Emerson turned 9 months old yesterday! I had hoped time would not pass as quickly as when Blake was a baby, but instead it has gone by faster!! Of course, the busier you are the faster time passes. When Emerson turned 6 months old I could not believe six months had passed and now just like the snap of my fingers 3 more months have passed!! We've had a great 9 months, learning and growing and enjoying our new addition! I can't imagine why I thought I was busy with just 1 child?! Emerson had her 9 month pediatrician appointment today. As I've said in the past few posts, Emerson has not been feeling well and Blake was also sick to his stomach Friday night and has had zero appetite since then, so I was glad we had an appointment today. Dr. Radisic checked both kids and said they likely have a virus and it should run its course and they'll be fine. Thankfully Blake was only sick to his stomach for approx. 8 hours and since has just not been eating well. Emerson's been sick to her stomach off and on for 2 days, has diarrhea and seems to have no appetite. She actually lost weight since her last appointment at 7 months. But Dr. Radisic was not concerned with her weight. He said that when a baby has not been feeling well or eating well they can drop in weight quite quickly, so when she's feeling better and eating better we can bring her back for a weigh in just to make sure she's gaining again. She is certainly a pickier eater than Blake. She seems to have her favorites and doesn't accept new foods very quickly! I tried plain yogurt with her last week, but she didn't like it! Guess I'll try the flavored yogurt next! She really enjoys finger foods and loves cheerios and puffed wheat cereal. She still only has her 2 bottom teeth and I don't feel any others that are really close to the surface. Hopefully she'll start eating better again soon and gain some more weight. At 16 lbs 4 oz she is not quite in the 10th percentile. Her length was 26.8", which is in the 25th percentile. She's meeting and exceeding many developmental milestones and is a strong little girl! She's very, very chatty and we love hearing her "talk"!! She enjoys picking up and playing with lots of different toys and loves when we read to her! I'm looking forward to getting a few more of her own toys at Christmas!! And maybe a few books that aren't about trucks or trains?! I asked Dr. Radisic about crawling and he said there are no concerns at all with her not crawling yet. Looking back on my blog posts, I see that Blake crawled right around 10 months. I really hope she starts feeling better soon. She's very tired and seems like she doesn't have any energy. Hard to believe that in THREE months she will be ONE!! Wow!!
Talk to you again soon,
Tracy
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Happy Birthday to Me!!
Today is the 1st anniversary of my 29th year ;) 29 and holding from here on out ... ! We had a good day today! Did a little shopping this afternoon with my Reitmans gift card (from Cal and the kids) and bought a new top for our family pictures tomorrow. Mom, Dad and Lindsay came over this afternoon and made a delicious supper, which was followed by some yummy cake! Oh and I cracked a bottle of wine for dinner! Which I needed ... lol!! I got two other gift cards from Mom & Dad (Lululemon) and Linds and Jer (Riki's), so I can't wait to do some more shopping!! I really need some new clothes, so I'm excited :) Thanks everyone!!
Blake was sick to his stomach throughout the night on Friday night. Poor guy :( He's such a trooper though. We ran out of sheets and his special blankies (he has 3), so he ended up sleeping on a towel on his mattress and using a choo-choo blankie (which he gave to Cal a long time ago and thinks of as Dad's blankie!!)! He was very sleepy today and slept in quite late, took a long nap and still went to bed by 7:30. He wasn't sick to his stomach today, so hopefully he's back to normal!
Emerson is still having a tough time occasionally and cranky off and on through out the day and night. Some days are worse then others, but it's been like this for around a week and a half now. It seems like she is pain at times, but we have no idea what's going on, just guesses!! It is so hard to not know what is wrong or what to do. Thankfully we have a pediatrician appointment on Tuesday. Her cheeks are still very rosey and her bowel movements are not what I think are normal. But then again, I don't really know what is normal at this point. She is still very happy at times too, thank goodness!! Not upset all the time.
Emerson and Blake seem to be interacting more and more each day - it is so adorable :) Yesterday Emerson was sitting on the couch and Blake was standing in front of her talking to her. He kept saying to her, "So beautiful Em, so beautiful!" She was smiling and laughing and throwing her head back!! And he was laughing and having fun! I love how they "talk" and play! He's such a great big brother!! The other night he even helped her eat her supper! I love how gentle and paternal he is at times. He's such a loving little guy though - even with Heidi and his stuffed animals. He often hugs Heidi and says, "I love you Heidi." And does the same thing with his stuffed animals! This week his favorite was Grover!! He told me many times this week, "I love Grover Mom!" He enjoys being part of Emerson's bed time routine too. He always turns her humidifier on, gives her a hug and kiss, then tells Cal it's is turn! He then says goodnight and closes her bedroom door as he and Cal leave her room!! He calls her blueberry or Miss Muffin and he'll tell Cal to say, "Good night blueberry or Goodnight Miss Muffin or sometimes Goodnight blueberry Miss Muffin!!!!" It sounds like he's saying Muffin, but it could be Muffet?! One evening after supper I was talking to my Mom on the phone and when I hung up he asked if Grandma was coming over. I told him she wasn't coming over and he looked at me and said, "But I want to give Bamma a hug." I melted!!! We called Grandma back to say goodnight and tell her he wanted to hug her, I'm sure she melted too!! He has memorized many of his favorite books now. It's hilarious to hear him recite an entire book! But hard to follow at times, because he gets so excited and talks SO fast!!
