Blake is 2 1/2 years old today!! Hard to believe! He is such an amazing little boy. Keeps us (and his sister at times!) very busy, but he is a very good kid and such a joy :) He is constantly thinking and pondering things. It's pretty amazing at times what he asks/tells us! For example, we were eating lunch yesterday after preschool and he said, "Tristan not at preschool?" So I told him that no, Tristan was not at preschool because he is not feeling well. And Blake said, "Tristan feel better next time?" So I said, yes hopefully Tristan will feel better soon! And Blake said, "Tristan be at preschool next week!"
At supper tonight he asked me if Owen made another pumpkin. I was a bit confused and had to think about it for a moment, before I realized what he was talking about. Last week at preschool the kids made pumpkins out of construction paper for their craft. We took our pumpkins home with us, but Owen forgot his pumpkin! So yesterday at preschool Cindy asked the teacher if she still had it. The teacher went to look for it and came back with the pumpkin! Apparently Blake saw this all and at supper time was thinking about it and wondering why Owen made another pumpkin!! So I just explained that Owen had forgot his pumpkin at preschool last week and Blake said, "Oh." And he continued on eating supper!!
At bath time we often play with foam letters and numbers. Lately Blake has been interested in the numbers. He shows me a number and I try to correlate it to something, such as the two - I tell him that is a two and Blake is two. And he often says, "Who else?" So I tell him Colby is turning two soon. Etc, etc, it goes on with all the numbers and people in our lives!! Last night he was holding up numbers and telling me, "Em turn 1 soon and Jenna turn 1 soon," etc, etc and then he said, "Thomas is 1," and then he'd hold up a different number and say, "Henry is 3," etc, etc, with all the Thomas trains!!! It was so cute! He was so excited to have made the connection between his favorite choo-choo's, people in his life and his numbers!!!
These are just a few examples of how he thinks!!! He does seem like a very serious boy to us! But I think it is partly due to the fact that he is always thinking, contemplating, pondering, etc!! I was telling my Mom last night that sometimes I just wish he'd let loose!!! Like yesterday at preschool they were playing a parachute game and some of the other kids were jumping up and down and screaming and looking like they were having a hoot, while Blake was holding onto the parachute with a very serious look on his face, shaking it up and down - just like he was told to do! I told my Mom that sometimes I think he's too serious for a 2 1/2 yr old!!! But, he does have his fun, crazy times too! They're just usually at home!! And usually they involve dancing to "his music!"
We're hoping to get Blake and Emerson their H1N1 vaccinations this afternoon after their naps. I hope the line ups will be a bit more reasonable then last week. Have a great day everyone :)
Luv Tracy
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Happy Halloween!!
We hope you all had a spooktacular Halloween!!! We had great fun celebrating Halloween. We went to a Halloween/Baby Shower party on Friday at our friends Elizabeth and Jack's house. It was our 3rd annual New Mom's Group Halloween Party! It was also a baby shower for our friend Jodi and her new baby boy Cole. Cole is Jared's little brother! Our New Mom's Group is growing quickly with what we call the "2nd generation!!!" lol! It's great that Emerson will have lots of little friends too. I felt a bit bad for her, not having her own New Mom's group! We're very lucky to have such a great group. A few of our friends have moved away, but there are still a good group of us who get together regularly. It's pretty cool to see the kids all growing up together! Saturday morning we carved pumpkins. Blake knows his shapes now, so he chose what shapes the pumpkins eyes and nose were! He was pretty hesitant when it came to digging out the pumpkin "guts", but got right in there after awhile!! Saturday afternoon my parents came over and we took some pictures of the kids outside. They looked so adorable!! Blake in his dinosaur costume and Emerson in her lady bug costume!! We had supper, put Emerson to bed and then Cal, Blake and I headed out trick-or-treating! My parents stayed home with Emerson and handed out candy, which was very nice of them! At the end of the night, we figure we had approximately 75 kids. Cal, Blake and I had fun visiting around the neighbourhood!! Blake got pretty tuckered out though, so we came home, had a treat and some hot chocolate and he was out like a light the minute his head hit his pillow!!
Today we went to Stony Plain to celebrate our niece Jenna Ann Cameron's Baptism. We had fun visiting with everyone and I even got to snuggle with Jenna for awhile :) She was such a good girl during the church service and Baptism and looked gorgeous in her baptismal gown, which was worn by her Mom and 2 Aunt's when they were babies!! Afterwards we went to my parents house for a visit and dinner. My Mom made a very yummy turkey dinner!! It felt like Thanksgiving all over again! The kids had a bath there and were sleeping by the time we hit the highway. No naps = very tired kids!!! I'm hoping they don't get up too early tomorrow morning ...
Cal has tomorrow off, but we don't have plans. I will call the health unit tomorrow to see if we can get our flu shots. Hopefully they'll be available again very soon. Blake woke up with a runny nose this morning and Emerson is sounding a bit stuffed up too, but they don't have fevers. We'll keep a close eye on them - I'm a bit paranoid right now. Blake was sick to his stomach on Friday night, but hasn't been since. I think it was because of all the treats he ate at the Halloween party. He has quite the sweet tooth! We don't keep too many sweets in the house and he rarely has juice, so I think his tummy might have been a bit upset!
Emerson's 2nd tooth is through! Just barely, but you can feel the sharp little edges!! Teething has definitely been harder on Em then it was on Blake. Once his first tooth was through, the rest just seemed to keep coming with no work at all! Emerson seems to teethe and teethe and teethe and be uncomfortable, etc!! Poor girl. I always say it's such a shame what these poor babies go through - so much pain to get these teeth and then they turn around and loose them all in a few years!! How fair is that?!
