Finally ... HOT weather!! Yay! It has been absolutely gorgeous here the last few days :) But I feel a bit like a farmer for saying this ... we need rain! All I'm asking for is rain while we are sleeping. Not during the day! Is that being a bit too picky?! LOL! We've been spending tons of time outside, soaking up the sun! Blake's in heaven!! We've been bathing him in sunscreen though. He's so fair, like his Dad.
My sister was in town this weekend and the kids and I spent Friday with her. We went swimming in the morning, Em's first time in the pool, went for sushi for lunch (yummy, yummy) and then hung out outside after the kids naps (which were short on Friday for some reason). It was a fun day!! Thank goodness Lindsay was with me at the pool! I definitely wouldn't be taking a 3 month old and a 2 yr old to the pool by myself!! Emerson loved the water and looked very cute in her lil' swimsuit :) Thank goodness she didn't make a mess in the pool ... I couldn't find a little swimmer smaller enough for her! Don't worry, I did put a big one on her! I keep looking for the reusable swim diapers, but can never find them in the sizes I need. I do re-wash the little swimmers if I can!
Saturday morning we played outside and put the kids down for an early nap, because we had a first birthday party to attend in Stony Plain and it started at 2:30. We ended up waking Blake up because we didn't want to be really, really late! The party was a lot of fun!! Blake enjoyed playing outside and with the other kids, opening presents, eating cake and bugging "D-Don" (Dion, Danielle's dad!)!! He has been so excited for this birthday party. We told him a couple of weeks ago that we were going to Danielle's birthday party and he's been talking about it non-stop!
This morning we washed the trailer and the car, which involved Blake getting SOAKED!! He is very helpful :) I do it Mom, I do it Dad, Dad I do it, etc, etc, etc! We were invited to a wedding BBQ this afternoon (friend of Cal's who got married in Mexico in March), but did not go. We figured the kids were pretty tired from a later night last night. And we were right! Blake napped for 3 hours and Emerson for 4 hours!!! And still to bed at their regular times tonight! After Blake woke up from his nap we headed back outside. He loves playing in the yard, especially in his sandbox. Cal is off tomorrow too and if it doesn't rain we are going to the spray park.
Tonight at dinner we asked Blake what he wanted to be for Halloween this year and he replied, "A BIG carrot!!" Can you imagine!!? Good thing I didn't have food or drink in my mouth ... I laughed SO hard!! Cal asked him what Em should be and he said, "A BIG broccoli!" He loves his veggies, but seriously! Cal's Mom is a great seamstress, perhaps we'll ask her to sew them some costumes!! NOT! He CRACKS us up!! He's so funny! And he knows it ... which just fuels the fire! LOL! We are happy that he has finally decided that short sleeves and short pants are okay to wear. For the longest time he always had to have long sleeves and long pants on. But now he has to wear "hort" pants all the time!! He has his last My First Preschool class on Wednesday. We will register him again in September. He's really enjoyed the class, as have I! Thursday is his last swimming lesson too, but we've already registered him for the next session which starts in 2 weeks. He'll be going Mondays and Wednesday for 4 weeks.
We were just looking through some old pictures of Blake when he was 4 months old and boy does Emerson ever look like Blake did at 4 months!! Only Blake was A LOT bigger!!! She looks so tiny compared to him at 4 months! It was funny, because I looked at his 5 month pictures too and there was one of him chewing on a carrot!! He got his first tooth at 5 months, so it probably felt good! We started Blake on rice cereal at just over 4 months, so he was eating quite a bit earlier than Em will be. She's enjoying her Bumbo chair every day now and starting to reach and grab for things. And her hand is in her mouth ALL the time! Not sucking on her thumb, just at that age where the hand is in the mouth more often then not! She's taking a bottle really good, so we'll keep offering one to her every couple of days. I dressed her up for the birthday party on Saturday in a cute little dress, with a barrette in her hair, and her pretty bracelet from Grandma D! She looked so adorable!
In the last blog post I mentioned that I needed to visit the optometrist, the salon and the dentist and in the last few days I've almost done all three!! I took the kids to the optometrist on Tuesday and got a new prescription and new glasses!! I'm not too sure about the glasses, they seem too big on my face. I have 30 days to exchange them, so I'll give them a few more weeks and decide. On Saturday I got my hair cut and tomorrow I'm going to call my dentist and see if I can get in! Phew!!
