Today I saw my future and it was exhausting.
My sitter asked if I could pick up her son and son's friend from school today. So, I took the stroller over to the school, and then Faith, the two boys and I walked to our sitter's to pick up Blake/drop off the boys.
I've always realized that boys are different from girls, but walking two of them home brings this all home. Every puddle, stick, and pine cone on the walk / run between the school and our destination were fair game. If there was mud, they found it; if there was a stick they picked it up; if there was a pine cone, they threw it. On the other hand, they found the cool shortcuts and the special path behind a row of fir trees. What an adventure!
When I told Faith that her brother was going to grow up to be just like this, all she could say was, "Oh brother."
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Sniff, sniff
On the weekend, I finally got around to downloading some music from ITunes that I'd been thinking about for awhile. OK...admittedly this was prompted more by my current guilty pleasure, American Idol, but everyone's gotta have one of these right? They've had a few songs on Idol this season that are among my favourites, so I went about downloading the original versions. These included Innocent by Our Lady Peace, and a tune that everyone should have on their IPod, Imagine, by John Lennon. (Did I have to tell you that?)
Anyway, I listened to my new tunes on Friday night at midnight while trying to get Blake to go back to sleep. A good way to pass the time when you're half awake.
On Saturday morning, Faith hopped into bed with us and picked up the IPod to listen to the new songs as well. After I got out of the shower, she was still listening. When I walked into the bedroom, she said, "Mom, this is the best song."
"Which one?"
"Imagine."
Darn...I swear I almost started crying. Our daughter likes The Who and John Lennon.
OK...she also likes Hannah Montana, but I'm going to forget about that for now.
Anyway, I listened to my new tunes on Friday night at midnight while trying to get Blake to go back to sleep. A good way to pass the time when you're half awake.
On Saturday morning, Faith hopped into bed with us and picked up the IPod to listen to the new songs as well. After I got out of the shower, she was still listening. When I walked into the bedroom, she said, "Mom, this is the best song."
"Which one?"
"Imagine."
Darn...I swear I almost started crying. Our daughter likes The Who and John Lennon.
OK...she also likes Hannah Montana, but I'm going to forget about that for now.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
An unusual snack
The other day I had the kids upstairs playing around. Blake toddled off into his room for a minute and Faith and I went into hers. When he toddled back over to his sister's room, he was, as usual, chewing on something. So, I stuck my finger in his mouth to fish out the offending object before a choking incident occurred. What I pulled out, however, looked like cooked hamburger. I couldn't figure out had he had gotten hamburger bits in his room. We hadn't had meatloaf for a while, and it definitely wasn't upstairs.
Then, I smelled it.
Think about it...
Ewwwwwwwwwww.
Yes, it was poop.
No, he didn't seem grossed out in the least. Faith and I, on the other hand, were more than slightly repulsed.
Apparently, Blake had a diaper incident that morning the involved him trailing brown bits from a half-undone diaper around the upstairs. George *thought* he had it all picked up. But, obviously not.
Again....ewwwwwwww.
Then, I smelled it.
Think about it...
Ewwwwwwwwwww.
Yes, it was poop.
No, he didn't seem grossed out in the least. Faith and I, on the other hand, were more than slightly repulsed.
Apparently, Blake had a diaper incident that morning the involved him trailing brown bits from a half-undone diaper around the upstairs. George *thought* he had it all picked up. But, obviously not.
Again....ewwwwwwww.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Welcome to spring!
We're having a lovely blizzard this afternoon. Likely 10 cm of snow with whiteout conditions and blowing snow. Where are the robins?
Happy Easter...chocolate hangover
Easter was strangely early this year and too cold to put into words. I mean, we still have 3 feet of snow in our yard. What's up with that? At least it was sunny...trying to be positive.
Blake and Faith had a hoot finding eggs in our basement. Blake was particularly proud when he learned how to shake the eggs open to find candy. Yes, he does love smarties. And, I think he would have eaten them all day if allowed (read more on this for his sister).
Due to the cold weather, we couldn't kick the kids outside this year during our easter dinner/pig out, so they spent the time getting their faces painted into bunnies and dogs, and then sneaking off with mountains of chocolate. Between Cordelia, Faith, and possibly Ava, they ate almost all the easter candy in one afternoon. This included the dishes of chocolates and jelly beans I had set out in the kitchen for the 15 other people at our house. Being the observant adults we are, we didn't actually notice this until it was all gone. Perhaps related to the multiple bottles of wine we drank.
Anyway, Faith and Cordelia reaped the rewards of their candy binge with very sore tummies. We got out the pepto and the Tums for Faith. And, she informed me in a woeful voice, "Mummy, please go and empty my cash register. It has lots of chocolate in it." She just couldn't take the thought of another bit of chocolate. Later on, when I put her to bed, she said, "Mommy, please don't buy as much candy next year."
Of course, what was the first thing she wanted to eat the next morning? An errant bit of easter bunny. Oh, how quickly they forget.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Blake's 14th month
To Blake:
Well, life is gotten more interesting the older you get. You're not a baby anymore and have moved into toddlerhood with both feet. And those feet carry you anywhere you can get to. Not only have you become an avid walker, but you have also become an avid climber. You can climb the back of the couch, onto your play table, onto the ottoman by using any small box left lying around, onto the top of your stand-up piano!!, into the bathtub, into ....you get the idea. Basically you're a walking trip to the emergency room, waiting to happen.
