Yay! It has been a gorgeous 2 days!! +10 yesterday and +7 today! It's so nice to be able to roll the window down while driving and open a window in the house! This morning we went to the mall after Em's nap. Blake wanted to go to the Disney store ;) So we went and I did a few returns and we enjoyed lunch at the food court. After afternoon naps, we took a walk around the neighbourhood and played outside until it was time for Blake and I to go to gymnastics. I bought Blake Thomas rubber boots last night, so he was very excited and enjoyed splashing in every puddle he saw! Blake loves towing things behind his coupe car (with a "hitch" a.k.a. a rope!), so we hooked his trike up to the car and he towed Emerson around!! It was so cute, I wish someone was there to take a picture! Tonight was the last class of this session of gymnastics. It has been an absolute blast and we've registered for the next session. This has been the best class for Blake, out of all the different classes and programs we've tried!!! He's really came out of this shell and tonight he even sang all the songs! I'm very impressed with how well ran and organized the program is. Of course, as with all these toddler classes, the instructor makes a world of difference and "Coach Shannon" is awesome! Tomorrow is the last swimming classes of this session, but we're re-registered for next sessions classes too. So we're pretty much carrying on with all our classes, except for My First Preschool. Monday is my first day back at work and Cal's first day with the kids to himself. He's looking forward to it ... me not so much! lol!! But it will be nice to not worry about the kids on Monday! Tuesday, I'm sure I'll be calling the dayhome numerous times through out the day :) Have a fantastic weekend everyone! Enjoy this spring-like weather!!
xoxo Tracy
Friday, February 26, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Conversations with Blake and Em!
I need to write these down ... otherwise I'll forget ;)
Mom (when Blake got up this morning) - Let's take off your pull-up and put your big boy underwear on.
Blake - No, not now. Maybe in 5 minutes. Umm, no, how about 40 minutes?!
Em - Da, da, da, da
Blake - Da, da, da, da. I used to say that when I was a baby too! Now I say Dad!
Mom (while kids were bathing together, due to making such a mess at lunch!) - Blake why don't you tell Em a story?
Blake - An elephant broke my head
Mom - What? Where were you?
Blake - I was at the zoo with Vanessa. An elephant came out. Then I was at Nancy's house. Vanessa goes to Nancy's house right Mom?
Mom - Blake would you like to have another sister or a brother one day?
Blake (Thinking and then pointing to Em) - I want another brother like Em
Mom - Emerson is your sister, not your brother
Blake - Em's a sister and I'm a brother?
Mom - Yep
Blake - I want two sisters!!
Oh the conversations with a toddler!!! I'm going to start writing them down more often :)
Mom (when Blake got up this morning) - Let's take off your pull-up and put your big boy underwear on.
Blake - No, not now. Maybe in 5 minutes. Umm, no, how about 40 minutes?!
Em - Da, da, da, da
Blake - Da, da, da, da. I used to say that when I was a baby too! Now I say Dad!
Mom (while kids were bathing together, due to making such a mess at lunch!) - Blake why don't you tell Em a story?
Blake - An elephant broke my head
Mom - What? Where were you?
Blake - I was at the zoo with Vanessa. An elephant came out. Then I was at Nancy's house. Vanessa goes to Nancy's house right Mom?
Mom - Blake would you like to have another sister or a brother one day?
Blake (Thinking and then pointing to Em) - I want another brother like Em
Mom - Emerson is your sister, not your brother
Blake - Em's a sister and I'm a brother?
Mom - Yep
Blake - I want two sisters!!
Oh the conversations with a toddler!!! I'm going to start writing them down more often :)
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Busy Times!
Wow, it has been a busy week!! Last Wednesday Emerson had her 1 year immunizations at the health unit. I thought this would be a good opportunity to take Blake to the dayhome for a few hours. He shed some tears as I was leaving, but according to Nancy that only lasted for a second and then he was off playing with the other kids!! When I called to check on him, they were all playing "camping" under a blanket with a flashlight!! I told Nancy that would be right up his alley, as he enjoys playing in the dark. Weird I know, what kid likes playing in the dark??! Blake, that's who :) He was only there for a couple of hours, but he did okay. He was pretty shy and quiet with Nancy, but had fun with the kids! Emerson did great with her immunizations. Minimal tears, even though she had 1 needle in each arm and 1 in her leg. After the needles, Em and I went to Edo for lunch and then picked up Blake!
Saturday was my Mom's birthday, so we headed to Spruce Grove for dinner that evening to celebrate! After dinner we went back to my parents house for yummy DQ ice cream cake and a sleepover!! Em took awhile to fall asleep, which frustrated me, as all I could think was oh great ... is this what she's going to do at the dayhome? And camping this summer?! She did go to bed later then usual and thankfully slept in on Sunday morning!
