We are loving this milder weather :) It's so nice to be able to go outside for more than 5 minutes! We've been taking advantage of our sunny days. Most days when Cal gets home from work the kids and I are outside playing, ready to greet him! Yesterday we took the kids for a wagon ride to the park. Blake had fun! He's loves wearing his Thomas The Tank Engine rubber boots and splash pants!!
Emerson was so sick this week, it was so sad :( I felt like crying every time I heard her cough and choke. Broke my heart. Cal had a Dr. appt. on Thursday, so we brought Emerson in too and she was prescribed an antibiotic. We noticed an improvement in her after just a couple of doses. I spent quite a few nights sleeping with her in Cal's lazyboy, because she couldn't breathe very well when she was lying down. She still has a bad cough, but it's not as frequent and she is back to sleeping well in her crib. And she smiled through it all! Baby grins have to be one of the best things in the world! I love it when I'm talking to her and she gives me a huge grin, full face. She's also been smiling at Blake when he's talking to her! I really hope they'll be friends as the grow up, although I'm sure there will be the typical sibling fights! Recently Blake has started helping me with Emerson. I let him "carry" part of the carseat to the car, "carry" her to her chair, etc, etc! He feels quite proud of himself when he helps!!!
Blake is really enjoying playing outside. He's going to love it once the snow melts in our back yard! He is talking so much now. Not just one and two words, whole sentences. It's crazy how fast they learn!! He repeats EVERYTHING!!! On Friday and Saturday we went to the Mom, Pop and Tots fair at Northlands. There was a petting zoo, horses to ride, big blow up slides and trampolines and lots of vendors selling great stuff! On Friday Blake took up most of our time playing in the ETS bus!! He loves to point out blue and orange buses when we're driving, so to see one up close in person really made his day! He was more interested in the bus than anything else. So we went back with my Mom on Saturday and he spent some more time playing on the bus and we did a little shopping! We also went to the petting zoo for a few minutes and watched the horses. He didn't want to go for a ride on the horse and he got quite irritated when a baby goat touched his hand!! It was very funny! He also was very excited when the duck started "quacking"!! He is quite the character, that's for sure. He's all done his antibiotics, but I've noticed his left ear is still very red at times. I'm not sure if it's just because it's a bit itchy or if it's still infected. He doesn't seem to bothered by it and isn't being woken up by it, so I'm not sure? I hope he grows out of these ear infections soon. I hate him being on antibiotics all the time. A couple more infections and we'll have to see the E.N.T. about putting tubes in his ears.
I had my 6 week check up on Thursday and everything is great. Now I have no more excuses for not exercising! LOL! I started using cloth diapers with Emerson. It's going really well. My Mom and I bought a couple of new cloth diapers at the fair this weekend. They're really easy to use and a very pretty pink color! I actually like washing my own diapers better than using the diaper service. I plan to use cloth diapers the majority of the time and disposables at night or when we go out for a long period of time. I wish we would have invested in these good cloth diapers when Blake was a baby and then we'd already have them!
Cal had school this weekend. He has two more weekends after this and he has his Project Management certificate. Then he has to write the certification exam, which involves a weekend prep class and then another weekend for the exam. It'll be awesome when he's done! It will be nice for him to be done, but it will be great for his career and resume too!
We are now even more excited about our Vegas trip this winter! Our flights are booked!! We leave for sunny Nevada on Saturday November 28 and return on Thursday December 3. We'll be doing some wedding prep and partying before Lindsay and Jeremy tie the knot on the 30th and then the next few days we'll do some sight seeing and relaxing! Can't wait!!
We're wishing Cal's sister Kathy a very happy birthday today! Enjoy your day :) Now let's hope the Spring weather is here to stay and Summer is not far behind!!! Have a great week everyone!
