I've blinked and 2 yrs have gone by ... well not exactly, but boy have they passed quickly! Thank goodness I've been posting blogs since before Blake was born. We haven't printed them out yet, but we definitely will. I hope one day Blake and Emerson and our future child(ren) will look back at these posts and smile. I know I'll look back and smile and probably cry a little! I often complain that time passes too quickly, but really I should not complain. I should be, and I am, grateful that my children are healthy and growing and we are also healthy and get to enjoy each day with them.
Blake's birthday festivities are spanning across a few days!! Cal had yesterday off and took today off, so we had some fun family time planned! Yesterday morning we went to the Valley Zoo. Blake enjoyed seeing the animals, most especially Lucy the elephant! He was quite impressed with the "big elephant" (in his words)! He also loved the baby lambs! Not all the animals were out yet, it's still a bit cold I think, so we'll have to go back again this summer. This morning when Blake woke up he opened his gifts from Cal and I and Emerson. He definitely has the whole present and birthday thing figured out! He was saying happy birthday and ripping into the presents! He was very excited when he opened his gift from Emerson and saw Percy from Thomas and Friends! Later in the morning we headed to the library for Blake's last "Fun for Ones" class. After the class we ate lunch at the mall. Blake and I always share EDO after our library class!! This evening we met my parents for dinner and then came back to our house and Blake opened his gifts from them. It was a great day! And Saturday Blake has a birthday party at our house with more friends and family. He'll be thinking his birthday is 5 days long!! We'll let you know how the party goes on Saturday. Have a great rest of your week :)
Luv Tracy
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Today I Am 2 Years Old!
Hi everyone!
Today is my 2nd birthday! Mom thought I should write a little email to let everyone know what I'm up to these days!
A lot has changed since my last email 1 year ago. Mom says I'm much more a "little man" now! I understand so much more than 1 year ago. And it's so much easier to let people know what I want and need - I just say it! People are usually quite impressed by my vocabulary. Mom calls me a parrot! But that's how I learn! I surprise Mom and Dad all the time with new words and even sentences. I'm starting to learn colors too. My favourite color is orange and I can point it out all the time! I also know blue really well too! Mom and Dad are very impressed by my memory. There is no fooling me and sometimes I even remember things Mom can't! Some of the other things I enjoy doing are reading books, coloring, building towers with my Mega Blocks, doing puzzles and dancing! I like to point out animals and things in books, around town when we're driving and everywhere we go! I also love to play hockey and pass the ball around with anyone who will play with me. And I like to throw a ball around too! Maybe I'll play hockey and baseball like Dad did when he was little!
Apparently I am 100% boy! My Mom says that's because I'm a little monkey climbing everything and jumping off of things and I want to be outside all the time and love wasting time in the garage! I like helping Grandpa and Dad fix things. Just the other day we fixed Mom's brakes. And then when we went for brunch the next day I checked out some cars in the parking lot to make sure their brakes were okay. Everyone thought that was really funny!!
I can not wait for camping season to begin. Dad brought home our trailer the other day and I already have my bed pulled out! Speaking of beds, I moved to what Mom and Dad call my "big boy bed" a few weeks ago. It's pretty cool! And now I can reach my light switch in my room! Hee, hee, hee ... I can turn my light on whenever I want (even when I should be sleeping)! I can open doors now too, but so far I haven't snuck out of my room!
And the biggest news of all this past year is that I am a Big Brother!! My little sister was born in February. Mom and Dad think I'm a very good big brother. I like to help them and sometimes I even get to help carry and hold Emerson! Emerson loves it when I talk to her - she smiles lots!! I was really glad Mom had a month and a half off with just me and her at home before the baby was born. Mom was glad too! And now Mom's home with us both for who knows how long! We're having fun, that's for sure. Last week I started "My First Preschool" at the YMCA. We do crafts, sing songs, read books and play. I'm also taking swimming lessons again with Dad.
At the end of February I weighed 28 lbs and was 34 1/2" tall. I'm sure at my 2 year check up next week I'll be bigger!! Mom and Dad say all that food has to go somewhere. Apparently they're worried about their grocery bill when I'm a teenager!?
Well, I hope everyone is doing really good. It was good talking to ya' and hopefully I'll see you before I'm 3!
Hugs and Kisses,
Blake
Today is my 2nd birthday! Mom thought I should write a little email to let everyone know what I'm up to these days!
A lot has changed since my last email 1 year ago. Mom says I'm much more a "little man" now! I understand so much more than 1 year ago. And it's so much easier to let people know what I want and need - I just say it! People are usually quite impressed by my vocabulary. Mom calls me a parrot! But that's how I learn! I surprise Mom and Dad all the time with new words and even sentences. I'm starting to learn colors too. My favourite color is orange and I can point it out all the time! I also know blue really well too! Mom and Dad are very impressed by my memory. There is no fooling me and sometimes I even remember things Mom can't! Some of the other things I enjoy doing are reading books, coloring, building towers with my Mega Blocks, doing puzzles and dancing! I like to point out animals and things in books, around town when we're driving and everywhere we go! I also love to play hockey and pass the ball around with anyone who will play with me. And I like to throw a ball around too! Maybe I'll play hockey and baseball like Dad did when he was little!
