Today is our 6th anniversary :) Happy anniversary to my spectacular husband! Thank you for another wonderful year, I can't wait to see what the next year brings. In the midst of our busy lives, we still take time for us and I feel so blessed to be married to such a patient, kind, giving man. You are an unbelievable Dad to our 2 children, soon to be 3! I can't put into words how amazing of a father you are and this means the world to me. And of course your support me in everything I do, regardless of how many times I change my mind ... lol! LOVE YOU!!
We'd also like to say Happy Birthday to Grandma Bev! We share our anniversary with her birthday and hope she has a wonderful day! xoxo
Last night went fairly well. As good as could be expected! Emerson woke up at 4:45 am, stood up in her crib and started calling, "BLLAAKKE, BLAAAAAKE!!" Until he woke up! So they were up for about an hour and then fell back asleep until 8:45 am. They definitely did not get as much sleep as they usually do, but we thought they did pretty good! I think Blake has figured out that if he doesn't respond to her calling his name and stays laying down, she falls back asleep faster!! Hopefully it will only get better from here on out :)
Take care everyone :)
xoxo Tracy
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
2 Toddlers ... 1 Bedroom ...
Tonight's the night!! This morning we moved Blake's furniture into Emerson's room and re-arranged Emerson's furniture. The room actually looks pretty good. There is not much open space, but we're happy with how everything fits. It would be even better with bunk beds, but I don't think they're old enough for bunks yet. Blake's been pretty happy all along with the thought of moving into Emerson's room, but this morning he said, "I was thinking about it last night and I don't know if I want to move into Em's room." lol!! I asked him why and he didn't really have a reason, so I said we'll give it a try and see what you think! We ran out to Walmart this morning and bought another shelf, hooks for the back of their door, and a few closet organization cubes. Next we have to arrange the baby's room, but for now everything is in there and we'll get to that within the next few weeks! If it's a boy we don't plan on changing the decor much!
We feel they did pretty good for their first night in their "new" bedroom! Blake woke Emerson up shortly after we put him to bed. Then he called us into the room and complained that, "Em is standing up and looking at me!" It took awhile to get over that, but once he fell asleep, Emerson's jibbering and jabbering didn't wake him! Emerson took longer to fall asleep (for the 2nd time!), but I'm sure that will get better in the days to come. Now we'll see how they do throughout the night and how early they rise ...
Tomorrow is our 6 year wedding anniversary!! Em has swimming, Blake has hockey and Cal and I are going out on Anniversary Date #2!! I'm looking forward to dinner at Japanese Village!! Yum, yum!! I just hope Cal enjoys it, it's his first time! And hopefully the kids are good for my parents tomorrow night :S Date #1 was Monday night - the Brad Paisley concert. We had so much fun! Justin Moore (Small Town USA) and Darius Rucker (too many to name!) opened. All 3 performer's were awesome! Thanks to my Mom for babysitting!
Sunday we don't have any plans and Monday we have Thanksgiving Dinner with my family.
Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! Enjoy your long weekend!
xoxo
Cal, Tracy, Blake, Emerson and Baby
We feel they did pretty good for their first night in their "new" bedroom! Blake woke Emerson up shortly after we put him to bed. Then he called us into the room and complained that, "Em is standing up and looking at me!" It took awhile to get over that, but once he fell asleep, Emerson's jibbering and jabbering didn't wake him! Emerson took longer to fall asleep (for the 2nd time!), but I'm sure that will get better in the days to come. Now we'll see how they do throughout the night and how early they rise ...
Tomorrow is our 6 year wedding anniversary!! Em has swimming, Blake has hockey and Cal and I are going out on Anniversary Date #2!! I'm looking forward to dinner at Japanese Village!! Yum, yum!! I just hope Cal enjoys it, it's his first time! And hopefully the kids are good for my parents tomorrow night :S Date #1 was Monday night - the Brad Paisley concert. We had so much fun! Justin Moore (Small Town USA) and Darius Rucker (too many to name!) opened. All 3 performer's were awesome! Thanks to my Mom for babysitting!
Sunday we don't have any plans and Monday we have Thanksgiving Dinner with my family.
Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! Enjoy your long weekend!
xoxo
Cal, Tracy, Blake, Emerson and Baby
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Glorious Fall :)
We have been so lucky to have such great weather the past two weekends! This Saturday was b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l!!! It was actually hot outside ... Today was also very nice. There was a cooler wind, but still quite warm for October!
Saturday morning Cal and I switched "roles!!" I took Blake to hockey and Cal took Emerson to swimming lessons. I have to tell you, within 5 minutes of being on the ice with Blake I had lost my patience :S But I recovered quickly and we had fun! It's hard to remember that Blake is only 3 and we really need to ... He wants a lot of help on the ice, which is fine. The frustrating part is knowing what he can do and getting him to trust himself to do it! He is doing great though, and usually has an awesome 20 or so minutes per hour! I think 1 hour is a bit too long for the little guys and gals. They tire out pretty quick! We had fun playing Simon Says and he skated quite a distance without my hands on him :) He was very proud of himself afterwards and couldn't wait to tell Dad! Cal had fun with Emerson at swimming. She continues to love it!! Saturday afternoon I went to the lab to do the gestational diabetes test. I'm about 6 weeks late in doing this and HAD to do it before my Dr. appointment on Monday! It wasn't as bad as I remember it being with Blake and Em! Afterwards I picked Cal and the kids up and we went to Costco to see if Cal's glasses were repairable. Emerson got a hold of them Saturday morning and they are definitely NOT repairable :( She snapped the frame. C'est la vie I suppose!! When we got home we played outside and Blake decided he wanted to go for a bike ride. So off we went ... for a 40 minute bike ride/walk. What a boy we have! He hasn't shown much interest at all in his bike all summer and now all of a sudden he has decided he LOVES his bike!!! We knew this would happen! You can't "make" that kid do anything!! Everything is on his schedule, his timeline. He has to put a lot of thought and analysis into something before deciding to do it! We do love this about him :)
Today Cal made a trip to the dump. We continue to clean out our garage!! You'd think we had a triple car garage with all the stuff we've accumulated in there. Next step is to move some shelving and hopefully park the truck in there for the winter, along with the van! Sunday afternoon we took our trailer to the storage spot we rent, just south of Spruce Grove and then continued on to my parents house for dinner and a visit. It was so great to see them! They've been on vacation for 4 weeks and we're used to seeing them at least once a week!! We had fun at the Forest Green park playing and taking a few pictures. We even ran into Lesley and got to see her grade 3 classroom at Forest Green School! She showed the kids the Smart Board and let them play on it! They had fun and Blake thought it was pretty cool to see where Dad went to school :) And thanks to Mom for the very yummy dinner!!!
I'm working tomorrow and Cal and the kids have a park and picnic lunch date planned!! Tomorrow evening Cal and I are going to the Brad Paisley/Darius Rucker concert. We're quite excited! I'm also looking forward to next weekend. Saturday is our 6th anniversary and Cal has made dinner reservations for us at Japanese Village. And I LOVE Thanksgiving!! Love seeing family together and enjoying a fun day and turkey dinner ;) AND ... dromroll please ... Blake and Em are moving in to the same room Friday night. Wish us luck ... and sleep ... ha, ha, ha! I really think they'll be fine, there will just be a few less hours of sleep at first! We've been planning their room this week and made a trip to Ikea on Thursday to buy a few organizational type things. The space is very limited! I'm also ordering some decor from Etsy for their walls. Blake seems excited to move into Em's room and Em really doesn't seem to understand!! Cal's working from home Friday and we're moving all the furniture around Friday morning, then Emerson will have her nap in the afternoon and hopefully Friday night goes okay! More then anything, they will both be excited and hyper!!!! We're moving them in to the same room Friday night, because Cal is off until Wednesday, so we'll both be home and can switch off sleeping in or napping if the nights are long!
Have a great week everyone!