We have preschool on Wednesday and Wednesday night I'm meeting an old co-worker for dinner. Thursday I am meeting Lesley at Cal's cousin Amanda's concert at the Winnspear. She plays violin in the University of Alberta's Symphony Orchestra (I believe that's what they're called!!)! I went to one concert last year and was absolutely amazed at the talent of these young people! Blake and Cal started swimming lessons again on Friday, so they have swimming Friday evening. Cal said Blake was amazing on Friday!! He was front floating and back floating and kicking like you wouldn't believe! I'm glad he's enjoying himself!! Our little fish :) We're going to start Emerson in swimming lessons in the New Year. Cal started taking Blake when he was around 1 year, and Emerson will be 1 in February!
My sister's wedding is fast approaching! Yikes!! So much to do before then!! Our list is growing longer and longer ... Oh well - we'll get it all done :) 29 days to go!!
Have a great week everyone :) I'm not going to use the "S" word, but I think we're very lucky to not have any yet!!!! So enjoy it while it lasts!
xoxo
Cal, Tracy, Blake and Emerson
Today we went to Stony Plain to celebrate our niece Jenna Ann Cameron's Baptism. We had fun visiting with everyone and I even got to snuggle with Jenna for awhile :) She was such a good girl during the church service and Baptism and looked gorgeous in her baptismal gown, which was worn by her Mom and 2 Aunt's when they were babies!! Afterwards we went to my parents house for a visit and dinner. My Mom made a very yummy turkey dinner!! It felt like Thanksgiving all over again! The kids had a bath there and were sleeping by the time we hit the highway. No naps = very tired kids!!! I'm hoping they don't get up too early tomorrow morning ...
Cal has tomorrow off, but we don't have plans. I will call the health unit tomorrow to see if we can get our flu shots. Hopefully they'll be available again very soon. Blake woke up with a runny nose this morning and Emerson is sounding a bit stuffed up too, but they don't have fevers. We'll keep a close eye on them - I'm a bit paranoid right now. Blake was sick to his stomach on Friday night, but hasn't been since. I think it was because of all the treats he ate at the Halloween party. He has quite the sweet tooth! We don't keep too many sweets in the house and he rarely has juice, so I think his tummy might have been a bit upset!
Emerson's 2nd tooth is through! Just barely, but you can feel the sharp little edges!! Teething has definitely been harder on Em then it was on Blake. Once his first tooth was through, the rest just seemed to keep coming with no work at all! Emerson seems to teethe and teethe and teethe and be uncomfortable, etc!! Poor girl. I always say it's such a shame what these poor babies go through - so much pain to get these teeth and then they turn around and loose them all in a few years!! How fair is that?!
We have preschool on Wednesday and Wednesday night I'm meeting an old co-worker for dinner. Thursday I am meeting Lesley at Cal's cousin Amanda's concert at the Winnspear. She plays violin in the University of Alberta's Symphony Orchestra (I believe that's what they're called!!)! I went to one concert last year and was absolutely amazed at the talent of these young people! Blake and Cal started swimming lessons again on Friday, so they have swimming Friday evening. Cal said Blake was amazing on Friday!! He was front floating and back floating and kicking like you wouldn't believe! I'm glad he's enjoying himself!! Our little fish :) We're going to start Emerson in swimming lessons in the New Year. Cal started taking Blake when he was around 1 year, and Emerson will be 1 in February!
My sister's wedding is fast approaching! Yikes!! So much to do before then!! Our list is growing longer and longer ... Oh well - we'll get it all done :) 29 days to go!!
Have a great week everyone :) I'm not going to use the "S" word, but I think we're very lucky to not have any yet!!!! So enjoy it while it lasts!
xoxo
Cal, Tracy, Blake and Emerson
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Miss Chatty :)
We have had a very busy weekend! Cal went hunting with my Dad and Dion on Saturday and I had the 4th Annual Therapist Assistant Association of Alberta's AGM and Education Day. I am the V.P. of the association, so much of my free time these past few weeks has been spent planning and organising this big event. My Mom came over to stay with the kids while I was at the conference. I came back at lunch time to feed Emerson and then went back to the conference for the last few hours. We haven't kept up with giving Em a bottle. Just to see what she'd do, I told my Mom to see if she'd take one in the afternoon. My Mom said the look on her face was priceless! She started drinking and then all of a sudden stopped and had the most disgusted look on her face!! Oh well, no big deal, there haven't been any situations where I've needed her to take a bottle so it hasn't mattered! She goes to bed so early that I still get plenty of me time and time out!! Hopefully I'll be able to wean her to a sippy cup. I planned to do that with Blake too, but didn't ... so we'll see this time around! I got home from the conference at around 3:30. I fed Emerson and then my Mom and I took the kids to Toys R Us and then out for supper. After my Mom went home I rented a chick flick (Ghosts of Girlfriends Past - it was good!) and Cal got home around 10 pm. He had a good day, they got a mule deer buck, so had "fun" gutting it, etc. Some kinda fun ... lol!!!
This afternoon I went to a baby shower for our good friends Christa and Berlyn Parenteau. I had fun visiting with a few gals I hadn't seen in awhile and snuggling with Beryln :) She's a gorgeous baby and so good!! Afterwards, when the kids had woke up from their naps we went to my parents house for supper to celebrate my Dad's birthday, which was on Saturday. Blake and I practiced singing Happy Birthday Grandpa, but when the time came Blake had stage fright!!! We had a nice visit and a yummy supper and cake!
