So from my previous post, you can see that the wedding was gorgeous and perfect! Those would be the 2 words I would use to describe it!!
The rest of our vacation was much the same! We had a great time! The kids did well on the airplane and in Vegas. We had many people tell us how well behaved and cute they were! Actually, through out our trip we had people telling us this!! Makes you feel like a good parent ;) They were so adorable in their wedding duds, but unfortunately I didn't have time to take a picture of them :( I know the photographer has pictures though, so we'll just have to wait for Lindsay to get those!!
We had a lot of fun shopping and seeing the sites together. We did a lot of walking and sight seeing! Some of the highlights were watching the Bellagio fountains, seeing the light show on Freemont Street, visiting the lion habitat at MGM, and lunch at the Rainforest Cafe. I think the lions were Blake's favorite!! He sat on the railing around the enclosure and talked to the lions and roared like a lion. He had people around us laughing!! The night before we went to see the lions, we told him what we were doing the next day and he started getting excited! He said, "I see lions?" and we told him yes and he started asking about other animals!! "I see monkeys? I see tigers? I see elephants?" We told him we might see other animals, but we're not sure! As it turns out, the only live animals he saw were lions, but the Rainforest Cafe where we ate lunch had large, life-like tigers, elephants, monkeys, birds, etc, etc!! So he really enjoyed our lunch there! And he loved the cool aquariums! He had fun pretty much everywhere we went, no matter what we were doing! He brought Sam with us nearly everywhere and even convinced Grandma to by Sam some new clothes!! Like Grandma needed a lot of convincing ;) He wanted Sam to have a t-shirt, jeans and sunglasses just like he had!! Emerson also enjoyed sight seeing! She always started out in the stroller and ended up in the Snuggli! She's a kid who loves to be held and after a few hours in the stroller, she was ready to get out! Cal wore the Snuggli and boy oh boy did she love it!!! She kicked and "danced" and was such a happy girl!! It was very cute! We were very fortunate to have my parents and Auntie Kathy babysit a little bit, so we could maintain the kids bed times and get out!! Thank you SO much Mom, Dad and Auntie Kathy! And I have to say a HUGE thank you to my wonderful husband for spending some of the first 3 days and most of the first 3 nights by himself with the kiddos while I was doing wedding stuff/partying!!! You're THE best Cal :)
Blake did an amazing job walking down the aisle ... the best lil' ring bearer I've ever seen! He was so, so good and CUTE!!! Emerson walked in with Cal and according to those who saw her she had the biggest grin on her face!!!!! Good time to showcase her famous smile ;) And Lindsay and Jeremy looked like they walked out of a bridal magazine photo shoot! I could go on and on about the wedding ...
Blake enjoyed having his own room with 2 beds. He pointed this out regularly!! "I have two beds. One to sleep on and one to play on!" The rooms were very nice and really big. The bathrooms were almost as big as the kids rooms at home! So Emerson did sleep in one of the bathrooms and it worked out perfectly! She was not disturbed and we didn't have to tip toe around too much!! We put a monitor in Blake's room and Em slept in our bathroom. I'm SO glad we went with 2 rooms! SO worth it!
We snagged many wicked deals while shopping. I bought my very own Coach purse. It's so pretty!!! I almost didn't buy it, but Cal talked me into it!! Then I found a deal on Ugg boots!! YAY!!! Cal bought some Colts memorabilia and clothes and we bought a lot of clothes for the kids! I LOVE shopping in Vegas!!! I love Vegas actually! I've been to a few different Canadian and U.S. cities and Cal and I have both been on a "hot" vacation and I have to say Vegas is my favorite vacation spot! I'm not a huge beach person, although I think I'd like 1 every 5 or so years!, but I'd like to go to Vegas at least once a year!! Love everything about it - the shopping, the shows (didn't get to see one this time), the food, the cheap drinks, the lights, the hotels and casinos, the people, the crowds, the noise, etc, etc, etc! Can't wait to go back!!
We flew back on Thursday afternoon and went to pick up Heidi straight from the airport. Blake told Heidi and Jazz he missed them and Emerson was very excited to see them too!! I love that our kids love our pets! Heidi did well at the kennel and Jazz was well looked after by his pet sitter! There was a bit of snow on the ground when we arrived home, but nothing compared to what today has brought!! WOW!!! It has snowed pretty much all day. Which is fine in my books - it is December and I love snow for Christmas!! Cal has cleared the driveway and the sidewalks three times so far and you can't even tell. Poor guy - thank goodness we have a snow blower!
We're slowly doing all our laundry and getting things put away. Blake was happy to see all his toys again! The first thing he did was pull out all his trucks and trains and take a spin around the family room on his Winnie the Pooh car!!! We are going to our nephew Colby's 2nd birthday party tomorrow, which will be a lot of fun! Blake enjoys visiting Colby's house and playing with his toys!! Next week we have preschool, Time for Two's, we have to get the kid's 2nd H1N1 shots and Blake is going to my Mom's children's Christmas party, which she is organizing! It's hard to believe Christmas is only 21 days away. We've been focused on my sister's wedding and Las Vegas for so long! Now it's time to focus on Christmas :) We're almost done our Christmas shopping and have the letter's to Santa mailed! We hope to do our Christmas decorating on Sunday. We always decorate on December 1st, but this year couldn't! Blake is going to love decorating the house. He points out Christmas trees and Santa everywhere we go!! I also plan to bake 7 dozen cookies this week for our the annual cookie walk at our Church. I have to deliver them to the church on Friday evening! Should be able to get it done by then!