Luv Tracy
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
6 Weeks Old Today!
Wow! Today Emerson is 6 weeks old. Hard to believe!! Unfortunately she has caught a cold :( She's very stuffed up and has a cough. Last Monday and Tuesday nights she slept SO good. She went to bed at a decent time and slept 10 hours on Monday night and 9 on Tuesday night. The rest of the nights weren't as good. She always sleeps between 5-7 hours at night, but it's been hard putting her down. She didn't seem to think she should go to bed until midnight! I don't think so!!! Last night was better again, so hopefully once she gets over this cold she'll be back to how she was at the beginning of last week. I noticed this weekend that she is becoming a lot more social. She is smiling now and it's not due to gas!! I love it when I'm talking to her and she smiles! She's also enjoying her playmat and the toys on her bouncy chair. I've caught her smiling at them and cooing and talking! It's so cute :) This afternoon we took her to the Dr. to have her cold checked out and sure enough, it is just a virus. Hopefully it will clear up quickly. On the Dr.'s scale she weighed 8 lbs 13 oz. I told the nurse that at the health unit 2 weeks ago she weighed 9 lbs. The nurse thinks that their scale is more accurate then the health unit's? Who knows, we'll just say she's "around" 9 lbs!
This weekend was very fun and busy!! On Friday my Mom and sister picked the kids and I up. I'm sure we were quite the sight all in one car! We went to a bridal store first and I tried on a gazillion bridesmaid dresses! We found 2 that we liked, but will keep looking. We probably don't need to order them until May or June. After dress shopping we went to a sushi restaurant that Lindsay had been to before. It was AMAZING!!! Yummy! Blake enjoyed the Miso soup!! After lunch we went to a few outlet stores in South Edmonton Common and then headed to Stony. Cal came out after work and we stayed overnight. Cal and Dad were in a curling bonspiel on the west end on Saturday. Mom and Blake went in to watch their early game and Lindsay, Emerson and I went in to watch their second game. Apparently Blake had a great time at the rink! Lindsay and I stopped at Kingsway after the game and then met my Mom and Blake at the Tri-leisure Centre play gym in Spruce Grove. He loves climbing up all the equipment and going down the slides, etc! Afterwards, we went for dinner and then back to Stony. Cal and Dad got home a little bit later and we stayed overnight again. On Sunday morning the kids were up early, so we packed up and headed to the city to watch our nephew Dylan play hockey. We had fun cheering him on! They won the game and played in the final on Sunday evening.
Blake is finally feeling better and back to himself. Last week was a bit rough! We took him into the Dr. on Tuesday because his cough and cold was getting so bad. He had an ear infection and will be done his antibiotics on Thursday. It was tough juggling the 2 kids last week because Blake was so sick and wanted cuddles all the time, which was hard with Emerson in my arms! Thankfully Cal was off on Monday and I spent Friday with Linds and Mom. On Thursday we went to the YMCA and he played a bit, but just wasn't himself. Saturday is when he was finally really back to himself. Blake's newest trick is opening doors. He's been able to reach the doorknobs for awhile, but recently figured out how to turn the door knob and open (and slam shut) the door! So we've put childproof knob's on a lot of the doors!! He definitely keeps us on our toes!
I really hope this warmer weather means fewer illnesses in our house. We've had our share the past 6 months! I'm working on Emerson's baby announcement and hope to have them ordered by the end of the week. We also have all of our recent family pictures back. As usual, they're all so good!! It's hard to pick a favorite family picture! But I hope to order some enlargements soon.
Take care everyone!
Luv Tracy
This weekend was very fun and busy!! On Friday my Mom and sister picked the kids and I up. I'm sure we were quite the sight all in one car! We went to a bridal store first and I tried on a gazillion bridesmaid dresses! We found 2 that we liked, but will keep looking. We probably don't need to order them until May or June. After dress shopping we went to a sushi restaurant that Lindsay had been to before. It was AMAZING!!! Yummy! Blake enjoyed the Miso soup!! After lunch we went to a few outlet stores in South Edmonton Common and then headed to Stony. Cal came out after work and we stayed overnight. Cal and Dad were in a curling bonspiel on the west end on Saturday. Mom and Blake went in to watch their early game and Lindsay, Emerson and I went in to watch their second game. Apparently Blake had a great time at the rink! Lindsay and I stopped at Kingsway after the game and then met my Mom and Blake at the Tri-leisure Centre play gym in Spruce Grove. He loves climbing up all the equipment and going down the slides, etc! Afterwards, we went for dinner and then back to Stony. Cal and Dad got home a little bit later and we stayed overnight again. On Sunday morning the kids were up early, so we packed up and headed to the city to watch our nephew Dylan play hockey. We had fun cheering him on! They won the game and played in the final on Sunday evening.