Emerson woke up from her nap this afternoon, on her stomach with her foot stuck in her crib railing! I was pretty surprised when Cal told me how he found her!! On her stomach is not her favorite position, so I'm not sure why she rolled to her stomach?! But maybe she's starting to try to move? I think she'll start moving soon. She gets her bum up in the air a little bit now when she is on her stomach and rotates too!
We're looking forward to family pictures tomorrow morning and attending a birthday party in the afternoon. We're trying out a new photographer in Sherwood Park. She's just began her photography business, so hopefully we'll at least get one good family picture! I sure miss Rose, our former photographer who moved to B.C. :(
We've had above average weather lately. We went to the "special park" on Monday when Cal was off. Blake loves playing on the fire truck there! We'll probably take him there again this Monday, as Cal is off again. The kids and I started a new program at the library on Thursday morning. Blake and Em both had fun!! Emerson loves music, just like her brother!
Hope you are all enjoying your weekend! Have a great week ahead ;)
Luv Tracy
Blake was sick to his stomach throughout the night on Friday night. Poor guy :( He's such a trooper though. We ran out of sheets and his special blankies (he has 3), so he ended up sleeping on a towel on his mattress and using a choo-choo blankie (which he gave to Cal a long time ago and thinks of as Dad's blankie!!)! He was very sleepy today and slept in quite late, took a long nap and still went to bed by 7:30. He wasn't sick to his stomach today, so hopefully he's back to normal!
Emerson is still having a tough time occasionally and cranky off and on through out the day and night. Some days are worse then others, but it's been like this for around a week and a half now. It seems like she is pain at times, but we have no idea what's going on, just guesses!! It is so hard to not know what is wrong or what to do. Thankfully we have a pediatrician appointment on Tuesday. Her cheeks are still very rosey and her bowel movements are not what I think are normal. But then again, I don't really know what is normal at this point. She is still very happy at times too, thank goodness!! Not upset all the time.
Emerson and Blake seem to be interacting more and more each day - it is so adorable :) Yesterday Emerson was sitting on the couch and Blake was standing in front of her talking to her. He kept saying to her, "So beautiful Em, so beautiful!" She was smiling and laughing and throwing her head back!! And he was laughing and having fun! I love how they "talk" and play! He's such a great big brother!! The other night he even helped her eat her supper! I love how gentle and paternal he is at times. He's such a loving little guy though - even with Heidi and his stuffed animals. He often hugs Heidi and says, "I love you Heidi." And does the same thing with his stuffed animals! This week his favorite was Grover!! He told me many times this week, "I love Grover Mom!" He enjoys being part of Emerson's bed time routine too. He always turns her humidifier on, gives her a hug and kiss, then tells Cal it's is turn! He then says goodnight and closes her bedroom door as he and Cal leave her room!! He calls her blueberry or Miss Muffin and he'll tell Cal to say, "Good night blueberry or Goodnight Miss Muffin or sometimes Goodnight blueberry Miss Muffin!!!!" It sounds like he's saying Muffin, but it could be Muffet?! One evening after supper I was talking to my Mom on the phone and when I hung up he asked if Grandma was coming over. I told him she wasn't coming over and he looked at me and said, "But I want to give Bamma a hug." I melted!!! We called Grandma back to say goodnight and tell her he wanted to hug her, I'm sure she melted too!! He has memorized many of his favorite books now. It's hilarious to hear him recite an entire book! But hard to follow at times, because he gets so excited and talks SO fast!!
Emerson woke up from her nap this afternoon, on her stomach with her foot stuck in her crib railing! I was pretty surprised when Cal told me how he found her!! On her stomach is not her favorite position, so I'm not sure why she rolled to her stomach?! But maybe she's starting to try to move? I think she'll start moving soon. She gets her bum up in the air a little bit now when she is on her stomach and rotates too!
We're looking forward to family pictures tomorrow morning and attending a birthday party in the afternoon. We're trying out a new photographer in Sherwood Park. She's just began her photography business, so hopefully we'll at least get one good family picture! I sure miss Rose, our former photographer who moved to B.C. :(
We've had above average weather lately. We went to the "special park" on Monday when Cal was off. Blake loves playing on the fire truck there! We'll probably take him there again this Monday, as Cal is off again. The kids and I started a new program at the library on Thursday morning. Blake and Em both had fun!! Emerson loves music, just like her brother!
Hope you are all enjoying your weekend! Have a great week ahead ;)
Luv Tracy
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Blah!
The title pretty much describes how I'm feeling today!! It has been an interesting weekend. Not much interesting happened, but it's been a bit off ... I guess you could say?!