Sunday morning we had family pictures with our favorite photographer Rose!! I was so excited to have pics with Rose again!! They went great and I can't wait to see them. Sunday afternoon we put the kids down for a nap at my parents house and thankfully Em went right to sleep, no tears! After their naps we took the car through the drive through car was in Stony, which scares poor Em :( But it was so cute to hear Blake talking her through it! He told her, "It's okay missy. You're okay. We'll be done soon missy." In this little, sweet, soothing voice ... SO SWEET!! I love how he "takes care" of her in his little way :) We then went over to Gerry, Lesley, Colby and Jenna's house for a visit. It was great to visit and let the boys play for a bit! Blake loves playing with all of Colby's cool trucks and trailers!! Jenna and Emerson sat together for a few minutes, but they're not quite at the playing together stage yet ... soon though!!
On Monday Blake and I went to his last My First Preschool class at the YMCA. It was sad in a way to know this is our last class. He loves learning the songs and although he doesn't often belt them out in class, he sings his heart out at home and in bed!!! But I must say I think it's more sad for me then for Blake!!! I'll miss seeing some of my New Mom's Group friends every Monday, along with their adorable little ones :( I guess I'll just have to invite them all over to my house on my Fridays off!! Our last class was fun, with a visit from a guinea pig and a cool ice cream cone craft. Nancy enjoys doing crafts with the kids too, so I'm sure Blake will still be bringing home fun crafts!!
Today I took both the kids to Nancy's. They were there from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm. Both kids took awhile to fall asleep at nap time, but they did fall asleep! I'm sure next week they'll be good as gold ;) Blake teared up when I was leaving, but Caeden (Nancy's 5 year old daughter) took him to the window to wave bye to me and he was waving and blowing kisses!! I teared up (of course) as I was driving away :( That was the longest I had ever been away from Emerson. I went straight to the spa, which helped ease my nerves and take my mind off the kids!! It was very relaxing and rejuvenating. If anyone is every looking for an excellent spa on the north side of Edmonton, check out Body Polish Day Spa! Excellent service and atmosphere! After the spa, I did a few errands, picked up lunch and came back home for a few minutes before going to pick up the kids. Emerson started crying when she saw me (as expected!!) and gave me a huge cuddle!! I had to wake Blake up and he was a bit disorientated at first, but went potty and was happy! I think they'll do great at Nancy's and before the end of their 3 days next week they'll be napping just like at home and into their new routines! Leaving your kids at a dayhome or daycare, really is far more hard on the Mom then the kids. People say it's good for them (and I've been know to say this too!!) ... but I'm not sure I'm entirely sold on that! No one can take care of them as good as their own parents. I don't think it hurts though and in a way it is good for them to take direction from other responsible, trustworthy adults and I can see it may prepare them for school ... but that doesn't make it much easier for Mom (or Dad)!!! We'll give this a 1 month test drive and see how we're feeling. I'm pretty sure, like I said before, we'll find everyone has adjusted to their new routines, etc. I said to Cal tonight that we really do have to look at the positive side, in that they will only be at a dayhome 3 days a week! I always try to see the positive :) At preschool on Monday my friend said to me, "Wow, you're back to work in 1 week!" I said, "Yep!" She said, "And you seem okay?! Pretty happy about that??" And the answer to that is, nope, not really!! I try to be as positive as possible and sometimes I've been told, even annoyingly positive, but I hate negativity and it can really bring a person down. Poor Cal is usually the only one to take the brunt of my negative side! But that's what makes him such a great hubby and best friend :) So a new chapter is about to begin in our lives ... please wish us luck and say a little prayer for us!
The rest of our week will be pretty low key, with the usual activities and a visit from Lesley and the kids on Thursday a.m. Cal and I are going to do some meal planning and I have to take a look at my closet, to make sure I have enough work clothes!! Hopefully the weather will cooperate this weekend and we can take Blake skating again on Sunday. Saturday night I organised a Mom's Night Out with my New Mom's Group to Cosmo's Greek restaurant. I can't wait!! The food is delicious, the atmosphere is very fun and the belly dancer's are awesome! Not too mention the great company!
Oh, and how about the Olympics!! How could I not mention the 2010 Winter Olympics?!?We have Olympic fever in our house and have really enjoyed catching all the events on t.v.! Cal organised an Olympic Men's Hockey Pool and was surprised at all the entries he received. He's been busy updating stats and sending out updates!! And enjoying it all!!
Phew ... long post ... have a great remainder of your week everyone :)
Luv Tracy
Saturday was my Mom's birthday, so we headed to Spruce Grove for dinner that evening to celebrate! After dinner we went back to my parents house for yummy DQ ice cream cake and a sleepover!! Em took awhile to fall asleep, which frustrated me, as all I could think was oh great ... is this what she's going to do at the dayhome? And camping this summer?! She did go to bed later then usual and thankfully slept in on Sunday morning!