Blake is finally feeling better and back to himself. Last week was a bit rough! We took him into the Dr. on Tuesday because his cough and cold was getting so bad. He had an ear infection and will be done his antibiotics on Thursday. It was tough juggling the 2 kids last week because Blake was so sick and wanted cuddles all the time, which was hard with Emerson in my arms! Thankfully Cal was off on Monday and I spent Friday with Linds and Mom. On Thursday we went to the YMCA and he played a bit, but just wasn't himself. Saturday is when he was finally really back to himself. Blake's newest trick is opening doors. He's been able to reach the doorknobs for awhile, but recently figured out how to turn the door knob and open (and slam shut) the door! So we've put childproof knob's on a lot of the doors!! He definitely keeps us on our toes!
I really hope this warmer weather means fewer illnesses in our house. We've had our share the past 6 months! I'm working on Emerson's baby announcement and hope to have them ordered by the end of the week. We also have all of our recent family pictures back. As usual, they're all so good!! It's hard to pick a favorite family picture! But I hope to order some enlargements soon.
Take care everyone!
Luv Tracy
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Emerson's 1st Oilers Game!!
On Tuesday Cal and I took Emerson to her very first Oilers game!! I felt a little bad because Blake hasn't been to a game yet :( Hopefully next year we'll take him to a game! When we take him we want to have really good, close seats because it would be hard for him to see much otherwise. I carried Emerson in a Snuggli and she slept the majority of the game! It was good game, with the Oilers winning in a shoot out. Emerson moved to her crib on Thursday night. She seems to like it and continues to sleep well. Laying her down can be a bit of a challenge some days, but once she's asleep in her bed she sleeps very well. She loves to sleep on or with us and I often sneak her into our bed when she wakes up in the morning! I love snuggling with her and watching her sleep! The peaceful look on her face is so beautiful :)
Thursday morning the kids and I headed to the mall with my Mom to try out our new double stroller. We had a good morning until we went to leave. I locked my keys in my car and while we were waiting for Cal to come rescue us, Blake puked all over the stroller, himself and then all over me :( On the way home he was sick again. I think he is finally doing a bit better. He's still really tired and has a nasty cough (not croup though), but he hasn't been sick to his stomach in 24 hrs and hasn't had diarrhea or a fever for almost 24 hours so I really, really hope he's getting better. He's such a tough little guy and handles being sick really well, but I feel so sorry for him. We do love all the extra cuddles though!!
Blake is talking more and more each day and is putting together a lot of sentences. It's so much fun to interact and talk with him and to just sit back and watch him learn and discover. He picks up on things so fast! When Heidi barks he always says, "Oh, Heidi barking!" But yesterday when Emerson sneezed, Blake said, "Barking Emerson!" We laughed so hard!!!! And of course explained that Emerson wasn't barking, she was sneezing! The other word he uses a lot is, "Broken!" If you have a hole in your socks, a snag in your sweater, your jeans are worn out, etc, etc, Blake points to the spot and says, "Broken." He is often very concerned with what Emerson is doing and loves giving her kisses! Of course every time he talks or does anything, I think it's the cutest thing in the world :)
Cal's not feeling great right now. Thankfully tomorrow is his Monday off. Hopefully he can beat whatever it is he caught asap!! I need him to be feeling good!!!
I can't believe it snowed on the first day of Spring. Boooo!!!!! Is it just me, or has this been an unusually long, cold, snowy winter?! Let's hope for Spring weather soon :)
Have a great week everyone!
Luv Tracy
Thursday morning the kids and I headed to the mall with my Mom to try out our new double stroller. We had a good morning until we went to leave. I locked my keys in my car and while we were waiting for Cal to come rescue us, Blake puked all over the stroller, himself and then all over me :( On the way home he was sick again. I think he is finally doing a bit better. He's still really tired and has a nasty cough (not croup though), but he hasn't been sick to his stomach in 24 hrs and hasn't had diarrhea or a fever for almost 24 hours so I really, really hope he's getting better. He's such a tough little guy and handles being sick really well, but I feel so sorry for him. We do love all the extra cuddles though!!
