Wow! Christmas is 2 days away!! Phew! It sure snuck up on me this year.
But, we are all packed and ready to go! Tomorrow morning we're leaving for Grande Prairie after breakfast. Hopefully we'll get to Cal's parents house around lunch time. Tomorrow night I'm going to a Christmas Eve service with some of Cal's family (Cal's staying home with Blake, since the service is a bit too late for Blake). Then Christmas day Cal's Mom is hosting dinner for her family. It will be nice to see everyone, as we haven't seen most of his Aunts, Uncles and cousins for quite awhile. I'm sure Blake will have a blast with his cousins!!
On Boxing Day we're heading back "south" to Stony Plain for a couple of nights. We're celebrating Christmas with my family at my Mom's house on the 27th.
We all still have our colds. They are really hangin' on unfortunately. Blake's burn is looking good. We're changing the dressing every day and keeping our fingers crossed it heals quickly!
I have one day of work left - the 29th. And Cal is off work until January 5th, so we'll have a lot of time to enjoy together! Hopefully it will warm up a bit and we can take Blake for a sleigh ride.
We hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas! Wishing you safe travels and lots of love and laughter :)
XOXOX,
Cal, Tracy & Blake
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Saturday, December 20, 2008
What a month!!!
December has been quite the month. I think I'll be happy to see the New Year!
Blake and Cal are both struggling through the cold I passed on to them (sorry boys). Blake's been doing okay, just very stuffed up and coughing a lot. On Wednesday night his cough sounded a lot like croup - that "barky" cough and he was up the majority of the night with us. He had to sleep pretty much upright. Cal stayed home with Blake on Thursday. Since then his cough has loosened up a lot and hopefully things will clear up asap. Cal is all stuffed up and has a sore throat. Geez!! And my sinuses are still draining. Hopefully we'll all be 100% before Christmas :)
To add to the month's events, Blake burned his arm on the oven last night. He's been pulling on the oven door for quite awhile now but has never actually opened it. Apparently now he can open it. I was making pizza in the oven last night and turned around to do something and when I turned back the oven was open and Blake was holding his arm. So I immediately ran it under cold water but I wasn't sure if he'd actually burned himself or not. He wasn't upset and I couldn't see anything. Then during dinner I noticed a big red area on the underside of his wrist and when I looked closer there was a little blister. So we put a bandaid on it and today I went to put Polysporin on it and saw that the blister had broken. Which isn't good! We'll keep an eye on it and hope it doesn't get infected. I will be locking the stove from now on!!
I have to thank Cal and Blake for my early Christmas present! On Wednesday Cal did some Christmas shopping and he and Blake gave me an early gift! I've been reading the Twilight series and needed the 3rd book. On the gift tag it said, "To Mom: Thought you might like this a little bit early. Thanks for being the #1 Mom! Love Blake." It was very sweet of them and made my day :)
Last night Eric and Christa came over and Eric helped Cal haul the dresser/change table and crib into the babies room. We unpacked the dresser and the crib parts and Cal's going to finish putting the crib together tonight. We put all the neutral clothes in to the dresser last night. It looks really nice. I'll take a picture once the crib's up! We need to get a few things still - a crib mattress, a change pad for the top of the dresser, some more receiving blankets, wash clothes, a mobile, and some shelves for the wall. That's what we've thought of so far! And we'll get the crib bedding once the baby arrives.
Blake and I went to Beaumont this morning to see Candace and Nicholas. It was so nice to see them, I wish we lived closer. I miss Candace so much!! The boys were very good and shared very nicely! Nicholas was very generous with his toys!! It was cute to see them together. Too bad I forgot my camera! Cal is at hockey right now and depending on when Blake wakes up we may take Blake to see Santa (again). Hopefully we'll be able to get a good picture! Tomorrow we hope to go to church. It's the "choir" service so it should be really nice. The choir is amazing and Blake loves music, so I think he'd really enjoy it! But if Blake and Cal aren't feeling better we may not make it.
We hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and wrapping up, if not done their Chrismtas shopping! 5 more days till the 25th!!!! (like you needed a reminder, right?!)
