I Am 1 Year Old Today!

Hi everyone!

Today I am 1 year old! My Mom and Dad say the time has gone by way too fast!! I don't really know what they mean by that - I love each new day!!! I had a very fun birthday party on Saturday. I had 8 little friends here and a lot more adults!! It was a great party!

I am pulling myself up and walking on everything these days - the coffee table, couches, the t.v., my toys, anything I can get a grip on! I also love to walk around the house with my walker or ride on toy. I'm not quite brave enough to let go yet. And anyways, I hear I'm going to be walking for many years so I'm just taking my time!! I love clapping my hands, waving, and dancing to my favourite music. Adults seem to find it quite funny. They are so easy to amuse :)

Mom and Dad call me a fish!! I love when they take me swimming! Today we went for my birthday and I had so much fun. I can't wait to go to the cabin this summer. They might take me on the tube behind the boat!!

Mom went back to work mid-April. She started back 2 days a week and tomorrow she starts working 4 days a week. Before she went back to work she took me to a lady named Karen's house and we played and had fun. Then one day she left me for a couple of hours, but I had so much fun with my friends and all the new toys I didn't even notice! Now I'm there all day and it's pretty good. Karen makes yummy lunches and snacks and I love playing with the other kids! Mom and Dad are very glad I like Karen's house! Now that Mom is going back to work 4 days a week I will be there 4 days some weeks and 3 days other weeks because Dad has every second Monday off so we'll hang out those days.

I had my 1 year pediatrician appointment last week. I weighed 20 lbs, 1 oz and I'm 29.5" long. I am in the 50th percentile for length and 10th percentile for weight - what's that mean anyways?! Mom says I'm kinda skinny! I don't know why though - I eat everything!!! Well, almost everything. I'm not crazy about beef! Mom says I gained weight a bit quicker after she weaned me. I gave Mom and Dad a hard time for awhile with the bottle, but then gave in because I was really thirsty!! Mom and Dad were quite relieved because they were going on vacation!! I stayed at Grandma and Grandpa D's and had a fun time! I have eight teeth now and a couple on the way. Mom and Dad put their fingers in my mouth to feel for them and I chomp down!! Hee, hee, hee :)

We are all very excited for camping this year. Mom and Dad think I'll be in to everything and get really dirty!! Sounds like fun to me!

But I should go I'm getting pretty tired. I think I'll have my bath now and then go to bed. I need a lot of sleep!!

Love you everyone!
XOXOX Blake

PS: Mom is going to proof read this for me. I hope she doesn't change too much!!

Yucky!

It appears Blake is not over whatever it is he has. I wish I would have brought it up more with the Pediatrician on Tuesday, because I think we need to make another trip to the doctor :( Yesterday at Karen's Blake had "explosive" diarrhea. Yuck! Poor Karen! Last night Cal went out and bought Pedialite and lactose free formula. I think he seems to be a bit sensitive to milk products so thought we'd try the lactose free formula. So we fed Blake a very light supper and he was fine all night, then I fed him his normal breakfast (cereal) and he was fine and then I fed him lunch (pb toast and some banana) and he vomited. So I guess his stomach is still sensitive! Geez! I don't really understand why he has been okay some days and then not others. It's been going on since Friday. So after his nap this afternoon I might take him to my Dr. Hopefully he's feeling better for his party on Saturday!!