Have a great week everyone :) Stay warm and safe on the roads!
xoxo The Cameron's
Friday, December 4, 2009
Congratulations Lindsay and Jeremy!
Congratulations to my sister Lindsay and our new brother-in-law Jeremy!! They were wed on Monday, November 30 at Sunset Gardens, Las Vegas, Nevada! It was an absolutely beautiful day and a fabulous time!!
The wedding festivities began on Saturday night, with the Vegas stagette and stag parties. The girls met for dinner and then headed to the Thunder from Down Under! We all had a blast!! The Thunder from Down Under were very talented ... dancers!!! lol!! No, but seriously, they were very good dancers as well as gymnasts! Very entertaining ;) Afterwards we were went to a club for awhile and then headed back to our hotel. The "younger" ladies continued partying, while this "older" lady headed to bed!!
We had the wedding rehearsal on Sunday afternoon, where most of us got our first glimpse of Sunset Gardens. It is a gorgeous venue and the wedding planners were so organized and friendly! I think Lindsay relaxed a little after going through the rehearsal and all the details with the wedding planners!! Sunday evening we had the rehearsal dinner at P.F. Chang's. I highly recommend this restaurant! SO yummy!!! Cal, Blake and I attended the rehearsal dinner, while Emerson snoozed away in the hotel room with my Auntie Kathy watching over her :) After dinner we put Blake to bed and I went over to Lindsay's room to visit for awhile.
Monday was the big day!! We started out early in the morning with hair and make-up in Lindsay's hotel room (she got a separate hotel room the night before the wedding, so her and Jeremy weren't staying together!). We headed down to the lobby around noon, where Lindsay and Jeremy saw each other for the first time on their wedding day! It was very cute, how the photographer arranged their "first look!" The girls waited by the elevators while the boys and Lindsay and Jeremy's family waited in the lobby. The photographer had Jeremy face the other way and Lindsay walked up to him and then he turned at the last minute! Many of us had tears in our eyes ... it was very sweet to see them see each other for the first time on their wedding day. The wedding party then proceeded to climb into our H2 limo with the photographer for pictures on the Strip! It was lots of fun and boy was that limo sweet!!! We arrived at Sunset Gardens at 3 pm. We did family pictures and the cocktail hour began at 3:30. The appetizers were yummy, the jazz band was great and the atmosphere was very festive! Lindsay hung out in the bride's room with the bridesmaids (although at one point in time we all checked out the cocktail hour!)! After the cocktail hour, the guests made their way to the garden for the ceremony, which began at 4:30. More tears were shed and the ceremony was beautiful! We did some more pictures after the ceremony and then the dinner, speeches and dance began!! I was glad I gave my speech before dinner! I think it went pretty well too!! It was a perfect day, with a perfect couple :) We're so happy for Lindsay and Jeremy and so glad their day was wonderful!
The wedding festivities began on Saturday night, with the Vegas stagette and stag parties. The girls met for dinner and then headed to the Thunder from Down Under! We all had a blast!! The Thunder from Down Under were very talented ... dancers!!! lol!! No, but seriously, they were very good dancers as well as gymnasts! Very entertaining ;) Afterwards we were went to a club for awhile and then headed back to our hotel. The "younger" ladies continued partying, while this "older" lady headed to bed!!
We had the wedding rehearsal on Sunday afternoon, where most of us got our first glimpse of Sunset Gardens. It is a gorgeous venue and the wedding planners were so organized and friendly! I think Lindsay relaxed a little after going through the rehearsal and all the details with the wedding planners!! Sunday evening we had the rehearsal dinner at P.F. Chang's. I highly recommend this restaurant! SO yummy!!! Cal, Blake and I attended the rehearsal dinner, while Emerson snoozed away in the hotel room with my Auntie Kathy watching over her :) After dinner we put Blake to bed and I went over to Lindsay's room to visit for awhile.
Monday was the big day!! We started out early in the morning with hair and make-up in Lindsay's hotel room (she got a separate hotel room the night before the wedding, so her and Jeremy weren't staying together!). We headed down to the lobby around noon, where Lindsay and Jeremy saw each other for the first time on their wedding day! It was very cute, how the photographer arranged their "first look!" The girls waited by the elevators while the boys and Lindsay and Jeremy's family waited in the lobby. The photographer had Jeremy face the other way and Lindsay walked up to him and then he turned at the last minute! Many of us had tears in our eyes ... it was very sweet to see them see each other for the first time on their wedding day. The wedding party then proceeded to climb into our H2 limo with the photographer for pictures on the Strip! It was lots of fun and boy was that limo sweet!!! We arrived at Sunset Gardens at 3 pm. We did family pictures and the cocktail hour began at 3:30. The appetizers were yummy, the jazz band was great and the atmosphere was very festive! Lindsay hung out in the bride's room with the bridesmaids (although at one point in time we all checked out the cocktail hour!)! After the cocktail hour, the guests made their way to the garden for the ceremony, which began at 4:30. More tears were shed and the ceremony was beautiful! We did some more pictures after the ceremony and then the dinner, speeches and dance began!! I was glad I gave my speech before dinner! I think it went pretty well too!! It was a perfect day, with a perfect couple :) We're so happy for Lindsay and Jeremy and so glad their day was wonderful!