Luv Cal, Tracy, Blake & Baby
Blake and Cal are both struggling through the cold I passed on to them (sorry boys). Blake's been doing okay, just very stuffed up and coughing a lot. On Wednesday night his cough sounded a lot like croup - that "barky" cough and he was up the majority of the night with us. He had to sleep pretty much upright. Cal stayed home with Blake on Thursday. Since then his cough has loosened up a lot and hopefully things will clear up asap. Cal is all stuffed up and has a sore throat. Geez!! And my sinuses are still draining. Hopefully we'll all be 100% before Christmas :)
To add to the month's events, Blake burned his arm on the oven last night. He's been pulling on the oven door for quite awhile now but has never actually opened it. Apparently now he can open it. I was making pizza in the oven last night and turned around to do something and when I turned back the oven was open and Blake was holding his arm. So I immediately ran it under cold water but I wasn't sure if he'd actually burned himself or not. He wasn't upset and I couldn't see anything. Then during dinner I noticed a big red area on the underside of his wrist and when I looked closer there was a little blister. So we put a bandaid on it and today I went to put Polysporin on it and saw that the blister had broken. Which isn't good! We'll keep an eye on it and hope it doesn't get infected. I will be locking the stove from now on!!
I have to thank Cal and Blake for my early Christmas present! On Wednesday Cal did some Christmas shopping and he and Blake gave me an early gift! I've been reading the Twilight series and needed the 3rd book. On the gift tag it said, "To Mom: Thought you might like this a little bit early. Thanks for being the #1 Mom! Love Blake." It was very sweet of them and made my day :)
Last night Eric and Christa came over and Eric helped Cal haul the dresser/change table and crib into the babies room. We unpacked the dresser and the crib parts and Cal's going to finish putting the crib together tonight. We put all the neutral clothes in to the dresser last night. It looks really nice. I'll take a picture once the crib's up! We need to get a few things still - a crib mattress, a change pad for the top of the dresser, some more receiving blankets, wash clothes, a mobile, and some shelves for the wall. That's what we've thought of so far! And we'll get the crib bedding once the baby arrives.
Blake and I went to Beaumont this morning to see Candace and Nicholas. It was so nice to see them, I wish we lived closer. I miss Candace so much!! The boys were very good and shared very nicely! Nicholas was very generous with his toys!! It was cute to see them together. Too bad I forgot my camera! Cal is at hockey right now and depending on when Blake wakes up we may take Blake to see Santa (again). Hopefully we'll be able to get a good picture! Tomorrow we hope to go to church. It's the "choir" service so it should be really nice. The choir is amazing and Blake loves music, so I think he'd really enjoy it! But if Blake and Cal aren't feeling better we may not make it.
We hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and wrapping up, if not done their Chrismtas shopping! 5 more days till the 25th!!!! (like you needed a reminder, right?!)
Luv Cal, Tracy, Blake & Baby
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Why not?!
So I went to the Dr. yesterday to get this "cold" checked out again and it is just that - a cold. I was hoping it wasn't a virus and that I could get some drugs to cure it!! But I am actually feeling better today so that's good! Now Blake and Cal aren't feeling great :( Cal woke up with a sore throat and Blake is coughing and is very, very stuffy. Makes it hard for the little guy to sleep. I just wish he could blow his nose and clear everything out. I'm hoping his cold doesn't turn into an ear infection - that wouldn't be good with Christmas quickly approaching. Cal started taking Cold FX today, so hopefully that scares off the worst of the cold.