1 Year Pediatrician Appointment!

Today Blake had his 1 yr. appointment!! Everything went well. He weighs 20 lbs. 1 oz. (10th percentile), is 29 1/2" long (50th percentile), and his head circumference is in the 50th percentile too!! Dr. Radisic was happy with everything and said again how strong Blake is! He figures that he's very cautious, which is why he's not letting go and walking by himself yet! LOL! I suppose that could be!? We go back at 18 months. Blake also has an E.N.T. appointment on Friday to check the "holes" near his ears. We'll find out if he needs surgery on them or not. Dr. Radisic said he's had a few patients have the surgery and it's very minor, but still nobody wants their baby to have surgery :( But we'll do what is best of course! Cal took Friday off to come to the appointment and then has Monday off as well! This is my last 2 work day week - next week I start working 4 days a week. Yikes! Hopefully it will go well. We went to Cold Lake this weekend for my cousin's wedding and had a great time! It was nice to visit with everyone and see family we don't often see! Blake was sick to his stomach Friday and Saturday though. He must have caught the virus I had earlier in the week. So he was a bit out of sorts, but still pretty good! Karen said he seemed a bit off on Monday too, but today he's been eating more so I hope he's over it. Speaking of Karen, Blake seems to be less shy around other kids and I think it may have a bit to do with being at the day home. Today in the Dr.'s office he was so funny! He was walking around the room, hanging onto the chairs, and if someone was sitting on a chair he'd just use their knees and pass around them! Then he stopped at this one little girls chair and "talked" to her for a bit! It was so cute! She was probably 4 or so and pulled her knees up to her chin so he couldn't touch her! It was as if she was saying, "Oooooo... boys!" LOL! Kids are too funny! Saturday we have Blake's 1st Birthday Bash! There's a bit of preparing to be done ... and we haven't started! But we'll get it done! As I said before, Cal took Monday off so we will do something fun for Blake's birthday! We're thinking of going swimming or to Rundle Park. Last night we went for our first bike ride on our new bikes with Blake's new bike trailer. It was fun and Blake enjoyed himself! The weather has been gorgeous these past few days. I really hope it is here to stay :) We will let everyone know how the party and Blake's birthday goes!! Enjoy the weather!

Cal, Tracy & Blake

Is it April???

I really wonder when I look out the window ... But yes, I have confirmed it is in fact April 23, 2008! What is with all this SNOW?? Thank goodness it has stopped! The weather was absolutely brutal the past few days. Blake and I had our first Fun For Ones class at the public library on Friday. It was a ton of fun and quite similar to Baby Laptime, but a bit more "advanced"! All the children got to strum the leaders guitar and there was more hands on activities! Of course one of Blake's favorite activities was bubble time! He loves trying to catch the bubbles and watching them float around. He has changed quite a bit in the past few weeks. Actually I think it kind of began the week before we went to San Francisco. He's pulling himself up now like nobodies business, where as before he'd take a few tugs to get up! And he's figured out how to sit down gently from standing instead of getting mad or just falling!! And he seems to be a lot more sturdy on his feet and loves pushing his walker around the house. It's absolutely hilarious! He giggles away as he runs into the couch and the wall, etc. until Cal turns him in the right direction! I'm going to try and take a video of it to post on Facebook! I don't think it will be long before he lets go and is on his own! He doesn't seem too interested in playing with toys for long anymore, instead he crawls over to the coffee table or couches and walks around them or bolts to climb the stairs! He also likes to stand up at the baby gate when I'm upstairs and rattle it! He's just so much fun and such a happy little guy :) He continues to do great at Karen's. We definitely lucked out! She is so wonderful and has a lot of time to spend with him. Every time I pick him up she goes on and on about how good he was and how she just loves him!! I joked last time that, that's great but sorry you can't keep him! I've noticed lately, but wonder if I'm just reading too far into it, that Blake has copied clearly a few words and sounds that I've said and made. I could swear that's he's said dog and woof, and cat and meow, and baaa!! And I wanted to right his first word down as "Dad" but I'm not sure!!! I think I'll wait and see if he has put the word and Cal together or not; although I could swear he's looked at Cal and said, "Dad!" clear as day! I'll wait and see tomorrow, because Cal is home all day! Another thing he is doing constantly is clapping. It is so friggin' cute!! This weekend we are headed to Cold Lake for my cousins wedding. It will be a great time and we're excited to see my Grandma Marg and Aunty Kathy who are coming from Tisdale and my sister and Jeremy! As well as a number of other relatives from various locations!!!! Should be a great time! We hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and enjoys moderately warmer temperatures! Take care!

Cal, Tracy & Blake

Loving 2 Days a Week!!

Yeah, I think I could get used to working 2 days a week!! LOL! Too bad it's not going to last for long ... Actually I was thinking today that 3 days a week would be perfect! We'll see how 4 days goes. Blake and I are hanging out at home today. I took him to the doctor on Tuesday because I thought his cold was getting pretty bad. I just wanted to make sure he didn't have bronchitis or croup or something because his cough at night was very "barky". Well it turns out he has an ear infection. Poor little guy :( So he is on antibiotics for 10 days. He's sleeping better now and doesn't have the terrible cough, but is still soooo... stuffed up!! Hopefully it clears up soon! Wednesday was another good day. He was an angel at the day home and I had a great day at work. I found out the O.T. I work most closely with is leaving us at the end of June. I was sad to hear that, because she is fantastic! Her family is moving to Australia for 2 years!! It sounds like an awesome idea but I'm not sure if I'd have the nerve to do it! Her girls are 16 and 14. When she told me, I thought to myself, wow that's something I'd like to do! But realistically I'm not sure if I could leave my family for that long!!! So anyways, beginning in July I'll be working with a new O.T. I really hope they find someone as experienced and "good" as this one! We haven't been out on our bikes yet, but as soon as Blake is feeling better we'll take them for a spin! I'm really excited about his new bike trailer/jogging stroller combo! It's supposed to be cold this weekend unfortunately. We don't have too many plans. We were supposed to go to a 2 yr birthday party but the little guy has the flu so it's postponed. I think we're going to do some shopping. Blake's growing out of his clothes and we really need a 2nd car seat for Cal's truck!! Have a great weekend everyone :)