Hope everyone is enjoying the sun! Have a great week ;)
Love Cal, Tracy, Blake and Emerson
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Em's 4 month check-up!
Yesterday I called and changed Emerson's doctor's appointment from June 16 to today. I was anxious to get her checked out because of her congestion, coughing, stuffiness, etc.
So we found out that she has reflux. Blake also had reflux when he was a baby, but it just made him spit up, he wasn't really congested. Dr. Radisic said that after Emerson eats a little bit of milk comes up and enters her nasal passages and airway, which is causing her to be stuffed up, cough, etc. He said her lungs and chest are clear. Thank goodness, because I keep thinking she sounds like she has bronchitis or pneumonia. Dr. Radisic said reflux in babies is quite common and usually clears up by 8-9 months. Today Emerson weighed 13 lbs 4 oz (50 percentile). The scales at the health unit and the Dr. office differ so much, but I think the old fashioned one at the Dr. office is more accurate! I didn't hear her length, but Dr. Radisic said it's in the 25 percentile, so she jumped up from the 10 to the 25! Her head circumference is in the 5 percentile, but it did grow, so apparently she just has a little noggin! LOL! It doesn't look small to me, but whatever! I also remember that Blake had a smaller head too as a baby - not quite as small as Em's though!
I can't believe Emerson will be 4 months old next week. I was hoping time might go a little bit slower the second time around, but nope! It's going faster :( When I was pregnant with Emerson I kept telling myself that this time around I'm going to try and remember how small they are as babies, but I already forget how little she was. Just have to enjoy each day and each moment and rely on pictures and video's to trigger my memory!!
Hope everyone's having a great week!
Luv Tracy
So we found out that she has reflux. Blake also had reflux when he was a baby, but it just made him spit up, he wasn't really congested. Dr. Radisic said that after Emerson eats a little bit of milk comes up and enters her nasal passages and airway, which is causing her to be stuffed up, cough, etc. He said her lungs and chest are clear. Thank goodness, because I keep thinking she sounds like she has bronchitis or pneumonia. Dr. Radisic said reflux in babies is quite common and usually clears up by 8-9 months. Today Emerson weighed 13 lbs 4 oz (50 percentile). The scales at the health unit and the Dr. office differ so much, but I think the old fashioned one at the Dr. office is more accurate! I didn't hear her length, but Dr. Radisic said it's in the 25 percentile, so she jumped up from the 10 to the 25! Her head circumference is in the 5 percentile, but it did grow, so apparently she just has a little noggin! LOL! It doesn't look small to me, but whatever! I also remember that Blake had a smaller head too as a baby - not quite as small as Em's though!
I can't believe Emerson will be 4 months old next week. I was hoping time might go a little bit slower the second time around, but nope! It's going faster :( When I was pregnant with Emerson I kept telling myself that this time around I'm going to try and remember how small they are as babies, but I already forget how little she was. Just have to enjoy each day and each moment and rely on pictures and video's to trigger my memory!!
Hope everyone's having a great week!
Luv Tracy
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Congrats Cal!!!
This weekend was Cal's last module in his Project Management course. And he's done! YAY :) Good job Cal! I know it wasn't easy, especially those weeks when you didn't have the Monday off and pretty much worked 12 days in a row. We're so proud of you and very glad you persevered! Cal can now challenge the PMI (Project Management Institute) test if he wants. It's the International Society of Project Manager's exam. Or he can take two more modules to prepare for the exam. He's not sure when/if he will be doing this, but definitely plans on taking the summer off!
The kids are doing great. Keeping us busy as ever!! I'm trying to find time to go to the dentist, optometrist and for a hair cut, but just can't seem to fit it in!!! Maybe Cal's next Monday off! It really is very, very busy having two little ones so close in age! But at the end of the day we wouldn't have it any other way!!