My Dr. appointment went all right. I lost 1 pound since Thursday and I'm measuring big. The baby is head down and the Dr. seemed to think I could be early! I don't think so, I'm hoping I go into labour right around the due date actually! She also looked at the swelling in my legs again and we talked about the problems in my right leg. She said it sounds like sciatica and recommended I go off work early. She also recommended wearing pressure stockings, which I find funny because at work the O.T.'s always prescribe pressure stocking for the elderly patients!! But I know the principles behind swelling and what happens to your veins, etc. so I'm going to go tonight and buy myself a pair of "stockings". Still makes me laugh :)
I was really on the fence about leaving work early. Not sure how to put it, but I try not to be "like that"! I also really enjoy my job, but have to admit it has been hard this past month with me being sick, Blake being sick and having to switch day homes. Anyways, last night I decided why the heck not. I'll get some extra rest time before the baby arrives and things get crazy and Blake and I will get some extra time together as well. And it will be nice to be home with Blake and Cal on Cal's Monday's off. So my last day of work will be either Dec. 29 or Dec. 31. I'll be busy these last few days wrapping things up at work and planning for the new year. When I started this position everything was left in such a mess and there was not much direction/guidance provided, so I want to be sure that whoever comes into my position is clear on their role - and I like organizing so I'll be in my element! LOL! I also want to make everything as easy as possible for the O.T. because she's so busy as it is, she doesn't need to worry about "my" job as well! It was a hard decision to leave early, but easy in the end!!
When I got home from work I saw that E-Children had called, so I checked the message and was very surprised to hear that our crib and dresser/change table is in!! I'm very excited to see it in the babies room! Last night Cal and I cleaned the room up a bit more and brought up all the neutral 0-3 month clothes - I can't wait to get them in the dresser! Cal hopes to pick up the furniture tomorrow. We're not going to buy crib bedding until the baby is born, that way we can go blue or pink. Oh ya, I forgot to mention that the babies heart rate was between 128 and 135 yesterday, which if you follow the old wives tale means it's a boy! Blake's was quite low in the end too! We'll see ... We still haven't confirmed our names yet, so we better get on it!
We're looking forward to a very relaxing weekend. Cal has hockey on Saturday afternoon and other than that we're just going to be hanging out. I would like to take Blake for a sleigh ride, but that won't happen unless it warms up a bit more! Take care everyone!
Luv Tracy
My Dr. appointment went all right. I lost 1 pound since Thursday and I'm measuring big. The baby is head down and the Dr. seemed to think I could be early! I don't think so, I'm hoping I go into labour right around the due date actually! She also looked at the swelling in my legs again and we talked about the problems in my right leg. She said it sounds like sciatica and recommended I go off work early. She also recommended wearing pressure stockings, which I find funny because at work the O.T.'s always prescribe pressure stocking for the elderly patients!! But I know the principles behind swelling and what happens to your veins, etc. so I'm going to go tonight and buy myself a pair of "stockings". Still makes me laugh :)
I was really on the fence about leaving work early. Not sure how to put it, but I try not to be "like that"! I also really enjoy my job, but have to admit it has been hard this past month with me being sick, Blake being sick and having to switch day homes. Anyways, last night I decided why the heck not. I'll get some extra rest time before the baby arrives and things get crazy and Blake and I will get some extra time together as well. And it will be nice to be home with Blake and Cal on Cal's Monday's off. So my last day of work will be either Dec. 29 or Dec. 31. I'll be busy these last few days wrapping things up at work and planning for the new year. When I started this position everything was left in such a mess and there was not much direction/guidance provided, so I want to be sure that whoever comes into my position is clear on their role - and I like organizing so I'll be in my element! LOL! I also want to make everything as easy as possible for the O.T. because she's so busy as it is, she doesn't need to worry about "my" job as well! It was a hard decision to leave early, but easy in the end!!
When I got home from work I saw that E-Children had called, so I checked the message and was very surprised to hear that our crib and dresser/change table is in!! I'm very excited to see it in the babies room! Last night Cal and I cleaned the room up a bit more and brought up all the neutral 0-3 month clothes - I can't wait to get them in the dresser! Cal hopes to pick up the furniture tomorrow. We're not going to buy crib bedding until the baby is born, that way we can go blue or pink. Oh ya, I forgot to mention that the babies heart rate was between 128 and 135 yesterday, which if you follow the old wives tale means it's a boy! Blake's was quite low in the end too! We'll see ... We still haven't confirmed our names yet, so we better get on it!
