It's been a good, long time since I've posted anything. The Girl is still not really sleeping much, and now she's decided not to eat much either. Her poor mouth! She's drooling, putting her fingers in her mouth, stopped using her num (which is an alright kind-of-thing), and been all around cranky. Fever coming and going and coming again. Thinking it's those second year molars, we've been doing what we can, but just in case I took her to the Dr's office today. Looks like teething, could be a virus (in which case it'll be gone in a few days). Either way we should keep doing what we're doing. It's nice to have our parenting affirmed.
Boy2 goes in for dental work tomorrow. It was scheduled for next Wednesday, but there was a cancellation for tomorrow morning and we could fill it. So that means he will not be allowed to have breakfast in the morning, nor anything to drink. But we'll be bringing along the Leap Pad, so that should ease any grumpiness from hunger. I think he may be a bit nervous or scared because he's been emotional and temperamental all day.
The Boy is doing well. Looking very pale, since he isn't getting much sleep (let's face it: no one is getting much sleep with the Girl howling and yelling the nights away) but he's enjoying school. Tonight for prayers he asked if we could give thanks for his school and his teacher. I thought that was cute. Especially since he was pretty upset this morning when he had to leave to go. He had had a bit of an upset tummy this morning, so I called the school to let them know he wouldn't be going. Ten minutes later he was running and jumping around everywhere! So I emailed his teacher, explained the morning and the reason I was still sending him to school. He was glad he went once he got there, but not so much en route :)
Life has been going on as usual. The Girl is quickly catching up to her brothers in what they can do and what she can do. She is making herself heard and understood. The nurse was amazed at her vocabulary and surprised that she's 18 months already. I know it amazes me no end when I look at the kids and realize just how much time has passed since holding the Boy for the first time in the hospital. So much time, so much growth, so many changes.
And they never cease to amaze me. A few weeks ago, good friends were up from Calgary for their daughter's basketball tournament and we went too (the boys had an absolute BLAST!). But the Saturday, the last game was right at supper, so we left to find a McD's and hurry back. Drove around and around, kinda knowing where we were going, but when we pulled into the parking lot, this little voice from the back seat exclaimed "McDonald's! I'm saved!". It was just so cute,Hubby and I just started laughing!
There are times when I half wonder if there may be a hearing problem with the boys. Then I say something to Hubby in a different room than they are in and their ears perk right up if it's about something they want to hear :) Selective hearing at it's best.
The Girl has started a couple of new phases. She makes a quite adorable (and persistent) cat. She "meows" around, crawling on the floor or on a lap. She's very insistent that she is a cat when she's doing this and will protest loudly until you acknowledge her "kittiness". She has also started "helping". Whenever I do anything in the kitchen, she goes to the table, tries to drag those heavy chairs over, saying alternately "I help" or "need help" depending on if she needs help dragging the chair over. When I change laundry too, she's right there, needing to help put wet clothes in the dryer, or warm clothes back in the hamper. Not so good at the folding yet ;)
Yesterday I did my gestational diabetes screen, so when I see the doctor next week I'll get those results back. Not worried, though. Nothing came up with the others and I'm not really feeling any different this time. My fatigue can easily be explained my my teething toddler who doesn't sleep through the night anymore. That's Hubby's reason too. Last night he slept on the floor in the Girl's room for a few hours. That's what worked for the Boy around this age. Worth a try...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
While Daddy's away...
Well, Hubby is currently away at the Alberta and the Territories Synod Pastor's Study Conference in Canmore. Yep. It's a hard life :) So while he is enjoying the mountain air and the occasional beer with colleagues, we are home.
This afternoon set up the 2 person tent in the living room again (it's been out a few times for the kids to play in this winter) and I decided to let the boys try to sleep in it. The last time we tried it, they didn't really want to sleep so they ended up with being stuck back in their own beds. They are currently still awake but quiet, which is better than the last effort.