Blake has discovered the phrases, one more, one more time, and I need more! He is definitely pushing his boundaries!! One more story, one more cookie, more this, more that, let's just see how much more time I can buy or how much more I can get from Mom and Dad! All part of growing and learning! We still can't believe how good his memory is. Just last night Cal put a bib on him before supper and he said, "Colby's bib!" We were momentarily confused and then I remembered that our nephew Colby used that bib when he was here for supper one night after Emerson was born!!! Then Blake said, "Colby green bib!" I wonder if he has a photographic memory? Hopefully it helps him to do well in school!
Emerson is doing good too! She continues to be super smiley and happy!! She's giggling more and more and has started grabbing at things! I'm looking forward to her 4 month check up on June 16th. She is still very "croaky" and congested, which creates a bit of a problem. She spits up phlegm a lot and gets pretty stuffed up by morning. I hope the Dr. can shed some light on this. I would think that after 4 months it wouldn't be due to a fast trip down the birth canal!! And the antibiotics she was on didn't seem to clear anything up at all. On Saturday the Canadian Baby Photographers "consultant" had an appointment with us to sell us ridiculously priced photo packages! LOL! But, seeing as we'd been through the whole spiel with Blake's photo's we knew what we wanted and saved the guy some time! I scanned our favorites, but haven't had any luck uploading them to Facebook. I'll try and post a couple on the blog!
The kids and I had a pretty low key weekend. On Saturday morning we headed downtown to Pure bridal, where I got measured for my bridesmaid dress for Lindsay's wedding. I can't wait for the wedding!!!! Having a sister getting married is so fun :) We didn't know there was a downtown Farmer's Market, but found out when we went to park in front of Pure Bridal and the street was closed! So we wondered around the market for awhile before and after our appointment at the bridal shop. Blake had lots of fun! There were quite a few people with dogs, so he was busy pointing out the white dogs, black dogs, little dogs and BIG dogs!!! I love the way he says, "BIG!" Nothing is just a truck or a bird or a cat or a dog, etc, etc ... it's either big or small or one color or another! He is so full of personality!! He was also very impressed with the balloon artist's and the race car they made him. How do they do that anyways?! They had a list of over 100 things they could make!
Other than our trip downtown we took it pretty easy. Stuck around home for the most part. Played outside a bit, despite the chilly weather. I coerced Blake inside today with a cookie and hot chocolate! After Cal got home from NAIT today we decided to go out for dinner in celebration of the completion of his course AND our "13 year anniversary!" Yes, that's right - 13 YEARS!!! Wow! And this October is our 5 year wedding anniversary. Where has the time gone? We were just kids 13 years ago! Amazing to look back on all that has happened over the years! And looking forward to all that is to come :)
Have a great week everyone! The weather should be shaping up towards the end of the week!
Luv Tracy
The kids are doing great. Keeping us busy as ever!! I'm trying to find time to go to the dentist, optometrist and for a hair cut, but just can't seem to fit it in!!! Maybe Cal's next Monday off! It really is very, very busy having two little ones so close in age! But at the end of the day we wouldn't have it any other way!!
Blake has discovered the phrases, one more, one more time, and I need more! He is definitely pushing his boundaries!! One more story, one more cookie, more this, more that, let's just see how much more time I can buy or how much more I can get from Mom and Dad! All part of growing and learning! We still can't believe how good his memory is. Just last night Cal put a bib on him before supper and he said, "Colby's bib!" We were momentarily confused and then I remembered that our nephew Colby used that bib when he was here for supper one night after Emerson was born!!! Then Blake said, "Colby green bib!" I wonder if he has a photographic memory? Hopefully it helps him to do well in school!
Emerson is doing good too! She continues to be super smiley and happy!! She's giggling more and more and has started grabbing at things! I'm looking forward to her 4 month check up on June 16th. She is still very "croaky" and congested, which creates a bit of a problem. She spits up phlegm a lot and gets pretty stuffed up by morning. I hope the Dr. can shed some light on this. I would think that after 4 months it wouldn't be due to a fast trip down the birth canal!! And the antibiotics she was on didn't seem to clear anything up at all. On Saturday the Canadian Baby Photographers "consultant" had an appointment with us to sell us ridiculously priced photo packages! LOL! But, seeing as we'd been through the whole spiel with Blake's photo's we knew what we wanted and saved the guy some time! I scanned our favorites, but haven't had any luck uploading them to Facebook. I'll try and post a couple on the blog!
