~guest post by MRS

We have finally been able to get in the fields!

A couple of weeks ago, we had an unexpected and unforecasted dry spell that included significantly above normal temperatures. The fields quickly dried up and the lake in our front yard/field even disappeared. No boating this year. Farmers in our area jumped onto their tractors in order to get the crops in as quickly as possible.

While we were excited to finally be able to get some corn in the ground, this created a little bit of stress for my family. Since I’m still on bedrest and I’m not supposed to be picking up Blue, changing his diaper or any other parental activity that might make me use my ab muscles, I have only very rarely been left alone with Blue for the past 8 weeks and even then it was for a few minutes at a time. This meant that in order for HandyMan to work in the fields in the evenings, he or I had to find someone to “babysit” me and Blue. Or Blue had to go work in the fields with HandyMan. In the end we compromised. Blue did help his daddy work ground, move equipment, etc. a couple of times. The other evenings, we had help come to our house to take care of Blue and put him to bed.

Blue fell asleep riding in the tractor.

This bedrest experience has taught us a lot and has really forced HandyMan to do more things with Blue than he usually would. This past weekend it was finally time to get our field planted. HandyMan called me from work last Friday and asked me if I could find someone to watch Blue on Saturday morning so he could help his dad plant our field. When I asked him why Blue couldn’t just “help” him, HandyMan paused and thought about it for a few seconds before concluding that Blue COULD help. And he did.

Blue wants to help Grandpa plant corn.

Blue loved it! He followed his daddy and grandpa around in the field, running after them as fast as his little legs could move (which is pretty fast). He loved playing in the dirt, riding in the farm truck and helping fill the planter. It was good father/son/grandpa bonding time and Blue was NOT happy when it was time to come it and take a nap.

While we finished planting corn this past weekend, we have yet to start on beans. We still have about a month to get the beans in the ground and no one is stressed about it yet. We’re just taking a moment to enjoy the fact that all of the corn has been planted!

*Please don’t think I cheated on bedrest for this post. HandyMan helped me out by shooting the video & taking pictures.