Friday, November 27, 2009
Viva Las Vegas!!
This week has gone by very fast! Emerson is finally feeling better!!! Phew! I could not have imagined taking her to Las Vegas in the state she was in for the past few weeks. She is still dealing with constipation issues, but that just involves tweaking her lactulose doses.
So we are all ready and packed! A few last minute items to throw in the suitcase, but that shouldn't take long! We have to be at the airport at 7 am at the latest, so we hope to leave here around 5:30 am. It's about a 40 minute drive and then we have to park and get to our terminal. I already checked in via the West Jet website and have our boarding passes printed off, so hopefully that will speed things up! We have 3 suitcases and 2 carry on bags. Quite a load, but with 2 kids there is a lot of stuff to bring! Oh, and we have to check Emerson's car seat. My parents took the boys suits, a playpen, a car seat for Blake and a base for Emerson's car seat, so I couldn't imagine having to bring any of that!!
I've talked to and texted my Mom quite a bit and there are quite a few people who have already arrived in Vegas! Sounds like they're having a great time!! Lindsay and Jeremy got their marriage license on Thursday night when they arrived in Vegas and Lindsay had her hair and make-up trial today, which went really good.
We're very excited for the wedding and also to go on a family vacation!! I can't believe my little sister is getting married ... I hope I don't tear up too much during my toast! As I was finishing it tonight I started to tear up, but maybe I'll be so nervous the day of I won't shed a tear!? I am a bit nervous about the flight and the kids ears and their sleeping, but hopefully we'll all survive on a little less sleep and it will all get back to normal once we're home! I know Blake will do fine, he's such a good kid and old enough to understand, but Em's a different story!!! My Mom said the rooms were very nice and the bathrooms are huge, so although this may sound strange, we might put Emerson's playpen in the bathroom of Blake's room and then Cal and I will have our room to ourselves! And we'll just use our bathroom as a bathroom! We're bringing baby monitors, so we'll be able to hear if one of them needs us and the rooms are joined by a door ... we'll see, I'm not going to stress about it ;) It's going to be a blast!!!!
Tonight when I was putting Blake to bed he was pacing his room and running through all the events!! He's so much like Cal ... Pacing with this serious look on his face! He was asking me about Heidi and the truck we're taking to the airport and telling me that he wants to take Dad's truck! I told him we were taking Dad's truck to the airport, getting on an airplane and going to Las Vegas where Grandpa was going to pick us up in Grandpa's truck. But he said he wanted to take Dad's truck! Didn't quite understand that Dad's truck will be far away in Edmonton! Then he was concerned about Heidi going to the kennel so we had to talk about that for awhile. All day he's been hugging Heidi and telling her he's going to miss her :) What a sweetie!!
I better get going here, I have to blow dry and straighten my hair and then catch a few hours sleep before my alarm goes off at 5!! Have a great 5 days everyone and who knows ... if I have time I may blog :) But I'll definitely be on Facebook once or twice!! Talk to you soon ;)
Tracy
So we are all ready and packed! A few last minute items to throw in the suitcase, but that shouldn't take long! We have to be at the airport at 7 am at the latest, so we hope to leave here around 5:30 am. It's about a 40 minute drive and then we have to park and get to our terminal. I already checked in via the West Jet website and have our boarding passes printed off, so hopefully that will speed things up! We have 3 suitcases and 2 carry on bags. Quite a load, but with 2 kids there is a lot of stuff to bring! Oh, and we have to check Emerson's car seat. My parents took the boys suits, a playpen, a car seat for Blake and a base for Emerson's car seat, so I couldn't imagine having to bring any of that!!
I've talked to and texted my Mom quite a bit and there are quite a few people who have already arrived in Vegas! Sounds like they're having a great time!! Lindsay and Jeremy got their marriage license on Thursday night when they arrived in Vegas and Lindsay had her hair and make-up trial today, which went really good.
We're very excited for the wedding and also to go on a family vacation!! I can't believe my little sister is getting married ... I hope I don't tear up too much during my toast! As I was finishing it tonight I started to tear up, but maybe I'll be so nervous the day of I won't shed a tear!? I am a bit nervous about the flight and the kids ears and their sleeping, but hopefully we'll all survive on a little less sleep and it will all get back to normal once we're home! I know Blake will do fine, he's such a good kid and old enough to understand, but Em's a different story!!! My Mom said the rooms were very nice and the bathrooms are huge, so although this may sound strange, we might put Emerson's playpen in the bathroom of Blake's room and then Cal and I will have our room to ourselves! And we'll just use our bathroom as a bathroom! We're bringing baby monitors, so we'll be able to hear if one of them needs us and the rooms are joined by a door ... we'll see, I'm not going to stress about it ;) It's going to be a blast!!!!
Tonight when I was putting Blake to bed he was pacing his room and running through all the events!! He's so much like Cal ... Pacing with this serious look on his face! He was asking me about Heidi and the truck we're taking to the airport and telling me that he wants to take Dad's truck! I told him we were taking Dad's truck to the airport, getting on an airplane and going to Las Vegas where Grandpa was going to pick us up in Grandpa's truck. But he said he wanted to take Dad's truck! Didn't quite understand that Dad's truck will be far away in Edmonton! Then he was concerned about Heidi going to the kennel so we had to talk about that for awhile. All day he's been hugging Heidi and telling her he's going to miss her :) What a sweetie!!