The kids and I had a pretty low key weekend. On Saturday morning we headed downtown to Pure bridal, where I got measured for my bridesmaid dress for Lindsay's wedding. I can't wait for the wedding!!!! Having a sister getting married is so fun :) We didn't know there was a downtown Farmer's Market, but found out when we went to park in front of Pure Bridal and the street was closed! So we wondered around the market for awhile before and after our appointment at the bridal shop. Blake had lots of fun! There were quite a few people with dogs, so he was busy pointing out the white dogs, black dogs, little dogs and BIG dogs!!! I love the way he says, "BIG!" Nothing is just a truck or a bird or a cat or a dog, etc, etc ... it's either big or small or one color or another! He is so full of personality!! He was also very impressed with the balloon artist's and the race car they made him. How do they do that anyways?! They had a list of over 100 things they could make!
Other than our trip downtown we took it pretty easy. Stuck around home for the most part. Played outside a bit, despite the chilly weather. I coerced Blake inside today with a cookie and hot chocolate! After Cal got home from NAIT today we decided to go out for dinner in celebration of the completion of his course AND our "13 year anniversary!" Yes, that's right - 13 YEARS!!! Wow! And this October is our 5 year wedding anniversary. Where has the time gone? We were just kids 13 years ago! Amazing to look back on all that has happened over the years! And looking forward to all that is to come :)
Have a great week everyone! The weather should be shaping up towards the end of the week!
Luv Tracy
Friday, June 5, 2009
"Potty Time!"
So I thought I'd write a little update on Blake's potty adventures :) Quite awhile ago now, Blake started telling us (occasionally, not all the time!) that he had to go poo. He'd come up to us and say, "Poo" and grab his diaper, we'd check his diaper and there would be nothing and then 5 minutes later there it was! So we went to Toys R Us and bought a potty and put it in the bathroom and bought him a potty book (called Potty Time). And that's about all we did!
About a month ago Blake pulled his Potty Time book out of his pile of books. He's been hooked ever since! He knows the book by heart! So we asked him if he'd like to go potty like Jack does and last week he said yes!! Cal was off on Monday and spent a lot of the day with Blake and his potty!!! It wasn't just a one time, quick thing. Blake would sit on the potty and push a little pee out and then jump up and make Cal dump it in the toilet right away and wave bye-bye to it and then wash his hands and jump right back on the potty ... repeat, repeat, repeat! It went on and on and on! But we're finding that it seems to be more of a novelty then anything. He still goes in his diaper too! I don't have time during the day to spend with him on the potty. Maybe if he just went and got it over with, but not when he wants to spend hours there!! So he's going pee on the potty off and on. I'm not sure if he's really ready to be potty trained yet. I've read a lot about potty training and the "readiness" signs and he's almost there. We're glad he's at least showing an interest and when it comes time to get serious we'll have to set aside a couple of days and devote them completely to potty training! Probably when Cal has a three day weekend, so one of us can be with Em and the other can be on potty duty!!
If anyone has any tips/advice please pass them along! I have heard boys are harder than girls to train. I guess we'll see if that's the case when we try to train Em!
Tracy
About a month ago Blake pulled his Potty Time book out of his pile of books. He's been hooked ever since! He knows the book by heart! So we asked him if he'd like to go potty like Jack does and last week he said yes!! Cal was off on Monday and spent a lot of the day with Blake and his potty!!! It wasn't just a one time, quick thing. Blake would sit on the potty and push a little pee out and then jump up and make Cal dump it in the toilet right away and wave bye-bye to it and then wash his hands and jump right back on the potty ... repeat, repeat, repeat! It went on and on and on! But we're finding that it seems to be more of a novelty then anything. He still goes in his diaper too! I don't have time during the day to spend with him on the potty. Maybe if he just went and got it over with, but not when he wants to spend hours there!! So he's going pee on the potty off and on. I'm not sure if he's really ready to be potty trained yet. I've read a lot about potty training and the "readiness" signs and he's almost there. We're glad he's at least showing an interest and when it comes time to get serious we'll have to set aside a couple of days and devote them completely to potty training! Probably when Cal has a three day weekend, so one of us can be with Em and the other can be on potty duty!!
