Yes, Emerson is 10 months old today!! Wow!! 2 more months until her big 1 year birthday!! How crazy is that?! She really doesn't seem like she's 10 months old (to me anyways!). I'll get her weighed when I take the kids in for their 2nd H1N1 and seasonal flu shots. But I think she's around 17 lbs. She just looks little to me! Some 10 months old are walking or near walking, but she's no where near, which I think also makes her seem younger! Which is fine with me - keep her little longer!!! It's been a great 10 months though and she's an amazing little girl! We all love her to death :) I think she'll be a bit more outgoing then Blake. She loves going to Blake's My 1st Preschool class and Time for Two's at the library! She sings (okay ... yells!) almost the entire time! It's very cute, but I hope not too disruptive at Preschool! Speaking of Preschool, Blake had his last class of this semester today. And his last class with Ms. Rosealee (I think I'm spelling her name wrong ...). She has taught him since April and we will miss her! She is a great Preschool teacher and although she may not know it, Blake really loved her! Of course in class, he's shy and quiet, but at home he talks about her a lot! She'll still be around the Y so we'll hopefully see her from time to time! Our next Preschool class begins in January. On Friday the YMCA is hosting a Preschool Christmas Party, which we're looking forward to attending. It is one big party for all the preschool classes - so Monday to Friday's My 1st Preschool and Fun Factory classes. Should be fun! Tomorrow we have our last Time for Two's class at Woodcroft library. And Friday Blake has his last swimming lesson until the New Year! Friday will be busy, because we have the Preschool Christmas party from 11 am - 1 pm, then our friends and Blake's godparents are coming over for a couple of hours in the later afternoon and then Cal and Blake have swimming! Saturday we are heading to Stony Plain for a Christmas Open House at my parent's house. Phew! Christmas season is a busy one!
We are so, so, SO happy that it is warming up outside! Hopefully we'll be able to sneak a couple of sleigh rides in before Christmas! Blake loves playing outside - rain, sun, snow, doesn't matter what the weather is! Thankfully, this year he is keeping his mittens and toque on. Last year he'd take them off and freeze and get upset! Blake had fun last weekend at my Mom's work Christmas Party. Apparently he was quite taken with Santa (again!) and had fun playing with some of the other kids at the party. Of course, he also enjoyed his sleepover! In fact, he didn't want to come home when my Mom told him it was time to go home! Cal, Emerson and I enjoyed some quiet time while Blake was visiting Grandma and Grandpa! The house sure is quiet without Blake home!! Which is nice for a short time, but we definitely would start missing him and his business ;) It will be crazy when Blake and Em go for a sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa's!! Not sure when that will be, will have to be after I'm done nursing Emerson (obviously!). Cal and I will hopefully go on a short get away together before I return to work in March. We'll see!
Cal and I have both noticed that Blake has changed a lot in the last few weeks. He has had that independent streak for quite awhile now, but lately he's taking it to a whole new level!! He wants to do EVERYTHING by himself! Everything ... seriously!!!!! Which is cool sometimes, but it can be dangerous/frustrating/time consuming at other times! We're hoping that this, "I do it myself" business will come in handy when we start potty training in the new year. Still not looking forward to potty training, but we're thinking we should at least try while I'm still at home and have "time" to do it!! We enjoy hearing Blake use new words and phrases and can't believe what he knows and understands! He is a bit difficult to understand sometimes. We of course, are used to listening to him, so we usually don't have trouble understanding him, but others sometimes do. He continues to make us laugh with what he comes up with some days! A few days ago he told Emerson it was time to go home to Las Vegas!? We told him we are home and we won't be going back to Las Vegas for a very long time!! (well, hopefully Cal and I will be going back sooner!!) I guess he had a good time and wants to go back?! Blake knows all his colors, and has for some time, as well as shapes, and he has counted to 10, but it's hard to get him to count!! I knew he knew the basic shapes, but was surprised last week when he told me what an oval, rectangle, diamond and star were! With counting, it seems that the more we want him to count, the less likely he is to do it ... Stubborn streak!!! The time leading up to Christmas has been a blast with Blake this year! He loves Santa and some of the highlights of the Christmas season thus far include, decorating the house, visiting Santa at the mall, going to my Mom's work Christmas party and seeing Santa again, receiving a letter from Santa at the North Pole, Alaska (my Mom arranged for the kids to receive these letters when she visited the North Pole this summer!!), and receiving a personalized email from Santa!! He enjoys watching the email over and over and over again (thanks Tina!!!)!! We also talked to him a little bit about it being Jesus' birthday on Christmas Day. Which he was quite interested in ... he asked if we'd have birthday cake! lol!! So I told him no, but we do have a big celebration with lots of yummy food! I'm not quite sure how to explain the whole "reason for the season" to him, but hopefully as he gets older he will learn more at Sunday school!! The whole discussion began when we were putting our Nativity scene on our fireplace mantel. He wanted to know what it was and to play with baby Jesus, so I told him about Jesus' birthday and gave him another small nativity scene to play with :) We bought a gingerbread train at Sobey's last week, but haven't made it yet. But I'm guessing he will enjoy that project!! So December has been a fun month and we can't wait for Christmas Day!! It is so wonderful enjoying this time of year through a child's eyes!