I better get going here, I have to blow dry and straighten my hair and then catch a few hours sleep before my alarm goes off at 5!! Have a great 5 days everyone and who knows ... if I have time I may blog :) But I'll definitely be on Facebook once or twice!! Talk to you soon ;)
Tracy
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Poor Em :(
I almost didn't take Blake to preschool on Wednesday, but at the last minute changed my mind. I was still feeling very queasy, he was better, just didn't have an appetite, and Emerson was still sick, but I figured I could tough it out and use lots of hand sanitizer and Emerson would be okay for a few hours. I hate to miss a class. Blake has so much fun and it's so good for him! So we went and Blake had a great time. I think his favorite parts are craft time and the music! This month the theme is "Going Places", so last class they made a sailboat and this week they made a rocket ship! Blake loves gluing things together and coloring and painting, etc, etc so he has lots of fun doing his craft. He knows all the songs off by heart and belts them out at the top of his lungs at home, but is still coming out of his shell at preschool! I can see it in him - he wants to belt it out in class, but holds back!! He sings a bit and dances a bit, but nothing compared to at home!
On Thursday I babysat our nephew Colby for a few hours. The boys had lots of fun playing together and watching Thomas! And I was very impressed by how well they shared! Blake often talks about Colby and loves to pretend to call Colby on his toy cell phone! It's very cute!!
I took Blake to his swimming lesson on Friday evening. My parents met us there to watch and then take Blake home with them for a sleepover. I think Blake was so excited about his sleepover, that he forgot he was supposed to be swimming!! He didn't really want to do much at his lesson!
My Mom took Blake to Breakfast with Santa and the Festival of Trees at the TLC in Spruce Grove on Saturday morning. He had lots of fun seeing Santa and doing various crafts! He told me on Saturday evening that Santa's wife was reading books to all the kids!! He had a blast at Grandma and Grandpa's and didn't want to come home! It was sure quiet in the house on Saturday. I swear Blake talks every minute he's awake!! I love it, but did enjoy some quiet time with Cal and Em! I'm glad she gets that 1 on 1 time sometimes!! Poor 2nd child doesn't get near as much as the lucky 1st child!
Cal and Blake had fun playing in the snow and shoveling the walks today. Blake enjoyed a warm mug of hot chocolate with marshmallows when they came in! My parents came over for supper this evening. We watched the Riders game and were happy with the win!! Now to find a bar in Vegas that is playing the Grey Cup!! Although I'm not sure we'll have time to watch the game, because we have rehearsal and rehearsal dinner that afternoon/evening! I'm sure we'll catch a few minutes somewhere though! My parents leave for Las Vegas Tuesday afternoon. I can't believe how close the wedding is!!! I'm sure my sister is feeling the same way ;)
We were planning on going to Grande Prairie this weekend for Kerri and Kailey's 3rd birthday party, but unfortunately we had to cancel our plans. We knew it wouldn't have been good to travel with Emerson not feeling well. And with our trip to Vegas a week away, we didn't want to chance her getting more ill. I heard everyone had a good time though and the girls had fun at their party!
Cal, Blake, and I are all finally feeling great! It took me a few days to get over my queasy stomach, but by Sunday I could eat again. Blake's appetite came back, full force on Saturday. He's been eating and eating and eating and eating some more!!! Playing catch up I guess?! Poor Emerson, is still not feeling well :( She had a good afternoon on Friday and a not too bad of an evening on Friday. But on Saturday she started losing her voice and sounding very hoarse. Poor girl, she's been sick for weeks now. I took her into a medi-centre this morning because she sounded so horrible. The Dr. said her throat is swollen and he took a swab, but figures that it isn't likely an infection because she hasn't had a fever at all. So it's our good friend "virus"! I wish "virus" would leave us the heck alone ... It was funny though, because the Dr. did say he could give us a couple of days of amoxicillin (spelling?) if I wanted. To which I replied that I thought antibiotics didn't treat a virus?! Then he said no, it probably wouldn't help and left it at that!! I think a lot of Dr.'s are used to being pressured into prescribing something, regardless if it will help or not!! I've just been around too many pharmacists at work who have hammered home the virus vs. bacteria lecture!!! So we're giving her Tylenol and Advil and hoping it clears up asap. He said to bring her back in if it hasn't cleared up in 2-3 days. One bonus of Emerson not feeling well is all the cuddles we've been getting :) I love how she snuggles right into my shoulder! She fits so nicely there :)
This week will be busy with a Th.A.A.A. meeting Tuesday night, preschool Wednesday, Time for Two's on Thursday, and packing for VEGAS!!! We've borrowed 2 suitcases from Gerry and Lesley, but I'm hoping to get away with using 1. We'll see ... I tend to over pack, so hopefully sticking to my list will help!
Have a great week everyone. Enjoy the snow :) I'm not a fan of the slippery walks and roads, but do welcome a little snow. Helps get me in the "holiday spirit!!" Oh and speaking of which, I got our Christmas photo cards made this weekend ... they're very cute! Watch for them in your mailbox, come early December!!
xoxo Tracy
On Thursday I babysat our nephew Colby for a few hours. The boys had lots of fun playing together and watching Thomas! And I was very impressed by how well they shared! Blake often talks about Colby and loves to pretend to call Colby on his toy cell phone! It's very cute!!
I took Blake to his swimming lesson on Friday evening. My parents met us there to watch and then take Blake home with them for a sleepover. I think Blake was so excited about his sleepover, that he forgot he was supposed to be swimming!! He didn't really want to do much at his lesson!