If anyone has any tips/advice please pass them along! I have heard boys are harder than girls to train. I guess we'll see if that's the case when we try to train Em!
Tracy
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Bottle Day!!
She took it (from Cal)!!!! Wow, I was surprised :) Hopefully it wasn't just beginner's luck! We'll keep giving Emerson a bottle every now and then to make sure she continues to take it. Only problem with giving Emerson a bottle today was ... Blake! I think he had bottle envy! I weaned him just before 11 months and then he switched over to a sippy cup at around 13 months, so he had a bottle three times a day for a whopping 3 months and yet every time he sees a bottle he wants one!!
We had a good weekend. Friday night a former co-worker of Cal's came over to borrow our truck for the weekend and we ended up visiting until 1 am! It was nice to catch up and chat. Saturday morning my Mom came in and picked up Blake. They went to the pancake breakfast, parade and fair grounds to take in some Farmer's Days events! Blake apparently had a great time! He spent the night in Stony Saturday night. Saturday afternoon Cal, Em and I went to my friend/co-worker Kathryn's wedding. It was a beautiful wedding! Sunday morning we met my parents for brunch and spent the rest of the day around home. It is my parents 29th wedding anniversary today! Happy anniversary Mom and Dad :) I aspire to be as in love as you two on my 29th wedding anniversary!
Cal has Monday off. Well, actually he's working O.T. from home on Monday, but he's been working off and on all weekend in the evening or when the kids are sleeping, so the daytime is ours tomorrow :) I love his job!!!! We plan on visiting the park and Toys R Us tomorrow. We're looking for a goalie helmet for Blake. He is currently using his hockey helmet as a goalie helmet. He turns the hockey helmet into a goalie helmet by pulling it over his face!!! I guess he's creating a goalie mask! No big plans for the remainder of the week. The usual - preschool Wednesday, swimming lessons Thursday!
Have a great week everyone! I hear it's supposed to be a sunny week! Which is good, but I wouldn't mind a little rain during the evening to help green up our grass!!
;) Tracy
We had a good weekend. Friday night a former co-worker of Cal's came over to borrow our truck for the weekend and we ended up visiting until 1 am! It was nice to catch up and chat. Saturday morning my Mom came in and picked up Blake. They went to the pancake breakfast, parade and fair grounds to take in some Farmer's Days events! Blake apparently had a great time! He spent the night in Stony Saturday night. Saturday afternoon Cal, Em and I went to my friend/co-worker Kathryn's wedding. It was a beautiful wedding! Sunday morning we met my parents for brunch and spent the rest of the day around home. It is my parents 29th wedding anniversary today! Happy anniversary Mom and Dad :) I aspire to be as in love as you two on my 29th wedding anniversary!
Cal has Monday off. Well, actually he's working O.T. from home on Monday, but he's been working off and on all weekend in the evening or when the kids are sleeping, so the daytime is ours tomorrow :) I love his job!!!! We plan on visiting the park and Toys R Us tomorrow. We're looking for a goalie helmet for Blake. He is currently using his hockey helmet as a goalie helmet. He turns the hockey helmet into a goalie helmet by pulling it over his face!!! I guess he's creating a goalie mask! No big plans for the remainder of the week. The usual - preschool Wednesday, swimming lessons Thursday!
Have a great week everyone! I hear it's supposed to be a sunny week! Which is good, but I wouldn't mind a little rain during the evening to help green up our grass!!
;) Tracy
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Weigh In Day!
I took Blake and Emerson to the health unit today.
Emerson weighed 12 lbs 6 oz (50th percentile), she was 22 5/8" (10th percentile) in length and her head circum. was 38.5. So we're happy she's gaining weight and her head is growing!! The nurse suggested trying to sneak another feeding in during the day to make up for her not eating at night, so I'll see if I can do that. And hopefully Dr. Radisic will be happy with her head circumference at her 4 month appt.!
Blake stepped on the scale. He weighed 32.4 pounds. I didn't measure his height! Thought I was lucky to get him on the scale :)
Tracy
Emerson weighed 12 lbs 6 oz (50th percentile), she was 22 5/8" (10th percentile) in length and her head circum. was 38.5. So we're happy she's gaining weight and her head is growing!! The nurse suggested trying to sneak another feeding in during the day to make up for her not eating at night, so I'll see if I can do that. And hopefully Dr. Radisic will be happy with her head circumference at her 4 month appt.!