Blake is talking more and more each day and is putting together a lot of sentences. It's so much fun to interact and talk with him and to just sit back and watch him learn and discover. He picks up on things so fast! When Heidi barks he always says, "Oh, Heidi barking!" But yesterday when Emerson sneezed, Blake said, "Barking Emerson!" We laughed so hard!!!! And of course explained that Emerson wasn't barking, she was sneezing! The other word he uses a lot is, "Broken!" If you have a hole in your socks, a snag in your sweater, your jeans are worn out, etc, etc, Blake points to the spot and says, "Broken." He is often very concerned with what Emerson is doing and loves giving her kisses! Of course every time he talks or does anything, I think it's the cutest thing in the world :)
Cal's not feeling great right now. Thankfully tomorrow is his Monday off. Hopefully he can beat whatever it is he caught asap!! I need him to be feeling good!!!
I can't believe it snowed on the first day of Spring. Boooo!!!!! Is it just me, or has this been an unusually long, cold, snowy winter?! Let's hope for Spring weather soon :)
Have a great week everyone!
Luv Tracy
Monday, March 16, 2009
4 Weeks Old :)
Today Emerson is 4 weeks old! 4 weeks have gone by very fast, but on the other hand I can't remember or imagine life without her!! I took Em to the Health Unit today for a weigh in. She tipped the scales at 9 lbs 1 oz, 21 3/4", and her head circumference was 35 1/4". The health nurse was very impressed with her weight gain!! I'm so glad she's healthy and growing as expected. She managed to sneak away with just a bit of stuffiness and a cute lil' cough when we were all sick last week!
I also took Emerson to the chiropractor this morning. We have a couple of friends who have taken their little ones to the chiropractor and I thought it might be a good idea! Last week she had a couple of rough days, she was very gassy and uncomfortable and I thought perhaps the chiropractor could help. Since then her stomach doesn't seem to be bothering her as much, maybe it was something I ate. But I took her anyways and the chiropractor did a few small adjustments and we'll go back next week and then when she starts sitting and then again when she starts walking. I did some research on chiropractors treating children and read that they may be able to help children with reoccurring ear infections. So I told Dr. Roth about Blake's ear infections and I will probably bring him in as well!
Last Tuesday was Cal's first day back at work. We really missed having him at home! But the kids and I did have a good week by ourselves. I finally made it back to the YMCA to sign Blake up as a member. He is quite proud of his membership card!! We're very happy with all the programs that are now available to Blake! We registered him for Bubblers beginning in April. The class is on Thursday's from 5:30 to 6:00. We also registered him for My First Preschool. It begins in May, on Fridays from 11:15 to 12:15. Then, on top of that there are programs every week day morning for members. Mondays and Thursdays are a music class, Tuesdays are craft day and Wednesdays are game day. I can't wait to take Blake!! We're going to try out the music class on Thursday. Then there is the playgym that we can use anytime. It was recently renovated and Blake loves the new equipment!
On Thursday evening my Mom and Aunty Kathy came over for a visit. My Aunt was visiting from Saskatchewan. On Thursday evening my sister also came for a visit! She came down on the Red Arrow. I picked her up and she stayed overnight. Blake was very excited to see his Aunty Linds in the morning! The surprise on his face was priceless!!
On Friday morning my New Moms Group had a "Welcome Emerson" party. They are such a wonderful group of ladies! I'm very lucky to belong to such a great group. Blake had a blast at the party and Emerson slept right through it :) We also visited some more with my Aunt on Friday and went for dinner with my family and cousin Skylar and her boyfriend Dan. It was Skylar's 18th birthday on Friday, so she was glad to be in Alberta where the legal age is 18!!
