Reese ... Reese will be 3 months old in 1 week!! SO hard to believe that 3 months have passed by already :S We have Canadian Baby photographers coming this week (Blake and Em had these pics done at 3 months too!!) Reese weighed 10 lbs on Monday and is now fitting into more clothes!! She grew out of her preemie clothes, in length, and has been spending most of her time in sleepers! But her pants are starting to fit, although still a bit loose in the waist. It's funny how when you dress a baby in "real" clothes they look so much older. As quick as Reese's unsettled nights started, they seem to have ended. (Knock on wood, cross your fingers, cross your toes, say a little prayer!!) She is much more settled at night then she has been the past few weeks and is spending more time in her own bed. Although I enjoy snuggling up to her, I do get a much better sleep when she's in her bed! And I think Cal does too! I hope her tummy troubles don't start again. Reese is very, very smiley and very, very talkative! I think she's getting a head start, because she knows she's going to have to fight to get a word in with Blake and Emerson in the house!!! It's so fun to have "conversations" with her and I love how she "talks" to her toys or her reflection in the mirror :)
Emerson ... Em seems to be over her crying fits at night (once again ... knock on wood, cross your fingers, cross your toes, say a little prayer!!)! I'm not sure if it was her ear infection or not, I did take her to the medicentre and was told the ear infection was still present, but that the antibiotics still work in the body up to 7 days after the last dose, so we didn't get a new prescription. I think it was more an attention thing! At any rate, we're glad she's feeling better and hope she's back to her wonderful sleep habits!!! Emerson cracks us up on a daily basis ... I can't imagine this girl at 16!! She will certainly give us a run for our money ... ;) She is a little firecracker!! I love how she sings and dances and can talk so well! It is easy to forget that she isn't quite 2 yet! Today as we left the RV show, Cal said, "Let's rock and roll guys!" Em replied, "I don't want to rock and roll!!" LOL! If you know her, you can imagine it and find it funny!!! Her tone of voice was priceless :) She's turned into quite the social butterfly and loves "Come Play With Me" at the YMCA! Circle time is her favorite and she knows all the songs and actions! Sometimes I am sitting against the wall feeding Reese when circle time begins, but Em doesn't mind ... she takes up her spot in the centre of the circle and sings and dances her heart out!! She also loves doing the crafts, most especially anything that involves gluing! I've often thought I should give her a glue stick and a pile of paper one day at home! I think that would keep her busy for hours!!! We're looking forward to celebrating Emerson's 2nd birthday this week! Wednesday we're going swimming in the morning and in the evening Grandma and Grandpa D and Grandpa Bruce are coming over for supper and cupcakes! Then on Sunday we are having a more "kid friendly" birthday party at Dynamyx Gymnastics Club in St. Albert. This is where Emerson goes to gymnastics and she loves it there, so we thought it would be a great place for her party!! 
Blake ... today at swimming lessons, Blake got the green light to move on to the next swimming level :) He is now moving on to Floaters! Each level has certain skills you need to do before you can move on. In Bobbers, the most important "skill" is bobbing your head in the water! In Floaters, it is floating unassisted! Way to go Blake!!! We're so proud of you :) Blake is growing like a weed! He's moved into size 5 pants. He's one of the youngest kids in his preschool class, but one of the biggest! And he has the growing pains to go with all the growing ... poor guy. Almost weekly, he complains of pains in his legs :S We give him a hot water bottle to help out and sometimes put Deep Cold on the muscle that he says is aching (usually behind his knee). Blake had a blast on Thursday when his buddy Nicholas came over to visit!! He loves playing with Nicholas and on Wednesday when I told him Nicholas was coming over for a visit tomorrow he said, "I haven't seen Nicholas in a long time. I kind of miss him!" Awe :) They play so good together! Cal ... Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to our fabulous Dad and husband :) February 11th was Cal's 32nd birthday! We had a great day at the RV show!! Cal went to work early in the a.m. and then the kids and I picked him up and went to the RV show. We go every year and pick out our next RV!! This year there were quite a few we liked! After the RV show Cal took Blake to swimming and I made dinner for us and my parents. Blake and Emerson were quite excited about cake and did a very cute rendition of Happy Birthday! I've never posted a video before, but here is a video :
Last week I asked Blake and Emerson what they would like to get Cal for his birthday. Blake furrowed his brow and thought for a second and then told me he'd like to get Dad 3 pucks for his birthday! I asked him why and he said he'd like to get Dad pucks for their back yard rink that they're going to have next year :) I thought it was so adorable that Blake had put some thought into what he wanted to get his Dad for his birthday!! When we were at the mall this week, we made sure to stop at Sport Chek and get the pucks! Blake seemed very proud of himself and his gift! And keeping with my "no buying cards" resolution, we had fun making a card for Dad! Cal's pretty busy at work, although it may not always appear that way, he actually does get busy!! He does a lot of work from home in the evenings after the kids have gone to bed and goes to work very early (which also ensures him free parking!), which we're thankful for, as he is home from work earlier and able to take time off when we need or even sometimes when we want :) This week he's working Monday, so he can take Wednesday off for Em's birthday! Tomorrow Blake and Emerson are going for a sleep over at Grandma and Grandpa's so I can take Cal for a birthday dinner out - he chose Red Lobster! Y-U-M-M-Y!!!!
ME ... I'm good! Still tired, but one of these nights I'm going to go to bed when Reese does and see how I feel in the morning!! I'm loving being home with the kids and there isn't a day that I wish I was at work!!! We have a lot of fun most days :) There are days when I could use a break though and I look forward to being able to go for a hair cut or perhaps a massage!! Lately I'm finding I really don't have anything to talk about other then my kids! Which makes it hard to relate to some people sometimes and I think sometimes they find it hard to relate to me! But you know what, they're my life right now!!! They're my "job"!! And it won't always be this way ... time passes so fast and before I know it, they will all be in school :S Crazy to think that at this time next year we'll be registering Blake for kindergarten! I've started a little business venture, called "Cameron's Closet." It's an online, Facebook consignment store. I came across numerous consignment stores on Facebook and thought I should try my hand at it! I noticed there are a lot of these stores in Leduc and South Edmonton, but not many in North Edmonton. So far I've sold a few items and have listed 2 consignors items. And I have 5 other people who say they have items for me! Hopefully I'll be build my "friends" list up and business will pick up :) So far it's been fun getting everything set up and my sister made me this great logo:
I hope you're having a great weekend and maybe enjoying some outdoor activities, seeing as our weather is looking up for the next few days!!
Take care,
Tracy