We're looking forward to a very relaxing weekend. Cal has hockey on Saturday afternoon and other than that we're just going to be hanging out. I would like to take Blake for a sleigh ride, but that won't happen unless it warms up a bit more! Take care everyone!
Luv Tracy
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Yuck!!
That about sums up how I'm feeling!! On Tuesday night I woke up with a sore throat and things have gone down hill from there ... I made a Dr. appt. on Wednesday for Thursday because I was feeling so icky. I woke up Thursday and my right leg was so sore I didn't even want to walk on it, my throat hurt and my head felt like a hot air balloon! So I called in sick, took Blake to Charlene's and slept the morning away. Then I went to my Dr. appt. I told her about my aches and pains and how my ankles have started swelling and she gave me some suggestions. She prescribed a nasal spray for my sinuses and said at this point it looks like a virus, but to come back if things get worse or change. I think I'm going to call and see if I can get in to see the Dr. again tomorrow or Tuesday, because things are not getting better. My throat feels like I have razor blades in it every time I swallow and my nose is so plugged and my head is stuffed, etc, etc! At night I can't breathe through my nose or my mouth. On the plus side, my blood pressure was good, I'm gaining weight, I'm measuring 32 weeks, and the babies heart beat was 142. So all is good with baby thank goodness! I really hope I don't pass whatever I have onto Blake. Being sick at Christmas would be no fun for him.
Cal had school this weekend, but is off work tomorrow. This week we don't have anything planned in the evenings, so hopefully we'll wrap all our Christmas gifts! I don't think I'll put anything under the tree. I'm pretty sure Blake would rip into them! We're almost done our Christmas shopping. I did a lot online this year, which I really recommend! We're not big fans of the mall on most days, let alone during the holiday rush!
We hope everyone is keeping cozy and warm! Our thermometers have plummeted here in Edmonton. Today is -37 with the wind chill. Brrrrr.....
Till next time,
Tracy
Cal had school this weekend, but is off work tomorrow. This week we don't have anything planned in the evenings, so hopefully we'll wrap all our Christmas gifts! I don't think I'll put anything under the tree. I'm pretty sure Blake would rip into them! We're almost done our Christmas shopping. I did a lot online this year, which I really recommend! We're not big fans of the mall on most days, let alone during the holiday rush!
We hope everyone is keeping cozy and warm! Our thermometers have plummeted here in Edmonton. Today is -37 with the wind chill. Brrrrr.....
Till next time,
Tracy
Monday, December 8, 2008
9 WEEKS TO GO!!!
Wow! Can you believe it?! We can't! 9 weeks until my due date! As always, time is flying!!! Hopefully the crib and dresser/change table will be here in the 4-8 weeks they told us it would take. The baby won't be sleeping in the crib at first, but it would be nice to have the dresser stocked! I have a doctor's appt. on Monday. It will be interesting to find out what the heart beat is. I'm still doing really good. My arm is bugging me some days, but not all the time. I'm also getting a bit of a pain in my stomach sometimes, kind of like a pulled muscle. And of course, our hairy baby is causing tons of heart burn!!! LOL! But Tums have been curing that :) We're trying to decide what we're going to do for diapers this time. I bought some G Diapers awhile back that I'd like to try. I'd really like to wash my own cloth diapers, but don't think that's a very realistic option for me!! I already feel bogged down by laundry, so adding 2 kid's diapers to the pile probably wouldn't work! We may go with Happy Nappy again. Either way, we'll have to decide soon!
We all had a great weekend. Cal had a blast in Seattle and LOVED the football game! He said it was so much fun - they left their hotel at 10 am to go down to the football stadium and they didn't sit down until 7 pm that night when they went for supper! Everyone stood the whole game!! They had awesome seats and really enjoyed themselves. The streets were blocked in about a 2 block radius around the stadium for pre-game partying!! I'm glad he had fun! Next up - a Colts game in Indianapolis!! And I'm definitely going to that one! Blake and I had a jam-packed weekend and enjoyed all of our parties and visits! It was a bit of a whirlwind!