My Mom and sister organized a baby shower for Emerson on Saturday. They did a great job! The decorations, food and games were all awesome!! We had a lot of fun visiting with everyone. Emerson, once again, slept through the whole party! She was supremely spoiled by everyone and now has a closet full of adorable clothes :) It was so kind of people to also bring Blake a big brother gift! He had fun opening a few of them and running around, playing and people watching!! Cal and I both enjoy "people watching" and when Blake is around a lot of people, he often stands back and just watches what is going on!! After the shower, we invited our family and a couple of friends back to my parents house for dinner. For the first time ever, Blake and Emerson and all their cousins were together! Both of Cal's sisters, Kathy and Carmen, and all their kids came down from Grande Prairie for the weekend. It was great to have everyone together :)
We don't have too many plans for the rest of the week. Heading to the Y at least one morning and hopefully going to the mall to try out our new double stroller. Blake has been test driving it around the front room and kitchen! He seems to really enjoy it, so hopefully he'll like riding on it just as much at the mall!! It is a sit and stand stroller. He prefers to stand! This weekend is pretty open as well. Cal has a baseball draft on Saturday afternoon and other than that we're free!! Hopefully we'll get some things done around the house. I'd also like to go see the new Gap and Banana Republic Outlet in South Edmonton Common. I hear they have some pretty awesome deals and I need clothes!!!
Take care everyone! Happy St. Patrick's Day - go out and enjoy a green beer :)
Tracy
I also took Emerson to the chiropractor this morning. We have a couple of friends who have taken their little ones to the chiropractor and I thought it might be a good idea! Last week she had a couple of rough days, she was very gassy and uncomfortable and I thought perhaps the chiropractor could help. Since then her stomach doesn't seem to be bothering her as much, maybe it was something I ate. But I took her anyways and the chiropractor did a few small adjustments and we'll go back next week and then when she starts sitting and then again when she starts walking. I did some research on chiropractors treating children and read that they may be able to help children with reoccurring ear infections. So I told Dr. Roth about Blake's ear infections and I will probably bring him in as well!
Last Tuesday was Cal's first day back at work. We really missed having him at home! But the kids and I did have a good week by ourselves. I finally made it back to the YMCA to sign Blake up as a member. He is quite proud of his membership card!! We're very happy with all the programs that are now available to Blake! We registered him for Bubblers beginning in April. The class is on Thursday's from 5:30 to 6:00. We also registered him for My First Preschool. It begins in May, on Fridays from 11:15 to 12:15. Then, on top of that there are programs every week day morning for members. Mondays and Thursdays are a music class, Tuesdays are craft day and Wednesdays are game day. I can't wait to take Blake!! We're going to try out the music class on Thursday. Then there is the playgym that we can use anytime. It was recently renovated and Blake loves the new equipment!
On Thursday evening my Mom and Aunty Kathy came over for a visit. My Aunt was visiting from Saskatchewan. On Thursday evening my sister also came for a visit! She came down on the Red Arrow. I picked her up and she stayed overnight. Blake was very excited to see his Aunty Linds in the morning! The surprise on his face was priceless!!
On Friday morning my New Moms Group had a "Welcome Emerson" party. They are such a wonderful group of ladies! I'm very lucky to belong to such a great group. Blake had a blast at the party and Emerson slept right through it :) We also visited some more with my Aunt on Friday and went for dinner with my family and cousin Skylar and her boyfriend Dan. It was Skylar's 18th birthday on Friday, so she was glad to be in Alberta where the legal age is 18!!
My Mom and sister organized a baby shower for Emerson on Saturday. They did a great job! The decorations, food and games were all awesome!! We had a lot of fun visiting with everyone. Emerson, once again, slept through the whole party! She was supremely spoiled by everyone and now has a closet full of adorable clothes :) It was so kind of people to also bring Blake a big brother gift! He had fun opening a few of them and running around, playing and people watching!! Cal and I both enjoy "people watching" and when Blake is around a lot of people, he often stands back and just watches what is going on!! After the shower, we invited our family and a couple of friends back to my parents house for dinner. For the first time ever, Blake and Emerson and all their cousins were together! Both of Cal's sisters, Kathy and Carmen, and all their kids came down from Grande Prairie for the weekend. It was great to have everyone together :)
We don't have too many plans for the rest of the week. Heading to the Y at least one morning and hopefully going to the mall to try out our new double stroller. Blake has been test driving it around the front room and kitchen! He seems to really enjoy it, so hopefully he'll like riding on it just as much at the mall!! It is a sit and stand stroller. He prefers to stand! This weekend is pretty open as well. Cal has a baseball draft on Saturday afternoon and other than that we're free!! Hopefully we'll get some things done around the house. I'd also like to go see the new Gap and Banana Republic Outlet in South Edmonton Common. I hear they have some pretty awesome deals and I need clothes!!!