My Mom took Blake to Breakfast with Santa and the Festival of Trees at the TLC in Spruce Grove on Saturday morning. He had lots of fun seeing Santa and doing various crafts! He told me on Saturday evening that Santa's wife was reading books to all the kids!! He had a blast at Grandma and Grandpa's and didn't want to come home! It was sure quiet in the house on Saturday. I swear Blake talks every minute he's awake!! I love it, but did enjoy some quiet time with Cal and Em! I'm glad she gets that 1 on 1 time sometimes!! Poor 2nd child doesn't get near as much as the lucky 1st child!
Cal and Blake had fun playing in the snow and shoveling the walks today. Blake enjoyed a warm mug of hot chocolate with marshmallows when they came in! My parents came over for supper this evening. We watched the Riders game and were happy with the win!! Now to find a bar in Vegas that is playing the Grey Cup!! Although I'm not sure we'll have time to watch the game, because we have rehearsal and rehearsal dinner that afternoon/evening! I'm sure we'll catch a few minutes somewhere though! My parents leave for Las Vegas Tuesday afternoon. I can't believe how close the wedding is!!! I'm sure my sister is feeling the same way ;)
We were planning on going to Grande Prairie this weekend for Kerri and Kailey's 3rd birthday party, but unfortunately we had to cancel our plans. We knew it wouldn't have been good to travel with Emerson not feeling well. And with our trip to Vegas a week away, we didn't want to chance her getting more ill. I heard everyone had a good time though and the girls had fun at their party!
Cal, Blake, and I are all finally feeling great! It took me a few days to get over my queasy stomach, but by Sunday I could eat again. Blake's appetite came back, full force on Saturday. He's been eating and eating and eating and eating some more!!! Playing catch up I guess?! Poor Emerson, is still not feeling well :( She had a good afternoon on Friday and a not too bad of an evening on Friday. But on Saturday she started losing her voice and sounding very hoarse. Poor girl, she's been sick for weeks now. I took her into a medi-centre this morning because she sounded so horrible. The Dr. said her throat is swollen and he took a swab, but figures that it isn't likely an infection because she hasn't had a fever at all. So it's our good friend "virus"! I wish "virus" would leave us the heck alone ... It was funny though, because the Dr. did say he could give us a couple of days of amoxicillin (spelling?) if I wanted. To which I replied that I thought antibiotics didn't treat a virus?! Then he said no, it probably wouldn't help and left it at that!! I think a lot of Dr.'s are used to being pressured into prescribing something, regardless if it will help or not!! I've just been around too many pharmacists at work who have hammered home the virus vs. bacteria lecture!!! So we're giving her Tylenol and Advil and hoping it clears up asap. He said to bring her back in if it hasn't cleared up in 2-3 days. One bonus of Emerson not feeling well is all the cuddles we've been getting :) I love how she snuggles right into my shoulder! She fits so nicely there :)
This week will be busy with a Th.A.A.A. meeting Tuesday night, preschool Wednesday, Time for Two's on Thursday, and packing for VEGAS!!! We've borrowed 2 suitcases from Gerry and Lesley, but I'm hoping to get away with using 1. We'll see ... I tend to over pack, so hopefully sticking to my list will help!
Have a great week everyone. Enjoy the snow :) I'm not a fan of the slippery walks and roads, but do welcome a little snow. Helps get me in the "holiday spirit!!" Oh and speaking of which, I got our Christmas photo cards made this weekend ... they're very cute! Watch for them in your mailbox, come early December!!
xoxo Tracy
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Happy 9 Month Birthday Em!!
Emerson turned 9 months old yesterday! I had hoped time would not pass as quickly as when Blake was a baby, but instead it has gone by faster!! Of course, the busier you are the faster time passes. When Emerson turned 6 months old I could not believe six months had passed and now just like the snap of my fingers 3 more months have passed!! We've had a great 9 months, learning and growing and enjoying our new addition! I can't imagine why I thought I was busy with just 1 child?! Emerson had her 9 month pediatrician appointment today. As I've said in the past few posts, Emerson has not been feeling well and Blake was also sick to his stomach Friday night and has had zero appetite since then, so I was glad we had an appointment today. Dr. Radisic checked both kids and said they likely have a virus and it should run its course and they'll be fine. Thankfully Blake was only sick to his stomach for approx. 8 hours and since has just not been eating well. Emerson's been sick to her stomach off and on for 2 days, has diarrhea and seems to have no appetite. She actually lost weight since her last appointment at 7 months. But Dr. Radisic was not concerned with her weight. He said that when a baby has not been feeling well or eating well they can drop in weight quite quickly, so when she's feeling better and eating better we can bring her back for a weigh in just to make sure she's gaining again. She is certainly a pickier eater than Blake. She seems to have her favorites and doesn't accept new foods very quickly! I tried plain yogurt with her last week, but she didn't like it! Guess I'll try the flavored yogurt next! She really enjoys finger foods and loves cheerios and puffed wheat cereal. She still only has her 2 bottom teeth and I don't feel any others that are really close to the surface. Hopefully she'll start eating better again soon and gain some more weight. At 16 lbs 4 oz she is not quite in the 10th percentile. Her length was 26.8", which is in the 25th percentile. She's meeting and exceeding many developmental milestones and is a strong little girl! She's very, very chatty and we love hearing her "talk"!! She enjoys picking up and playing with lots of different toys and loves when we read to her! I'm looking forward to getting a few more of her own toys at Christmas!! And maybe a few books that aren't about trucks or trains?! I asked Dr. Radisic about crawling and he said there are no concerns at all with her not crawling yet. Looking back on my blog posts, I see that Blake crawled right around 10 months. I really hope she starts feeling better soon. She's very tired and seems like she doesn't have any energy. Hard to believe that in THREE months she will be ONE!! Wow!!