Apparently I am 100% boy! My Mom says that's because I'm a little monkey climbing everything and jumping off of things and I want to be outside all the time and love wasting time in the garage! I like helping Grandpa and Dad fix things. Just the other day we fixed Mom's brakes. And then when we went for brunch the next day I checked out some cars in the parking lot to make sure their brakes were okay. Everyone thought that was really funny!!
I can not wait for camping season to begin. Dad brought home our trailer the other day and I already have my bed pulled out! Speaking of beds, I moved to what Mom and Dad call my "big boy bed" a few weeks ago. It's pretty cool! And now I can reach my light switch in my room! Hee, hee, hee ... I can turn my light on whenever I want (even when I should be sleeping)! I can open doors now too, but so far I haven't snuck out of my room!
And the biggest news of all this past year is that I am a Big Brother!! My little sister was born in February. Mom and Dad think I'm a very good big brother. I like to help them and sometimes I even get to help carry and hold Emerson! Emerson loves it when I talk to her - she smiles lots!! I was really glad Mom had a month and a half off with just me and her at home before the baby was born. Mom was glad too! And now Mom's home with us both for who knows how long! We're having fun, that's for sure. Last week I started "My First Preschool" at the YMCA. We do crafts, sing songs, read books and play. I'm also taking swimming lessons again with Dad.
At the end of February I weighed 28 lbs and was 34 1/2" tall. I'm sure at my 2 year check up next week I'll be bigger!! Mom and Dad say all that food has to go somewhere. Apparently they're worried about their grocery bill when I'm a teenager!?
Well, I hope everyone is doing really good. It was good talking to ya' and hopefully I'll see you before I'm 3!
Hugs and Kisses,
Blake
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Miss Thumb Sucker!!
Emerson has been sucking on her fingers and fist pretty much since she was born, but this weekend she worked really hard and finally isolated the thumb!! And boy does she put it to good use! She will not take a soother, so I suppose this is the alternate. We're a bit worried about her being a thumb sucker. At least you can take a soother away! I looked up thumb sucking in my What To Expect the First Year book and they say not to worry about it unless is continues past age 6, so hopefully she'll stop before then!! She is getting more and more interactive and talkative each day! It's so cool to watch her change and grow! She's our Miss Smiley :) She continues to sleep really, really well. She goes to bed between 8 and 9 pm and gets up around 6:30 am. Occasionally she will nurse once through out the night. And this week her naps have been getting much better. She's always taking a long morning nap (usually from around 8 - 10 am) and then many more naps throughout the day! Of course she naps best at home, but we are not often home! Although for the most part we don't go out until after 10, so she gets the morning nap in at home. Now Cal and I have to work on our sleep schedule!! We haven't been going to bed until midnight or 12:30 am and it's starting to catch up with us - 6:30 am comes awfully fast! But it's so hard to get to bed any earlier. Guess we'll work on it!
Cal had NAIT this weekend. His second last weekend - YEAH!! He had his first hockey playoff game on Friday night. Unfortunately they lost. Game 2 is Wednesday night. Saturday morning my parents came over. Blake was so excited to see them, he almost fell while running to the door! I'm not sure what he's going to do when they go to Alaska in June!! They were only gone 10 days, but boy did he miss them! Saturday night we had a BBQ and ate outside on our deck. It was a gorgeous day! Sunday morning the kids and I headed to Stony Plain. We washed the car at our favorite car wash (all the way in Stony Plain!!!) and then went to Gerry, Lesley and Colby's house for a visit. It was nice to see them and check out their newly developed basement! There was lots of room for the boys to play!! Then we went to my Mom and Dad's for the rest of the day. Blake pulled on his Carharrts and went to work/play with Grandpa outside! He sure is 100% boy!! Once again, the weather was wonderful.
This week our baby boy turns 2 :( It's so hard to believe! Cal has Monday and Tuesday off, so we have some fun family time planned for Blake's birthday!
Have a great week everyone :)
Luv Tracy
Cal had NAIT this weekend. His second last weekend - YEAH!! He had his first hockey playoff game on Friday night. Unfortunately they lost. Game 2 is Wednesday night. Saturday morning my parents came over. Blake was so excited to see them, he almost fell while running to the door! I'm not sure what he's going to do when they go to Alaska in June!! They were only gone 10 days, but boy did he miss them! Saturday night we had a BBQ and ate outside on our deck. It was a gorgeous day! Sunday morning the kids and I headed to Stony Plain. We washed the car at our favorite car wash (all the way in Stony Plain!!!) and then went to Gerry, Lesley and Colby's house for a visit. It was nice to see them and check out their newly developed basement! There was lots of room for the boys to play!! Then we went to my Mom and Dad's for the rest of the day. Blake pulled on his Carharrts and went to work/play with Grandpa outside! He sure is 100% boy!! Once again, the weather was wonderful.
This week our baby boy turns 2 :( It's so hard to believe! Cal has Monday and Tuesday off, so we have some fun family time planned for Blake's birthday!
Have a great week everyone :)
Luv Tracy
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