Take care everyone! Happy St. Patrick's Day - go out and enjoy a green beer :)
Tracy
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Never a dull moment!!
Cal had NAIT this weekend, so it was my first day solo with the kids on Saturday. I started coming down with a cold on Thursday and thought it might be a rough weekend!
Saturday morning Cal headed to school. The kids and I had a great morning and a nice afternoon nap! After Blake woke up from his nap we played a bit and I noticed he was wheezing and coughing. I thought it sounded pretty bad and by the time Cal got home it was worse. So we packed up both the kids and headed to the health centre. There was a very long wait so I called a couple of different medi centres and found one that had a short wait. Since we were going to get in quickly, Blake and I both got checked out. Turns out Blake has mild croup and an ear infection and I have strep throat. The Dr. prescribed Blake one dose of a steroid for the croup and antibiotics for the ear infection and antibiotics for me. I'm feeling a lot better today. Hopefully Blake will be feeling better soon. He had a pretty good day today, up until later this afternoon. I think he's over tired though, we didn't get home from the Dr. and pharmacy until way past his bed time last night. And then throw in the time change and he's missed a lot of sleep!
The most challenging part of my day seems to be when I'm feeding Emerson. Often during that time Blake wants me to be doing something else! He also loves the nursing pillow and wants to lay on it too, so I've gotten him to lay his head on the other side of the pillow!! I tell him thank you for sharing the pillow with Em!
Cal is off tomorrow (Monday) and then back to work on Tuesday. His three weeks of vacation have gone by extremely fast. We can't believe Emerson is 20 days old already! My parents have been sick and hadn't seen her for a week, so they really noticed a difference when they saw her today! She's growing fast. Hopefully I'll make it to the Health Unit to have her weighed this week. On Tuesday we're going to my work for a visit. On Thursday night my sister is coming to visit and is staying overnight at our house, then on Friday my Aunt and cousin are coming from Saskatchewan for a visit. On Friday morning Blake, Em and I are going to a "Welcome Emerson" party that my New Mom's Group is throwing us! Then on Saturday we may have some more visitors from Grande Prairie coming to the shower my sister and Mom are having for Emerson. So it will be a busy, fun-filled weekend!
We hear the weather will be shaping up this week - let's keep our fingers crossed :)
Take care everyone!
Luv Tracy
Saturday morning Cal headed to school. The kids and I had a great morning and a nice afternoon nap! After Blake woke up from his nap we played a bit and I noticed he was wheezing and coughing. I thought it sounded pretty bad and by the time Cal got home it was worse. So we packed up both the kids and headed to the health centre. There was a very long wait so I called a couple of different medi centres and found one that had a short wait. Since we were going to get in quickly, Blake and I both got checked out. Turns out Blake has mild croup and an ear infection and I have strep throat. The Dr. prescribed Blake one dose of a steroid for the croup and antibiotics for the ear infection and antibiotics for me. I'm feeling a lot better today. Hopefully Blake will be feeling better soon. He had a pretty good day today, up until later this afternoon. I think he's over tired though, we didn't get home from the Dr. and pharmacy until way past his bed time last night. And then throw in the time change and he's missed a lot of sleep!
The most challenging part of my day seems to be when I'm feeding Emerson. Often during that time Blake wants me to be doing something else! He also loves the nursing pillow and wants to lay on it too, so I've gotten him to lay his head on the other side of the pillow!! I tell him thank you for sharing the pillow with Em!
Cal is off tomorrow (Monday) and then back to work on Tuesday. His three weeks of vacation have gone by extremely fast. We can't believe Emerson is 20 days old already! My parents have been sick and hadn't seen her for a week, so they really noticed a difference when they saw her today! She's growing fast. Hopefully I'll make it to the Health Unit to have her weighed this week. On Tuesday we're going to my work for a visit. On Thursday night my sister is coming to visit and is staying overnight at our house, then on Friday my Aunt and cousin are coming from Saskatchewan for a visit. On Friday morning Blake, Em and I are going to a "Welcome Emerson" party that my New Mom's Group is throwing us! Then on Saturday we may have some more visitors from Grande Prairie coming to the shower my sister and Mom are having for Emerson. So it will be a busy, fun-filled weekend!