Talk to you again soon,
Tracy
Talk to you again soon,
Tracy
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Happy Birthday to Me!!
Today is the 1st anniversary of my 29th year ;) 29 and holding from here on out ... ! We had a good day today! Did a little shopping this afternoon with my Reitmans gift card (from Cal and the kids) and bought a new top for our family pictures tomorrow. Mom, Dad and Lindsay came over this afternoon and made a delicious supper, which was followed by some yummy cake! Oh and I cracked a bottle of wine for dinner! Which I needed ... lol!! I got two other gift cards from Mom & Dad (Lululemon) and Linds and Jer (Riki's), so I can't wait to do some more shopping!! I really need some new clothes, so I'm excited :) Thanks everyone!!
Blake was sick to his stomach throughout the night on Friday night. Poor guy :( He's such a trooper though. We ran out of sheets and his special blankies (he has 3), so he ended up sleeping on a towel on his mattress and using a choo-choo blankie (which he gave to Cal a long time ago and thinks of as Dad's blankie!!)! He was very sleepy today and slept in quite late, took a long nap and still went to bed by 7:30. He wasn't sick to his stomach today, so hopefully he's back to normal!
Emerson is still having a tough time occasionally and cranky off and on through out the day and night. Some days are worse then others, but it's been like this for around a week and a half now. It seems like she is pain at times, but we have no idea what's going on, just guesses!! It is so hard to not know what is wrong or what to do. Thankfully we have a pediatrician appointment on Tuesday. Her cheeks are still very rosey and her bowel movements are not what I think are normal. But then again, I don't really know what is normal at this point. She is still very happy at times too, thank goodness!! Not upset all the time.
Emerson and Blake seem to be interacting more and more each day - it is so adorable :) Yesterday Emerson was sitting on the couch and Blake was standing in front of her talking to her. He kept saying to her, "So beautiful Em, so beautiful!" She was smiling and laughing and throwing her head back!! And he was laughing and having fun! I love how they "talk" and play! He's such a great big brother!! The other night he even helped her eat her supper! I love how gentle and paternal he is at times. He's such a loving little guy though - even with Heidi and his stuffed animals. He often hugs Heidi and says, "I love you Heidi." And does the same thing with his stuffed animals! This week his favorite was Grover!! He told me many times this week, "I love Grover Mom!" He enjoys being part of Emerson's bed time routine too. He always turns her humidifier on, gives her a hug and kiss, then tells Cal it's is turn! He then says goodnight and closes her bedroom door as he and Cal leave her room!! He calls her blueberry or Miss Muffin and he'll tell Cal to say, "Good night blueberry or Goodnight Miss Muffin or sometimes Goodnight blueberry Miss Muffin!!!!" It sounds like he's saying Muffin, but it could be Muffet?! One evening after supper I was talking to my Mom on the phone and when I hung up he asked if Grandma was coming over. I told him she wasn't coming over and he looked at me and said, "But I want to give Bamma a hug." I melted!!! We called Grandma back to say goodnight and tell her he wanted to hug her, I'm sure she melted too!! He has memorized many of his favorite books now. It's hilarious to hear him recite an entire book! But hard to follow at times, because he gets so excited and talks SO fast!!
Emerson woke up from her nap this afternoon, on her stomach with her foot stuck in her crib railing! I was pretty surprised when Cal told me how he found her!! On her stomach is not her favorite position, so I'm not sure why she rolled to her stomach?! But maybe she's starting to try to move? I think she'll start moving soon. She gets her bum up in the air a little bit now when she is on her stomach and rotates too!
We're looking forward to family pictures tomorrow morning and attending a birthday party in the afternoon. We're trying out a new photographer in Sherwood Park. She's just began her photography business, so hopefully we'll at least get one good family picture! I sure miss Rose, our former photographer who moved to B.C. :(
We've had above average weather lately. We went to the "special park" on Monday when Cal was off. Blake loves playing on the fire truck there! We'll probably take him there again this Monday, as Cal is off again. The kids and I started a new program at the library on Thursday morning. Blake and Em both had fun!! Emerson loves music, just like her brother!
Hope you are all enjoying your weekend! Have a great week ahead ;)
Luv Tracy
Blake was sick to his stomach throughout the night on Friday night. Poor guy :( He's such a trooper though. We ran out of sheets and his special blankies (he has 3), so he ended up sleeping on a towel on his mattress and using a choo-choo blankie (which he gave to Cal a long time ago and thinks of as Dad's blankie!!)! He was very sleepy today and slept in quite late, took a long nap and still went to bed by 7:30. He wasn't sick to his stomach today, so hopefully he's back to normal!
Emerson is still having a tough time occasionally and cranky off and on through out the day and night. Some days are worse then others, but it's been like this for around a week and a half now. It seems like she is pain at times, but we have no idea what's going on, just guesses!! It is so hard to not know what is wrong or what to do. Thankfully we have a pediatrician appointment on Tuesday. Her cheeks are still very rosey and her bowel movements are not what I think are normal. But then again, I don't really know what is normal at this point. She is still very happy at times too, thank goodness!! Not upset all the time.