You are learning new things now at an amazing rate. You can paint and draw with crayons (and you only eat the paint sometimes), and you have even done a little cooking. Today you helped stir the pumpkin bread mixture, and it miraculously didn't end up on the floor.
You're also picking up language so quickly that I can't keep up. We had your "one year" infant development assessment on March 7th. This involved lots of questions about language that I couldn't answer. Does he say Ca, Ta? How many words does he know? Can he say uh-oh? Does he nod yes? I felt like I was the one being examined! So, after I assured her that you didn't do these things, I decided to test you out at home.
And, what do you know, you can say Ca and Ta. And you do say uh-oh...actually you say it all the time now...usually just before you drop your cup on the floor! And you can nod Yes to pretty much any question. Sometimes you even nods yes just to see what it feels like to get that slightly dizzy feeling from moving your head too fast. And, this weekend you said "Kitty"!
You turned from slightly behind to boy genius in a couple of days. It's amazing what happens when your mother is actually paying attention.
One major event for you this month was, hopefully, the biggest snowfall you'll see in your lifetime. Actually, we've had the largest snowfall in one winter in 86 years. And, we had about 16 inches of snow on March 8th. The next day, you and Faith got to experience the huge snowbanks around our house, and you proved that yes, you can walk in your snowsuit.
What you like best, however, is eating snow. Daddy taught you this. Now, when I sit you down in the snow, you bend over at the waist like a piece of paper and lick the snow. I have to be vigilant about where you sit.
Food is still one of your favourite pastimes, and you eat pretty much anything. Of course, a few oatmeal chocolate cookies provides not only a yummy treat, but an opportunity to make a big mess. Bonus! You've also learned that if you put cheese in your mouth, then squeeze it out into your hand, that it gives a new and interesting texture that you can then smear on the floor. Yippee.
I still wish I had a quarter of your energy, even if it means going to be at 7:00 each night. I get tired just watching / chasing you. But the best times are when you're wiggling around in my arms and giving me wet sloppy kisses on the cheek. It's gross and endearing at the same time, plus slightly dangerous as you like to bite now. But, I'll brave the threat of your eight, sharp little teeth for a kiss any day.
Love,
Mom
Well, life is gotten more interesting the older you get. You're not a baby anymore and have moved into toddlerhood with both feet. And those feet carry you anywhere you can get to. Not only have you become an avid walker, but you have also become an avid climber. You can climb the back of the couch, onto your play table, onto the ottoman by using any small box left lying around, onto the top of your stand-up piano!!, into the bathtub, into ....you get the idea. Basically you're a walking trip to the emergency room, waiting to happen.
You are learning new things now at an amazing rate. You can paint and draw with crayons (and you only eat the paint sometimes), and you have even done a little cooking. Today you helped stir the pumpkin bread mixture, and it miraculously didn't end up on the floor.
You're also picking up language so quickly that I can't keep up. We had your "one year" infant development assessment on March 7th. This involved lots of questions about language that I couldn't answer. Does he say Ca, Ta? How many words does he know? Can he say uh-oh? Does he nod yes? I felt like I was the one being examined! So, after I assured her that you didn't do these things, I decided to test you out at home.
And, what do you know, you can say Ca and Ta. And you do say uh-oh...actually you say it all the time now...usually just before you drop your cup on the floor! And you can nod Yes to pretty much any question. Sometimes you even nods yes just to see what it feels like to get that slightly dizzy feeling from moving your head too fast. And, this weekend you said "Kitty"!
You turned from slightly behind to boy genius in a couple of days. It's amazing what happens when your mother is actually paying attention.
One major event for you this month was, hopefully, the biggest snowfall you'll see in your lifetime. Actually, we've had the largest snowfall in one winter in 86 years. And, we had about 16 inches of snow on March 8th. The next day, you and Faith got to experience the huge snowbanks around our house, and you proved that yes, you can walk in your snowsuit.
What you like best, however, is eating snow. Daddy taught you this. Now, when I sit you down in the snow, you bend over at the waist like a piece of paper and lick the snow. I have to be vigilant about where you sit.
Food is still one of your favourite pastimes, and you eat pretty much anything. Of course, a few oatmeal chocolate cookies provides not only a yummy treat, but an opportunity to make a big mess. Bonus! You've also learned that if you put cheese in your mouth, then squeeze it out into your hand, that it gives a new and interesting texture that you can then smear on the floor. Yippee.
I still wish I had a quarter of your energy, even if it means going to be at 7:00 each night. I get tired just watching / chasing you. But the best times are when you're wiggling around in my arms and giving me wet sloppy kisses on the cheek. It's gross and endearing at the same time, plus slightly dangerous as you like to bite now. But, I'll brave the threat of your eight, sharp little teeth for a kiss any day.
Love,
Mom
Use this word in a sentence
Faith always brings home her various school assignments at the end of each week. Normally, this involves a series of writing sheets related to her "word wall words". At the beginning of March break she brought home a worksheet of sentences. In each sentence, she needed to use one of her word wall words. As I was reading through them, I got my laugh of the day (word wall words in bold):
"I can talk to my friend."
"I would like a sister."
"I have a brother."
"I can give a gift to my friend."
"My Gramma is old."
"I can talk to my friend."
"I would like a sister."
"I have a brother."
"I can give a gift to my friend."
"My Gramma is old."
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