Blake stepped on the scale. He weighed 32.4 pounds. I didn't measure his height! Thought I was lucky to get him on the scale :)
Tracy
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Wonderful Weather!
We have been spending a lot of time outside these days! Our weather has been fantastic and we've been taking advantage of the sun :)
This weekend we were lucky enough to take in two of Cal's hockey games. Blake really enjoyed being at the rink and watching all the events that take place before, during and after a hockey game! He enjoyed talking to the people in the time keeper's box, penalty box and players or referee's who got close enough to the glass for him to say hi to!!! And of course, he was quite excited to see the goalies!! Cal's team came in second. It was a very close final game!
On Saturday my parents came in and my Dad and Cal (with Blake's help and supervision!) took care of a few repairs that needed to be done to our fence and our car! Then Blake headed back to Stony Plain for a sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa Smith's. As always he had a great time!
Emerson is doing great! Today I had planned to take her to the health unit to be weighed before Blake's preschool class, but she slept so long I had to wake her so we could get to the YMCA on time! So I'll take her tomorrow or Friday. She seems like she's gaining weight though, but she is definitely smaller than Blake was at her age! She is sleeping really, really well. She naps well during the day and sleeps 11-12 hours at night. With no night time feedings!! Which is a bit crazy for a breast fed baby, but that's why I want to keep an eye on her weight. I have a friend who had to end up waking her baby during the night for a feeding and I'm hoping I won't have to do that! She still doesn't take a soother, so I think we'll just totally forget about that now. She still sucks her thumb. Only problem is that if we don't put her down in time, she gets overtired and worked up and has a hard time connecting her thumb with her mouth!! She is a very strong little girl and sits up really well. I think she'll be sitting up by herself early, but we'll see. She's giggling more and more, but it's at pretty random moments!! Hopefully soon we'll figure out how to evoke it :) She is definitely one of the smiliest kids I've ever seen! She has this full face, mouth wide open grin that just melts your heart! It is especially sweet when Blake comes into her field of vision and her face lights up!
Tonight Cal put both the kids to bed by himself. I met some girlfriends for coffee and for some reason said I'd meet them at 7!? Emerson was not happy when I was supposed to be leaving and Blake did not want me to go!! Which I thought was a bit odd, but in hindsight I haven't gone out before he's been in bed in a few months, so I guess he's gotten used to me always being home for bedtime. I called Cal about 20 min. after I'd left and both kids were sleepin' like babies!! So everything was fine! Bed time with Blake is actually one of my favorite times of the day. And not because he's going to sleep, but because Cal and I have a good routine going and have fun with the bath and getting ready for bed, reading a story, singing lullabies, cuddles, etc! And hopefully we'll get there with Em too! Right now it's a bit of a rush to get her ready for bed before she gets too overtired!! Next thing we have to try is giving Emerson a bottle. I know I'm being a bit pessimistic, but I don't think she'll take one as easy as Blake did and I'm just basing my opinion on the fact that she doesn't take a soother. But we'll see! We'll try this weekend - wish us luck! I'm going to the Kenney Chesney concert in July, which starts really early (like 6 pm I think), so I'm keeping my fingers crossed!!
This weekend Blake is having another sleep over at Grandma and Grandpa's house on Saturday night. Cal, Em and I are going to my friend Kathryn's wedding (an O.T. I worked with). Grandma is going to take Blake to the Farmers Days pancake breakfast and parade in Stony Plain and then I'm sure they'll have some adventures in the yard and garage!! He'll come home with at least one story about Grandpa and/or Grandma's quad and the trailer too!
I'm sure you have all read Cal's first blog entry! He's been talking about writing his own blog post for a long time now and he finally has! And I must say, what a great first entry!! We love you to bits Cal! You are an absolutely amazing father and husband and I am so proud of you in everything you do!! MWAH!!
This week Cal also started his running blog. It can be found at www.mylife-cal.blogspot.com. He'd love to hear from you there as well!!
