2 more weeks until my due date ... and I'm sure I'll see it!! I really don't expect to have this baby before Nov. 11 or even within a few days of Nov. 11! I think some people are just over due and that's that! Although I am ready to meet this little one asap. As busy and perhaps "crazy" as it might be, I'm ready to begin this new stage in our lives!! I'm feeling pretty good, can't really complain. Just the usual - tired, heart burn, not sleeping for long stretches at night. I guess the whole not sleeping for a long period of time at night is to get you ready for the newborn sleeping/feeding schedule, but let's get real - this is my third baby ... I know what's coming ;) I had a Dr. appointment today and the babies heart rate was between 128 and 140 bpm. All our kids have had a very similar range, so the heart rate really isn't giving much away! Although I don't think Emerson's ever went as low as 128. I sorted through all our cloth and disposable diapers today and pulled out the little ones! Hard to believe they once fit Blake and Emerson. With Blake we started using the cloth diaper service right away, so he never had little disposables, but with Emerson the cloth diapers we had were too big and we had to buy preemie newborn diapers. We still had 5 or so and I'm packing a few for the hospital just in case this baby is tiny like Em (she lost a few ounces in the first few days, Blake never did lose any weight!)! They are so, so small and cute! I also pulled out the family blanket my Grandma Marg made and I am trying to track down the blanket all the Smith family babies have came home from the hospital with. The babies room just needs the crib and it's ready. We'll just have to put the girl or boy touches on it when we know the sex ;) And bring up the appropriate clothes of course!
We had a blast at our New Mom's Group Halloween Party on Wednesday. Stacey, Alana and Parker were our hosts this year and what wonderful hosts they are :) Stacey always makes the most delicious Halloween chocolates!! The kids all played so well together and the Mom's enjoyed catching up. We really are very lucky to have such a fantastic group :)
Today at Come Play With Me I held my friends baby for the majority of the time :) I asked to hold him for 2 reasons: 1. Because he's so cute and I wanted to! 2. To see how Em would react!! Emerson was not jealous at all and was very gentle with him, even gave him nice hugs and kisses! It was really cute. She loves other babies and hopefully won't be too jealous of the baby who is coming to stay!!!! I think the first few weeks with Cal at home will be great, as she'll have her Daddy at her side, but there may be a little more trouble when Cal is back at work?! She also loves to be held and cuddled by us, which that time may be reduced with the babies arrival :S We're having trouble with her and shopping carts ... she hates sitting in a cart (although if it's a double cart, she does better beside Blake!)! She used to be fine, but lately she screams and cries ... :( Hopefully this is a phase and she'll get over it quick! We still hear a lot how from other people how well she talks and how clear her speech is! It's so cute to hear her talk!! She has very good manners right now, says please and thank you and excuse me :) She also likes to say beep, beep when she is trying to get around you or Heidi or Jazz!! lol! It sounds more like meep, meep!! I told Cal today she sounds like the Roadrunner!!!! During clean up time she's started singing, "Clean up, clean up, everybody, everywhere!" It's amazing everything that she says and the sentences she puts together. While at times it has been a challenging age with temper tantrums, it's also been a very, very fun and rewarding age :) Emerson had her last Splashers lesson on Saturday and we've registered her for the next class (Bubblers), which begins this Saturday. We were going to take a break from her lessons, but she loves it so much it seems like a shame to not let her continue! I was also thinking of registering her in gymnastics, but we'll stick to swimming for now!
Today was Blake's "Show and Share" day at preschool. He chose his blue quad as his show and share item. I watched some of his time in the spotlight! The way they work their show and share is the child introduces his item and then the kids have a chance to ask questions about it. It was so cute and very nice to see him in front of the class, not shy and responding to the questions! He's really gotten over the majority of his shyness :) He continues to make play dates with his friends, which I find hilarious! Last Sunday at the preschool Halloween Party he told his friend he couldn't come over to play because he was going to his Grandpa's birthday party!! The preschool Halloween party was a blast! There were so many activities and prizes, etc! I was very impressed!! Blake loved the bouncy house, as usual! He made 2 different crafts, decorated a pumpkin cookie, made a magic potion and played numerous carnival games, which earned him tickets that he cashed in for a prize! Today was a small party for just his class. They all wore their Halloween costumes, played Halloween games, and went trick or treating around the YMCA with treat bags they made last week. Emerson wore her costume to her program and had fun doing a Halloween craft! She pretty much just colors on the page, while I do the majority of the gluing!! But she loves to color, so has fun! Blake was registered in swimming lessons on Wednesdays at 5 pm, but they cancelled the class :( So we'll wait until January and hopefully a 5 pm class will be offered again. Any later then 5 pm doesn't work for us! Blake's ready for bed too early!! And of course he's busy Saturday's with hockey!.
