Weaning sucks!!

I know this may sound odd but I really don't want to wean Blake :( I'm not sure what it is, possibly that my baby is growing up!! I'm sure it sounds weird, especially if you haven't nursed your children! Like I've said in previous posts ... I have trouble letting go!! I just want what's best for him. He did finally take a full bottle of formula today from Cal :) Thank goodness, because we leave for San Francisco in 4 weeks and I might return to work in 5! I did get the job in Fort Saskatchewan, so I'm pretty excited about that! It's 4 days a week, Monday to Thursday, 8 - 4:15. And every 2nd Monday Cal has off, so Blake will be at the day home 4 days a week one week and 3 days a week the next. The day home is on my way to Fort Sask. so everything in that area is falling into place! Hopefully tomorrow I will talk to the right person and get a start date. Right now it's looking like I'll start 2 days a week April 14th, and then 4 days a week in May. That should help ease Blake into the day home as well. On a sadder note, Jazz is still at the vet and not doing so great. He was catheterized yesterday and overnight he tore the catheter out. We went to see him today and he looked a little rough. He was shaking, but we spent some time with him and by the end he was purring. I felt really bad leaving him. I hope he will get better soon and be able to come home. I'll never complain about his hair all over the house again!! We all miss him! Including Heidi - she's a bit lost. I can't believe I wrote 2 posts in one day - I'm such a geek!! LOL!

Tracy

Weigh-in!

Blake and I went to the Mom, Pop and Tots fair on Friday at the Sportex. We had a lot of fun! I wish I would have brought my camera because there was a petting zoo. Blake seemed to enjoy it! He petted a baby goat, bunny and guinea pig! We also saw roosters, chickens, and horses!! Blake also enjoyed sampling the newest kid's yogurt on the market, as well as a smoothie made with homogenized milk! LOL! I thought it was neat that he could enjoy the samples!! After the fair, I took Blake to the health unit for a weigh-in. He was 18, 7 and 3/4 lbs and 28.5" long. The scale at the health unit is different from the scale at the doctor's office but I'm not sure which one Blake usually weighs more on! At his 9 month dr. appt. he was 18 lbs 2 oz, 28" long. So hopefully he's gained a bit of weight!! As of last week, he is officially in his new car seat. It's working great! I think it's more comfortable than the other one. Last week we also lowered his crib to the lowest setting. It looks like a whole new bed now! For some reason it looks bigger to me?! Blake is all over the place now. I'm finding I can't look away or he's into something - pulling the heat registers out, spilling a bowl of water, chewing on Heidi's toys! He's getting to be a pro at the army crawl! When we sit him down it isn't long before he's on his stomach moving! I usually sit him down near his toys on one side of the family room and before long he's over on the other side playing with Heidi's toys! Apparently he prefers the dog's toys over his toys! Ha, ha, ha! Last week, I also brought my Mom to the day home I was interested in to get her opinion! It passed the Grandma test and I reserved Blake's spot! I think Blake will really enjoy going there. There is a 2 yr old girl, a 4 yr old girl and a 5 yr old boy (who goes to Kindergarten in the afternoons). She's not taking any other kids because she likes to have time to spend with them and enjoys taking them for walks and to the park (which is pretty hard to do with 6 kids). Blake seems pretty comfortable with her already and he's only met her twice. She's a great person and has been doing this for 11 yrs. When I know when I'm returning to work, I will start visiting the day home weekly and sort of break him (and probably mostly myself!) into leaving for the whole day!! Since I don't know when I'm going back to work yet, we will reserve Blake's spot for March and then April if we have to. I will hopefully hear from Fort Sask. this week. I also have an interview on Tuesday. That is what's new with us!! Hope everyone is well and enjoying this beautiful weather!! Take care :)

Tracy