This weekend Cal has school Saturday and Sunday and I am going to a 30th birthday party on Saturday night. Other than that, we don't have too many plans. Blake and I hope to take it easy and maybe I'll finish off my Christmas cards one evening. I've been chipping away at them for the last few weeks and have 16 more to make! And at some point we hope to see Cal's sister and brother-in-law, who are in town for an Oiler's game.
We hope everyone is staying warm and driving safe. Take care!
Cal, Tracy, Blake & Baby
We all had a great weekend. Cal had a blast in Seattle and LOVED the football game! He said it was so much fun - they left their hotel at 10 am to go down to the football stadium and they didn't sit down until 7 pm that night when they went for supper! Everyone stood the whole game!! They had awesome seats and really enjoyed themselves. The streets were blocked in about a 2 block radius around the stadium for pre-game partying!! I'm glad he had fun! Next up - a Colts game in Indianapolis!! And I'm definitely going to that one! Blake and I had a jam-packed weekend and enjoyed all of our parties and visits! It was a bit of a whirlwind!
This weekend Cal has school Saturday and Sunday and I am going to a 30th birthday party on Saturday night. Other than that, we don't have too many plans. Blake and I hope to take it easy and maybe I'll finish off my Christmas cards one evening. I've been chipping away at them for the last few weeks and have 16 more to make! And at some point we hope to see Cal's sister and brother-in-law, who are in town for an Oiler's game.
We hope everyone is staying warm and driving safe. Take care!
Cal, Tracy, Blake & Baby
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Busy, busy!!
Hi everyone! We've been a very busy bunch lately!!
On Saturday we headed to IKEA for our annual trip! We really don't like going there and don't very often! It's soooo... busy!!! But I had a birthday gift card from my parents and sister to spend, so we went and picked up what I was looking for (a shelf for the family room to organize Blake's toys) and a few Christmas presents as well. It was a fun shopping morning and we enjoyed the $1 breakfast in the IKEA cafeteria!! LOL! Saturday afternoon we rearranged the family room and put up the new shelf. It's looking a little bare in there right now, but will fill up again fast with the baby swing, exersaucer, jumperoo, etc! My parents came for a visit Saturday afternoon and brought us Timmies. I think Blake was the most excited when he saw the Timbits box! He LOVES Timbits!!!
Sunday I had my last "membership" class at church. My parents, Cal and Blake came to the service. We had a special part in the service and had to serve communion as well. I was a bit nervous, but didn't drop anything and said all the right lines! I'm glad to now be a member of the United Church, as we will be Baptizing our next child in the church in a few short months. Sunday afternoon we headed to Toys R Us to buy a potty. Blake has been occasionally telling us when he has to "poo" so we thought we'd better get a potty and let him try it . So far we haven't made it to the potty in time! Usually by the time we get him there he's already done the deed! We're not going to push him though, just continue to take him to it when he tells us he has to go.
Monday Cal and Blake were home together. They had a busy morning as usual, visiting Canadian Tire and Chapter's. Monday night Cal and I put the 2nd and last coat of paint in the babies room. It looks really good. The color is not quite what we expected, we thought it would be a bit more grey, but it looks great regardless so we're happy! My Mom is going to sew new curtains for both the kids rooms, which I'm exited to see :)
On Tuesday I stayed home with Blake. We went to E-Children in the morning and took a second look at the crib and dresser/change table we thought we'd like to buy for the baby. It was still there and still on sale, so I ordered it today. It looks a lot like Blake's crib, but the color is called Cocoa. It is a "stages" crib just like Blake's. We don't want to rush Blake out of his crib, so he will continue to sleep in it and we will transition it to a toddler bed when he is ready. I don't think that will be any day soon though! When we put him in his crib he goes to sleep and when he wakes up he's up for the day, so that could be why we've never had issues with him climbing out. Tuesday night I had an AMAZING massage at Sweet Momma. It really is a pregnant women's heaven!! The massage "table" was a heated water bed. It was soooo.... nice! I wanted to stay and sleep there! I'm so glad my very thoughtful sister-in-law Lesley and my awesome husband and little boy bought me gift cards for my birthday. Thanks again :) Can't wait for the next appt!