Cal is getting into running again! I was teasing him that it's a fine time to start running every day again ... just when the weather is taking a turn for the worse ;) But he runs at work with his friend Brad and they seem to enjoy running in colder weather!! They did the Turkey Chase 1/2 Marathon one October and plan to run in a 1/2 Marathon in Spring of 2011. Right now they're also planning to do a Full Marathon in the fall of 2011, but will see how the training goes. Cal's looking forward to a hunting day trip tomorrow with my Dad and Dion. I told him he better not be bringing home anything to hang in our garage!!! lol!
We're looking forward to a fun afternoon tomorrow with my Mom, Erica, Danielle, Christa and Berlyn! My Mom made Halloween cookies for the the kids to decorate :) It will be fun!! Mom, Erica and Danielle are also staying for supper!
Have a wonderfully, spooktacular Halloween on Sunday with your little ghosts and goblins ;) I hear the weather forecast is looking up ... let's keep our fingers crossed!
xoxo Tracy
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
37 Weeks
I had my Dr. appointment yesterday and thankfully my 2nd GDS came back normal. Phew! I was a bit worried!! The kids were with me so it was a hectic appt and I didn't even ask what the hr was! Babies head is still down and not engaged. Dr. Shafter said she could still easily move it! But all is well and I'll be seeing the Dr. weekly now ... hard to believe we're this close to meeting the little one!!!
This morning we met my friend Laura for brunch. It was great to actually get together!! We talk on the phone almost daily, but have a hard time meeting up, due to her living west of Stony Plain and us on the north side!! Hopefully we'll be able to plan more play dates, as Clare and Blake seem to play well together :)
This weekend is crazy busy!! Tomorrow is the Therapy Assistant Association of Alberta's 5th Annual Education and Annual General Meeting day. Being the V.P. on the board, means I have a lot of involvement in the planning and execution of this day! I have to be at the Ramada (where we're hosting the conference) at 6:45 a.m. Blech! I don't know the last time I had to be up that early!!! But it is usually a great day. The volunteers always go for dinner afterwards and unwind and share the highlights of the day. The work is always well worth it, when we read the comments from the delegates and hear through out the day how much everyone appreciates the work that goes into planning the day!
Cal will be taking Emerson swimming in the morning and then Blake to hockey in the afternoon, which he typically does on Saturdays. Tiring day for him too!! Thank goodness my parents are able to come watch swimming with Blake and then stay with Em while the boys are at hockey :)
Sunday is Blake's preschool Halloween Party at the YMCA (11 -2). He's really excited about it, but disappointed that his dalmatian puppy dog won't be coming with him ;) I heard him talking to his friends at preschool about what he was dressing up as at Halloween and these were his exact words, "I'm going to be a fireman and Em is going to be my dalmatian dog!" Like everyone is supposed to know who Em is?! Ha, ha! The party should be fun! We also have a New Mom's Group Halloween Party on Wednesday, which Blake and Em will both be dressed up for :) And then of course Halloween next Sunday! What a fun time of year!!
Sunday afternoon we're going to my parents house for dinner, to celebrate my Dad's birthday! Blake's pretty excited for Grandpa's birthday cake and ice cream ;)
Have a great weekend everyone! I've heard the "s" word mentioned this week and no I'm not talking about sun ... I'm sure the kids will be excited to see it, but I could wait a little longer!
Tracy
This morning we met my friend Laura for brunch. It was great to actually get together!! We talk on the phone almost daily, but have a hard time meeting up, due to her living west of Stony Plain and us on the north side!! Hopefully we'll be able to plan more play dates, as Clare and Blake seem to play well together :)
This weekend is crazy busy!! Tomorrow is the Therapy Assistant Association of Alberta's 5th Annual Education and Annual General Meeting day. Being the V.P. on the board, means I have a lot of involvement in the planning and execution of this day! I have to be at the Ramada (where we're hosting the conference) at 6:45 a.m. Blech! I don't know the last time I had to be up that early!!! But it is usually a great day. The volunteers always go for dinner afterwards and unwind and share the highlights of the day. The work is always well worth it, when we read the comments from the delegates and hear through out the day how much everyone appreciates the work that goes into planning the day!