With it set up, the Boy said he was tired just before 6 this evening, so he got the sleeping bags, pillows, and stuffed animals out and into the tent. Then he got his jammies on. Since he had his on, Boy2 wanted to get his. Then the Girl didn't want to be left out.... I really didn't want them asleep at 6, so we did some story time. I read as slowly as I could, but the Boy still was trying to get into the tent early. Got him to wait for the good night phone call from Dad, and shortly after that it was late enough I could let them in. Boy! Was the Girl ever upset that she wasn't able to sleep with her brothers!
In recent weeks, she's taken to climbing into Boy2's bed at nap time or bed time before I or Hubby brings her to her own bed. She may be ready for the toddler bed... I'm not sure I'm ready for that, but it may help her sleeping, so we'll maybe try it by the end of the month.
The Boy has started a new unit in school. They just completed a unit on China, and now they are starting one on Space and the Solar System. He came home talking about the red planet and Pluto. And how all the planets go around the sun! Can you believe it!
They both are really into Star Wars... They got new books from the Clone Wars, they ask about Ahsoka and Anakin, why Anakin's mommy had to die, why did he have to become Darth Vader, and these are very serious questions for these boys. We have to stop them and remind them occasionally that all Star Wars is pretend and never really happened. Just the result of someone's imagination. Not sure if they believe us, but we're working on it. They will sometimes run around, pretending to shoot the evil droids from the Wii game we have. They sat down to the Lite Brite and put the pegs in, pretending they were R2 units and Clone Troopers. Very vivid imaginations :)
Yesterday afternoon, after Hubby left, time just dragged on. So I got crayons out and started to colour with the Girl. The Boy soon joined in. Boy2, however, stayed in his own world for quite some time. He was being Yoda on the couch, then he was being Pikachu... When we went to the Big Mall Saturday, he was being Yoda the whole time, running ahead holding a pretend light-saber. This evening, the Boy pointed to a picture of a Jedi on his book and asked what his name was. I couldn't remember despite Hubby telling us a few times. Boy2 remembered. It may seem like he doesn't pay attention or remember things, but he really does. It astounds me sometimes.
There is probably lots more that I could write. The new Baby seems to be missing Daddy, oddly enough. It hasn't been anywhere near as active as usual today. So I had a bit more extra sugar to see if it would move around after the boost. Nope. Didn't really start moving around until I did lullabies, and even then, still not alot. Tomorrow I'm planning on baking cookies and muffins (may blueberry and banana if I have time for two batches). And maybe we'll order pizza in as a treat :)
This afternoon set up the 2 person tent in the living room again (it's been out a few times for the kids to play in this winter) and I decided to let the boys try to sleep in it. The last time we tried it, they didn't really want to sleep so they ended up with being stuck back in their own beds. They are currently still awake but quiet, which is better than the last effort.
With it set up, the Boy said he was tired just before 6 this evening, so he got the sleeping bags, pillows, and stuffed animals out and into the tent. Then he got his jammies on. Since he had his on, Boy2 wanted to get his. Then the Girl didn't want to be left out.... I really didn't want them asleep at 6, so we did some story time. I read as slowly as I could, but the Boy still was trying to get into the tent early. Got him to wait for the good night phone call from Dad, and shortly after that it was late enough I could let them in. Boy! Was the Girl ever upset that she wasn't able to sleep with her brothers!
In recent weeks, she's taken to climbing into Boy2's bed at nap time or bed time before I or Hubby brings her to her own bed. She may be ready for the toddler bed... I'm not sure I'm ready for that, but it may help her sleeping, so we'll maybe try it by the end of the month.
The Boy has started a new unit in school. They just completed a unit on China, and now they are starting one on Space and the Solar System. He came home talking about the red planet and Pluto. And how all the planets go around the sun! Can you believe it!