We hear the weather will be shaping up this week - let's keep our fingers crossed :)
Take care everyone!
Luv Tracy
Thursday, March 5, 2009
1 Boy, 1 Girl ...
Makes for a busy house!! And a very blessed Mom & Dad :)
We are enjoying Cal's vacation time and not looking forward to his return to work on Tuesday. Still holding out hope that we may win the lotto! LOL!
Emerson is 2 weeks, 3 days old and changing so fast. She's growing like crazy! Maybe next week I'll take her in to get weighed. I'm not so concerned about getting her weighed though - I can see her growing before my eyes!! She is a very good baby, but a bit different from Blake. I call her my little drama queen at times! I say it's the female coming out in her personality! She is sleeping quite well. At least 5 hours in one stretch at night and quite a bit during the day. I'm finding she gets a bit gasy at night time though. Not sure why, but doing the bicycle with her legs sure helps! She totally relaxes and loves it!! During her wake times, Emerson is so aware of her surroundings. She turns her head to look all around and makes eye contact with you and really enjoys watching you as you talk to her or tell her a story. She seems to love laying on her back, so I'm sure she'll create a huge bald spot in no time! I noticed today that her hair is lightening up quite a bit and I can definitely see a reddish tinge to it! Maybe we'll get our red haired girl after all?
Blake is doing great. Still seems pretty much unaffected by Emerson's arrival! He is very gentle with her for the most part and loves to give her kisses and rock her in her bouncy chair! He also enjoys sharing his hockey sticks with her and covering her up with her blankies! Oh and I can't forget, just today he's started wiping her mouth with her blanket!! I'm pretty sure he saw me wiping some spit up from her mouth and is copying that! Just last week Blake started referring to himself as "Yake!" For the longest time he's pointed at our dinner plates or drinks or coats, etc. and said, "Mom" and "Dad" and now he's added himself! It's really cute :) We love talking with him and hearing what he might come up with next! He's forming lots of sentences and we've been helping him learn his colors! So far, his favorite is orange. Kinda funny, because Cal's favorite color is orange! Last Friday we went to Cal's hockey game and as predicted, Blake had a blast! First we went upstairs to the restaurant for supper. The game started as we were waiting for our food to arrived and Blake surprised us by cheering and banging on the glass!!! It was so funny! After we ate I took Blake down to the stands. He was chanting, "Hockey, hockey, hockey! Dad, hockey! Hockey, Dad!!!" Then a guy on Cal's team gave Blake a puck to play with (he had his stick with him!) and that got him even more excited. Between periods we took some pictures of Blake and Cal. When Cal picked him up he was a bit mesmerized!! And then much to our surprise he was excited to see the Zamboni and was pointing to it and saying, "Boni! Boni!!" After the game Blake went for a sleep over at Grandma and Grandpa D's. As always, he was quite excited to sleep over and go for a ride in Grandma's car! He loves it when my Dad revs it up!!! We are very lucky to have such a happy, content little man ;)
On Saturday morning we loaded up the car and headed to Spruce Grove for family pictures with Rose. As usual, we were not disappointed! She does such an amazing job, it's so worth it! We can't wait to get all the photo's back :) I'll post a couple of sneak peaks on here, she doesn't want the unedited ones on Facebook yet. Blake and Emerson were both very good and Rose was quite surprised at how well Blake behaved.
I think the weather is playing with us! Yesterday was a beautiful day and now we're back to blah!!! I can not wait for the snow to go away and the temperatures to rise. We're really looking forward to playing outside a lot this summer. It's very hard to keep Blake inside, so we're sure he'll love having the freedom of running around in our backyard!
Talk to you all soon,
Cal, Tracy, Blake and Emerson
We are enjoying Cal's vacation time and not looking forward to his return to work on Tuesday. Still holding out hope that we may win the lotto! LOL!
