Emerson is getting an appliance, called a crib, in her mouth to help her stop sucking her thumb. Our dentist recommended this appliance when she was 3 years old but I've found it hard to come to this decision. I really feel for her, it is a huge help in comforting herself and falling asleep and to take that away seems cruel :s But on the other hand, we will be thankful in a few years when she doesn't have jaw and teeth alignment problems from thumb sucking! And she will thank us, I'm sure! Our dentist applied the same appliance in her daughter's mouth when her daughter was 3 and said that she noticed a huge difference in just 6 months. If you look closely, Em's teeth are starting to form a peak in the front, which is from sucking her thumb. Her first appointment was on the 7th. She did well, but it was tough having the metal rings fitted to her teeth and the impressions made. I've never had impressions made, but my Mom, Cal and Lindsay have all told me it is not fun. Em seemed to have a hard time remembering to breathe through her nose, so we just kept reminding her and she got through it! The appliance gets cemented in on the 15th. Wish us luck :)
This morning there was a nice Remembrance Day service at Church. Sunday school was cancelled due to the special day but they ran some kids activities at the back of the Church, which our kids enjoyed! One of the Sunday school teachers let us know that next weekend the kids will be building ginger bread houses. This has sparked a lot of excitement in Blake and Em!!! They're very excited for next Sunday ;) This afternoon we attended Danica's 2nd birthday party! Danica is just 1 day younger then Reese!! We had a great time! Jodi hired "Lady Dolphin" to face paint and entertain and she was an absolute hoot!! Quite the character ;) I'm not sure if she was in 'character' or if that is her personality?! It was hard to tell!! But regardless, she was a lot of fun and the kids loved her! Emerson had her face painted as a heart princess, Blake was Captain America and Reese allowed Lady Dolphin to paint some pretty designs on her cheeks and forehead! It took a little convincing, in the form of Daddy getting some painting done of his own ;) Cal is such a good sport!! Jodi told me her Mom said to her, "Tracy's husband is so good with kids! He's just letting them paint his arms, his cheeks! What a good guy!" That he is :) Unfortunately, on the way to the van Cal stepped down onto the road and rolled his ankle. It was quite painful and hard to walk on but we think it is just a sprain. He'll be resting it for a week or so and we'll be keeping an eye on it.
Monday is a STAT holiday and we were hoping to go public skating but with Cal's injured ankle he is not going to be able to go. Instead, we'll still all go to the rink but I'll just go on the ice with the kids. And because Monday is Cal's day off (due to working 4 10's) he gets Tuesday off too!! I don't know why I feel like I have to defend Cal's work schedule but I do ... some days ... especially when it results in a 4 day long weekend!! He works very hard and earns every minute! He not only does a fantastic job in is current role but is also helping cover a management position (one he turned down ;) ) and works a lot of O.T. in the evenings, covering work in his previous position! So while he may not have a 'traditional' work schedule, he puts in more then his fair share of hours ;)
Tuesday morning we're going to do some errands for Reese's 2nd birthday party, which is on Saturday!! Coming up quickly! We're having a puppy themed party, and we're all looking forward to it :) I can NOT believe Reese is turning two. Oh, and we are going to celebrate my birthday on Tuesday evening!! Chinese food and cake ... yum yum ;)
Take care everyone, talk to you soon!
xo
Tracy