Emerson and Blake seem to be interacting more and more each day - it is so adorable :) Yesterday Emerson was sitting on the couch and Blake was standing in front of her talking to her. He kept saying to her, "So beautiful Em, so beautiful!" She was smiling and laughing and throwing her head back!! And he was laughing and having fun! I love how they "talk" and play! He's such a great big brother!! The other night he even helped her eat her supper! I love how gentle and paternal he is at times. He's such a loving little guy though - even with Heidi and his stuffed animals. He often hugs Heidi and says, "I love you Heidi." And does the same thing with his stuffed animals! This week his favorite was Grover!! He told me many times this week, "I love Grover Mom!" He enjoys being part of Emerson's bed time routine too. He always turns her humidifier on, gives her a hug and kiss, then tells Cal it's is turn! He then says goodnight and closes her bedroom door as he and Cal leave her room!! He calls her blueberry or Miss Muffin and he'll tell Cal to say, "Good night blueberry or Goodnight Miss Muffin or sometimes Goodnight blueberry Miss Muffin!!!!" It sounds like he's saying Muffin, but it could be Muffet?! One evening after supper I was talking to my Mom on the phone and when I hung up he asked if Grandma was coming over. I told him she wasn't coming over and he looked at me and said, "But I want to give Bamma a hug." I melted!!! We called Grandma back to say goodnight and tell her he wanted to hug her, I'm sure she melted too!! He has memorized many of his favorite books now. It's hilarious to hear him recite an entire book! But hard to follow at times, because he gets so excited and talks SO fast!!
Emerson woke up from her nap this afternoon, on her stomach with her foot stuck in her crib railing! I was pretty surprised when Cal told me how he found her!! On her stomach is not her favorite position, so I'm not sure why she rolled to her stomach?! But maybe she's starting to try to move? I think she'll start moving soon. She gets her bum up in the air a little bit now when she is on her stomach and rotates too!
We're looking forward to family pictures tomorrow morning and attending a birthday party in the afternoon. We're trying out a new photographer in Sherwood Park. She's just began her photography business, so hopefully we'll at least get one good family picture! I sure miss Rose, our former photographer who moved to B.C. :(
We've had above average weather lately. We went to the "special park" on Monday when Cal was off. Blake loves playing on the fire truck there! We'll probably take him there again this Monday, as Cal is off again. The kids and I started a new program at the library on Thursday morning. Blake and Em both had fun!! Emerson loves music, just like her brother!
Hope you are all enjoying your weekend! Have a great week ahead ;)
Luv Tracy
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Blah!
The title pretty much describes how I'm feeling today!! It has been an interesting weekend. Not much interesting happened, but it's been a bit off ... I guess you could say?!
Thursday afternoon we took the kids for their H1N1 immunizations. Thursday morning there was a 4-5 hour wait, Thursday afternoon there was NO wait!!! Crazy, but true! lol!! I was amazed at how well they did with the needle! Blake didn't even cry, flinch, or anything. He just sat on my knee and watched the needle go in and then went and sat on a chair and ate a fruit snack while Emerson got her needle!! Emerson cried for about 1 second when they took the needle out! It was a relief to finally have them done. We've been talking about it for what seems like forever! Now Cal and I will hopefully be able to get it within the next week or two.
Blake and Cal had swimming Friday night, which went really well again. Blake gets more and more brave every time! Before we know it he'll be doing the front crawl ;) I thought swimming lessons would tire him out and he'd fall asleep really fast, but I think it gets him a bit hyper instead! It takes him longer to fall asleep on swimming lesson days ;) So much to re-cap in his mind I guess?!
Saturday Cal went hunting with my Dad and Dion and the kids and I hung out with my Mom. Mom took Blake for a hair cut in the a.m. and I went for a hair cut when the kids were napping in the afternoon! Blake had fun at the hair salon. He was very happy that he got to sit on the motorcycle!! When the kids got up from their naps, we went to Kingsway Mall. The plan was for me to take my bridesmaid dress to the tailors there. Yes, that was the plan ... someone else had other plans ... I tired the dress on and the seamstress made some suggestions and basically said they couldn't do the required alterations. Which made me a bit nervous, as I didn't have a back up plan and the wedding is less than a month away!! To boot, as I was changing out of my bridesmaids dress some, excuse me, LOSER opened the door and "exposed" me. So, yeah, that was not cool, nor fun ... After that we drove to a second tailors, who was recommended by Pure Bridal where we bought our dresses. I try on the dress for her and she told me I should buy proper underwear, a.k.a. a good fitting bra, before having the dress altered. Which I kinda knew I'd have to do, but I was really hoping to get away with no bra. So anyways, she suggests that with my "size" I would have to go to a lingerie store, and we're not talking La Senza, and recommends her friends "shop" on the south side. So back into the truck we go and rush to the south side before they close at 5. Thankfully, I found exactly what I needed, mind you it cost an arm and a leg, but I'm very happy with what I bought and it definitely makes a difference in the dress!! So now I just need to get back to the tailors to have the dress altered! She assured me she'd be able to have it done in time!! Phew :) Emerson was NOT happy on the way home ... and that's an understatement. Thankfully, Blake was an angel :) She usually eats between 4:30 and 5:00, so apparently she was starving. You'd think she hadn't ate in 10 days. Geez! Cal got home from hunting around 7:30. They didn't get their moose ... maybe next time!