Well, that's all for tonight! Enjoy the remainder of your week, have a fabulous weekend and take care ;)
Luv Tracy
PS: A Very Happy Birthday to my little sister, Lindsay!!! Blake got to wish her a "Happy Birfday Aunty Linds" this afternoon, so he was very happy!! Love ya Linds :O)
This weekend we were lucky enough to take in two of Cal's hockey games. Blake really enjoyed being at the rink and watching all the events that take place before, during and after a hockey game! He enjoyed talking to the people in the time keeper's box, penalty box and players or referee's who got close enough to the glass for him to say hi to!!! And of course, he was quite excited to see the goalies!! Cal's team came in second. It was a very close final game!
On Saturday my parents came in and my Dad and Cal (with Blake's help and supervision!) took care of a few repairs that needed to be done to our fence and our car! Then Blake headed back to Stony Plain for a sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa Smith's. As always he had a great time!
Emerson is doing great! Today I had planned to take her to the health unit to be weighed before Blake's preschool class, but she slept so long I had to wake her so we could get to the YMCA on time! So I'll take her tomorrow or Friday. She seems like she's gaining weight though, but she is definitely smaller than Blake was at her age! She is sleeping really, really well. She naps well during the day and sleeps 11-12 hours at night. With no night time feedings!! Which is a bit crazy for a breast fed baby, but that's why I want to keep an eye on her weight. I have a friend who had to end up waking her baby during the night for a feeding and I'm hoping I won't have to do that! She still doesn't take a soother, so I think we'll just totally forget about that now. She still sucks her thumb. Only problem is that if we don't put her down in time, she gets overtired and worked up and has a hard time connecting her thumb with her mouth!! She is a very strong little girl and sits up really well. I think she'll be sitting up by herself early, but we'll see. She's giggling more and more, but it's at pretty random moments!! Hopefully soon we'll figure out how to evoke it :) She is definitely one of the smiliest kids I've ever seen! She has this full face, mouth wide open grin that just melts your heart! It is especially sweet when Blake comes into her field of vision and her face lights up!
Tonight Cal put both the kids to bed by himself. I met some girlfriends for coffee and for some reason said I'd meet them at 7!? Emerson was not happy when I was supposed to be leaving and Blake did not want me to go!! Which I thought was a bit odd, but in hindsight I haven't gone out before he's been in bed in a few months, so I guess he's gotten used to me always being home for bedtime. I called Cal about 20 min. after I'd left and both kids were sleepin' like babies!! So everything was fine! Bed time with Blake is actually one of my favorite times of the day. And not because he's going to sleep, but because Cal and I have a good routine going and have fun with the bath and getting ready for bed, reading a story, singing lullabies, cuddles, etc! And hopefully we'll get there with Em too! Right now it's a bit of a rush to get her ready for bed before she gets too overtired!! Next thing we have to try is giving Emerson a bottle. I know I'm being a bit pessimistic, but I don't think she'll take one as easy as Blake did and I'm just basing my opinion on the fact that she doesn't take a soother. But we'll see! We'll try this weekend - wish us luck! I'm going to the Kenney Chesney concert in July, which starts really early (like 6 pm I think), so I'm keeping my fingers crossed!!
This weekend Blake is having another sleep over at Grandma and Grandpa's house on Saturday night. Cal, Em and I are going to my friend Kathryn's wedding (an O.T. I worked with). Grandma is going to take Blake to the Farmers Days pancake breakfast and parade in Stony Plain and then I'm sure they'll have some adventures in the yard and garage!! He'll come home with at least one story about Grandpa and/or Grandma's quad and the trailer too!
I'm sure you have all read Cal's first blog entry! He's been talking about writing his own blog post for a long time now and he finally has! And I must say, what a great first entry!! We love you to bits Cal! You are an absolutely amazing father and husband and I am so proud of you in everything you do!! MWAH!!
This week Cal also started his running blog. It can be found at www.mylife-cal.blogspot.com. He'd love to hear from you there as well!!
Well, that's all for tonight! Enjoy the remainder of your week, have a fabulous weekend and take care ;)
Luv Tracy
PS: A Very Happy Birthday to my little sister, Lindsay!!! Blake got to wish her a "Happy Birfday Aunty Linds" this afternoon, so he was very happy!! Love ya Linds :O)
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