Love The Cameron's
Saturday morning Cal and I switched "roles!!" I took Blake to hockey and Cal took Emerson to swimming lessons. I have to tell you, within 5 minutes of being on the ice with Blake I had lost my patience :S But I recovered quickly and we had fun! It's hard to remember that Blake is only 3 and we really need to ... He wants a lot of help on the ice, which is fine. The frustrating part is knowing what he can do and getting him to trust himself to do it! He is doing great though, and usually has an awesome 20 or so minutes per hour! I think 1 hour is a bit too long for the little guys and gals. They tire out pretty quick! We had fun playing Simon Says and he skated quite a distance without my hands on him :) He was very proud of himself afterwards and couldn't wait to tell Dad! Cal had fun with Emerson at swimming. She continues to love it!! Saturday afternoon I went to the lab to do the gestational diabetes test. I'm about 6 weeks late in doing this and HAD to do it before my Dr. appointment on Monday! It wasn't as bad as I remember it being with Blake and Em! Afterwards I picked Cal and the kids up and we went to Costco to see if Cal's glasses were repairable. Emerson got a hold of them Saturday morning and they are definitely NOT repairable :( She snapped the frame. C'est la vie I suppose!! When we got home we played outside and Blake decided he wanted to go for a bike ride. So off we went ... for a 40 minute bike ride/walk. What a boy we have! He hasn't shown much interest at all in his bike all summer and now all of a sudden he has decided he LOVES his bike!!! We knew this would happen! You can't "make" that kid do anything!! Everything is on his schedule, his timeline. He has to put a lot of thought and analysis into something before deciding to do it! We do love this about him :)
Today Cal made a trip to the dump. We continue to clean out our garage!! You'd think we had a triple car garage with all the stuff we've accumulated in there. Next step is to move some shelving and hopefully park the truck in there for the winter, along with the van! Sunday afternoon we took our trailer to the storage spot we rent, just south of Spruce Grove and then continued on to my parents house for dinner and a visit. It was so great to see them! They've been on vacation for 4 weeks and we're used to seeing them at least once a week!! We had fun at the Forest Green park playing and taking a few pictures. We even ran into Lesley and got to see her grade 3 classroom at Forest Green School! She showed the kids the Smart Board and let them play on it! They had fun and Blake thought it was pretty cool to see where Dad went to school :) And thanks to Mom for the very yummy dinner!!!
I'm working tomorrow and Cal and the kids have a park and picnic lunch date planned!! Tomorrow evening Cal and I are going to the Brad Paisley/Darius Rucker concert. We're quite excited! I'm also looking forward to next weekend. Saturday is our 6th anniversary and Cal has made dinner reservations for us at Japanese Village. And I LOVE Thanksgiving!! Love seeing family together and enjoying a fun day and turkey dinner ;) AND ... dromroll please ... Blake and Em are moving in to the same room Friday night. Wish us luck ... and sleep ... ha, ha, ha! I really think they'll be fine, there will just be a few less hours of sleep at first! We've been planning their room this week and made a trip to Ikea on Thursday to buy a few organizational type things. The space is very limited! I'm also ordering some decor from Etsy for their walls. Blake seems excited to move into Em's room and Em really doesn't seem to understand!! Cal's working from home Friday and we're moving all the furniture around Friday morning, then Emerson will have her nap in the afternoon and hopefully Friday night goes okay! More then anything, they will both be excited and hyper!!!! We're moving them in to the same room Friday night, because Cal is off until Wednesday, so we'll both be home and can switch off sleeping in or napping if the nights are long!
Have a great week everyone!
Love The Cameron's
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Summer is Back!!
At least it has certainly felt like it temperature wise this weekend :) What a gorgeous +23 day Saturday was!! Blake and Cal were off to hockey practice Saturday morning and Emerson and I were off to swimming lessons. Cal says Blake is still enjoying himself and improving each time! But Cal has figured out that Blake will try harder for Coach Gord or Coach Dan vs. for Dad!!!! On Saturday Blake even asked Cal to find Coach Dan! lol! It's nice that he enjoys the other coaches too ;) Emerson continues to love swimming! Whenever we pull into the YMCA parking lot she says, "Swimming!!" Even though two times a week we're not there for swimming! Saturday afternoon Cal and Blake drove out to the Cameron family plot at Busby for a gathering honouring his late Uncle Glen. Cal said it was a nice, informal ceremony and it was great to hear and share various stories of his wonderful Uncle. Afterwards, Cal and Blake came back to pick Emerson and I up and we went to his Uncle Evan and Auntie Netty's house for a bbq. It was such a gorgeous day, we spent the whole time outside on their large deck and the kids enjoyed running around the acreage! I wasn't sure if we should go because the kids are still recovering from their various ailments, but they were very well behaved and really enjoyed all their Great Aunt's, Uncles and 2nd cousins (Cal's cousins, not sure if those would be the kids 2nd cousins or 1st cousins once removed?!?)!!! I really enjoy spending time with the extended Cameron family and I'm glad we went! As happens with these types of things, we got home later then planned but thankfully the kids went to bed well and slept in a bit this morning.