Blake finished the fall session of My First Preschool on Monday. It was a great class for Blake and all his little friends!! We attend with 3 of our New Mom's Group friends and they've all made such great progress since the first class. Particularly Blake and Alana. Both Blake and Alana are very shy in public ... not at home of course!! On Monday both of them were singing and dancing!! It was great! Stacey and I had tears in our eyes!!! It is such a well organized and well ran class. The YMCA is so awesome!!! The class has definitely been great for Blake. We are looking forward to continuing and start the winter session on Wednesday. Blake's imagination continues to keep us laughing!! He is so funny, always coming up with something new each day. I can't believe HOW MUCH he talks ... non-stop! Pretty much his every waking minute at home is spent talking and singing! Even when he's playing by himself, I hear him talking. And I love listening to those conversations!! I also enjoy pretending not to watch or listen to him talking and playing with Emerson!! I try to give them some privacy and let them have their play time uninterrupted! He can be so gentle and sweet with her!! Then at times when we're all playing together he won't let her play with anything but "her" toys! I find when I'm letting them do their own thing, he is much more "paternal" with her, almost as though since Cal or I are not there he takes on the role of the parent!!
Emerson is Miss Chatty lately! She's starting to use different sounds, such as "mmm" and "b" sounds. I love it when she "talks"!! Today her favorite sound was baa, baa, baa, baa, baa!!! So cute! And of course I swear she's saying "Mom" some days :) She definitely likes to get her two cents in. I imagine her and Blake will be rivaling for air time as she starts talking more and more!!! She is eating a lot more these days. Enjoying 3 meals a day and more and more of a variety of foods. She still only has the 1 tooth through, but many more are coming. Her cheeks are so rosey, and I think it is because of teething. She has figured out how to get food into her mouth, so we're trying to give her more and more finger foods. Tonight she enjoyed kernel corn at Grandma and Grandpas!! Although more hit the floor then her mouth!
Tomorrow night I am looking forward to going to the Rascall Flatts concert with my friend Renee! Should be a great time!! Tuesday Cal is coming home a bit early from work so we can all go get our flu and H1N1 immunizations. I've done a lot of research and I think getting both immunizations is the right choice. Hard to make that decision, but all the health care professionals are recommending both, and I finally decided that in a country such as Canada I hope to goodness you can trust your doctors and nurses, because if not we are in a sad state of affairs! Wednesday Blake has preschool and Cal might play hockey with his friends team that evening and Friday we have our New Mom's Group 3rd Annual Halloween party!! I'm really looking forward to Halloween this year!! Blake is super excited and both kids look SO cute in their costumes!!! Saturday we will take the kids to a few houses together and then Cal will probably continue on with Blake to a few more houses. I love Halloween and can't wait to take a picture of the kids in front of our big blow up ghost!!! Sunday we are headed to Stony Plain for our niece Jenna's Baptism. Cal's parents and niece Katie are coming down for the Baptism, so it will be great to see them again!
It looks like we have another busy week/weekend coming up! I haven't had a chance to check out our forecast, but I hope it is nice! I started running last week and realized that maybe it wasn't the best time of year to get into it again?! But Cal has always ran in the winter, so he assures me I can do it :)
Have a fantastic week everyone! Can't wait to see pictures of all your lil' cuties in their Halloween garb ;)
xoxo
Cal, Tracy, Blake and Emerson
This afternoon I went to a baby shower for our good friends Christa and Berlyn Parenteau. I had fun visiting with a few gals I hadn't seen in awhile and snuggling with Beryln :) She's a gorgeous baby and so good!! Afterwards, when the kids had woke up from their naps we went to my parents house for supper to celebrate my Dad's birthday, which was on Saturday. Blake and I practiced singing Happy Birthday Grandpa, but when the time came Blake had stage fright!!! We had a nice visit and a yummy supper and cake!
Blake finished the fall session of My First Preschool on Monday. It was a great class for Blake and all his little friends!! We attend with 3 of our New Mom's Group friends and they've all made such great progress since the first class. Particularly Blake and Alana. Both Blake and Alana are very shy in public ... not at home of course!! On Monday both of them were singing and dancing!! It was great! Stacey and I had tears in our eyes!!! It is such a well organized and well ran class. The YMCA is so awesome!!! The class has definitely been great for Blake. We are looking forward to continuing and start the winter session on Wednesday. Blake's imagination continues to keep us laughing!! He is so funny, always coming up with something new each day. I can't believe HOW MUCH he talks ... non-stop! Pretty much his every waking minute at home is spent talking and singing! Even when he's playing by himself, I hear him talking. And I love listening to those conversations!! I also enjoy pretending not to watch or listen to him talking and playing with Emerson!! I try to give them some privacy and let them have their play time uninterrupted! He can be so gentle and sweet with her!! Then at times when we're all playing together he won't let her play with anything but "her" toys! I find when I'm letting them do their own thing, he is much more "paternal" with her, almost as though since Cal or I are not there he takes on the role of the parent!!
Emerson is Miss Chatty lately! She's starting to use different sounds, such as "mmm" and "b" sounds. I love it when she "talks"!! Today her favorite sound was baa, baa, baa, baa, baa!!! So cute! And of course I swear she's saying "Mom" some days :) She definitely likes to get her two cents in. I imagine her and Blake will be rivaling for air time as she starts talking more and more!!! She is eating a lot more these days. Enjoying 3 meals a day and more and more of a variety of foods. She still only has the 1 tooth through, but many more are coming. Her cheeks are so rosey, and I think it is because of teething. She has figured out how to get food into her mouth, so we're trying to give her more and more finger foods. Tonight she enjoyed kernel corn at Grandma and Grandpas!! Although more hit the floor then her mouth!
