I think I'm actually looking forward to the 20-30 mm of rain that is forecast for the next 24 hours. We need to clean away some of the last of the winter ick.
This afternoon, the Girl woke up a bit grumpy and just kept repeating the word "hat. Hat." I got her hat out, but that wasn't what she wanted. She got down, walked to the bookshelf (where she had earlier pulled a bunch of books off) and grabbed a Cat in the Hat book. She's been on a real Dr. Seuss kick recently. Even some of the more recent ones that aren't written by Dr Seuss but have the Cat in the Hat learning logo. It's kind of cute, but I am sometimes surprised when I don't start speaking in rhyme :)
Boy2 has been awfully grumpy of late too, but today he's been better. I think alot of the Easter chocolate has finally worked it's way out of his system. Of course it doesn't help when people keep replenishing the supply but since we don't live close enough to various grandparents to really spoil the kids it's alright to let "grandparent-types" indulge them occasionally.
The Boy had his student led conference yesterday (he got to show off his knowledge and learning to mom and dad). At first he wanted just Daddy to go, but we all went. I am so pleased with him! The teacher is pleased with him. I can hardly believe just how quickly he's picked everything up! His writing, the number recognition, the math patterns, the units they've covered, and he remembers just about everything! The child is like the proverbial elephant!
Speaking of elephants, Boy2 told me the other day that elephants were pretend. He doesn't remember seeing them at the zoo in Calgary. I told him they were real. They live in Africa and India, some in jungles and some in the grasslands. Then I mentioned the trip we're taking this weekend (we're going to Red Deer Saturday for a friend's Ordination and then on to visit family, but we're hoping to get to the Zoo in Calgary Sunday). His eyes lit up and he said "We're going to see elephants at the zoo? Elephants live at the zoo!". I think it will be an awesome day :)
Yesterday evening I wanted cookies. We had no cookies in the house. So I made cookies. What usually happens is that I have an urge to bake first, then I bake whatever looks interesting. That's why I made Blondie bars the other week. This time, the need for cookies preceded the act of baking, which I thought odd. Then I woke up this morning with the overwhelming urge to get out the boxes of new born clothing, wash them, and put them into drawers. I figure this is the nesting that is supposed to happen in the last trimester. I've just never been able to do it or think of it. With the first one, we were moving to another province, so any nesting urges I had were used to pack and clean. With the second, we already knew where and when we'd be leaving for internship, so we had slowly begun packing again. And with the last one, again, we were moving so those needs to nest were used to pack and clean. Now there is no need to pack, no need to clean (other than the normal every day cleaning which sometimes gets done), and I have to suppress this one for a few weeks. Two months before the due date is a bit ridiculous for me. Especially since I am more likely to be over due than early.
So we'll pack and clean for this trip. When we get back I will try harder to maintain the regular cleaning and then in May we will get baby stuff out in preparation. Sort through all those little clothes (especially since we don't know what model we'll be having), find a spot in the bedroom for the bassinet, get size 1 diapers (no point in newborn diapers for the kid. My history of making babies suggests a larger rather than smaller babe), and pack a hospital bag. Might have to get a new infant car seat. We'll have to check the expiration date on the one we have...
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