Thursday afternoon we took the kids for their H1N1 immunizations. Thursday morning there was a 4-5 hour wait, Thursday afternoon there was NO wait!!! Crazy, but true! lol!! I was amazed at how well they did with the needle! Blake didn't even cry, flinch, or anything. He just sat on my knee and watched the needle go in and then went and sat on a chair and ate a fruit snack while Emerson got her needle!! Emerson cried for about 1 second when they took the needle out! It was a relief to finally have them done. We've been talking about it for what seems like forever! Now Cal and I will hopefully be able to get it within the next week or two.
Blake and Cal had swimming Friday night, which went really well again. Blake gets more and more brave every time! Before we know it he'll be doing the front crawl ;) I thought swimming lessons would tire him out and he'd fall asleep really fast, but I think it gets him a bit hyper instead! It takes him longer to fall asleep on swimming lesson days ;) So much to re-cap in his mind I guess?!
Saturday Cal went hunting with my Dad and Dion and the kids and I hung out with my Mom. Mom took Blake for a hair cut in the a.m. and I went for a hair cut when the kids were napping in the afternoon! Blake had fun at the hair salon. He was very happy that he got to sit on the motorcycle!! When the kids got up from their naps, we went to Kingsway Mall. The plan was for me to take my bridesmaid dress to the tailors there. Yes, that was the plan ... someone else had other plans ... I tired the dress on and the seamstress made some suggestions and basically said they couldn't do the required alterations. Which made me a bit nervous, as I didn't have a back up plan and the wedding is less than a month away!! To boot, as I was changing out of my bridesmaids dress some, excuse me, LOSER opened the door and "exposed" me. So, yeah, that was not cool, nor fun ... After that we drove to a second tailors, who was recommended by Pure Bridal where we bought our dresses. I try on the dress for her and she told me I should buy proper underwear, a.k.a. a good fitting bra, before having the dress altered. Which I kinda knew I'd have to do, but I was really hoping to get away with no bra. So anyways, she suggests that with my "size" I would have to go to a lingerie store, and we're not talking La Senza, and recommends her friends "shop" on the south side. So back into the truck we go and rush to the south side before they close at 5. Thankfully, I found exactly what I needed, mind you it cost an arm and a leg, but I'm very happy with what I bought and it definitely makes a difference in the dress!! So now I just need to get back to the tailors to have the dress altered! She assured me she'd be able to have it done in time!! Phew :) Emerson was NOT happy on the way home ... and that's an understatement. Thankfully, Blake was an angel :) She usually eats between 4:30 and 5:00, so apparently she was starving. You'd think she hadn't ate in 10 days. Geez! Cal got home from hunting around 7:30. They didn't get their moose ... maybe next time!
I picked Emerson's dress up this morning and did some shopping at Londonderry Mall. The dress is SO adorable!! Lindsay ordered a flower headband for her, which will look very cute too!! And she also ordered a tie for Blake. These kids are going to be the most adorable kids on the planet that day ;) After their naps this afternoon we went to Kingsway Mall to walk around for a bit and bring supper home!
Emerson has been totally off the last few days. We're not sure why? Could be any number of things - she hasn't had lactulose for about a week, she is going a small amount every day, but maybe not enough? She seems to be a very hard teether, her cheeks are always bright red and she is drooling like crazy! Could be reacting to the H1N1 shot?? Although, I don't think that is it. And she has had a cold for the past week, but it is a lot better then a few days ago. Not sure what's bugging her, but she can sure be miserable!!! And when she is unhappy, if I'm in the room all she wants is me to hold her. She wines until I pick her up! If she can't see or hear me she's fine. At least I know she loves me :)
Blake has the same cold as Emerson, but it's a lot easier to deal with a 2 yr old with a cold! He can blow his nose, which makes it SO much easier!! And the cold hasn't held him down much at all!
We hope everyone is doing well, and hopefully feeling good! 'Tis the season for all these nasty flu's, viruses, etc. Take care, and have a great week.
Luv Tracy
Thursday afternoon we took the kids for their H1N1 immunizations. Thursday morning there was a 4-5 hour wait, Thursday afternoon there was NO wait!!! Crazy, but true! lol!! I was amazed at how well they did with the needle! Blake didn't even cry, flinch, or anything. He just sat on my knee and watched the needle go in and then went and sat on a chair and ate a fruit snack while Emerson got her needle!! Emerson cried for about 1 second when they took the needle out! It was a relief to finally have them done. We've been talking about it for what seems like forever! Now Cal and I will hopefully be able to get it within the next week or two.
Blake and Cal had swimming Friday night, which went really well again. Blake gets more and more brave every time! Before we know it he'll be doing the front crawl ;) I thought swimming lessons would tire him out and he'd fall asleep really fast, but I think it gets him a bit hyper instead! It takes him longer to fall asleep on swimming lesson days ;) So much to re-cap in his mind I guess?!