Tomorrow night I am looking forward to going to the Rascall Flatts concert with my friend Renee! Should be a great time!! Tuesday Cal is coming home a bit early from work so we can all go get our flu and H1N1 immunizations. I've done a lot of research and I think getting both immunizations is the right choice. Hard to make that decision, but all the health care professionals are recommending both, and I finally decided that in a country such as Canada I hope to goodness you can trust your doctors and nurses, because if not we are in a sad state of affairs! Wednesday Blake has preschool and Cal might play hockey with his friends team that evening and Friday we have our New Mom's Group 3rd Annual Halloween party!! I'm really looking forward to Halloween this year!! Blake is super excited and both kids look SO cute in their costumes!!! Saturday we will take the kids to a few houses together and then Cal will probably continue on with Blake to a few more houses. I love Halloween and can't wait to take a picture of the kids in front of our big blow up ghost!!! Sunday we are headed to Stony Plain for our niece Jenna's Baptism. Cal's parents and niece Katie are coming down for the Baptism, so it will be great to see them again!
It looks like we have another busy week/weekend coming up! I haven't had a chance to check out our forecast, but I hope it is nice! I started running last week and realized that maybe it wasn't the best time of year to get into it again?! But Cal has always ran in the winter, so he assures me I can do it :)
Have a fantastic week everyone! Can't wait to see pictures of all your lil' cuties in their Halloween garb ;)
xoxo
Cal, Tracy, Blake and Emerson
Friday, October 23, 2009
Friday Rant!!!
I am so fed up with POO! Sorry if you have a weak stomach and even the mention of that word grosses you out ... but this is our blog AND really ... I'm really, really, really sick and tired of my life revolving around POO!!! lol! Okay, it's not that bad ... but it does seem to be a focus of our everyday life :( Emerson is doing great on the lactulose, which is good, but what's going to happen when the prescription runs out again?? We'll see in a few weeks I guess. Now the problem with both kids, is that they "go" while sleeping and it wakes them up. ARGH!!! Especially Blake ... this past week he has been woken up 3 times about an hour earlier than he would usually get up and I'm pretty sure it's because he has had a dirty diaper. And the same thing has happened with a couple of his naps too. With Emerson it's waking up early from naps. I'm very glad she is more "regular" now, but not so happy with it waking her up! I was talking with Cal today about this situation (see - our free time even revolves around it!!?) and he said that maybe this is a sign that Blake is getting closer to being ready for potty training. I hadn't thought of that, but I think he has a point. Blake's not waking up soaking wet anymore, so maybe that's another sign? I don't' know if I'm just lazy or what, but I'm NOT looking forward to potty training!!!! We decided we'll definitely wait until after our Vegas trip, because the last thing I want is for Blake to have to go to the washroom during take off or a time when we have to have our seat belts on and then soil his pants! That would not be fun!! So maybe when we get back from Vegas we'll look into potty training. He is almost 2 1/2. BUT we don't want to even start potty training until we know he's ready. I've heard too many horror stories of potty training that has gone on for almost a year. He has done both #1 and #2 in the potty, but I think it was more of a novelty :) And to use the special soap!! So that's my Friday rant, just had to get it out ... of course if you know me, you know I tend to exaggerate ... but it has been really annoying! lol!!!
Have a great weekend, I'll probably blog Sunday night :)
Tracy
Have a great weekend, I'll probably blog Sunday night :)
Tracy
Sunday, October 18, 2009
I Love Fall!!
We had a great week last week - despite the chilly temp's and snow on the ground :( We didn't venture very far on Tuesday and Wednesday, but on Thursday we met our friends Stacey, Alana, and Parker at the YMCA playgym and then had lunch afterwards. Blake and Alana had fun, while Stacey and I visited!! The little ones were good too. It was Emerson's first time eating out! It sure is a lot more work packing a diaper bag and preparing for a play date and lunch out for a 2 year old and a child who has just starting eating solids ;)
I am very excited about our current weather!! My favorite season seems to be back!! It was +8 today, but it felt like +14 after the taste of winter we had last week!!
We've had a fabulous weekend! Friday afternoon we took our trailer to our storage lot near Spruce Grove. Afterwards, we went to my Mom and Dad's for supper. After supper Cal went to the Oiler's game with my Dad, Dion and Eric. The kids and I stayed and played for awhile. My Mom and I gave the kids a bath (together for the first time!), put them in their p.j.'s and I headed home with them. Blake talked the whole way and Emerson slept!
Saturday morning we cleaned up our yard and put out our Halloween decorations. Blake loves the big blow up ghost we have in our front yard!! Gerry, Lesley, Colby and Jenna came over for supper Saturday night. It was great to see them all! Jenna is growing so fast and is so adorable! Blake and Colby had fun together and played well.