Today was a laid back kind of day! No rush to get anywhere at a certain time, which is really nice sometimes. I'm working tomorrow and Cal's home with the kids. Thankfully everyone seems to be on the mend. I have a regular Dr. appointment on Thursday afternoon, hard to believe I have to go every two weeks now!
Let's hope this nice weather sticks around for a few weeks :) Have a great week everyone!
xoxo
The Cameron's
Today was a laid back kind of day! No rush to get anywhere at a certain time, which is really nice sometimes. I'm working tomorrow and Cal's home with the kids. Thankfully everyone seems to be on the mend. I have a regular Dr. appointment on Thursday afternoon, hard to believe I have to go every two weeks now!
Let's hope this nice weather sticks around for a few weeks :) Have a great week everyone!
xoxo
The Cameron's
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Doctor's Visit
We had Preschool and Come Play With Me this morning. The kid's both had fun! Blake was pretty pumped about the bird house he made in preschool, which he hung off our lilac tree in the front yard!! Emerson seems to be a hit amongst the nannies at Come Play With Me ... lol! They all play with her and talk to her so much! It's cute and funny how she seems automatically taken with them ... typically she doesn't take to strangers quickly or at all. I think if we ever need childcare again we should look for a Filipino lady :)
Cal's been pretty sick the last few days. He had to go to a meeting on the west end early this morning and then back to work for a few hours, but came home at lunch time today. The plan was for him to get some sleep, but that didn't happen! We decided to take the kids to the Dr. after Em's nap. I called our pediatrician, but he was over booked today, so we took them to a walk-in clinic near our house that we've gone to before. Dr. Mitha is pretty good, someone I trust! We find walk-in clinic and medi-centre Dr.'s to be a little sketchy at times!!! Kind of pill pushers, if you know what I mean! Anyways, turns out Emerson has an ear infection in her right ear and Blake has a throat infection and a possible bladder infection. The antibiotic he's on will take care of both, so we didn't do further lab tests to determine whether or not he has a bladder infection, but Dr. Mitha said it is very likely. He's been refusing to go potty and then all of a sudden having a huge accident, which is not like him at all! He's been potty trained for almost a year and has had small "dribbles", but nothing like this. He gets mad when we ask him if it hurts to pee, so who knows if it does or not. Hopefully within a few days Blake and Em will be feeling much better!! It's been a frustrating week for me ... I guess partly due to the kids being under the weather and more grouchy then usual and partly due to me feeling like crap! I'm not handling the whining and crying very well ... Feel sorry for the kids at times and in hindsight :S
Have a great Friday tomorrow :)
Tracy
Cal's been pretty sick the last few days. He had to go to a meeting on the west end early this morning and then back to work for a few hours, but came home at lunch time today. The plan was for him to get some sleep, but that didn't happen! We decided to take the kids to the Dr. after Em's nap. I called our pediatrician, but he was over booked today, so we took them to a walk-in clinic near our house that we've gone to before. Dr. Mitha is pretty good, someone I trust! We find walk-in clinic and medi-centre Dr.'s to be a little sketchy at times!!! Kind of pill pushers, if you know what I mean! Anyways, turns out Emerson has an ear infection in her right ear and Blake has a throat infection and a possible bladder infection. The antibiotic he's on will take care of both, so we didn't do further lab tests to determine whether or not he has a bladder infection, but Dr. Mitha said it is very likely. He's been refusing to go potty and then all of a sudden having a huge accident, which is not like him at all! He's been potty trained for almost a year and has had small "dribbles", but nothing like this. He gets mad when we ask him if it hurts to pee, so who knows if it does or not. Hopefully within a few days Blake and Em will be feeling much better!! It's been a frustrating week for me ... I guess partly due to the kids being under the weather and more grouchy then usual and partly due to me feeling like crap! I'm not handling the whining and crying very well ... Feel sorry for the kids at times and in hindsight :S
Have a great Friday tomorrow :)
Tracy
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Ugh!