They both are really into Star Wars... They got new books from the Clone Wars, they ask about Ahsoka and Anakin, why Anakin's mommy had to die, why did he have to become Darth Vader, and these are very serious questions for these boys. We have to stop them and remind them occasionally that all Star Wars is pretend and never really happened. Just the result of someone's imagination. Not sure if they believe us, but we're working on it. They will sometimes run around, pretending to shoot the evil droids from the Wii game we have. They sat down to the Lite Brite and put the pegs in, pretending they were R2 units and Clone Troopers. Very vivid imaginations :)
Yesterday afternoon, after Hubby left, time just dragged on. So I got crayons out and started to colour with the Girl. The Boy soon joined in. Boy2, however, stayed in his own world for quite some time. He was being Yoda on the couch, then he was being Pikachu... When we went to the Big Mall Saturday, he was being Yoda the whole time, running ahead holding a pretend light-saber. This evening, the Boy pointed to a picture of a Jedi on his book and asked what his name was. I couldn't remember despite Hubby telling us a few times. Boy2 remembered. It may seem like he doesn't pay attention or remember things, but he really does. It astounds me sometimes.
There is probably lots more that I could write. The new Baby seems to be missing Daddy, oddly enough. It hasn't been anywhere near as active as usual today. So I had a bit more extra sugar to see if it would move around after the boost. Nope. Didn't really start moving around until I did lullabies, and even then, still not alot. Tomorrow I'm planning on baking cookies and muffins (may blueberry and banana if I have time for two batches). And maybe we'll order pizza in as a treat :)
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Ice and Baking
It's felt like a bit of a long week, but that's likely because I don't have my van. Yep. The head gasket is shot. We're going to repair it, but I kinda balk at charging it to the credit card, so it may wait till we get our taxes done. We'll see. It would be nice for Hubby to be able to take his truck down to Canmore for Study Conference instead of having to carpool but, again, we'll see.
We went to Ice on Whyte last Saturday with Uncle Peanut and Aunt Jelly and the kids had lots of fun. There was a bit of a break in the weather. It was only -20 instead of -33. So the boys really enjoyed having outside fresh air.
We went to Ice on Whyte last Saturday with Uncle Peanut and Aunt Jelly and the kids had lots of fun. There was a bit of a break in the weather. It was only -20 instead of -33. So the boys really enjoyed having outside fresh air.
There was lots of sliding down the ice slides. It was quite a different experience than last year when it was above 0 when we went :)
The Girl has been carrying around the tie for one of my robes and decided she wanted to wear it. Hubby put it around her middle. I put it around her head :)
"Very flapper" as Hubby says :) She loves it! this was taken while the Boy was in school, otherwise he'd have been hamming it up for the camera as well!
Baby 4 has been super active. This afternoon it made me jump a few times with the forcefulness of some of it's movements. I wouldn't trade it, though. Boy2 told me he loved me because I am "pregnanant" :) He was expressing some concern that my baby-belly would be gone after the birth. He wants lots of babies in the family. Told that to Hubby and his response was "Yeah...... not a chance!"
The Boy continues to thrive in school. I think he's having some difficulty discerning fact and fiction, though. They've been learning about China this month and he was telling me all about dragons that live outside the wall over there. Oops! It's amazing how quickly Mom and Dad are replaced by the Teacher as the source of all truth. Parents just don't know anything! At least we managed to sort out the whole "#2" thing. He was convinced 2 was an odd number, so I approached his teacher and she addressed it. Now we're all good.
I was on for baking this week for Coffee with Matt (a kind of outreach that some women from the church do) and I made Orange Cake Pie. I didn't bring any home with me! It was a hit, and I had a few requests for recipes, so I'm going to have to copy it down. It certainly pleased me!
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Daddy,Dentists, and car trouble
There has been so many adorable things happen this week. Hubby has had meetings every evening this week (except for tonight). Last night, before bed time, the Boy told me he had to write his sermon. So he got out a pen, about four or five pieces of purple construction paper, and sat down at the table. I was doing up the supper dishes and I heard his voice talking and mumbling as he was "writing". I asked him what his sermon was about and he replied "grace in the highest, grace in the lowest, grace everywhere." I smiled. That's very Lutheran theology :)
And before school, he drew a picture for Daddy. I didn't see it until I went up to shower. He drew it on a post-it and it was on Hubby's bedside table. I texted Hubby to see if he had seen it. He replied that he had. It was Optimus Prime :) And I guess the Boy had "read" his sermon to him that morning as well. I absolutely love our kids!!! It was added to our breakfast conversation. Hubby was still upstairs getting ready for the day, and the Boy and Boy2 just started talking about their Dad. The biggest, strongest, most awesome Dad in the whole world. The Boy started laughing and talking about how Daddy picked him up by his ankles, carried him to the couch and made him "flat like a pancake" :) I love watching them play together. You can really tell that Daddy loves his boys and the other way around!