My parents came over for brunch this morning and this afternoon Eric, Christa and Berlyn came over. It was great to see Berlyn again! She has changed a lot since we last saw her, but is still so, so cute!! She's starting to look quite a bit like Christa! We took some great pictures of our 3 kids together and then took some pictures of just Emerson and Berlyn. We joke that they're going to be BFF's! After the Parenteau's left, we went for a walk. I took Emerson in her Snuggli and Blake walked holding onto our hands. He started out walking Heidi, but soon got tired of that!! It was very nice to walk holding his hand though :) Cal, Blake and Heidi continued onto the park and Em and I went home because it was Emerson's supper time!! Apparently Blake met a new best friend at the park!! Cal said their was another family there and the little girl, who was 3 1/2, claimed Blake as her best friend! Her Mom was telling her to come and play with her little brother and she said, "No, I'm playing with my new best friend!!" Cal said she talked a mile a minute and non-stop too!! LOL!
We had a very nice weekend, but it really isn't quite over yet because Cal has tomorrow off too! Blake and I will be going to preschool tomorrow morning, while Cal and Em have some father/daughter time!
Emerson was 8 months old on Friday. She's doing great! Changing more and more each week. She grabs and reaches for EVERYTHING!! Blake thinks it's pretty funny when she reaches for him! She loves playing with a variety of toys and still really loves jumping!! She's now eating 3 times a day and quite a variety of foods - all cereal (her fave), squash, sweet potato, carrots, peas, green beans, prunes, applesauce, pears, peaches, avocado, potato's, and today she tried some toast! She's starting to put things in her mouth. Today my Mom and Dad were helping her feed herself toast! Some days she eats quite a bit and others not too much. She's growing fast though, so she's obviously getting enough! I make quite a bit of her food, but buy a few things that aren't so easy to make! She's very talkative and quite loud - I think she's just trying to be heard over her older brother!! Thankfully, she's still an awesome sleeper!! Her "typical" day goes something like this: Up between 7 and 8, breakfast, nap between 8:30 and 9:30 for 1 - 1 1/2 hours, lunch between 11:30 and 12:30, followed by another 1 - 1 1/2 hour nap, snack (just milk right now!), supper around 5, bath and bed between 6 and 7. Needless to say, she's well rested!! And we should be too, but we tend to, who am I kidding, we ALWAYS stay up way to late! Oh well, we can't blame it on the kids sleeping patterns!!
Blake continues to keep us laughing every day! Today he was saying, "Bust my buffers!" and "Thomas is cross!" all day long ... it was hilarious!!! Last night Gerry and Cal were joking about the language in Thomas and Friends and apparently Blake was listening closely!! Of course he knew we thought it was funny, which made him say it even more ;) He is such a good little boy, but as good and funny as he can be, he can also get into trouble!! Of course, being 2 it is expected. He does pretty good with time outs though. Sometimes he cries through the whole time out, but at least he stays where he's supposed to be! We also starting taking toys away as punishment. I don't think that's as effective as time out though. He has so many toys, it doesn't seem to bother him if one is gone!! He's still calling Emerson Miss Muffet or Miss Muffin sometimes! He also uses those nicknames for Heidi and Jazz and even his toys at times!! He'll pick up a truck and say, "What are you doing Miss Muffet! Driving or something?" LOL!! And speaking of Heidi, he is into giving Heidi trouble! If she starts barking he tells her, "Stop it Heidi!!" His newest thing is feeding Emerson. We've let him feed her a few spoonfuls of her food and help her drink her water. He's very proud of himself for helping her eat! He's such a great brother, but at times I think he's also trying to toughen her up a little!? He likes to pull her back and forth and "help" her jump in her Jolly Jumper! He's not intentionally trying to hurt her, but she is a bit sensitive. Tends to be a bit on the dramatic side ... Maybe it's a female thing?!
We hope everyone has had a great week! Lets keep our fingers crossed that this fall(ish) weather continues for at least a few more weeks ...
Take care,
Cal, Tracy, Blake and Emerson
I am very excited about our current weather!! My favorite season seems to be back!! It was +8 today, but it felt like +14 after the taste of winter we had last week!!
We've had a fabulous weekend! Friday afternoon we took our trailer to our storage lot near Spruce Grove. Afterwards, we went to my Mom and Dad's for supper. After supper Cal went to the Oiler's game with my Dad, Dion and Eric. The kids and I stayed and played for awhile. My Mom and I gave the kids a bath (together for the first time!), put them in their p.j.'s and I headed home with them. Blake talked the whole way and Emerson slept!
Saturday morning we cleaned up our yard and put out our Halloween decorations. Blake loves the big blow up ghost we have in our front yard!! Gerry, Lesley, Colby and Jenna came over for supper Saturday night. It was great to see them all! Jenna is growing so fast and is so adorable! Blake and Colby had fun together and played well.
My parents came over for brunch this morning and this afternoon Eric, Christa and Berlyn came over. It was great to see Berlyn again! She has changed a lot since we last saw her, but is still so, so cute!! She's starting to look quite a bit like Christa! We took some great pictures of our 3 kids together and then took some pictures of just Emerson and Berlyn. We joke that they're going to be BFF's! After the Parenteau's left, we went for a walk. I took Emerson in her Snuggli and Blake walked holding onto our hands. He started out walking Heidi, but soon got tired of that!! It was very nice to walk holding his hand though :) Cal, Blake and Heidi continued onto the park and Em and I went home because it was Emerson's supper time!! Apparently Blake met a new best friend at the park!! Cal said their was another family there and the little girl, who was 3 1/2, claimed Blake as her best friend! Her Mom was telling her to come and play with her little brother and she said, "No, I'm playing with my new best friend!!" Cal said she talked a mile a minute and non-stop too!! LOL!
We had a very nice weekend, but it really isn't quite over yet because Cal has tomorrow off too! Blake and I will be going to preschool tomorrow morning, while Cal and Em have some father/daughter time!
