It continues to be cold, windy and snowy! This weekend is supposed to be warm. I won't believe it until I see it, or should I say feel it! It was supposed to be warm on Monday, but only reached -15, which I still don't consider "warm." Blake and I did get outside though. We went for a sleigh ride/walk with Heidi and then shovelled some of the sidewalks when we got home. Cal bought Blake a little shovel, so Blake had fun pushing snow around! Next time we go on a sleigh ride, I will not be bringing Heidi! I was twisted around the whole time, pulling the sleigh with one arm and Heidi pulling on the other arm!! Not so comfortable for this already sore body :) Blake was funny in the sleigh. He just sat back and took in the sights! Weather permitting, we will be taking a sleigh ride to the park this weekend!
For the most part, Blake and I have been keeping indoors. Surprisingly we are doing very well! I thought for sure we'd get cabin fever, but he's so busy playing and running and dancing, etc, etc that the day goes by quite fast and we are having a ton of fun!! He's not too happy with me sitting for long - he comes up to me and tells me to move! I'm trying to teach him to say excuse me please, but move is his word of choice right now. It is very clear that is what he is saying and what he wants, because he's pushing on me at the same time!! He's mimicking us a lot now and especially when we're dancing. It's quite funny watching him do "the chicken" or "the bus driver" or any other crazy dance move we come up with! And we can not believe his vocabulary lately. He's been cracking me up the last few days with, "It's stuck!" He jams something into a spot it doesn't really fit in and then yells, "It's stuck!" It's hilarious!! He's learning a ton of new words and surprises us with them every day!
We've been thinking about whether or not to continue taking Blake to the day home 1 day a week, as we'd previous planned, but at this time we've decided not to. Once the baby is born, I hope to register Blake in a few different programs so that he's still socializing with kids his age and not just with Mom all the time! We looked into a "My First Preschool" program at the YMCA near our house. It starts in May and I have a few New Mom's Group friends whose kids are also going to register for it, so hopefully that will work out for us. We were planning on beginning swimming lessons again in January, but have changed our registration to March instead. By then the newest addition will have arrived and Blake will likely really need some one on one time!!
I'm doing pretty good! 36 weeks on Sunday. I'm STILL stuffed up, it's been over a month - crazy! At least I don't have a cough or a sore throat anymore. I have a regular Dr. appointment on Monday. I'm uncomfortable at night and having to visit the washroom every hour (at least that's what it feels like), so I'm not getting much sleep. I honestly believe this is all just part of the preparation for when baby arrives!! Mother nature's way of getting you ready! But I won't complain too much (no one wants to hear it anyways, right?!) and in the grand scheme of things I am healthy and happy!
Cal was back at work on Monday, after 2 weeks off for Christmas vacation. We had a good time during his time off and I look forward to having him home again for awhile (at least 3 weeks) when the baby is born!
Take care everyone! And stay warm ...
Tracy