Today, Boy2 had a dental check up to assess what work needs to get done. Two and a bit years ago he fell and his front teeth/tooth hasn't been the same. The one had to be pulled same day and the second one that broke a day or two later was holding on nicely. This summer, he bumped it good a couple of times a week or so apart, and now the root is good and dead, so it needs to be pulled. Add in a couple of molar cavities and a fused set of teeth that have a high risk of rapid decay, and we have a whopping dental appointment coming up for him. But, as we were getting ready to leave to go to said appointment, Hubby started the van to get it going. 15-20 minutes later we go out and the windshield is still frozen and the thermometer gauge on the dash is nearly in the red. So, we decide to take the truck instead. On our way back in, we stopped at the mechanic's to see if they could fit the van in to see what was wrong. He warned us that the last time he saw a problem like that, the head gasket was the problem. So we mentally prepared for the worst. Got the call back- there was an air bubble in the cooling system. Thank Heavens for little miracles!
The Girl has been a regular goober these last two weeks. It's not every night, but more often than not she is up from anywhere between 2 and 4 hours. Not necessarily yelling, but awake. We've been trying to take our turns being up with her (so we aren't both absolutely exhausted the next day). But last night she woke up and wanted to be watched. I don't think she'd had a night mare because she wasn't yelling hysterically, she was just awake and didn't want to be alone. So I spent 30-40 minutes in the rocking chair beside her crib. I got cold and was exhausted, so I picked her up and brought her into bed with me. Did she fall asleep, all snuggled and warm beside Mommy? No! Two hours of fidgeting and squirming around and she finally fell asleep.
When Hubby and the kids woke up in the morning (Hubby slept through his alarm he was so tired) he asked how my night was. He didn't even twitch through everything last night :) I can't blame him... He hasn't had alot of sleep in the last few days. I at least have been able to rest a bit mid day.
With this cold snap we've had, the kids are feeling a bit house bound. Every day the Boy asks if he can go outside. But with windchill warnings of-40 to -50, there's no way I'm letting that kid out of the house :) So we've put tents in the living room, done puzzles, made cookies, done crafts, and read and read and read. Now the wind chill warning is lifted, today was a balmy -18, and by next week it's supposed to be hovering back around 0. Crazy weather!!!
Tuesday afternoon, right before Hubby came back from picking the Boy up from school, the Girl and Boy2 were in the kitchen while I was sitting in the living room. It was quiet. Too quiet, so I called out to see what they were doing. They came into the living room looking like this :
Don't they look happy?
Baby has been super active lately. Well, maybe super active, maybe it's just gotten to the size where feel it more:) I'm still amazed how time goes during a pregnancy. The first trimester seems interminable, then the rest of the time just zooms by and before you know it, there's a baby in your arms smelling of poop and spit :) There must be something to it, though, since I can't seem to be able to say "That's it! I'm done! No more KIDS!!!" Although I may get to that point after this one comes. Who knows?
And before school, he drew a picture for Daddy. I didn't see it until I went up to shower. He drew it on a post-it and it was on Hubby's bedside table. I texted Hubby to see if he had seen it. He replied that he had. It was Optimus Prime :) And I guess the Boy had "read" his sermon to him that morning as well. I absolutely love our kids!!! It was added to our breakfast conversation. Hubby was still upstairs getting ready for the day, and the Boy and Boy2 just started talking about their Dad. The biggest, strongest, most awesome Dad in the whole world. The Boy started laughing and talking about how Daddy picked him up by his ankles, carried him to the couch and made him "flat like a pancake" :) I love watching them play together. You can really tell that Daddy loves his boys and the other way around!