I picked Emerson's dress up this morning and did some shopping at Londonderry Mall. The dress is SO adorable!! Lindsay ordered a flower headband for her, which will look very cute too!! And she also ordered a tie for Blake. These kids are going to be the most adorable kids on the planet that day ;) After their naps this afternoon we went to Kingsway Mall to walk around for a bit and bring supper home!
Emerson has been totally off the last few days. We're not sure why? Could be any number of things - she hasn't had lactulose for about a week, she is going a small amount every day, but maybe not enough? She seems to be a very hard teether, her cheeks are always bright red and she is drooling like crazy! Could be reacting to the H1N1 shot?? Although, I don't think that is it. And she has had a cold for the past week, but it is a lot better then a few days ago. Not sure what's bugging her, but she can sure be miserable!!! And when she is unhappy, if I'm in the room all she wants is me to hold her. She wines until I pick her up! If she can't see or hear me she's fine. At least I know she loves me :)
Blake has the same cold as Emerson, but it's a lot easier to deal with a 2 yr old with a cold! He can blow his nose, which makes it SO much easier!! And the cold hasn't held him down much at all!
We hope everyone is doing well, and hopefully feeling good! 'Tis the season for all these nasty flu's, viruses, etc. Take care, and have a great week.
Luv Tracy
Thursday afternoon we took the kids for their H1N1 immunizations. Thursday morning there was a 4-5 hour wait, Thursday afternoon there was NO wait!!! Crazy, but true! lol!! I was amazed at how well they did with the needle! Blake didn't even cry, flinch, or anything. He just sat on my knee and watched the needle go in and then went and sat on a chair and ate a fruit snack while Emerson got her needle!! Emerson cried for about 1 second when they took the needle out! It was a relief to finally have them done. We've been talking about it for what seems like forever! Now Cal and I will hopefully be able to get it within the next week or two.
Blake and Cal had swimming Friday night, which went really well again. Blake gets more and more brave every time! Before we know it he'll be doing the front crawl ;) I thought swimming lessons would tire him out and he'd fall asleep really fast, but I think it gets him a bit hyper instead! It takes him longer to fall asleep on swimming lesson days ;) So much to re-cap in his mind I guess?!
Saturday Cal went hunting with my Dad and Dion and the kids and I hung out with my Mom. Mom took Blake for a hair cut in the a.m. and I went for a hair cut when the kids were napping in the afternoon! Blake had fun at the hair salon. He was very happy that he got to sit on the motorcycle!! When the kids got up from their naps, we went to Kingsway Mall. The plan was for me to take my bridesmaid dress to the tailors there. Yes, that was the plan ... someone else had other plans ... I tired the dress on and the seamstress made some suggestions and basically said they couldn't do the required alterations. Which made me a bit nervous, as I didn't have a back up plan and the wedding is less than a month away!! To boot, as I was changing out of my bridesmaids dress some, excuse me, LOSER opened the door and "exposed" me. So, yeah, that was not cool, nor fun ... After that we drove to a second tailors, who was recommended by Pure Bridal where we bought our dresses. I try on the dress for her and she told me I should buy proper underwear, a.k.a. a good fitting bra, before having the dress altered. Which I kinda knew I'd have to do, but I was really hoping to get away with no bra. So anyways, she suggests that with my "size" I would have to go to a lingerie store, and we're not talking La Senza, and recommends her friends "shop" on the south side. So back into the truck we go and rush to the south side before they close at 5. Thankfully, I found exactly what I needed, mind you it cost an arm and a leg, but I'm very happy with what I bought and it definitely makes a difference in the dress!! So now I just need to get back to the tailors to have the dress altered! She assured me she'd be able to have it done in time!! Phew :) Emerson was NOT happy on the way home ... and that's an understatement. Thankfully, Blake was an angel :) She usually eats between 4:30 and 5:00, so apparently she was starving. You'd think she hadn't ate in 10 days. Geez! Cal got home from hunting around 7:30. They didn't get their moose ... maybe next time!
I picked Emerson's dress up this morning and did some shopping at Londonderry Mall. The dress is SO adorable!! Lindsay ordered a flower headband for her, which will look very cute too!! And she also ordered a tie for Blake. These kids are going to be the most adorable kids on the planet that day ;) After their naps this afternoon we went to Kingsway Mall to walk around for a bit and bring supper home!
Emerson has been totally off the last few days. We're not sure why? Could be any number of things - she hasn't had lactulose for about a week, she is going a small amount every day, but maybe not enough? She seems to be a very hard teether, her cheeks are always bright red and she is drooling like crazy! Could be reacting to the H1N1 shot?? Although, I don't think that is it. And she has had a cold for the past week, but it is a lot better then a few days ago. Not sure what's bugging her, but she can sure be miserable!!! And when she is unhappy, if I'm in the room all she wants is me to hold her. She wines until I pick her up! If she can't see or hear me she's fine. At least I know she loves me :)
Blake has the same cold as Emerson, but it's a lot easier to deal with a 2 yr old with a cold! He can blow his nose, which makes it SO much easier!! And the cold hasn't held him down much at all!
We hope everyone is doing well, and hopefully feeling good! 'Tis the season for all these nasty flu's, viruses, etc. Take care, and have a great week.
Luv Tracy
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