Cal will be taking Emerson swimming in the morning and then Blake to hockey in the afternoon, which he typically does on Saturdays. Tiring day for him too!! Thank goodness my parents are able to come watch swimming with Blake and then stay with Em while the boys are at hockey :)
Sunday is Blake's preschool Halloween Party at the YMCA (11 -2). He's really excited about it, but disappointed that his dalmatian puppy dog won't be coming with him ;) I heard him talking to his friends at preschool about what he was dressing up as at Halloween and these were his exact words, "I'm going to be a fireman and Em is going to be my dalmatian dog!" Like everyone is supposed to know who Em is?! Ha, ha! The party should be fun! We also have a New Mom's Group Halloween Party on Wednesday, which Blake and Em will both be dressed up for :) And then of course Halloween next Sunday! What a fun time of year!!
Sunday afternoon we're going to my parents house for dinner, to celebrate my Dad's birthday! Blake's pretty excited for Grandpa's birthday cake and ice cream ;)
Have a great weekend everyone! I've heard the "s" word mentioned this week and no I'm not talking about sun ... I'm sure the kids will be excited to see it, but I could wait a little longer!
Tracy
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Still Busy ...
Not that, that will change anytime soon! But the past few weeks have been busier then usual!
Last Saturday our day started out with Blake and I going to an apparel fitting in Sherwood Park with Blake's hockey team. Cal gets a free track suit for coaching and we bought Blake a t shirt and toque with his hockey club's logo. The track suits, hoodies, jackets, etc. were too big for the Initiation kids. Cal took Em to swimming and we met at home for lunch. Then Cal and Blake were off to hockey! Blake is improving with each ice team and is having more and more fun :) Emerson and I haven't seen him play in awhile, because their permanent ice time is 1:15 to 2:15 and that is during Em's nap. One day we might let Emerson miss a nap ... although it likely won't be worth it! Emerson missing her nap = very grouchy girl!! My Mom said she would stay with Em one day so I can go watch him and I'm sure Em won't mind ;)
Sunday we woke up, got ready and headed to the U of A Hospital to see Cal's Grandpa Alstad. He was flown to the U of A on Friday, due to heart problems. It was very nice to see him, Grandma Alstad and Uncle Allan. Grandpa and Allan hadn't met Emerson yet, so it was nice for them to see her. From what we hear, it sounds like Grandpa will have a pace-maker put in, which will hopefully solve his heart issues and he will be on his way home to Grande Prairie. He looked great on Friday. From the first day I met Cal's Grandpa, I've kind of had a soft spot for him!! I really enjoy his sense of humour and personality! Get well soon Grandpa, we're praying for you :)
Sunday evening I was at Joelle's for a 4 hour meeting ... ! Thank goodness I was in good company!! Preparing the Association Financial Statement is always painful!! Although our new treasurer is fantastic, so next year's statement should be a breeze! The Therapy Assistant Association of Alberta is hosting our 5th Annual AGM and Education Day on Saturday, so I've been attending a lot of extra meeting and putting in a lot of extra hours preparing for the big day. I'll be glad when it's over. It's always a great day, but so much work!!
I didn't work on Monday. One of the benefits to being casual ... you can say no!! I had a lot of running around to do and actually got a lot accomplished! Cal took the kids out in the morning and it was so much faster running errands by myself. Monday evening I met 5 of my old coworkers (from Allen Gray) for dinner. It was great to catch up and dinner was delicious! We went to the Blue Plate Diner.