Take care everyone! Good luck with those last minute Christmas preparations!!
Love Tracy
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Miss Emerson
Our little Emerson seems to be growing quickly these days, so I thought I'd write a little update :)
For one, she is growing!! I haven't had her weighed lately, but she is growing out of her clothes and feels like she weighs a lot more. She did lose some weight when she was not feeling well for a few weeks, but I think she's gained that and then some back!! Although she is still a smaller girl!
Emerson is finally choosing to be on her stomach. She enjoys sleeping on her tummy now and often rolls to her stomach when placed on her back! And she's reaching and moving a teeny tiny bit while on her stomach! The other day she surprised herself when she was sitting, reaching for something and went onto her stomach!! She has also been waving for awhile now, which is adorable! She has the chubbiest little hands and wrists I've ever seen!! And she loves clapping her hands! When you clap she looks at you with her huge grin and tries to clap too!! We do a lot of clapping to different songs at the library program we attend, which she love, love, loves!! She loves all the music and clapping and we always blow bubbles at the end, which is a huge hit as well :)
She continues to be VERY talkative!!! We love listening to her talk and having conversations with her. Of course we love hearing her say "Mom" and "Dad", although we know she's not directing the words at us yet, it's still nice to hear ;)
Emerson continues to be entertained and intrigued by her big brother. They have great conversations between the two of them every day! Blake's so good with her, although he is definitely the boss!! I love that I can leave them playing by themselves for awhile! I think it's good for both of them and I can get some things done around the house!!
Emerson is eating pretty much everything these days. I find that she enjoys soft, cut up food more than baby food. I try to give her lots of finger foods too, as she enjoys feeding herself. She tried yogurt for the first time a couple of weeks ago and LOVES it!! A few of the other foods she's tried recently are cheese, ham and chicken noodle soup! All of which she enjoys! She's going to try cottage cheese this week. It's great to see her eating more again! She still only has her two bottom teeth, but manages quite well with just the 2!
Emerson will be 10 months old on December 16th ... I feel like she's still 6 months old!! Unbelievable how fast her first 10 months and soon to be year, has passed.
Take care everyone and stay warm. We're staying inside today, avoiding the deep freeze outside ;)
Luv Tracy
For one, she is growing!! I haven't had her weighed lately, but she is growing out of her clothes and feels like she weighs a lot more. She did lose some weight when she was not feeling well for a few weeks, but I think she's gained that and then some back!! Although she is still a smaller girl!
Emerson is finally choosing to be on her stomach. She enjoys sleeping on her tummy now and often rolls to her stomach when placed on her back! And she's reaching and moving a teeny tiny bit while on her stomach! The other day she surprised herself when she was sitting, reaching for something and went onto her stomach!! She has also been waving for awhile now, which is adorable! She has the chubbiest little hands and wrists I've ever seen!! And she loves clapping her hands! When you clap she looks at you with her huge grin and tries to clap too!! We do a lot of clapping to different songs at the library program we attend, which she love, love, loves!! She loves all the music and clapping and we always blow bubbles at the end, which is a huge hit as well :)
She continues to be VERY talkative!!! We love listening to her talk and having conversations with her. Of course we love hearing her say "Mom" and "Dad", although we know she's not directing the words at us yet, it's still nice to hear ;)
Emerson continues to be entertained and intrigued by her big brother. They have great conversations between the two of them every day! Blake's so good with her, although he is definitely the boss!! I love that I can leave them playing by themselves for awhile! I think it's good for both of them and I can get some things done around the house!!
Emerson is eating pretty much everything these days. I find that she enjoys soft, cut up food more than baby food. I try to give her lots of finger foods too, as she enjoys feeding herself. She tried yogurt for the first time a couple of weeks ago and LOVES it!! A few of the other foods she's tried recently are cheese, ham and chicken noodle soup! All of which she enjoys! She's going to try cottage cheese this week. It's great to see her eating more again! She still only has her two bottom teeth, but manages quite well with just the 2!
Emerson will be 10 months old on December 16th ... I feel like she's still 6 months old!! Unbelievable how fast her first 10 months and soon to be year, has passed.
Take care everyone and stay warm. We're staying inside today, avoiding the deep freeze outside ;)
Luv Tracy
Friday, December 4, 2009
Our Vegas Vacation!
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
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
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
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