Emerson was 8 months old on Friday. She's doing great! Changing more and more each week. She grabs and reaches for EVERYTHING!! Blake thinks it's pretty funny when she reaches for him! She loves playing with a variety of toys and still really loves jumping!! She's now eating 3 times a day and quite a variety of foods - all cereal (her fave), squash, sweet potato, carrots, peas, green beans, prunes, applesauce, pears, peaches, avocado, potato's, and today she tried some toast! She's starting to put things in her mouth. Today my Mom and Dad were helping her feed herself toast! Some days she eats quite a bit and others not too much. She's growing fast though, so she's obviously getting enough! I make quite a bit of her food, but buy a few things that aren't so easy to make! She's very talkative and quite loud - I think she's just trying to be heard over her older brother!! Thankfully, she's still an awesome sleeper!! Her "typical" day goes something like this: Up between 7 and 8, breakfast, nap between 8:30 and 9:30 for 1 - 1 1/2 hours, lunch between 11:30 and 12:30, followed by another 1 - 1 1/2 hour nap, snack (just milk right now!), supper around 5, bath and bed between 6 and 7. Needless to say, she's well rested!! And we should be too, but we tend to, who am I kidding, we ALWAYS stay up way to late! Oh well, we can't blame it on the kids sleeping patterns!!
Blake continues to keep us laughing every day! Today he was saying, "Bust my buffers!" and "Thomas is cross!" all day long ... it was hilarious!!! Last night Gerry and Cal were joking about the language in Thomas and Friends and apparently Blake was listening closely!! Of course he knew we thought it was funny, which made him say it even more ;) He is such a good little boy, but as good and funny as he can be, he can also get into trouble!! Of course, being 2 it is expected. He does pretty good with time outs though. Sometimes he cries through the whole time out, but at least he stays where he's supposed to be! We also starting taking toys away as punishment. I don't think that's as effective as time out though. He has so many toys, it doesn't seem to bother him if one is gone!! He's still calling Emerson Miss Muffet or Miss Muffin sometimes! He also uses those nicknames for Heidi and Jazz and even his toys at times!! He'll pick up a truck and say, "What are you doing Miss Muffet! Driving or something?" LOL!! And speaking of Heidi, he is into giving Heidi trouble! If she starts barking he tells her, "Stop it Heidi!!" His newest thing is feeding Emerson. We've let him feed her a few spoonfuls of her food and help her drink her water. He's very proud of himself for helping her eat! He's such a great brother, but at times I think he's also trying to toughen her up a little!? He likes to pull her back and forth and "help" her jump in her Jolly Jumper! He's not intentionally trying to hurt her, but she is a bit sensitive. Tends to be a bit on the dramatic side ... Maybe it's a female thing?!
We hope everyone has had a great week! Lets keep our fingers crossed that this fall(ish) weather continues for at least a few more weeks ...
Take care,
Cal, Tracy, Blake and Emerson
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Busy Weekend!
We have had an extremely busy Thanksgiving long weekend.
Friday October 9th, was our 5 year anniversary!! I can't believe it has been 5 years since our wedding day! I love thinking back to our wedding day - it was such a fabulous day!!! Words can't even describe it! The whole 24 hours were amazing! Well, actually the whole 72 hours were amazing! A lot has happened in 5 years and I wonder what the next 5 years will bring?! Friday night we went out for dinner to celebrate our anniversary. It was nice to be by ourselves for awhile (outside of the house) :) Thanks to Lindsay for babysitting!! I understand it wasn't too tough of a job as Blake and Em were both sleeping!!
Friday morning Cal and I took the kids swimming. We had lots of fun!! Blake has a blast at the pool and Emerson enjoys herself too. She kicks and splashes like crazy! It was nice to go swimming as a family!
Saturday Cal went hunting with my Dad and Dion. He left the house around 5:30 am and got home around 9 pm. I'm not a big fan of wild meat, but do enjoy the jerky!! I wasn't quite sure how to explain hunting to Blake, but thankfully when he asked where Dad was and I told him Dad went hunting with Grandpa and Dion, he didn't ask too many questions!! Not sure I wanted to get into the whole gun/shooting thing with him quite yet! My Mom and Lindsay came over Saturday morning, and took Blake to the mall. The mall near us, Londonderry Mall, has a Thomas the Train ride and a bus ride that Blake loves going on!
Saturday evening Cal's parents, his sister Kathy and niece Katie came to stay for a few nights. Cal's Uncle Glen passed away suddenly last week and his funeral was on Sunday. We haven't seen Uncle Glen in a few years. He was living in the middle east with his wife Madelyn, instructing telecommunications at a University there. We were very surprised to hear of his passing. He was a great man and always reminded me of a giant teddy bear! There was a funeral and reception on Sunday and the burial was today, followed by a Thanksgiving dinner. We took Emerson to the funeral and then my Mom brought Blake to the reception. Cal attended the burial and dinner today. All of Glen's nephews were pall bearers. It was great to see many of Cal's relatives from the Cameron side yesterday. We missed the last family wedding last summer, so it has been awhile since we've seen his extended family. It is unfortunate that it takes a funeral to bring everyone together.