Today was an exciting day for Blake! His first ever school field trip! His preschool class went to Prairie Gardens and Adventure Farms. I was a parent volunteer and really enjoyed myself!! Blake had a blast and loved riding the school bus to and from!! The kids enjoyed the petting zoo, a puppet show, a bale maze, a hay wagon ride and even got to bring home a pumpkin and a cookie :) Blake and his friend Adam were joined at the hip all day and when Blake got off the bus he told me that Adam couldn't come to our house this afternoon. I was confused, but Adam's Dad informed me that on the bus ride home Blake and Adam had arranged a play date at our house!!! How cute!!! Unfortunately Adam wasn't able to come this afternoon ;) Grandma D stayed with Emerson while Blake and I were on the field trip. They had a great day, walking to Second Cup for a "special" coffee and Em was quite excited to see a fire truck and firemen on the ride home. My Mom said one of the firemen reached out to give her five and she gave him what we call a pound!!! LOL! I guess he thought it was pretty funny!! When Blake and I got home, my Uncle Warren, Auntie Cherie and Jinx were visiting and they had brought Blake a scooter! It didn't take him long to figure it out!!
Tomorrow I had 2 lunch dates planned, cancelled 1 and now I've cancelled the other :( I'm going to take the kids to their pediatrician. Blake's been "sick" for almost 4 weeks now. He was on Amoxicillin for 10 days (throat and bladder infection), on nothing for 1 week and has now been on Biaxin for almost 10 days (ear infection). He doesn't seem to be getting much better, both his ears are bright red (mostly in the evenings) and his nose is running like crazy. Last night Cal thought he had a fever and tonight again he's feeling warm. One good thing is that he's not complaining about his ears hurting. Emerson was on Amoxicillin for 10 days (ear infection) and still has a runny nose and a bit of a cough. So I would just feel better if Dr. Radisic took a look at them. I seriously don't trust these medi-centre Dr.'s, but sometimes that's the quickest route! I also have a bit of a cold and sore throat, but hopefully it won't amount to much.
Thursday Blake's preschool class is going swimming. He's really looking forward to it! If they hadn't had a field trip today, he would have been swimming today too. They swim 1 week out of every month. I have a Sweet Momma massage tomorrow night (YAY!!) and a Dr. appointment on Thursday afternoon. I'll find out the results of the test I had on Friday. I'm not feeling too good about it, but on the other hand I'm almost 37 weeks pregnant, so I'm not sure at this point in time what can be done if I do have high blood sugar? I don't think I eat a lot of sugar?! But I have been trying to be more conscious of my sugar intake since finding out my sugars were high a few weeks ago. I haven't gained much weight at all. I've had 3 ultrasounds and all 3 times they've said the baby is "average" weight, so hopefully they're right!! Our doula, Fiona said there is a 1 to 1 1/2 lb margin of error in guessing a babies weight through ultrasound and since Blake was 6 lbs 13 oz and Emerson was 6 lbs 11 oz, I'm thinking that even if this baby is bigger it shouldn't be much more then 8 lbs ... right?! Here's hoping! We're still struggling with names. I hope our child will be named as soon as it's born ...
Blake and Emerson are still doing alright in their shared room. We've had some "bad" nights though. Mostly consisting of Emerson waking up to Blake talking in his sleep or moaning in his sleep and taking a long time to fall back asleep. I would almost prefer if she were to cry and scream vs. the cheerful talking and singing she does!
We've been blessed with beautiful fall weather and here's hoping it continues into November!! Take care everyone, have a great rest of your week.
Love Tracy
Last Saturday our day started out with Blake and I going to an apparel fitting in Sherwood Park with Blake's hockey team. Cal gets a free track suit for coaching and we bought Blake a t shirt and toque with his hockey club's logo. The track suits, hoodies, jackets, etc. were too big for the Initiation kids. Cal took Em to swimming and we met at home for lunch. Then Cal and Blake were off to hockey! Blake is improving with each ice team and is having more and more fun :) Emerson and I haven't seen him play in awhile, because their permanent ice time is 1:15 to 2:15 and that is during Em's nap. One day we might let Emerson miss a nap ... although it likely won't be worth it! Emerson missing her nap = very grouchy girl!! My Mom said she would stay with Em one day so I can go watch him and I'm sure Em won't mind ;)
Sunday we woke up, got ready and headed to the U of A Hospital to see Cal's Grandpa Alstad. He was flown to the U of A on Friday, due to heart problems. It was very nice to see him, Grandma Alstad and Uncle Allan. Grandpa and Allan hadn't met Emerson yet, so it was nice for them to see her. From what we hear, it sounds like Grandpa will have a pace-maker put in, which will hopefully solve his heart issues and he will be on his way home to Grande Prairie. He looked great on Friday. From the first day I met Cal's Grandpa, I've kind of had a soft spot for him!! I really enjoy his sense of humour and personality! Get well soon Grandpa, we're praying for you :)
Sunday evening I was at Joelle's for a 4 hour meeting ... ! Thank goodness I was in good company!! Preparing the Association Financial Statement is always painful!! Although our new treasurer is fantastic, so next year's statement should be a breeze! The Therapy Assistant Association of Alberta is hosting our 5th Annual AGM and Education Day on Saturday, so I've been attending a lot of extra meeting and putting in a lot of extra hours preparing for the big day. I'll be glad when it's over. It's always a great day, but so much work!!