Today, Boy2 had a dental check up to assess what work needs to get done. Two and a bit years ago he fell and his front teeth/tooth hasn't been the same. The one had to be pulled same day and the second one that broke a day or two later was holding on nicely. This summer, he bumped it good a couple of times a week or so apart, and now the root is good and dead, so it needs to be pulled. Add in a couple of molar cavities and a fused set of teeth that have a high risk of rapid decay, and we have a whopping dental appointment coming up for him. But, as we were getting ready to leave to go to said appointment, Hubby started the van to get it going. 15-20 minutes later we go out and the windshield is still frozen and the thermometer gauge on the dash is nearly in the red. So, we decide to take the truck instead. On our way back in, we stopped at the mechanic's to see if they could fit the van in to see what was wrong. He warned us that the last time he saw a problem like that, the head gasket was the problem. So we mentally prepared for the worst. Got the call back- there was an air bubble in the cooling system. Thank Heavens for little miracles!
The Girl has been a regular goober these last two weeks. It's not every night, but more often than not she is up from anywhere between 2 and 4 hours. Not necessarily yelling, but awake. We've been trying to take our turns being up with her (so we aren't both absolutely exhausted the next day). But last night she woke up and wanted to be watched. I don't think she'd had a night mare because she wasn't yelling hysterically, she was just awake and didn't want to be alone. So I spent 30-40 minutes in the rocking chair beside her crib. I got cold and was exhausted, so I picked her up and brought her into bed with me. Did she fall asleep, all snuggled and warm beside Mommy? No! Two hours of fidgeting and squirming around and she finally fell asleep.
When Hubby and the kids woke up in the morning (Hubby slept through his alarm he was so tired) he asked how my night was. He didn't even twitch through everything last night :) I can't blame him... He hasn't had alot of sleep in the last few days. I at least have been able to rest a bit mid day.
With this cold snap we've had, the kids are feeling a bit house bound. Every day the Boy asks if he can go outside. But with windchill warnings of-40 to -50, there's no way I'm letting that kid out of the house :) So we've put tents in the living room, done puzzles, made cookies, done crafts, and read and read and read. Now the wind chill warning is lifted, today was a balmy -18, and by next week it's supposed to be hovering back around 0. Crazy weather!!!
Don't they look happy?
Baby has been super active lately. Well, maybe super active, maybe it's just gotten to the size where feel it more:) I'm still amazed how time goes during a pregnancy. The first trimester seems interminable, then the rest of the time just zooms by and before you know it, there's a baby in your arms smelling of poop and spit :) There must be something to it, though, since I can't seem to be able to say "That's it! I'm done! No more KIDS!!!" Although I may get to that point after this one comes. Who knows?
Saturday, January 14, 2012
window to our home life
If anyone wants a snapshot into the life of this home, just watch the kids play. The boys got a few little Lego sets for Christmas, and we are working on them one by one. This afternoon we built an RV that has a bike, surf board, frying pan, and two mugs. (I built it, they play with it)
There is a male and a female that came with the set too. They call each other "Honey" and the conversation has alot of "Here's your coffee" and "Where is _____?". Boy2 just told me that there had been a baby in the Mommy's tummy and it's name was Princess Peach (one of the names they insist we should use if there's another sister on the way). There is no fighting, no bickering, just alot of pleasant words. Granted, they are spending just as much time fixing the RV (since it is still lego and they play with it like it's dye cast), but it's very amusing to see our home life played out.
We made a trip into Edmonton today to run the kids and do a little bit of retail therapy (since HUbby and I have felt a bit funky in the last couplle of days), so the boys each got a new shirt, new shirt and jeans for Daddy, and I got two shirts and a pair of jeans (I've been wearing the pair I got when I was pregnant the first time and they were very tired). So now I have new pants. Always good, since I do think my skirts and dresses will be worn much until the air decides to get warmer and stay warmer.
Hard to believe I'm at 19 weeks already. Hard to believe we're doing it again. There are times when I look at the life Hubby and I have made and it still isn't easy to believe that I am Mommy of these three little persons. Especially when each of them is so different than the others and us. I was laying on the floor cuddling Boy2 yesterday and I was brought back to the hospital when he was only hours old. Time flies way too quickly!
