We weighed and measured the kids on December 17th when we went for our flu shots. Emerson weighed in at 17 lbs 9 1/4 ounces. She is 65.4 cm long and her head circumference is 42.5 cm. She is in the 25th percentile for weight and the 10 percentile for height and head circumference. But growing, so all is good!! Blake weighed 36.4 lbs and was approx. 40" tall. He hasn't gained much weight in the past few months, but has grown taller!! He's definitely a big boy! Our flu shots went good. Cal and I got the seasonal flu shot and the kids got their 2nd H1N1 shots and the seasonal flu shot. Like last time, Blake didn't even flinch or make a sound! Emerson cried briefly after each shot, but not for long! I'm going to wait until her 1 yr immunizations to get the 2nd seasonal flu shot. Between the four of us, we've had 10 flu shots to date! Crazy ...
We had a great week and weekend! Thursday we had our last Time for Two's class at the library. Friday we had our Preschool Christmas Party at the YMCA. It was a ton of fun!! We had a pot luck lunch, the kids did 2 crafts (a Christmas tree made out of a ice cream cone, candies and icing and a bag of reindeer food!), there was entertainment and Christmas carolling and Santa even made an appearance! Blake had a lot of fun and was smitten with Santa once again!! Friday afternoon our friends Eric, Christa and Berlyn came over for a visit. Berlyn is just under 7 months younger then Emerson! And absolutely adorable!! It was great to visit with them and see Berlyn!! Friday evening Cal and Blake has their last Bubblers class. They begin a new session in January. Saturday afternoon after the kids naps we headed to Stony Plain for my parents annual Christmas party. We had a blast and had fun visiting with lots of friends and family! Blake and Colby had a BLAST running around and playing!! They were so cute! Emerson went through a grumpy period right around her bedtime, but overcame it and we made it all the way to 9 pm before we had to leave!! Sunday we slept in (yes!!!) and made a gingerbread train after Blake's nap. Then my parents came over for supper. So it was a busy and fun few days!!
This week is a bit slower. We're all done our Christmas shopping and can't wait for Christmas Day! Blake's opened a few gifts already, so we've already seen his present opening skills at work!!! He can sure tear through them! Good thing Em needs his help! lol!! As I've said before, Blake is really enjoying the Christmas season this year. Another thing he loves about Christmas is the music!! His favorites are Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, and Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer!! He knows a lot of the words and often asks me to sing them to him!!
A friend of mine is coming over for lunch tomorrow and then tomorrow evening my Mom is going to come stay with Emerson while Cal and I take Blake out to look at some Christmas lights! I'm looking forward to showing him the "Christmas House" on 97 street! It's quite amazing!! Other than that we'll be wrapping presents and possibly doing some baking this week. I'd like to go to church on Christmas Eve, but I'm not sure we'll make it. The family service is at 7 pm and then there is a midnight service with communion. 7 pm is definitely too late for Emerson, and Blake as well. He usually goes to bed at 7:30 ish and we don't want to start out Christmas with a tired boy!! So that's okay, there will be many more years to come when the kids are older and we won't have to stick to bedtimes so closely!!
It will be nice to wake up on Christmas morning in our own home. It's also very nice to not have to travel during the holidays. We would love to be able to see more of our family at Christmas time, but we are all so spread out, which makes it difficult. We're going to my parents house on Christmas Day and staying there that night as well as Boxing Day night. On Boxing Day we're going to visit the Stony Plain Cameron's!! So it will be a great few days and the greatest part about the holiday season is ... Cal's holiday's!!! Cal's last day of work is the 23 and he doesn't go back to work until January 4!! Yay!
We're wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and all the best during this holiday season! Safe travels to those of you travelling and we'll talk to you soon :)
xoxo
Cal, Tracy, Blake and Emerson