I didn't work on Monday. One of the benefits to being casual ... you can say no!! I had a lot of running around to do and actually got a lot accomplished! Cal took the kids out in the morning and it was so much faster running errands by myself. Monday evening I met 5 of my old coworkers (from Allen Gray) for dinner. It was great to catch up and dinner was delicious! We went to the Blue Plate Diner.
Today was an exciting day for Blake! His first ever school field trip! His preschool class went to Prairie Gardens and Adventure Farms. I was a parent volunteer and really enjoyed myself!! Blake had a blast and loved riding the school bus to and from!! The kids enjoyed the petting zoo, a puppet show, a bale maze, a hay wagon ride and even got to bring home a pumpkin and a cookie :) Blake and his friend Adam were joined at the hip all day and when Blake got off the bus he told me that Adam couldn't come to our house this afternoon. I was confused, but Adam's Dad informed me that on the bus ride home Blake and Adam had arranged a play date at our house!!! How cute!!! Unfortunately Adam wasn't able to come this afternoon ;) Grandma D stayed with Emerson while Blake and I were on the field trip. They had a great day, walking to Second Cup for a "special" coffee and Em was quite excited to see a fire truck and firemen on the ride home. My Mom said one of the firemen reached out to give her five and she gave him what we call a pound!!! LOL! I guess he thought it was pretty funny!! When Blake and I got home, my Uncle Warren, Auntie Cherie and Jinx were visiting and they had brought Blake a scooter! It didn't take him long to figure it out!!
Tomorrow I had 2 lunch dates planned, cancelled 1 and now I've cancelled the other :( I'm going to take the kids to their pediatrician. Blake's been "sick" for almost 4 weeks now. He was on Amoxicillin for 10 days (throat and bladder infection), on nothing for 1 week and has now been on Biaxin for almost 10 days (ear infection). He doesn't seem to be getting much better, both his ears are bright red (mostly in the evenings) and his nose is running like crazy. Last night Cal thought he had a fever and tonight again he's feeling warm. One good thing is that he's not complaining about his ears hurting. Emerson was on Amoxicillin for 10 days (ear infection) and still has a runny nose and a bit of a cough. So I would just feel better if Dr. Radisic took a look at them. I seriously don't trust these medi-centre Dr.'s, but sometimes that's the quickest route! I also have a bit of a cold and sore throat, but hopefully it won't amount to much.
Thursday Blake's preschool class is going swimming. He's really looking forward to it! If they hadn't had a field trip today, he would have been swimming today too. They swim 1 week out of every month. I have a Sweet Momma massage tomorrow night (YAY!!) and a Dr. appointment on Thursday afternoon. I'll find out the results of the test I had on Friday. I'm not feeling too good about it, but on the other hand I'm almost 37 weeks pregnant, so I'm not sure at this point in time what can be done if I do have high blood sugar? I don't think I eat a lot of sugar?! But I have been trying to be more conscious of my sugar intake since finding out my sugars were high a few weeks ago. I haven't gained much weight at all. I've had 3 ultrasounds and all 3 times they've said the baby is "average" weight, so hopefully they're right!! Our doula, Fiona said there is a 1 to 1 1/2 lb margin of error in guessing a babies weight through ultrasound and since Blake was 6 lbs 13 oz and Emerson was 6 lbs 11 oz, I'm thinking that even if this baby is bigger it shouldn't be much more then 8 lbs ... right?! Here's hoping! We're still struggling with names. I hope our child will be named as soon as it's born ...