Saturday Cal went hunting with my Dad and Dion and the kids and I hung out with my Mom. Mom took Blake for a hair cut in the a.m. and I went for a hair cut when the kids were napping in the afternoon! Blake had fun at the hair salon. He was very happy that he got to sit on the motorcycle!! When the kids got up from their naps, we went to Kingsway Mall. The plan was for me to take my bridesmaid dress to the tailors there. Yes, that was the plan ... someone else had other plans ... I tired the dress on and the seamstress made some suggestions and basically said they couldn't do the required alterations. Which made me a bit nervous, as I didn't have a back up plan and the wedding is less than a month away!! To boot, as I was changing out of my bridesmaids dress some, excuse me, LOSER opened the door and "exposed" me. So, yeah, that was not cool, nor fun ... After that we drove to a second tailors, who was recommended by Pure Bridal where we bought our dresses. I try on the dress for her and she told me I should buy proper underwear, a.k.a. a good fitting bra, before having the dress altered. Which I kinda knew I'd have to do, but I was really hoping to get away with no bra. So anyways, she suggests that with my "size" I would have to go to a lingerie store, and we're not talking La Senza, and recommends her friends "shop" on the south side. So back into the truck we go and rush to the south side before they close at 5. Thankfully, I found exactly what I needed, mind you it cost an arm and a leg, but I'm very happy with what I bought and it definitely makes a difference in the dress!! So now I just need to get back to the tailors to have the dress altered! She assured me she'd be able to have it done in time!! Phew :) Emerson was NOT happy on the way home ... and that's an understatement. Thankfully, Blake was an angel :) She usually eats between 4:30 and 5:00, so apparently she was starving. You'd think she hadn't ate in 10 days. Geez! Cal got home from hunting around 7:30. They didn't get their moose ... maybe next time!
I picked Emerson's dress up this morning and did some shopping at Londonderry Mall. The dress is SO adorable!! Lindsay ordered a flower headband for her, which will look very cute too!! And she also ordered a tie for Blake. These kids are going to be the most adorable kids on the planet that day ;) After their naps this afternoon we went to Kingsway Mall to walk around for a bit and bring supper home!
Emerson has been totally off the last few days. We're not sure why? Could be any number of things - she hasn't had lactulose for about a week, she is going a small amount every day, but maybe not enough? She seems to be a very hard teether, her cheeks are always bright red and she is drooling like crazy! Could be reacting to the H1N1 shot?? Although, I don't think that is it. And she has had a cold for the past week, but it is a lot better then a few days ago. Not sure what's bugging her, but she can sure be miserable!!! And when she is unhappy, if I'm in the room all she wants is me to hold her. She wines until I pick her up! If she can't see or hear me she's fine. At least I know she loves me :)
Blake has the same cold as Emerson, but it's a lot easier to deal with a 2 yr old with a cold! He can blow his nose, which makes it SO much easier!! And the cold hasn't held him down much at all!
We hope everyone is doing well, and hopefully feeling good! 'Tis the season for all these nasty flu's, viruses, etc. Take care, and have a great week.
Luv Tracy
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Our Deep Thinker :)
Blake is 2 1/2 years old today!! Hard to believe! He is such an amazing little boy. Keeps us (and his sister at times!) very busy, but he is a very good kid and such a joy :) He is constantly thinking and pondering things. It's pretty amazing at times what he asks/tells us! For example, we were eating lunch yesterday after preschool and he said, "Tristan not at preschool?" So I told him that no, Tristan was not at preschool because he is not feeling well. And Blake said, "Tristan feel better next time?" So I said, yes hopefully Tristan will feel better soon! And Blake said, "Tristan be at preschool next week!"
At supper tonight he asked me if Owen made another pumpkin. I was a bit confused and had to think about it for a moment, before I realized what he was talking about. Last week at preschool the kids made pumpkins out of construction paper for their craft. We took our pumpkins home with us, but Owen forgot his pumpkin! So yesterday at preschool Cindy asked the teacher if she still had it. The teacher went to look for it and came back with the pumpkin! Apparently Blake saw this all and at supper time was thinking about it and wondering why Owen made another pumpkin!! So I just explained that Owen had forgot his pumpkin at preschool last week and Blake said, "Oh." And he continued on eating supper!!
At bath time we often play with foam letters and numbers. Lately Blake has been interested in the numbers. He shows me a number and I try to correlate it to something, such as the two - I tell him that is a two and Blake is two. And he often says, "Who else?" So I tell him Colby is turning two soon. Etc, etc, it goes on with all the numbers and people in our lives!! Last night he was holding up numbers and telling me, "Em turn 1 soon and Jenna turn 1 soon," etc, etc and then he said, "Thomas is 1," and then he'd hold up a different number and say, "Henry is 3," etc, etc, with all the Thomas trains!!! It was so cute! He was so excited to have made the connection between his favorite choo-choo's, people in his life and his numbers!!!
These are just a few examples of how he thinks!!! He does seem like a very serious boy to us! But I think it is partly due to the fact that he is always thinking, contemplating, pondering, etc!! I was telling my Mom last night that sometimes I just wish he'd let loose!!! Like yesterday at preschool they were playing a parachute game and some of the other kids were jumping up and down and screaming and looking like they were having a hoot, while Blake was holding onto the parachute with a very serious look on his face, shaking it up and down - just like he was told to do! I told my Mom that sometimes I think he's too serious for a 2 1/2 yr old!!! But, he does have his fun, crazy times too! They're just usually at home!! And usually they involve dancing to "his music!"