This afternoon my family came over for Thanksgiving dinner. Lindsay and Jeremy headed back to Fort Mac afterwards, so we ate around 4:30. The dinner was great and even Emerson enjoyed it!! She tried mashed potatoes, dressing, and turkey and seemed to love it all!! I was thinking that if she had an allergic reaction I wouldn't know what it was to! But she didn't ... so it's all good!! Blake was quite funny. I was saying grace and right in the middle of it he said, "All done!" Apparently he was hungry and ready to dig in?!? It was very funny!!! Then he loaded his plate up and wanted gravy on everything. Looked kinda yucky, but he ate quite a bit. Must be taking after his Grandpa Bruce, who puts odd condiments on pretty much everything he eats!!!!
The snow has been falling off and on for a few days now. We normally take a few fall pictures on Thanksgiving long weekend, but not this year :( And I didn't really want to venture out for pictures in the snow! It is apparently going to warm up, so hopefully this snow is not here to stay.
Happy thanksgiving everyone! Have a great week - glad it's a short one :)
xoxox Cal, Tracy, Blake and Emerson
Friday October 9th, was our 5 year anniversary!! I can't believe it has been 5 years since our wedding day! I love thinking back to our wedding day - it was such a fabulous day!!! Words can't even describe it! The whole 24 hours were amazing! Well, actually the whole 72 hours were amazing! A lot has happened in 5 years and I wonder what the next 5 years will bring?! Friday night we went out for dinner to celebrate our anniversary. It was nice to be by ourselves for awhile (outside of the house) :) Thanks to Lindsay for babysitting!! I understand it wasn't too tough of a job as Blake and Em were both sleeping!!
Friday morning Cal and I took the kids swimming. We had lots of fun!! Blake has a blast at the pool and Emerson enjoys herself too. She kicks and splashes like crazy! It was nice to go swimming as a family!
Saturday Cal went hunting with my Dad and Dion. He left the house around 5:30 am and got home around 9 pm. I'm not a big fan of wild meat, but do enjoy the jerky!! I wasn't quite sure how to explain hunting to Blake, but thankfully when he asked where Dad was and I told him Dad went hunting with Grandpa and Dion, he didn't ask too many questions!! Not sure I wanted to get into the whole gun/shooting thing with him quite yet! My Mom and Lindsay came over Saturday morning, and took Blake to the mall. The mall near us, Londonderry Mall, has a Thomas the Train ride and a bus ride that Blake loves going on!
Saturday evening Cal's parents, his sister Kathy and niece Katie came to stay for a few nights. Cal's Uncle Glen passed away suddenly last week and his funeral was on Sunday. We haven't seen Uncle Glen in a few years. He was living in the middle east with his wife Madelyn, instructing telecommunications at a University there. We were very surprised to hear of his passing. He was a great man and always reminded me of a giant teddy bear! There was a funeral and reception on Sunday and the burial was today, followed by a Thanksgiving dinner. We took Emerson to the funeral and then my Mom brought Blake to the reception. Cal attended the burial and dinner today. All of Glen's nephews were pall bearers. It was great to see many of Cal's relatives from the Cameron side yesterday. We missed the last family wedding last summer, so it has been awhile since we've seen his extended family. It is unfortunate that it takes a funeral to bring everyone together.
This afternoon my family came over for Thanksgiving dinner. Lindsay and Jeremy headed back to Fort Mac afterwards, so we ate around 4:30. The dinner was great and even Emerson enjoyed it!! She tried mashed potatoes, dressing, and turkey and seemed to love it all!! I was thinking that if she had an allergic reaction I wouldn't know what it was to! But she didn't ... so it's all good!! Blake was quite funny. I was saying grace and right in the middle of it he said, "All done!" Apparently he was hungry and ready to dig in?!? It was very funny!!! Then he loaded his plate up and wanted gravy on everything. Looked kinda yucky, but he ate quite a bit. Must be taking after his Grandpa Bruce, who puts odd condiments on pretty much everything he eats!!!!
The snow has been falling off and on for a few days now. We normally take a few fall pictures on Thanksgiving long weekend, but not this year :( And I didn't really want to venture out for pictures in the snow! It is apparently going to warm up, so hopefully this snow is not here to stay.
Happy thanksgiving everyone! Have a great week - glad it's a short one :)
xoxox Cal, Tracy, Blake and Emerson
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
1st Tooth!
Emerson's 1st tooth broke through her gums on Thursday, October 1st!! It went down again and re-appeared on Saturday. And now it is definitely through and popping up more and more each day. At first I thought 2 teeth had came through, but today she finally let me in her mouth and there's just 1!!
Things seem to be back to normal in our house (knock on wood ...)! Emerson had 5 "bad" nights. It was taking her around 2 hours to fall asleep, but once she fell asleep she was fine and slept for her usual 12-13 hours. It was just really hard for us, because we are used to putting her to bed and then not hearing from her again until morning! And it was also confusing, because we didn't know what was bothering her. We thought it was her #2 problems, but then thought maybe it was teething that was bothering her and then I started thinking perhaps she was just going through some separation anxiety!! She definitely wasn't hungry. Such a guessing game, but regardless it was rough and now it's better and we hope we have our amazing little sleeper back :) Our colds are all pretty much gone and Cal has not caught them!!! (once again, knock on wood!!)