Blake and Emerson are still doing alright in their shared room. We've had some "bad" nights though. Mostly consisting of Emerson waking up to Blake talking in his sleep or moaning in his sleep and taking a long time to fall back asleep. I would almost prefer if she were to cry and scream vs. the cheerful talking and singing she does!
We've been blessed with beautiful fall weather and here's hoping it continues into November!! Take care everyone, have a great rest of your week.
Love Tracy
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Busy, busy!!
Wow, what a busy 5 days we've had!! Thank goodness Cal has been off work. He's back to the grind tomorrow, for a short 3 day work week!
Sunday afternoon Blake was holding his ear, but not complaining of anything hurting until bed time, when he woke up crying really hard. We went into their room and he said his ear hurt. It was bright red, so I thought I might as well get the medi-centre visit over with that night! Luckily, there was next to no wait at the medi-centre and we were in, out, to the drug store and home within an hour and a half. He has an ear infection in his right ear. It's been a really long time since Blake has had an ear infection. Between the ages of approx. 14 months and 24 months he had quite a few, but has seemed to grow out of them. Hopefully they don't start up again! What I thought was going to turn into croup on Friday night, just turned into a cold, which I'm sure caused the ear infection.
Monday afternoon we had our Thanksgiving dinner at my parents house in Stony Plain. It was a delicious dinner (and of course we were sent home with left overs!) and a fun time with my family, as well as my sister's friends Kelly and Calvin and my Auntie Cherie and Uncle Warren. Not to mention, Warren and Cherie's dog Jinx and our dog Heidi :) The kids had a blast and "performed" in their usual manner ... lol!
Today we all went to Preschool and Come Play With Me. This afternoon Cal and the kids went to the pet store and I went grocery shopping by myself! What a treat :) When we got home we set up the Halloween decorations and played outside for awhile.
The kids are doing good in their "new" room! While it was taking them longer to fall asleep at night, they are not waking during the night and are still sleeping until 8ish (I'm knocking on wood right now)!! We've decided to put them to bed at the same time vs. putting Em to bed first and then Blake 1/2 hour later. Tonight it worked much better and they were asleep within 20 minutes. Those 20 minutes were comprised of Emerson standing in her crib looking at Blake and talking to him and Blake trying his hardest to take our advice and ignore her!!! I can understand it might take a few more minutes to fall asleep, with all the excitement of your big brother a few feet away from you ;) We're really glad we made this transition now and not after the baby was born!
Speaking of the baby, I have a prenatal appointment with our doula on Thursday afternoon. I also found out that my iron levels are low and my glucose test came back slightly high :( So on Friday I'm going for a 2 hour glucose test ... blech ... And I'm taking iron supplements of course. I have to say, out of all my pregnancies, this one is kicking my butt the most!! Likely because I'm busy with 2 toddlers, I'd say! I'm just so tired and by the end of the day my legs are achey and tired too!! And then of course there's the heartburn and the occasional hanging of my head over the toilet :S Last Monday at my appointment the babies hr was 136 bpm. My next appointment is next week and then I will be seeing the docs every week until bambino's arrival! I'm fully expecting a late arrival :) And this time I will go up to 14 days before being induced, although I really don't think I'll need to be induced, but we will see! This baby continues to be very, very active and I love feeling all its kicks and rolls! That is one of the best parts of pregnancy in my opinion :) I will miss that!
Have a great remainder of your short week everyone!
Tracy
Sunday afternoon Blake was holding his ear, but not complaining of anything hurting until bed time, when he woke up crying really hard. We went into their room and he said his ear hurt. It was bright red, so I thought I might as well get the medi-centre visit over with that night! Luckily, there was next to no wait at the medi-centre and we were in, out, to the drug store and home within an hour and a half. He has an ear infection in his right ear. It's been a really long time since Blake has had an ear infection. Between the ages of approx. 14 months and 24 months he had quite a few, but has seemed to grow out of them. Hopefully they don't start up again! What I thought was going to turn into croup on Friday night, just turned into a cold, which I'm sure caused the ear infection.
Monday afternoon we had our Thanksgiving dinner at my parents house in Stony Plain. It was a delicious dinner (and of course we were sent home with left overs!) and a fun time with my family, as well as my sister's friends Kelly and Calvin and my Auntie Cherie and Uncle Warren. Not to mention, Warren and Cherie's dog Jinx and our dog Heidi :) The kids had a blast and "performed" in their usual manner ... lol!