Today Blake started at Charlene's day home. He had a great day and Charlene said he was so good! She also couldn't get over how much he ate and drank!! I warned her ... Hopefully she doesn't raise are daily rate! J.K.! And tonight I had a hair appt. I had quite a few inches cut off!! After my hair appt I did some shopping. I found a nice gift for Karen - a pretty Christmas tree decoration from Hallmark with 2008 on it and an appropriate saying. I think she'll like it.
Tomorrow night my Mom is babysitting Blake. Cal has a Christmas party after work and I'm going to pick him up later in the evening and visit for awhile.
Friday we don't have much planned, but then we hit the weekend!!
Saturday morning Blake and I have our New Mom's group Christmas party. Saturday afternoon Cal leaves for Seattle for his 30th birthday trip and Blake and I are heading to Stony Plain for Colby's 1st birthday party!! Blake and I are staying in Stony Saturday night.
Sunday morning we are going for brunch with a friend and her little girl and Sunday afternoon we are headed to another birthday party!
It will be a partying weekend!! We hope Cal has a blast in Seattle! His 30th isn't until Feb. 11, but this is pretty much the only weekend that they could go due to the increased cost around Christmas/New Year's, playoffs in January and the Superbowl in February. And of course we didn't want him going away near my due date!
We're very glad the babies room is ready for furniture! Next I will be washing all our yellow and white sleepers! I still can't believe how fast time is flying - I am now 30 weeks!!! Wow! I'm feeling great though. Just tired! But that's par for the course :) The other morning I felt and saw the coolest thing! I saw a "ball" move vertically up my belly from bottom to top. It was so cool! I think it was a heel!! I love all the babies movements!
Blake's almost done his most recent round of antibiotics and I think the ear infection is cleared up. He appears to be teething though, which is causing some discomfort. It must be his 2 yr molars because as far as I can tell he has all his other teeth. He let me feel around in his mouth today and I didn't feel any molars. He's been going through this off and on for the past few weeks. Can't wait for them to cut through! Blake's talking and making more sense every day. He's finally saying no! For the longest time everything was, "Yeah!" But he now knows when to use NO!!!
We were glad to see snow this weekend and hope to get a family picture outside. I'm sure everyone would agree a white Christmas is MUCH prettier than a brown Christmas!
Take care everyone, enjoy the holiday craziness! Only 22 more days until Christmas :)
Love Cal, Tracy, Blake & Baby
On Saturday we headed to IKEA for our annual trip! We really don't like going there and don't very often! It's soooo... busy!!! But I had a birthday gift card from my parents and sister to spend, so we went and picked up what I was looking for (a shelf for the family room to organize Blake's toys) and a few Christmas presents as well. It was a fun shopping morning and we enjoyed the $1 breakfast in the IKEA cafeteria!! LOL! Saturday afternoon we rearranged the family room and put up the new shelf. It's looking a little bare in there right now, but will fill up again fast with the baby swing, exersaucer, jumperoo, etc! My parents came for a visit Saturday afternoon and brought us Timmies. I think Blake was the most excited when he saw the Timbits box! He LOVES Timbits!!!
Sunday I had my last "membership" class at church. My parents, Cal and Blake came to the service. We had a special part in the service and had to serve communion as well. I was a bit nervous, but didn't drop anything and said all the right lines! I'm glad to now be a member of the United Church, as we will be Baptizing our next child in the church in a few short months. Sunday afternoon we headed to Toys R Us to buy a potty. Blake has been occasionally telling us when he has to "poo" so we thought we'd better get a potty and let him try it . So far we haven't made it to the potty in time! Usually by the time we get him there he's already done the deed! We're not going to push him though, just continue to take him to it when he tells us he has to go.