Emerson is 2 weeks, 3 days old and changing so fast. She's growing like crazy! Maybe next week I'll take her in to get weighed. I'm not so concerned about getting her weighed though - I can see her growing before my eyes!! She is a very good baby, but a bit different from Blake. I call her my little drama queen at times! I say it's the female coming out in her personality! She is sleeping quite well. At least 5 hours in one stretch at night and quite a bit during the day. I'm finding she gets a bit gasy at night time though. Not sure why, but doing the bicycle with her legs sure helps! She totally relaxes and loves it!! During her wake times, Emerson is so aware of her surroundings. She turns her head to look all around and makes eye contact with you and really enjoys watching you as you talk to her or tell her a story. She seems to love laying on her back, so I'm sure she'll create a huge bald spot in no time! I noticed today that her hair is lightening up quite a bit and I can definitely see a reddish tinge to it! Maybe we'll get our red haired girl after all?
Blake is doing great. Still seems pretty much unaffected by Emerson's arrival! He is very gentle with her for the most part and loves to give her kisses and rock her in her bouncy chair! He also enjoys sharing his hockey sticks with her and covering her up with her blankies! Oh and I can't forget, just today he's started wiping her mouth with her blanket!! I'm pretty sure he saw me wiping some spit up from her mouth and is copying that! Just last week Blake started referring to himself as "Yake!" For the longest time he's pointed at our dinner plates or drinks or coats, etc. and said, "Mom" and "Dad" and now he's added himself! It's really cute :) We love talking with him and hearing what he might come up with next! He's forming lots of sentences and we've been helping him learn his colors! So far, his favorite is orange. Kinda funny, because Cal's favorite color is orange! Last Friday we went to Cal's hockey game and as predicted, Blake had a blast! First we went upstairs to the restaurant for supper. The game started as we were waiting for our food to arrived and Blake surprised us by cheering and banging on the glass!!! It was so funny! After we ate I took Blake down to the stands. He was chanting, "Hockey, hockey, hockey! Dad, hockey! Hockey, Dad!!!" Then a guy on Cal's team gave Blake a puck to play with (he had his stick with him!) and that got him even more excited. Between periods we took some pictures of Blake and Cal. When Cal picked him up he was a bit mesmerized!! And then much to our surprise he was excited to see the Zamboni and was pointing to it and saying, "Boni! Boni!!" After the game Blake went for a sleep over at Grandma and Grandpa D's. As always, he was quite excited to sleep over and go for a ride in Grandma's car! He loves it when my Dad revs it up!!! We are very lucky to have such a happy, content little man ;)
On Saturday morning we loaded up the car and headed to Spruce Grove for family pictures with Rose. As usual, we were not disappointed! She does such an amazing job, it's so worth it! We can't wait to get all the photo's back :) I'll post a couple of sneak peaks on here, she doesn't want the unedited ones on Facebook yet. Blake and Emerson were both very good and Rose was quite surprised at how well Blake behaved.
I think the weather is playing with us! Yesterday was a beautiful day and now we're back to blah!!! I can not wait for the snow to go away and the temperatures to rise. We're really looking forward to playing outside a lot this summer. It's very hard to keep Blake inside, so we're sure he'll love having the freedom of running around in our backyard!
Talk to you all soon,
Cal, Tracy, Blake and Emerson
Friday, February 27, 2009
1st Pediatrician Appt.
Today Emerson had her first doctor's appointment. I knew she was gaining weight quickly, but didn't expect the scale to read 7 lbs 7 oz!!!! Wow! Dr. Radisic was happy with everything, so we won't be back until her 2 month check-up, if everything continues to go well!
Her umbilical cord fell off on Monday (23rd), which we were happy to see. I'm always scared it's going to get infected or something. It looks like she'll have a bit of an outy :)
Emerson is sleeping really well. Last night she slept 6 hours! Since she's gaining so much weight, she's obviously eating enough and there's no way I'm going to wake her up to feed her! And I certainly don't need to worry about my milk supply!! Hopefully she'll continue to sleep well ...
Take care, hopefully the weather will improve soon!
Tracy
Her umbilical cord fell off on Monday (23rd), which we were happy to see. I'm always scared it's going to get infected or something. It looks like she'll have a bit of an outy :)
Emerson is sleeping really well. Last night she slept 6 hours! Since she's gaining so much weight, she's obviously eating enough and there's no way I'm going to wake her up to feed her! And I certainly don't need to worry about my milk supply!! Hopefully she'll continue to sleep well ...
Take care, hopefully the weather will improve soon!
Tracy
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