Today we all went to Preschool and Come Play With Me. This afternoon Cal and the kids went to the pet store and I went grocery shopping by myself! What a treat :) When we got home we set up the Halloween decorations and played outside for awhile.
The kids are doing good in their "new" room! While it was taking them longer to fall asleep at night, they are not waking during the night and are still sleeping until 8ish (I'm knocking on wood right now)!! We've decided to put them to bed at the same time vs. putting Em to bed first and then Blake 1/2 hour later. Tonight it worked much better and they were asleep within 20 minutes. Those 20 minutes were comprised of Emerson standing in her crib looking at Blake and talking to him and Blake trying his hardest to take our advice and ignore her!!! I can understand it might take a few more minutes to fall asleep, with all the excitement of your big brother a few feet away from you ;) We're really glad we made this transition now and not after the baby was born!
Speaking of the baby, I have a prenatal appointment with our doula on Thursday afternoon. I also found out that my iron levels are low and my glucose test came back slightly high :( So on Friday I'm going for a 2 hour glucose test ... blech ... And I'm taking iron supplements of course. I have to say, out of all my pregnancies, this one is kicking my butt the most!! Likely because I'm busy with 2 toddlers, I'd say! I'm just so tired and by the end of the day my legs are achey and tired too!! And then of course there's the heartburn and the occasional hanging of my head over the toilet :S Last Monday at my appointment the babies hr was 136 bpm. My next appointment is next week and then I will be seeing the docs every week until bambino's arrival! I'm fully expecting a late arrival :) And this time I will go up to 14 days before being induced, although I really don't think I'll need to be induced, but we will see! This baby continues to be very, very active and I love feeling all its kicks and rolls! That is one of the best parts of pregnancy in my opinion :) I will miss that!
Have a great remainder of your short week everyone!
Tracy
Sunday, October 10, 2010
SURPRISE!!!
I had one of the biggest surprises of my life last night!! What I thought was an anniversary dinner with Cal, was a surprise 30th birthday dinner for me!! Cal and I got to Japanese Village and I was surprised by friends and family! I can't believe I didn't know?! Cal, Lindsay and my Mom corresponded via Cal's work email and had been planning this since the beginning of August. They wanted to have a celebration for me before I was at the end of my pregnancy and couldn't really enjoy it as much or before I had a newborn and couldn't get out without him or her (because of nursing 24/7!)!! Cal told them that if they corresponded any other way I'd definitely find out, which is true! Cal and I are always on each other's email and Facebook profiles, so I would have definitely found out!
Thinking back, I did find a few things odd. Cal and I went out on Monday night for an anniversary date, so I thought it was odd that we were going out again on Saturday. Especially since we were moving the kids into the same room on Friday!! Back in September Cal said he really wanted to go out for dinner on the 9th, so I emailed my Mom to ask her to babysit! The other thing I was surprised about was that Cal made reservations at Japanese Village! Typically, we wouldn't go to a place like that on a date!! We usually go to the Keg or Red Lobster!!
I had a great time and really appreciate everyone who came out! Thanks SO much ladies :) Our chef was a bit of a comedy act on his own and kept us entertained and sometimes rolling our eyes - a large white man trying to speak with a Japanese accent at times!! The food was delicious and my cake was probably the best cake I've ever tasted!! Lindsay ordered it from Whimsical Cake Studio Inc. So, so, SO delicious!!!! It was a purple hydrangea :) Makes me want to quit making my own cakes and order from them!! My family knows me so well ... love hydrangeas, love purple, and the dinner and company was perfect!! Thanks again to Lindsay, Cal and my Mom for planning this and knowing me so well ;)
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Happy 6th Wedding Anniversary!
Today is our 6th anniversary :) Happy anniversary to my spectacular husband! Thank you for another wonderful year, I can't wait to see what the next year brings. In the midst of our busy lives, we still take time for us and I feel so blessed to be married to such a patient, kind, giving man. You are an unbelievable Dad to our 2 children, soon to be 3! I can't put into words how amazing of a father you are and this means the world to me. And of course your support me in everything I do, regardless of how many times I change my mind ... lol! LOVE YOU!!