Monday Cal and Blake were home together. They had a busy morning as usual, visiting Canadian Tire and Chapter's. Monday night Cal and I put the 2nd and last coat of paint in the babies room. It looks really good. The color is not quite what we expected, we thought it would be a bit more grey, but it looks great regardless so we're happy! My Mom is going to sew new curtains for both the kids rooms, which I'm exited to see :)
On Tuesday I stayed home with Blake. We went to E-Children in the morning and took a second look at the crib and dresser/change table we thought we'd like to buy for the baby. It was still there and still on sale, so I ordered it today. It looks a lot like Blake's crib, but the color is called Cocoa. It is a "stages" crib just like Blake's. We don't want to rush Blake out of his crib, so he will continue to sleep in it and we will transition it to a toddler bed when he is ready. I don't think that will be any day soon though! When we put him in his crib he goes to sleep and when he wakes up he's up for the day, so that could be why we've never had issues with him climbing out. Tuesday night I had an AMAZING massage at Sweet Momma. It really is a pregnant women's heaven!! The massage "table" was a heated water bed. It was soooo.... nice! I wanted to stay and sleep there! I'm so glad my very thoughtful sister-in-law Lesley and my awesome husband and little boy bought me gift cards for my birthday. Thanks again :) Can't wait for the next appt!
Today Blake started at Charlene's day home. He had a great day and Charlene said he was so good! She also couldn't get over how much he ate and drank!! I warned her ... Hopefully she doesn't raise are daily rate! J.K.! And tonight I had a hair appt. I had quite a few inches cut off!! After my hair appt I did some shopping. I found a nice gift for Karen - a pretty Christmas tree decoration from Hallmark with 2008 on it and an appropriate saying. I think she'll like it.
Tomorrow night my Mom is babysitting Blake. Cal has a Christmas party after work and I'm going to pick him up later in the evening and visit for awhile.
Friday we don't have much planned, but then we hit the weekend!!
Saturday morning Blake and I have our New Mom's group Christmas party. Saturday afternoon Cal leaves for Seattle for his 30th birthday trip and Blake and I are heading to Stony Plain for Colby's 1st birthday party!! Blake and I are staying in Stony Saturday night.
Sunday morning we are going for brunch with a friend and her little girl and Sunday afternoon we are headed to another birthday party!
It will be a partying weekend!! We hope Cal has a blast in Seattle! His 30th isn't until Feb. 11, but this is pretty much the only weekend that they could go due to the increased cost around Christmas/New Year's, playoffs in January and the Superbowl in February. And of course we didn't want him going away near my due date!
We're very glad the babies room is ready for furniture! Next I will be washing all our yellow and white sleepers! I still can't believe how fast time is flying - I am now 30 weeks!!! Wow! I'm feeling great though. Just tired! But that's par for the course :) The other morning I felt and saw the coolest thing! I saw a "ball" move vertically up my belly from bottom to top. It was so cool! I think it was a heel!! I love all the babies movements!
Blake's almost done his most recent round of antibiotics and I think the ear infection is cleared up. He appears to be teething though, which is causing some discomfort. It must be his 2 yr molars because as far as I can tell he has all his other teeth. He let me feel around in his mouth today and I didn't feel any molars. He's been going through this off and on for the past few weeks. Can't wait for them to cut through! Blake's talking and making more sense every day. He's finally saying no! For the longest time everything was, "Yeah!" But he now knows when to use NO!!!
We were glad to see snow this weekend and hope to get a family picture outside. I'm sure everyone would agree a white Christmas is MUCH prettier than a brown Christmas!
Take care everyone, enjoy the holiday craziness! Only 22 more days until Christmas :)
Love Cal, Tracy, Blake & Baby
Monday, November 24, 2008
Emotional Roller Coaster!!!