Luv Tracy

Wow!!

I really can't believe how good of a day we had!!! Blake had an unusual evening/night last night. He has a cold and is really stuffed up so is having trouble breathing! He went to bed later than usual last night. I thought that due to that he'd be up earlier and cranky today. But instead I had to wake him up. I got up at 5:55 and got ready for work and then I woke him up at 6:15 and got him ready and we were out the door at 7!! Cal had his boot camp class this morning so he was gone before we got up and I thought it might be really rushed trying to get out the door by myself, but it wasn't at all! (Note to Cal: that doesn't get you off the hook for future mornings! LOL!) I dropped Blake and the playpen off at around 7:10. I took him to the door and he went to Karen and waved at me as I left with a cute lil' crooked grin on his face! It was adorable! So I headed to Fort Saskatchewan with some tears in my eyes and arrived at work at 7:25! I start at 8 and I didn't know if anyone would be there yet, so I drove around Fort Sask a little bit and went back to work at 7:50! Turns out a few people start at 7:30 so I could have went in. I called Karen at around 8:30 to give her my new work number and she said Blake was doing great and she was going to get ready to put him down for a nap. I called her again at noon and she said he was busy eating lunch and he had a 2 hour nap! I typed her out a rather detailed report on Blake's every move, habit and behaviour and she said that just like I said he started showing signs of being tired and she rocked him a little bit, put him down and he was asleep in 5 minutes! I honestly could not believe it. I thought for sure he'd fuss a little bit because of being in a strange place, not in his crib, being overtired, having a cold, etc - but nope! And then he had a nap in the afternoon for 2 hours and 20 min. I really was surprised but very glad! After I found out he had a good morning nap I was very relieved and not worried at all. I picked him up around 4:30 and he was playing away! He still has a cold, but hopefully that will go away soon. It's so hard on little ones because they can't blow their nose!! And my first day at work was excellent! I'm very excited about my job and so glad to not be returning to my old one :) This will be a lot more challenging and interesting! I was quite impressed with my desk! LOL! The O.T. I work with said I'll have to bring in lots of pictures and I said don't worry, now that I see how much space there is I will be covering it with frames!! I'm a bit of a picture freak! Not a nice word to use but I can't think of another one at this time! So, that was our day! Really, really good and I hope they continue to be just as good! Tomorrow Blake and I are going to hang around home and we may go for a bike ride when Cal gets home from work! Take care everyone!

Love Cal, Tracy & Blake

1st!

So tomorrow will be Blake's 1st day, spending all day, at the day home! It will also be my 1st day at my new job! Yikes!! I'm kinda ready!? I'm very glad I'm going back 2 days a week to begin with. Will make the transition much easier!! I keep thinking it will make it easier for Blake, but realistically I think easier for me!!!!! Blake will be fine! I work 8 - 4:15, but they are flexible with their hours so if I want I can start a bit later and stay later. I don't think I'll do that though. I think I'd rather be home earlier! We'll see. We had a great weekend. Cal had the rest of the week off and on Friday morning he started a boot camp class! The class is Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. On Friday night I went to a Norwex party. I am quite excited about the products!! Can't wait to get them and start cleaning! LOL! Then on Saturday was my friend Lindsey's shower and stagette. We had an awesome time!! It was great to get together with the girls!!! Cal and Blake had a boys day and had a fun! They went for a walk and played outside for awhile. The weather has been fantastic this weekend! Cal's sister Kathy came over today. We went for a nice walk and had a great visit! I'm hoping this beautiful weather is here to stay!! Anyways, I better get going! I'll let you know how the 1st day goes tomorrow!

Luv Tracy