We're hoping to get Blake and Emerson their H1N1 vaccinations this afternoon after their naps. I hope the line ups will be a bit more reasonable then last week. Have a great day everyone :)
Luv Tracy
At supper tonight he asked me if Owen made another pumpkin. I was a bit confused and had to think about it for a moment, before I realized what he was talking about. Last week at preschool the kids made pumpkins out of construction paper for their craft. We took our pumpkins home with us, but Owen forgot his pumpkin! So yesterday at preschool Cindy asked the teacher if she still had it. The teacher went to look for it and came back with the pumpkin! Apparently Blake saw this all and at supper time was thinking about it and wondering why Owen made another pumpkin!! So I just explained that Owen had forgot his pumpkin at preschool last week and Blake said, "Oh." And he continued on eating supper!!
At bath time we often play with foam letters and numbers. Lately Blake has been interested in the numbers. He shows me a number and I try to correlate it to something, such as the two - I tell him that is a two and Blake is two. And he often says, "Who else?" So I tell him Colby is turning two soon. Etc, etc, it goes on with all the numbers and people in our lives!! Last night he was holding up numbers and telling me, "Em turn 1 soon and Jenna turn 1 soon," etc, etc and then he said, "Thomas is 1," and then he'd hold up a different number and say, "Henry is 3," etc, etc, with all the Thomas trains!!! It was so cute! He was so excited to have made the connection between his favorite choo-choo's, people in his life and his numbers!!!
These are just a few examples of how he thinks!!! He does seem like a very serious boy to us! But I think it is partly due to the fact that he is always thinking, contemplating, pondering, etc!! I was telling my Mom last night that sometimes I just wish he'd let loose!!! Like yesterday at preschool they were playing a parachute game and some of the other kids were jumping up and down and screaming and looking like they were having a hoot, while Blake was holding onto the parachute with a very serious look on his face, shaking it up and down - just like he was told to do! I told my Mom that sometimes I think he's too serious for a 2 1/2 yr old!!! But, he does have his fun, crazy times too! They're just usually at home!! And usually they involve dancing to "his music!"
We're hoping to get Blake and Emerson their H1N1 vaccinations this afternoon after their naps. I hope the line ups will be a bit more reasonable then last week. Have a great day everyone :)
Luv Tracy
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Happy Halloween!!
We hope you all had a spooktacular Halloween!!! We had great fun celebrating Halloween. We went to a Halloween/Baby Shower party on Friday at our friends Elizabeth and Jack's house. It was our 3rd annual New Mom's Group Halloween Party! It was also a baby shower for our friend Jodi and her new baby boy Cole. Cole is Jared's little brother! Our New Mom's Group is growing quickly with what we call the "2nd generation!!!" lol! It's great that Emerson will have lots of little friends too. I felt a bit bad for her, not having her own New Mom's group! We're very lucky to have such a great group. A few of our friends have moved away, but there are still a good group of us who get together regularly. It's pretty cool to see the kids all growing up together! Saturday morning we carved pumpkins. Blake knows his shapes now, so he chose what shapes the pumpkins eyes and nose were! He was pretty hesitant when it came to digging out the pumpkin "guts", but got right in there after awhile!! Saturday afternoon my parents came over and we took some pictures of the kids outside. They looked so adorable!! Blake in his dinosaur costume and Emerson in her lady bug costume!! We had supper, put Emerson to bed and then Cal, Blake and I headed out trick-or-treating! My parents stayed home with Emerson and handed out candy, which was very nice of them! At the end of the night, we figure we had approximately 75 kids. Cal, Blake and I had fun visiting around the neighbourhood!! Blake got pretty tuckered out though, so we came home, had a treat and some hot chocolate and he was out like a light the minute his head hit his pillow!!
Today we went to Stony Plain to celebrate our niece Jenna Ann Cameron's Baptism. We had fun visiting with everyone and I even got to snuggle with Jenna for awhile :) She was such a good girl during the church service and Baptism and looked gorgeous in her baptismal gown, which was worn by her Mom and 2 Aunt's when they were babies!! Afterwards we went to my parents house for a visit and dinner. My Mom made a very yummy turkey dinner!! It felt like Thanksgiving all over again! The kids had a bath there and were sleeping by the time we hit the highway. No naps = very tired kids!!! I'm hoping they don't get up too early tomorrow morning ...
Cal has tomorrow off, but we don't have plans. I will call the health unit tomorrow to see if we can get our flu shots. Hopefully they'll be available again very soon. Blake woke up with a runny nose this morning and Emerson is sounding a bit stuffed up too, but they don't have fevers. We'll keep a close eye on them - I'm a bit paranoid right now. Blake was sick to his stomach on Friday night, but hasn't been since. I think it was because of all the treats he ate at the Halloween party. He has quite the sweet tooth! We don't keep too many sweets in the house and he rarely has juice, so I think his tummy might have been a bit upset!
