I’m trying to change her, and lays on her back shouting, “Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba!!!!!!!!” at the ceiling. As you can see, she’s still quite the entertainer……..
Those of you who have recently checked the picture galleries may have found the one of my mother alone, soaked and stinky in swamp water. This was the wonderful result of our lovely day, communing with nature.
Barney, Lindsay, my Mom, and I, went to a scent garden in the area where you can touch and smell the plants as well as look at them. It is set up for the blind, so that all of the plants, flowers, and herbs have a strong scent. We thought this would be a great outing, especially for my mom, because of her sight issues, and Lindsay, for the multi-sensory experience.
Well, Lindsay fell asleep after two minutes as usual, but my mom really seemed to enjoy guessing the plants by their scent and feel, and we had a great time. It was a beautiful day, and we saw that they had a really cool-looking nature trail through the wetlands. It was a mile long, raised boardwalk loop, and my mom said she was up for the adventure. What an adventure she got.
We had a terrific walk, and I spent most of it looking back, keeping an eye on my mom, because she wanted me to go in front of her so she could just follow me. Then, about 50 feet from the end of the trail, we stopped for a second, and when we took off again, I heard a gigantic “SPLOOSH!”, and there was my mom, swimming in the swamp. Of course she was wearing white pants that day, and they were absolutely covered in swamp muck! The whole side of her body was soaked and it smelled terrible! We opted to just head home instead of continuing with our day of communning with nature, as my mom wasn’t really in the “communing” mood anymore. She sat on a blanket the whole way home, and obviously took a shower right away. I had to wash her pants three times to try to get the smell and the stain out. I don’t know what lurks in those estuaries, but let me tell you, it’s potent!
Luckily, we capped off the day with a nice picnic in a little meadow clearing with a dock by the lake, which was a lot of fun for all. We didn’t let her near the dock though, just in case. 
I have a very sweet husband.
I go walking with some of the gals from the moms club twice a week, and usually go out on my own the other days, and there are hardly any paved trails in the area. We have absolutely beautiful trails, and tons of them, but they’re all gravel. My poor little stroller (the one I refer to as the “mall stroller” because it’s nice and compact, but definitely made for smooth surfaces) just wasn’t cutting it on our long walks on the bumpy gravel with roots and such sticking out, as poor Lindsay’s brain got jostled for miles. The other gals all have those cool jogging strollers that have three pneumatic wheels, brakes, shocks, etc, that are so much easier and more comfortable on the trails for both the pusher and the passenger.
Well the other night I came upstairs after feeding the girlie and found a beautiful new jogging stroller, all put together and just waiting there for me to find it. I was so excited! No more arms going numb from the jiggling! No more Lindsay going cross eyed for hours after our walks from her brain being jarred. Just kidding about that one, don’t worry. But he got me a stroller! I’m so happy. I love him.
Boy has having a child changed my life. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I’d be so excited……to get a stroller. 
Lindsay has become quite the entertainer as of late. She is a sock-remover-extraordinaire for one thing. She has figured out how to rub her foot on the edge of whatever she’s sitting in, in just the right way to roll the sock right off. She’s always quite proud of herself when she accomplishes this task, smiling and holding her foot up, as if for all to see.
She has also now figured out how to move her legs in and out while sitting in her bouncy chair in the perfect rythym to actually bounce the seat on her own! It cracks us up.
Also, her absolute favorite seems to be laying on her back and screaming at absolutely nothing. Not mad or anything, but just to hear herself screech. She lays there perfectly happy, staring intently at either the light, or just the ceiling itself and lets it rip, the louder the better. Let me tell you this girl has some pipes!