Sunday morning we had family pictures with our favorite photographer Rose!! I was so excited to have pics with Rose again!! They went great and I can't wait to see them. Sunday afternoon we put the kids down for a nap at my parents house and thankfully Em went right to sleep, no tears! After their naps we took the car through the drive through car was in Stony, which scares poor Em :( But it was so cute to hear Blake talking her through it! He told her, "It's okay missy. You're okay. We'll be done soon missy." In this little, sweet, soothing voice ... SO SWEET!! I love how he "takes care" of her in his little way :) We then went over to Gerry, Lesley, Colby and Jenna's house for a visit. It was great to visit and let the boys play for a bit! Blake loves playing with all of Colby's cool trucks and trailers!! Jenna and Emerson sat together for a few minutes, but they're not quite at the playing together stage yet ... soon though!!
On Monday Blake and I went to his last My First Preschool class at the YMCA. It was sad in a way to know this is our last class. He loves learning the songs and although he doesn't often belt them out in class, he sings his heart out at home and in bed!!! But I must say I think it's more sad for me then for Blake!!! I'll miss seeing some of my New Mom's Group friends every Monday, along with their adorable little ones :( I guess I'll just have to invite them all over to my house on my Fridays off!! Our last class was fun, with a visit from a guinea pig and a cool ice cream cone craft. Nancy enjoys doing crafts with the kids too, so I'm sure Blake will still be bringing home fun crafts!!
Today I took both the kids to Nancy's. They were there from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm. Both kids took awhile to fall asleep at nap time, but they did fall asleep! I'm sure next week they'll be good as gold ;) Blake teared up when I was leaving, but Caeden (Nancy's 5 year old daughter) took him to the window to wave bye to me and he was waving and blowing kisses!! I teared up (of course) as I was driving away :( That was the longest I had ever been away from Emerson. I went straight to the spa, which helped ease my nerves and take my mind off the kids!! It was very relaxing and rejuvenating. If anyone is every looking for an excellent spa on the north side of Edmonton, check out Body Polish Day Spa! Excellent service and atmosphere! After the spa, I did a few errands, picked up lunch and came back home for a few minutes before going to pick up the kids. Emerson started crying when she saw me (as expected!!) and gave me a huge cuddle!! I had to wake Blake up and he was a bit disorientated at first, but went potty and was happy! I think they'll do great at Nancy's and before the end of their 3 days next week they'll be napping just like at home and into their new routines! Leaving your kids at a dayhome or daycare, really is far more hard on the Mom then the kids. People say it's good for them (and I've been know to say this too!!) ... but I'm not sure I'm entirely sold on that! No one can take care of them as good as their own parents. I don't think it hurts though and in a way it is good for them to take direction from other responsible, trustworthy adults and I can see it may prepare them for school ... but that doesn't make it much easier for Mom (or Dad)!!! We'll give this a 1 month test drive and see how we're feeling. I'm pretty sure, like I said before, we'll find everyone has adjusted to their new routines, etc. I said to Cal tonight that we really do have to look at the positive side, in that they will only be at a dayhome 3 days a week! I always try to see the positive :) At preschool on Monday my friend said to me, "Wow, you're back to work in 1 week!" I said, "Yep!" She said, "And you seem okay?! Pretty happy about that??" And the answer to that is, nope, not really!! I try to be as positive as possible and sometimes I've been told, even annoyingly positive, but I hate negativity and it can really bring a person down. Poor Cal is usually the only one to take the brunt of my negative side! But that's what makes him such a great hubby and best friend :) So a new chapter is about to begin in our lives ... please wish us luck and say a little prayer for us!
The rest of our week will be pretty low key, with the usual activities and a visit from Lesley and the kids on Thursday a.m. Cal and I are going to do some meal planning and I have to take a look at my closet, to make sure I have enough work clothes!! Hopefully the weather will cooperate this weekend and we can take Blake skating again on Sunday. Saturday night I organised a Mom's Night Out with my New Mom's Group to Cosmo's Greek restaurant. I can't wait!! The food is delicious, the atmosphere is very fun and the belly dancer's are awesome! Not too mention the great company!
Oh, and how about the Olympics!! How could I not mention the 2010 Winter Olympics?!?We have Olympic fever in our house and have really enjoyed catching all the events on t.v.! Cal organised an Olympic Men's Hockey Pool and was surprised at all the entries he received. He's been busy updating stats and sending out updates!! And enjoying it all!!
Phew ... long post ... have a great remainder of your week everyone :)
Luv Tracy
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