Emerson's 2nd tooth is through! Just barely, but you can feel the sharp little edges!! Teething has definitely been harder on Em then it was on Blake. Once his first tooth was through, the rest just seemed to keep coming with no work at all! Emerson seems to teethe and teethe and teethe and be uncomfortable, etc!! Poor girl. I always say it's such a shame what these poor babies go through - so much pain to get these teeth and then they turn around and loose them all in a few years!! How fair is that?!
We have preschool on Wednesday and Wednesday night I'm meeting an old co-worker for dinner. Thursday I am meeting Lesley at Cal's cousin Amanda's concert at the Winnspear. She plays violin in the University of Alberta's Symphony Orchestra (I believe that's what they're called!!)! I went to one concert last year and was absolutely amazed at the talent of these young people! Blake and Cal started swimming lessons again on Friday, so they have swimming Friday evening. Cal said Blake was amazing on Friday!! He was front floating and back floating and kicking like you wouldn't believe! I'm glad he's enjoying himself!! Our little fish :) We're going to start Emerson in swimming lessons in the New Year. Cal started taking Blake when he was around 1 year, and Emerson will be 1 in February!
My sister's wedding is fast approaching! Yikes!! So much to do before then!! Our list is growing longer and longer ... Oh well - we'll get it all done :) 29 days to go!!
Have a great week everyone :) I'm not going to use the "S" word, but I think we're very lucky to not have any yet!!!! So enjoy it while it lasts!
xoxo
Cal, Tracy, Blake and Emerson
Today we went to Stony Plain to celebrate our niece Jenna Ann Cameron's Baptism. We had fun visiting with everyone and I even got to snuggle with Jenna for awhile :) She was such a good girl during the church service and Baptism and looked gorgeous in her baptismal gown, which was worn by her Mom and 2 Aunt's when they were babies!! Afterwards we went to my parents house for a visit and dinner. My Mom made a very yummy turkey dinner!! It felt like Thanksgiving all over again! The kids had a bath there and were sleeping by the time we hit the highway. No naps = very tired kids!!! I'm hoping they don't get up too early tomorrow morning ...
Cal has tomorrow off, but we don't have plans. I will call the health unit tomorrow to see if we can get our flu shots. Hopefully they'll be available again very soon. Blake woke up with a runny nose this morning and Emerson is sounding a bit stuffed up too, but they don't have fevers. We'll keep a close eye on them - I'm a bit paranoid right now. Blake was sick to his stomach on Friday night, but hasn't been since. I think it was because of all the treats he ate at the Halloween party. He has quite the sweet tooth! We don't keep too many sweets in the house and he rarely has juice, so I think his tummy might have been a bit upset!
Emerson's 2nd tooth is through! Just barely, but you can feel the sharp little edges!! Teething has definitely been harder on Em then it was on Blake. Once his first tooth was through, the rest just seemed to keep coming with no work at all! Emerson seems to teethe and teethe and teethe and be uncomfortable, etc!! Poor girl. I always say it's such a shame what these poor babies go through - so much pain to get these teeth and then they turn around and loose them all in a few years!! How fair is that?!
We have preschool on Wednesday and Wednesday night I'm meeting an old co-worker for dinner. Thursday I am meeting Lesley at Cal's cousin Amanda's concert at the Winnspear. She plays violin in the University of Alberta's Symphony Orchestra (I believe that's what they're called!!)! I went to one concert last year and was absolutely amazed at the talent of these young people! Blake and Cal started swimming lessons again on Friday, so they have swimming Friday evening. Cal said Blake was amazing on Friday!! He was front floating and back floating and kicking like you wouldn't believe! I'm glad he's enjoying himself!! Our little fish :) We're going to start Emerson in swimming lessons in the New Year. Cal started taking Blake when he was around 1 year, and Emerson will be 1 in February!
My sister's wedding is fast approaching! Yikes!! So much to do before then!! Our list is growing longer and longer ... Oh well - we'll get it all done :) 29 days to go!!
Have a great week everyone :) I'm not going to use the "S" word, but I think we're very lucky to not have any yet!!!! So enjoy it while it lasts!
xoxo
Cal, Tracy, Blake and Emerson
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Miss Chatty :)
We have had a very busy weekend! Cal went hunting with my Dad and Dion on Saturday and I had the 4th Annual Therapist Assistant Association of Alberta's AGM and Education Day. I am the V.P. of the association, so much of my free time these past few weeks has been spent planning and organising this big event. My Mom came over to stay with the kids while I was at the conference. I came back at lunch time to feed Emerson and then went back to the conference for the last few hours. We haven't kept up with giving Em a bottle. Just to see what she'd do, I told my Mom to see if she'd take one in the afternoon. My Mom said the look on her face was priceless! She started drinking and then all of a sudden stopped and had the most disgusted look on her face!! Oh well, no big deal, there haven't been any situations where I've needed her to take a bottle so it hasn't mattered! She goes to bed so early that I still get plenty of me time and time out!! Hopefully I'll be able to wean her to a sippy cup. I planned to do that with Blake too, but didn't ... so we'll see this time around! I got home from the conference at around 3:30. I fed Emerson and then my Mom and I took the kids to Toys R Us and then out for supper. After my Mom went home I rented a chick flick (Ghosts of Girlfriends Past - it was good!) and Cal got home around 10 pm. He had a good day, they got a mule deer buck, so had "fun" gutting it, etc. Some kinda fun ... lol!!!