Vent time ... I'm feeling blah :S I'll be 33 weeks tomorrow and this past week has been kind of rough. I can handle puking and feeling nauseated, but feeling so tired and having no energy really sucks!! I have no idea how people have 4 and 5 and more (GASP!) kids!!! I suppose maybe they space them further apart ... who knows?? My legs are aching, which drives me nuts and none of my clothes feel like they actually fit. For some stupid reason my pants don't stay up. What's with that? I have a big belly for crying out loud, you'd think I wouldn't have to yank my pants up every 5 minutes! What I really want is to have a couple of very lazy, low-key days ... in a hotel!!! lol! Keep dreaming Tracy ... What a whiney brat I am, hey?! But within the 5 minutes it's taken to type this paragraph, I'm feeling better already!! For me, complaining in writing is better then complaining in speaking ;) Thanks for "listening!!"
The kids both have colds, but don't you dare call Blake sick!!! He gets quite offended and says, "NO! I just have a little cold!" What a guy! It really hasn't slowed him down at all, which is good! Emerson on the other hand is suffering a bit. She is waaayyy more whiney and clingy, which is ... challenging! I feel bad for her, but at times I'm thinking to myself, "For crying out loud, it's just a cold!" At least I hope it's just a cold. She hasn't had a fever, but if she's not feeling better by next week I'll probably take her in just to make sure her ears, throat, etc are okay. She had a 3 1/2 hour nap this afternoon (that never happens) and then cuddled up to me on the couch after, which was very nice. Hopefully she'll have a good sleep tonight and maybe be feeling better tomorrow! Cal is getting a cold too :( Hopefully Cold FX will ward off the worst of it.
Cal and the kids had a great day on Monday. The all slept in, which was very nice for them :) I had a good day at work, although the day seemed to go by much slower then when I'm at home. It was nice to work with Kathryn again :) We're not going to the library tomorrow. I don't like taking the kids to programs when they're under the weather, especially sneezing and noses running! I know when I see kids like that out, I often wish their parents would have kept them home, instead of bringing them and spreading the germs!! So maybe we'll do some baking tomorrow!!
Hope the remainder of your week is fabulous :) I have a Sweet Momma massage tomorrow night, which (I'm certain) will make me feel better!!
Tracy
The kids both have colds, but don't you dare call Blake sick!!! He gets quite offended and says, "NO! I just have a little cold!" What a guy! It really hasn't slowed him down at all, which is good! Emerson on the other hand is suffering a bit. She is waaayyy more whiney and clingy, which is ... challenging! I feel bad for her, but at times I'm thinking to myself, "For crying out loud, it's just a cold!" At least I hope it's just a cold. She hasn't had a fever, but if she's not feeling better by next week I'll probably take her in just to make sure her ears, throat, etc are okay. She had a 3 1/2 hour nap this afternoon (that never happens) and then cuddled up to me on the couch after, which was very nice. Hopefully she'll have a good sleep tonight and maybe be feeling better tomorrow! Cal is getting a cold too :( Hopefully Cold FX will ward off the worst of it.
Cal and the kids had a great day on Monday. The all slept in, which was very nice for them :) I had a good day at work, although the day seemed to go by much slower then when I'm at home. It was nice to work with Kathryn again :) We're not going to the library tomorrow. I don't like taking the kids to programs when they're under the weather, especially sneezing and noses running! I know when I see kids like that out, I often wish their parents would have kept them home, instead of bringing them and spreading the germs!! So maybe we'll do some baking tomorrow!!
Hope the remainder of your week is fabulous :) I have a Sweet Momma massage tomorrow night, which (I'm certain) will make me feel better!!
Tracy
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Hi Ho, Hi Ho ...