I had a great time on Saturday at my sister's bridal shower and stagette! The stagette was tons of fun!! It was great to tear up the dance floor again!!! Lindsay had lots of fun, she was so funny!! She was the high five and hugging queen :0) It was great to see some family from Saskatchewan too!! So nice of them to drive all that way :) Sunday morning everyone came over for coffee before heading home. It's nice that Blake now remembers everyone, even though he only sees them a few times (if that) a year. When he saw my Uncle Ken he asked where his motor home was!! Ken had a motor home at the family reunion we were at in July! Now the countdown to Vegas is really on!! I can't wait!!! The wedding is going to be so beautiful! We're looking forward to seeing some sights as a family too. I've found quite a few websites that discuss family friendly activities in Las Vegas. And the shopping ... I can't WAIT for the outlet malls!!! Cal too ... he actually enjoys shopping in Vegas :)
Emerson had a follow-up appointment with her pediatrician today. He gave us another prescription for Lactulose, told us to continue trying new fruits and vegetables and to fill the prescription if we need to. If things don't improve in a month of so, he will have to do further testing (x-rays, contrast something or another, etc!). But he said he'd rather give it a few more weeks before having to do any kind of invasive tests. He said that there is a possibility that she has a narrowing of her bowels, which explains why when she was just nursing she was fine, but as soon as she started solids she got backed up! So we're praying that things will straighten out and we won't have to put her through any sort of invasive "testing!"
Tomorrow morning we are going to visit Lesley, Colby and Jenna! We haven't seen Jenna since she was less than 24 hours old, so I am very excited to see her again!!! Hopefully Colby and Blake will have fun playing together ;)
It's going to be a great weekend! Friday is our 5th wedding anniversary! Hard to believe it's been 5 years since our wedding day! One of the best days of my life!! We are going out for dinner Friday night, which I'm REALLY looking forward to! Cal and I do spend quite a bit of time together each evening, but it will be nice to be out of the house together, by ourselves :) Saturday Cal is going hunting with my Dad and Dion. I'm not sure what the kids and I are going to do? We'll see! Sunday we are going to Church and Monday we are having Thanksgiving dinner at our house. I LOVE Thanksgiving weekend!! Thanksgiving is such a great holiday! No stress of shopping (and spending too much!!) for gifts and you get to enjoy time with your family and a yummy meal :) I think I also love it because our anniversary usually falls on the long weekend :) Cal switched his Monday off from this Monday to Friday (our anniversary) and we hope to do something fun with the kids Friday morning!
Have a great weekend everyone. Hopefully our weather smartens up a bit! Fall is my favorite season, but I do prefer a bit warmer fall :)
xoxo Cal, Tracy, Blake and Emerson
Things seem to be back to normal in our house (knock on wood ...)! Emerson had 5 "bad" nights. It was taking her around 2 hours to fall asleep, but once she fell asleep she was fine and slept for her usual 12-13 hours. It was just really hard for us, because we are used to putting her to bed and then not hearing from her again until morning! And it was also confusing, because we didn't know what was bothering her. We thought it was her #2 problems, but then thought maybe it was teething that was bothering her and then I started thinking perhaps she was just going through some separation anxiety!! She definitely wasn't hungry. Such a guessing game, but regardless it was rough and now it's better and we hope we have our amazing little sleeper back :) Our colds are all pretty much gone and Cal has not caught them!!! (once again, knock on wood!!)
I had a great time on Saturday at my sister's bridal shower and stagette! The stagette was tons of fun!! It was great to tear up the dance floor again!!! Lindsay had lots of fun, she was so funny!! She was the high five and hugging queen :0) It was great to see some family from Saskatchewan too!! So nice of them to drive all that way :) Sunday morning everyone came over for coffee before heading home. It's nice that Blake now remembers everyone, even though he only sees them a few times (if that) a year. When he saw my Uncle Ken he asked where his motor home was!! Ken had a motor home at the family reunion we were at in July! Now the countdown to Vegas is really on!! I can't wait!!! The wedding is going to be so beautiful! We're looking forward to seeing some sights as a family too. I've found quite a few websites that discuss family friendly activities in Las Vegas. And the shopping ... I can't WAIT for the outlet malls!!! Cal too ... he actually enjoys shopping in Vegas :)
Emerson had a follow-up appointment with her pediatrician today. He gave us another prescription for Lactulose, told us to continue trying new fruits and vegetables and to fill the prescription if we need to. If things don't improve in a month of so, he will have to do further testing (x-rays, contrast something or another, etc!). But he said he'd rather give it a few more weeks before having to do any kind of invasive tests. He said that there is a possibility that she has a narrowing of her bowels, which explains why when she was just nursing she was fine, but as soon as she started solids she got backed up! So we're praying that things will straighten out and we won't have to put her through any sort of invasive "testing!"
Tomorrow morning we are going to visit Lesley, Colby and Jenna! We haven't seen Jenna since she was less than 24 hours old, so I am very excited to see her again!!! Hopefully Colby and Blake will have fun playing together ;)
It's going to be a great weekend! Friday is our 5th wedding anniversary! Hard to believe it's been 5 years since our wedding day! One of the best days of my life!! We are going out for dinner Friday night, which I'm REALLY looking forward to! Cal and I do spend quite a bit of time together each evening, but it will be nice to be out of the house together, by ourselves :) Saturday Cal is going hunting with my Dad and Dion. I'm not sure what the kids and I are going to do? We'll see! Sunday we are going to Church and Monday we are having Thanksgiving dinner at our house. I LOVE Thanksgiving weekend!! Thanksgiving is such a great holiday! No stress of shopping (and spending too much!!) for gifts and you get to enjoy time with your family and a yummy meal :) I think I also love it because our anniversary usually falls on the long weekend :) Cal switched his Monday off from this Monday to Friday (our anniversary) and we hope to do something fun with the kids Friday morning!
Have a great weekend everyone. Hopefully our weather smartens up a bit! Fall is my favorite season, but I do prefer a bit warmer fall :)
xoxo Cal, Tracy, Blake and Emerson
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