This afternoon I went to a baby shower for our good friends Christa and Berlyn Parenteau. I had fun visiting with a few gals I hadn't seen in awhile and snuggling with Beryln :) She's a gorgeous baby and so good!! Afterwards, when the kids had woke up from their naps we went to my parents house for supper to celebrate my Dad's birthday, which was on Saturday. Blake and I practiced singing Happy Birthday Grandpa, but when the time came Blake had stage fright!!! We had a nice visit and a yummy supper and cake!
Blake finished the fall session of My First Preschool on Monday. It was a great class for Blake and all his little friends!! We attend with 3 of our New Mom's Group friends and they've all made such great progress since the first class. Particularly Blake and Alana. Both Blake and Alana are very shy in public ... not at home of course!! On Monday both of them were singing and dancing!! It was great! Stacey and I had tears in our eyes!!! It is such a well organized and well ran class. The YMCA is so awesome!!! The class has definitely been great for Blake. We are looking forward to continuing and start the winter session on Wednesday. Blake's imagination continues to keep us laughing!! He is so funny, always coming up with something new each day. I can't believe HOW MUCH he talks ... non-stop! Pretty much his every waking minute at home is spent talking and singing! Even when he's playing by himself, I hear him talking. And I love listening to those conversations!! I also enjoy pretending not to watch or listen to him talking and playing with Emerson!! I try to give them some privacy and let them have their play time uninterrupted! He can be so gentle and sweet with her!! Then at times when we're all playing together he won't let her play with anything but "her" toys! I find when I'm letting them do their own thing, he is much more "paternal" with her, almost as though since Cal or I are not there he takes on the role of the parent!!
Emerson is Miss Chatty lately! She's starting to use different sounds, such as "mmm" and "b" sounds. I love it when she "talks"!! Today her favorite sound was baa, baa, baa, baa, baa!!! So cute! And of course I swear she's saying "Mom" some days :) She definitely likes to get her two cents in. I imagine her and Blake will be rivaling for air time as she starts talking more and more!!! She is eating a lot more these days. Enjoying 3 meals a day and more and more of a variety of foods. She still only has the 1 tooth through, but many more are coming. Her cheeks are so rosey, and I think it is because of teething. She has figured out how to get food into her mouth, so we're trying to give her more and more finger foods. Tonight she enjoyed kernel corn at Grandma and Grandpas!! Although more hit the floor then her mouth!
Tomorrow night I am looking forward to going to the Rascall Flatts concert with my friend Renee! Should be a great time!! Tuesday Cal is coming home a bit early from work so we can all go get our flu and H1N1 immunizations. I've done a lot of research and I think getting both immunizations is the right choice. Hard to make that decision, but all the health care professionals are recommending both, and I finally decided that in a country such as Canada I hope to goodness you can trust your doctors and nurses, because if not we are in a sad state of affairs! Wednesday Blake has preschool and Cal might play hockey with his friends team that evening and Friday we have our New Mom's Group 3rd Annual Halloween party!! I'm really looking forward to Halloween this year!! Blake is super excited and both kids look SO cute in their costumes!!! Saturday we will take the kids to a few houses together and then Cal will probably continue on with Blake to a few more houses. I love Halloween and can't wait to take a picture of the kids in front of our big blow up ghost!!! Sunday we are headed to Stony Plain for our niece Jenna's Baptism. Cal's parents and niece Katie are coming down for the Baptism, so it will be great to see them again!
It looks like we have another busy week/weekend coming up! I haven't had a chance to check out our forecast, but I hope it is nice! I started running last week and realized that maybe it wasn't the best time of year to get into it again?! But Cal has always ran in the winter, so he assures me I can do it :)
Have a fantastic week everyone! Can't wait to see pictures of all your lil' cuties in their Halloween garb ;)
xoxo
Cal, Tracy, Blake and Emerson
This afternoon I went to a baby shower for our good friends Christa and Berlyn Parenteau. I had fun visiting with a few gals I hadn't seen in awhile and snuggling with Beryln :) She's a gorgeous baby and so good!! Afterwards, when the kids had woke up from their naps we went to my parents house for supper to celebrate my Dad's birthday, which was on Saturday. Blake and I practiced singing Happy Birthday Grandpa, but when the time came Blake had stage fright!!! We had a nice visit and a yummy supper and cake!