It's off to work I go!! I'm picking up some casual shifts at FSHC in the next few months. My replacement has moved on already! She accepted an awesome job with the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine at the U of A, an opportunity that she'd be crazy to let pass by ... I only wish this position would have popped up five or six years from now and I would have applied!! So I'm going to work most Mondays until November or until they hire someone into the position. Cal is home on Mondays, so it works out great childcare wise. And I'll be happy to make some extra moola before the most expensive time of year - Christmas!!!
We had a great weekend! Saturday morning Cal took Blake to his hockey practice and I took Emerson to her swimming lesson. Both kids had fun! Saturday afternoon we headed to Stony Plain to celebrate our niece Jenna's 1st birthday. We had fun watching Jenna opening gifts and enjoying her cake :) The kids also enjoyed playing with many of their cousins, Aunts, Uncles, and Grandma and Grandpa Cameron. It was a great afternoon/evening! Thanks Stony Plain Cameron's :)
Today we spent the day at home. Emerson had a rough night last night. Not sure if that was due to going to bed 3 1/2 hours later then usual or because of the cold she's getting. Thankfully, both kids slept in and my amazing, wonderful, spectacular, fabulous, handsome, etc, etc, hubby let me sleep in even longer :) I felt like crap this morning, but was feeling better within a few hours! Unfortunately Blake is getting a cold too, although he seems to handle the sniffles and sneezing much better then our little drama queen :) Poor Em was totally off today ... hopefully they'll both be feeling a bit better tomorrow for their day home with Dad! They both went to bed great and have been sleeping good, lets hope that continues until morning.
I feel like we have a busy week coming up, but if the kids aren't feeling well we might have to cancel some of our daytime plans. Tuesday/Thursday is the usual, Wednesday we were hoping to go to Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn with Christa and Berlyn, Wednesday evening I have a Sweet Momma massage (YAY!) and Friday we were going to the Helm's for a play date! Friday evening I am taking a van full of ladies to the Alberta Rehabilitation Coordinating Council Awards in Camrose - ROAD TRIP!! lol! I told them to bring a DVD for the van ride if they want ... lol!! Saturday we have hockey and swimming, as well as a Cameron family function.
I hope everyone had a good weekend and is keeping warm and sane during this dreary weather ... I for one am sick of the rain, although I do prefer the rain to snow at this time of year ;)
Take care,
Tracy
We had a great weekend! Saturday morning Cal took Blake to his hockey practice and I took Emerson to her swimming lesson. Both kids had fun! Saturday afternoon we headed to Stony Plain to celebrate our niece Jenna's 1st birthday. We had fun watching Jenna opening gifts and enjoying her cake :) The kids also enjoyed playing with many of their cousins, Aunts, Uncles, and Grandma and Grandpa Cameron. It was a great afternoon/evening! Thanks Stony Plain Cameron's :)
Today we spent the day at home. Emerson had a rough night last night. Not sure if that was due to going to bed 3 1/2 hours later then usual or because of the cold she's getting. Thankfully, both kids slept in and my amazing, wonderful, spectacular, fabulous, handsome, etc, etc, hubby let me sleep in even longer :) I felt like crap this morning, but was feeling better within a few hours! Unfortunately Blake is getting a cold too, although he seems to handle the sniffles and sneezing much better then our little drama queen :) Poor Em was totally off today ... hopefully they'll both be feeling a bit better tomorrow for their day home with Dad! They both went to bed great and have been sleeping good, lets hope that continues until morning.
I feel like we have a busy week coming up, but if the kids aren't feeling well we might have to cancel some of our daytime plans. Tuesday/Thursday is the usual, Wednesday we were hoping to go to Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn with Christa and Berlyn, Wednesday evening I have a Sweet Momma massage (YAY!) and Friday we were going to the Helm's for a play date! Friday evening I am taking a van full of ladies to the Alberta Rehabilitation Coordinating Council Awards in Camrose - ROAD TRIP!! lol! I told them to bring a DVD for the van ride if they want ... lol!! Saturday we have hockey and swimming, as well as a Cameron family function.
I hope everyone had a good weekend and is keeping warm and sane during this dreary weather ... I for one am sick of the rain, although I do prefer the rain to snow at this time of year ;)
Take care,
Tracy
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