It has been a crazy week. Last week Karen's father was rushed to the Alex from Athabasca and she had to take Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday off. Cal was off work Monday anyways, but he also took Tuesday off (actually he worked from home - perks of the job!) and I took Wednesday off. Blake then went to Karen's on Thursday and I was off on Friday. Friday Blake and I met my parents at the mall. We took Blake to see Santa, but he was not very impressed!!! I knew that he would react that way. Hopefully we'll get a good picture one of these days and if not we will all be sitting on Santa's knee :) Friday evening Cal and I put the first coat of paint on the walls of the babies room. It turned out quite well. The color is called toasted grey. We don't see too much grey, but perhaps after the second coat. Cal had school this weekend so on Saturday my Mom picked Blake and I up and we headed out to Stony Plain. We were going to go to breakfast with Santa, but didn't quite make it!! Blake and I hung out at my parents house all day and Mom and I baked 10 dozen cookies while Blake was taking his afternoon nap! I am involved in 2 cookie exchanges and I also wanted to bake cookies for our church's cookie walk sale. Cal came out to Stony after school and we had supper and then headed home. It had totally slipped my mind that I was supposed to call Karen on Friday, regarding her taking today (Monday) off to settle her Dad back at home (he was discharged from the hospital today). So anyways, Karen finally called me and delivered some terrible news. Her Dad is quite ill and her Mom can't take care of him totally on her own so she is going to have to quit working to help her Mom and siblings care for him. Her Mom doesn't drive and therefore can't take him to various appointments, etc. Karen was very upset and I was quite shocked. I had to let her go and call her back later after I collected myself. I feel terrible for Karen and I am not angry at her in the least. I totally understand that family comes first, but to put it bluntly it sucks for Blake!! And Blake is our #1 priority!!!! Karen loves Blake so much, as well as Vanessa who she also babysits, and didn't want to do this but feels like she has no other choice at this time. She feels terrible for the days shes already taken off. I was so upset and kept tearing up just thinking about it! I'm pretty sure pregnancy hormones played a huge role in this, as I am usually very level headed and move on quite quickly! It is very unfortunate that this happened, as we had such an excellent relationship and felt very blessed that we'd found such a wonderful day home. And what upsets me the most is that fact that Blake felt 110% comfortable at Karen's and LOVED playing with Vanessa and Karen and Tippy, Rosie, and Angel (the dog and 2 cats)! So I hate for him to lose that :( And maybe another aspect of this is that I'm very "routine" with Blake and his care and perhaps I should be a bit more flexible?? Anyways, I'm feeling much better now and have found a new day home for Blake. After I relaxed a little bit I suddenly remembered an acquaintance of mine who has a day home, as well as, a lady in my New Mom's group who asked to babysit Blake back when I went back to work in April! My first choice was Charlene (a lady I know through a friend) so I called her on Sunday evening and she said without hesitation that she'd love to watch Blake! I'm very happy with this as since I met her I've really liked her and thought she'd likely have an awesome day home. And my friends son and daughter also go to her day home so we have a very reliable reference :) She only has one 2 year old girl full time (our friends daughter) and all the other children are before and after school care. The funny thing is that we only need care for Blake for 20 days (9 in December and 11 in January) before I go on mat leave. So, we will miss Karen immensely, but everything has turned out in the end! Now I'm just struggling with what to buy her as a thank you gift? How do you say thank you to someone who has helped make your life so easy and loved and cared for your son in the same way you do? Somehow a pedicure gift certificate just doesn't cut it! LOL! We'll think of something. Now the frugal side of me has to mention that by going to Charlene's we will be saving 100's of dollars, because she is charging us a daily rate! LOL! See I always see the positive side!? I took tomorrow morning off and Blake and I are going to Charlene's for a play date and then on Friday we will be going as well. Blake has met Charlene before and has played with Madison, so I'm hoping the transition will go smooth. I think it's hardest on Mom!! And that is what has sent me on this "emotional roller coaster" ride!!! I'm glad to be off that ride :) Today I had a Dr. appointment. All is well and the babies heart rate was 152. Quite a bit higher than Blake's ... hmmm ... !! I am now packing on the weight, which I hate to see but know it's part of pregnancy! I'm going back again in 3 weeks and then will be going every 2 weeks. I can not believe I'm 29 weeks already - it will be February before we know it!!! We hope to have the babies room done by Christmas, so we have some furniture shopping to do! Take care everyone and enjoy the warm weather while it lasts ...
Luv Tracy
Luv Tracy
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