There is a male and a female that came with the set too. They call each other "Honey" and the conversation has alot of "Here's your coffee" and "Where is _____?". Boy2 just told me that there had been a baby in the Mommy's tummy and it's name was Princess Peach (one of the names they insist we should use if there's another sister on the way). There is no fighting, no bickering, just alot of pleasant words. Granted, they are spending just as much time fixing the RV (since it is still lego and they play with it like it's dye cast), but it's very amusing to see our home life played out.
We made a trip into Edmonton today to run the kids and do a little bit of retail therapy (since HUbby and I have felt a bit funky in the last couplle of days), so the boys each got a new shirt, new shirt and jeans for Daddy, and I got two shirts and a pair of jeans (I've been wearing the pair I got when I was pregnant the first time and they were very tired). So now I have new pants. Always good, since I do think my skirts and dresses will be worn much until the air decides to get warmer and stay warmer.
Hard to believe I'm at 19 weeks already. Hard to believe we're doing it again. There are times when I look at the life Hubby and I have made and it still isn't easy to believe that I am Mommy of these three little persons. Especially when each of them is so different than the others and us. I was laying on the floor cuddling Boy2 yesterday and I was brought back to the hospital when he was only hours old. Time flies way too quickly!
Friday, January 13, 2012
newest addition!
It feels like a long while since I last posted. I started writing the weekend after we got back from our holiday trip, but didn't finish, so I didn't post it. We had an ultrasound on Monday, and it took a long while since the little person wasn't being cooperative. We didn't want to find out the sex, but even if we had, the legs and arms were crossed the whole time and he/she kept moving, doing somersaults and flips. But we did get a picture to take home.
The same profile as it's siblings :)
There has been quite a bit going on. First week back at school for the Boy, back in the office for Hubby. Pregnancy is moving along. Lots of baby movement (Hubby has even felt it a couple of times) and fatigue from the holiday let down and trying to get back into a routine.
We spent the first weekend back taking down the Christmas decorations and setting the house in order. Still have stuff to do, but it's mostly in the basement, so I can almost pretend it isn't there at all. The Girl is going up and down stairs all by herself now. She is communicating better too! I can sometimes understand her words/sentences. She has "I want" down pat and definitely makes it known what it is she wants.
Boy2 is himself. We're still working on getting him to slow down, think, and BREATHE when he gets so upset. His temper seems to escalate at an alarming rate, but he is only three, so I guess it's good that we're working on it now. In public he's fine (for the most part) and it's worse when he's tired (alot lately since the Girl has been yelling in the middle of the night interrupting everyone's sleep). But it will get better.
The Boy is loving being back in school. When it let out before the break, he was spending alot of time playing with some girls he'd gotten to be very good friends with (chasing away the boys who were chasing them. Defending them :), but the last couple of days he seems to have become better friends with some other boys from his class. So it's good that he's broadening his base of friends.
There has been quite a bit going on. First week back at school for the Boy, back in the office for Hubby. Pregnancy is moving along. Lots of baby movement (Hubby has even felt it a couple of times) and fatigue from the holiday let down and trying to get back into a routine.
We spent the first weekend back taking down the Christmas decorations and setting the house in order. Still have stuff to do, but it's mostly in the basement, so I can almost pretend it isn't there at all. The Girl is going up and down stairs all by herself now. She is communicating better too! I can sometimes understand her words/sentences. She has "I want" down pat and definitely makes it known what it is she wants.
Boy2 is himself. We're still working on getting him to slow down, think, and BREATHE when he gets so upset. His temper seems to escalate at an alarming rate, but he is only three, so I guess it's good that we're working on it now. In public he's fine (for the most part) and it's worse when he's tired (alot lately since the Girl has been yelling in the middle of the night interrupting everyone's sleep). But it will get better.
The Boy is loving being back in school. When it let out before the break, he was spending alot of time playing with some girls he'd gotten to be very good friends with (chasing away the boys who were chasing them. Defending them :), but the last couple of days he seems to have become better friends with some other boys from his class. So it's good that he's broadening his base of friends.
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