Blake finished the fall session of My First Preschool on Monday. It was a great class for Blake and all his little friends!! We attend with 3 of our New Mom's Group friends and they've all made such great progress since the first class. Particularly Blake and Alana. Both Blake and Alana are very shy in public ... not at home of course!! On Monday both of them were singing and dancing!! It was great! Stacey and I had tears in our eyes!!! It is such a well organized and well ran class. The YMCA is so awesome!!! The class has definitely been great for Blake. We are looking forward to continuing and start the winter session on Wednesday. Blake's imagination continues to keep us laughing!! He is so funny, always coming up with something new each day. I can't believe HOW MUCH he talks ... non-stop! Pretty much his every waking minute at home is spent talking and singing! Even when he's playing by himself, I hear him talking. And I love listening to those conversations!! I also enjoy pretending not to watch or listen to him talking and playing with Emerson!! I try to give them some privacy and let them have their play time uninterrupted! He can be so gentle and sweet with her!! Then at times when we're all playing together he won't let her play with anything but "her" toys! I find when I'm letting them do their own thing, he is much more "paternal" with her, almost as though since Cal or I are not there he takes on the role of the parent!!
Emerson is Miss Chatty lately! She's starting to use different sounds, such as "mmm" and "b" sounds. I love it when she "talks"!! Today her favorite sound was baa, baa, baa, baa, baa!!! So cute! And of course I swear she's saying "Mom" some days :) She definitely likes to get her two cents in. I imagine her and Blake will be rivaling for air time as she starts talking more and more!!! She is eating a lot more these days. Enjoying 3 meals a day and more and more of a variety of foods. She still only has the 1 tooth through, but many more are coming. Her cheeks are so rosey, and I think it is because of teething. She has figured out how to get food into her mouth, so we're trying to give her more and more finger foods. Tonight she enjoyed kernel corn at Grandma and Grandpas!! Although more hit the floor then her mouth!
Tomorrow night I am looking forward to going to the Rascall Flatts concert with my friend Renee! Should be a great time!! Tuesday Cal is coming home a bit early from work so we can all go get our flu and H1N1 immunizations. I've done a lot of research and I think getting both immunizations is the right choice. Hard to make that decision, but all the health care professionals are recommending both, and I finally decided that in a country such as Canada I hope to goodness you can trust your doctors and nurses, because if not we are in a sad state of affairs! Wednesday Blake has preschool and Cal might play hockey with his friends team that evening and Friday we have our New Mom's Group 3rd Annual Halloween party!! I'm really looking forward to Halloween this year!! Blake is super excited and both kids look SO cute in their costumes!!! Saturday we will take the kids to a few houses together and then Cal will probably continue on with Blake to a few more houses. I love Halloween and can't wait to take a picture of the kids in front of our big blow up ghost!!! Sunday we are headed to Stony Plain for our niece Jenna's Baptism. Cal's parents and niece Katie are coming down for the Baptism, so it will be great to see them again!
It looks like we have another busy week/weekend coming up! I haven't had a chance to check out our forecast, but I hope it is nice! I started running last week and realized that maybe it wasn't the best time of year to get into it again?! But Cal has always ran in the winter, so he assures me I can do it :)
Have a fantastic week everyone! Can't wait to see pictures of all your lil' cuties in their Halloween garb ;)
xoxo
Cal, Tracy, Blake and Emerson
Friday, October 23, 2009
Friday Rant!!!
I am so fed up with POO! Sorry if you have a weak stomach and even the mention of that word grosses you out ... but this is our blog AND really ... I'm really, really, really sick and tired of my life revolving around POO!!! lol! Okay, it's not that bad ... but it does seem to be a focus of our everyday life :( Emerson is doing great on the lactulose, which is good, but what's going to happen when the prescription runs out again?? We'll see in a few weeks I guess. Now the problem with both kids, is that they "go" while sleeping and it wakes them up. ARGH!!! Especially Blake ... this past week he has been woken up 3 times about an hour earlier than he would usually get up and I'm pretty sure it's because he has had a dirty diaper. And the same thing has happened with a couple of his naps too. With Emerson it's waking up early from naps. I'm very glad she is more "regular" now, but not so happy with it waking her up! I was talking with Cal today about this situation (see - our free time even revolves around it!!?) and he said that maybe this is a sign that Blake is getting closer to being ready for potty training. I hadn't thought of that, but I think he has a point. Blake's not waking up soaking wet anymore, so maybe that's another sign? I don't' know if I'm just lazy or what, but I'm NOT looking forward to potty training!!!! We decided we'll definitely wait until after our Vegas trip, because the last thing I want is for Blake to have to go to the washroom during take off or a time when we have to have our seat belts on and then soil his pants! That would not be fun!! So maybe when we get back from Vegas we'll look into potty training. He is almost 2 1/2. BUT we don't want to even start potty training until we know he's ready. I've heard too many horror stories of potty training that has gone on for almost a year. He has done both #1 and #2 in the potty, but I think it was more of a novelty :) And to use the special soap!! So that's my Friday rant, just had to get it out ... of course if you know me, you know I tend to exaggerate ... but it has been really annoying! lol!!!
Have a great weekend, I'll probably blog Sunday night :)
Tracy
Have a great weekend, I'll probably blog Sunday night :)
Tracy
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