We'd also like to say Happy Birthday to Grandma Bev! We share our anniversary with her birthday and hope she has a wonderful day! xoxo
Last night went fairly well. As good as could be expected! Emerson woke up at 4:45 am, stood up in her crib and started calling, "BLLAAKKE, BLAAAAAKE!!" Until he woke up! So they were up for about an hour and then fell back asleep until 8:45 am. They definitely did not get as much sleep as they usually do, but we thought they did pretty good! I think Blake has figured out that if he doesn't respond to her calling his name and stays laying down, she falls back asleep faster!! Hopefully it will only get better from here on out :)
Take care everyone :)
xoxo Tracy
We'd also like to say Happy Birthday to Grandma Bev! We share our anniversary with her birthday and hope she has a wonderful day! xoxo
Last night went fairly well. As good as could be expected! Emerson woke up at 4:45 am, stood up in her crib and started calling, "BLLAAKKE, BLAAAAAKE!!" Until he woke up! So they were up for about an hour and then fell back asleep until 8:45 am. They definitely did not get as much sleep as they usually do, but we thought they did pretty good! I think Blake has figured out that if he doesn't respond to her calling his name and stays laying down, she falls back asleep faster!! Hopefully it will only get better from here on out :)
Take care everyone :)
xoxo Tracy
Friday, October 8, 2010
2 Toddlers ... 1 Bedroom ...
Tonight's the night!! This morning we moved Blake's furniture into Emerson's room and re-arranged Emerson's furniture. The room actually looks pretty good. There is not much open space, but we're happy with how everything fits. It would be even better with bunk beds, but I don't think they're old enough for bunks yet. Blake's been pretty happy all along with the thought of moving into Emerson's room, but this morning he said, "I was thinking about it last night and I don't know if I want to move into Em's room." lol!! I asked him why and he didn't really have a reason, so I said we'll give it a try and see what you think! We ran out to Walmart this morning and bought another shelf, hooks for the back of their door, and a few closet organization cubes. Next we have to arrange the baby's room, but for now everything is in there and we'll get to that within the next few weeks! If it's a boy we don't plan on changing the decor much!
We feel they did pretty good for their first night in their "new" bedroom! Blake woke Emerson up shortly after we put him to bed. Then he called us into the room and complained that, "Em is standing up and looking at me!" It took awhile to get over that, but once he fell asleep, Emerson's jibbering and jabbering didn't wake him! Emerson took longer to fall asleep (for the 2nd time!), but I'm sure that will get better in the days to come. Now we'll see how they do throughout the night and how early they rise ...
Tomorrow is our 6 year wedding anniversary!! Em has swimming, Blake has hockey and Cal and I are going out on Anniversary Date #2!! I'm looking forward to dinner at Japanese Village!! Yum, yum!! I just hope Cal enjoys it, it's his first time! And hopefully the kids are good for my parents tomorrow night :S Date #1 was Monday night - the Brad Paisley concert. We had so much fun! Justin Moore (Small Town USA) and Darius Rucker (too many to name!) opened. All 3 performer's were awesome! Thanks to my Mom for babysitting!
Sunday we don't have any plans and Monday we have Thanksgiving Dinner with my family.
Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! Enjoy your long weekend!
xoxo
Cal, Tracy, Blake, Emerson and Baby
We feel they did pretty good for their first night in their "new" bedroom! Blake woke Emerson up shortly after we put him to bed. Then he called us into the room and complained that, "Em is standing up and looking at me!" It took awhile to get over that, but once he fell asleep, Emerson's jibbering and jabbering didn't wake him! Emerson took longer to fall asleep (for the 2nd time!), but I'm sure that will get better in the days to come. Now we'll see how they do throughout the night and how early they rise ...
Tomorrow is our 6 year wedding anniversary!! Em has swimming, Blake has hockey and Cal and I are going out on Anniversary Date #2!! I'm looking forward to dinner at Japanese Village!! Yum, yum!! I just hope Cal enjoys it, it's his first time! And hopefully the kids are good for my parents tomorrow night :S Date #1 was Monday night - the Brad Paisley concert. We had so much fun! Justin Moore (Small Town USA) and Darius Rucker (too many to name!) opened. All 3 performer's were awesome! Thanks to my Mom for babysitting!
Sunday we don't have any plans and Monday we have Thanksgiving Dinner with my family.
Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! Enjoy your long weekend!
xoxo
Cal, Tracy, Blake, Emerson and Baby
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